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Best FIM Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo6.8
    FIM vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  2. 2
    EventSentry File Monitoring Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    FIM vs EventSentry File Monitoring
  3. 3
    Wazuh Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $571/mo6.6
    FIM vs Wazuh
  4. 5
    Open Source Tripwire Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    FIM vs Open Source Tripwire
  5. 6
    OSSEC Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $5/mo6.5
    FIM vs OSSEC
  6. 7
    OWASP Amass Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    FIM vs OWASP Amass
  7. 8
    AIDE Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.4
    FIM vs AIDE
  8. 9
    Elastic Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $0.09/mo6.4
    FIM vs Elastic Security
  9. 10
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Free plan WebWin $49.58/mo6.4
    FIM vs ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
  10. 11
    Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.7
    FIM vs Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business
  11. 12
    CimTrak Integrity Suite Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    FIM vs CimTrak Integrity Suite
  12. 13
    Sysdig Secure apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    FIM vs Sysdig Secure
  13. 14
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    FIM vs Tanium Deploy
  14. 15
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    FIM vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  15. 16
    Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform LinuxWebWin 5.5
    FIM vs Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform
  16. 17
    Samhain LinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.5
    FIM vs Samhain
  17. 18
    Netwrix Password Secure AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $5/mo5.4
    FIM vs Netwrix Password Secure
  18. 19
    CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    FIM vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
  19. 20
    FileAudit Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWebWin €2.33/mo5.2
    FIM vs FileAudit
  20. 21
    Lepide Auditor Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWebWin 5.2
    FIM vs Lepide Auditor

FIM alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Paessler PRTG Network Monitor6.8Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2EventSentry File Monitoring6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Wazuh6.6Free plan$571/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Open Source Tripwire6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6OSSEC6.5Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7OWASP Amass6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8AIDE6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
9Elastic Security6.4Free plan$0.09/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10ManageEngine ADAudit Plus6.4Free plan$49.58/moWeb, Windows
11Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business5.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12CimTrak Integrity Suite5.6No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Sysdig Secure5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Tanium Deploy5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Trellix Data Loss Prevention5.6No—API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform5.5No—Linux, Web, Windows
17Samhain5.5No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18Netwrix Password Secure5.4No$5/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19CrowdStrike Falcon Surface5.2No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20FileAudit5.2No€2.33/moAndroid, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21Lepide Auditor5.2No—Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about FIM alternatives

What is the best alternative to FIM?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, number 1 in file integrity monitoring software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: EventSentry File Monitoring, Wazuh, Open Source Tripwire and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to FIM?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

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.