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Best AIDE Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from file integrity monitoring software ranked against AIDE on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    OSSEC Free plan Open sourceapiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $4.58/mo8.0
    AIDE vs OSSEC
  2. 2
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo6.7
    AIDE vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  3. 3
    Wazuh Free plan Open sourceapiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $571/mo6.6
    AIDE vs Wazuh
  4. 4
    EventSentry File Monitoring Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.5
    AIDE vs EventSentry File Monitoring
  5. 5
    FIM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    AIDE vs FIM
  6. 6
    OWASP Amass Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    AIDE vs OWASP Amass
  7. 8
    Elastic Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $0.09/mo6.4
    AIDE vs Elastic Security
  8. 9
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Free plan WebWin $49.58/mo6.4
    AIDE vs ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
  9. 10
    Open Source Tripwire Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.4
    AIDE vs Open Source Tripwire
  10. 11
    Vigil Baseline Free plan Linux Free6.4
    AIDE vs Vigil Baseline
  11. 12
    Wordfence Security Free plan self-hostedWeb $12.42/mo6.3
    AIDE vs Wordfence Security
  12. 13
    Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.7
    AIDE vs Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business
  13. 14
    CimTrak Integrity Suite Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    AIDE vs CimTrak Integrity Suite
  14. 15
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    AIDE vs Tanium Deploy
  15. 16
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    AIDE vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  16. 17
    Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform LinuxWebWin 5.5
    AIDE vs Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform
  17. 18
    Samhain LinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.5
    AIDE vs Samhain
  18. 19
    Sysdig Secure apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $20/mo5.5
    AIDE vs Sysdig Secure
  19. 20
    Netwrix Password Secure AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $5/mo5.3
    AIDE vs Netwrix Password Secure
  20. 21
    CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    AIDE vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface

AIDE alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1OSSEC8.0Free plan$4.58/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Paessler PRTG Network Monitor6.7Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Wazuh6.6Free plan$571/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4EventSentry File Monitoring6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
5FIM6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6OWASP Amass6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Elastic Security6.4Free plan$0.09/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9ManageEngine ADAudit Plus6.4Free plan$49.58/moWeb, Windows
10Open Source Tripwire6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Vigil Baseline6.4Free planFreeLinux
12Wordfence Security6.3Free plan$12.42/moself-hosted, Web
13Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business5.7Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14CimTrak Integrity Suite5.6Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Tanium Deploy5.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Trellix Data Loss Prevention5.6API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform5.5Linux, Web, Windows
18Samhain5.5Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Sysdig Secure5.5$20/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Netwrix Password Secure5.3No$5/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21CrowdStrike Falcon Surface5.2Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about AIDE alternatives

What is the best alternative to AIDE?

OSSEC, number 1 in file integrity monitoring software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, Wazuh, EventSentry File Monitoring and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to AIDE?

OSSEC is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to AIDE?

Yes: OSSEC, Wazuh.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.