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Wazuh Agent vs OSSEC: catalog facts
Wazuh Agent	OSSEC
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source; the OSSEC+ edition is also free after registration.
Windows, Linux	Self-hosted
One agent covers file integrity monitoring, log collection, rootkit detection and configuration assessment across…	Combines log analysis, file integrity monitoring and active response Custom rules and scripts for tailored alerting
The agent is only half the system; it needs a Wazuh manager and indexer, which is a substantial…	Configuration takes time to learn Extra features such as machine learning need registration for OSSEC+
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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