AIDE vs OSSEC
| AIDE | OSSEC | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | — | $5/mo |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Deployment | on_premises | — |
| Real-time alerts | No | — |
| Configuration monitoring | Yes | — |
| Agentless monitoring | No | — |
| Supported platforms | Modern Unix; downstreams include Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Homebrew, MacPorts, NixOS, OpenBSD, openSUSE/SUSE, and Red Hat/CentOS/Fedora | — |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best File Integrity Monitoring Software. On Everything Xiaomi, OSSEC scores higher on our published basis.