OSSEC vs. Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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OSSEC | N/A | N/A | OSSEC is a server intrusion detection for every platform. OSSEC is fully open source and free, and can be tailored to meet a business's security needs through its configuration options, adding custom alert rules and writing scripts to take action when alerts occur. The OSSEC+ edition, also free, provides additional capabilities to the basic OSSEC version such as the Machine Learning System for those that simply register. | N/A |
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection | Score8.4 out of 10 | N/A | Proofpoint Advanced Threat Detection is a suite of threat detection products including Attack Protection for Email, SaaS applications, Mobile Defense, Threat Response, and Threat Intelligence. | N/A |
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
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| Considered Both Products | No answer on this topic | No answer on this topic |
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| Would buy again | ||
No answers on this topic | 100% Would buy again 6 Answers | |
| Delivers good value for the price | ||
No answers on this topic | 100% Delivers good value for the price 6 Answers | |
| Happy with the feature set | ||
No answers on this topic | 100% Happy with the feature set 6 Answers | |
| Lived up to sales and marketing promises | ||
No answers on this topic | 100% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 5 Answers | |
| Implementation went as expected | ||
No answers on this topic | 100% Implementation went as expected 6 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic |
| Medium-sized Companies | Snort Score9 out of 10 | Snort Score9 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection Score8.4 out of 10 | No answers on this topic |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 8.0 |
| Usability | - | 6.0 |
| Support Rating | - | 7.7 |
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