The Geeks Club
Vendor dashboard
Search
For vendors
AdvertiseTop spots, featured rows, home sponsor Get listedAdd a product we don't cover yet Claim a listingFree: verify the domain, then correct your page Vendor dashboardNumbers, orders and placements

Best FIM Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo8.0
    FIM vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  2. 2
    Wazuh Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $571/mo7.8
    FIM vs Wazuh
  3. 3
    EventSentry File Monitoring Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.7
    FIM vs EventSentry File Monitoring
  4. 4
    Elastic Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $0.09/mo7.6
    FIM vs Elastic Security
  5. 5
    OSSEC Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $5/mo7.6
    FIM vs OSSEC
  6. 6
    CimTrak Integrity Suite Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 7.1
    FIM vs CimTrak Integrity Suite
  7. 7
    FileAudit Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWebWin €2.33/mo7.0
    FIM vs FileAudit
  8. 8
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Free plan WebWin $49.58/mo7.0
    FIM vs ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
  9. 9
    CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 6.9
    FIM vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
  10. 10
    Lepide Auditor Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWebWin 6.9
    FIM vs Lepide Auditor
  11. 11
    PA File Sight Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $30/mo6.9
    FIM vs PA File Sight
  12. 13
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 6.8
    FIM vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  13. 14
    Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.7
    FIM vs Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business
  14. 15
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    FIM vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  15. 16
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.6
    FIM vs Tanium Deploy
  16. 17
    Netwrix Password Secure AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $5/mo6.5
    FIM vs Netwrix Password Secure
  17. 18
    Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform LinuxWebWin 6.4
    FIM vs Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform
  18. 19
    Sysdig Secure apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.4
    FIM vs Sysdig Secure
  19. 20
    Samhain LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.3
    FIM vs Samhain
  20. 21
    AIDE LinuxMac 5.9
    FIM vs AIDE

FIM alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Paessler PRTG Network Monitor8.0Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Wazuh7.8Free plan$571/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3EventSentry File Monitoring7.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Elastic Security7.6Free plan$0.09/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5OSSEC7.6Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6CimTrak Integrity Suite7.1No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7FileAudit7.0No€2.33/moAndroid, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8ManageEngine ADAudit Plus7.0Free plan$49.58/moWeb, Windows
9CrowdStrike Falcon Surface6.9No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Lepide Auditor6.9No—Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11PA File Sight6.9No$30/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
13Rapid7 Surface Command6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business6.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Trellix Data Loss Prevention6.7No—API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Tanium Deploy6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17Netwrix Password Secure6.5No$5/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform6.4No—Linux, Web, Windows
19Sysdig Secure6.4No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Samhain6.3No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
21AIDE5.9No—Linux, Mac
Make your platform an alternative to FIM

The sponsored alternative slot on this page is labelled Sponsored.

See the price

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 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Wazuh, EventSentry File Monitoring, Elastic Security and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to FIM?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.