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Best SolarWinds Security Event Manager Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms 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/mo8.0
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  2. 2
    Wazuh Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $571/mo7.8
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Wazuh
  3. 3
    EventSentry File Monitoring Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.7
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs EventSentry File Monitoring
  4. 4
    Elastic Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $0.09/mo7.6
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Elastic Security
  5. 5
    OSSEC Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $5/mo7.6
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs OSSEC
  6. 6
    CimTrak Integrity Suite Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 7.1
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs CimTrak Integrity Suite
  7. 7
    FileAudit Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWebWin €2.33/mo7.0
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs FileAudit
  8. 8
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Free plan WebWin $49.58/mo7.0
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
  9. 9
    Open Source Tripwire Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Open Source Tripwire
  10. 10
    CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 6.9
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
  11. 11
    Lepide Auditor Free trial AndroidiOSself-hostedWebWin 6.9
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Lepide Auditor
  12. 12
    OWASP Amass Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs OWASP Amass
  13. 13
    PA File Sight Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $30/mo6.9
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs PA File Sight
  14. 14
    FIM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.8
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs FIM
  15. 15
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 6.8
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  16. 16
    Vigil Baseline Free plan Linux Free6.8
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Vigil Baseline
  17. 17
    AIDE Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.7
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs AIDE
  18. 18
    Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.7
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business
  19. 19
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  20. 20
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.6
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Tanium Deploy

SolarWinds Security Event Manager 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
9Open Source Tripwire7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10CrowdStrike Falcon Surface6.9No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Lepide Auditor6.9No—Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12OWASP Amass6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13PA File Sight6.9No$30/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
14FIM6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15Rapid7 Surface Command6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Vigil Baseline6.8Free planFreeLinux
17AIDE6.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
18Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business6.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Trellix Data Loss Prevention6.7No—API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Tanium Deploy6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, 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 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Wazuh, EventSentry File Monitoring, Elastic Security 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 on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.