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Best SolarWinds Security Event Manager Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from file integrity monitoring software ranked against SolarWinds Security Event Manager on the same published basis.

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

SolarWinds Security Event Manager 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
4FIM6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, 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
11Vigil Baseline6.4Free planFreeLinux
12Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business5.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13CimTrak Integrity Suite5.6No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Sysdig Secure5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Tanium Deploy5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Trellix Data Loss Prevention5.6No—API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform5.5No—Linux, Web, Windows
18Samhain5.5No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Netwrix Password Secure5.4No$5/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20CrowdStrike Falcon Surface5.2No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about SolarWinds Security Event Manager alternatives

What is the best alternative to SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

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, FIM and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 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.