Free alternatives to Sysmon
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KeePassXC87
KeePassXC Team
An offline, encrypted password manager
Open source 88 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
ClamAV87
Cisco Systems (ClamAV)
Open-source antivirus engine for servers
Open source 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
Bitwarden87
Bitwarden Inc.
Open-source cloud password manager
Open source 80 WindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid -
WireGuard87
WireGuard (Jason A. Donenfeld)
A fast, modern and secure VPN protocol
Open source 80 WindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid -
Local Administrator Password Solution87
Microsoft Corporation
Manage local account passwords of domain joined computers
Free 77 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Kubelogin87
Microsoft Corporation
A Kubernetes credential (exec) plugin implementing Azure authentication.
Open source 77 Windows -
Telegram for macOS87
Telegram FZ-LLC
Messaging app with a focus on speed and security
Free 77 macOS -
AdwCleaner87
Malwarebytes Inc.
Adware cleaner
Free 60 Windows -
EventLogExpert84
Microsoft Corporation
A Windows Event Log viewer for tech support and IT professionals.
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Guest Proxy Agent84
Microsoft Corporation
This project introduces the Guest Proxy Agent (GPA) to enhance the security of the Azure Instance Metadata Service and Azure Wireserver endpoints (available in Azure IaaS VM/VMSS).
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Quick Review84
Microsoft Corporation
A tool to check compliance of Azure resources with Azure best practices and recommendations.
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft Safety Scanner84
Microsoft Corporation
A scan tool designed to find and remove malware from Windows computers. Download it and run a scan to find malware and try to reverse changes made by identified threats.
Free 77 Windows -
NeoChat84
KDE e.V.
Matrix Client
Open source 77 Windows -
PerfView84
Microsoft Corporation
PerfView is a CPU and memory performance-analysis tool.
Open source 77 Windows -
Ruqola84
KDE e.V.
Rocket.Chat client
Open source 77 Windows -
Windows PC Health Check84
Microsoft Corporation
Windows 11 OS compatibility checker.
Free 77 Windows -
WebLogic Remote Console84
Oracle Corporation
WebLogic Remote Console is a lightweight, open source console that you can use to manage your WebLogic Server domain running anywhere, such as on a physical or virtual machine, in a container, Kubernetes, or in the Oracle Cloud.
Open source 75 Windows -
Proton Authenticator84
Proton AG
Secure two-factor authentication app by Proton
Open source 70 Windows -
Magika84
Google LLC
Fast and accurate AI powered file content types detection
Open source 60 Windows -
Microsoft Ntttcp84
Microsoft Corporation
A Windows network throughput benchmark tool.
Open source 32 Windows -
Malwarebytes77
Malwarebytes Inc.
Remove malware and spyware
Free + paid plans 80 WindowsmacOS -
Proton VPN77
Proton AG
Swiss VPN with an unlimited free plan
Free + paid plans 80 WindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid -
Microsoft Promptflow74
Microsoft Corporation
Prompt flow is a suite of development tools designed to streamline the end-to-end development cycle of LLM-based AI applications, from ideation, prototyping, testing, evaluation to production deployment and monitoring.
Open source 38 Windows -
Signal72
Signal Messenger LLC
Private messaging, end-to-end encrypted
Open source 80 WindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid -
Wireshark72
Wireshark Foundation
Professional network packet analysis
Open source 80 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
CPU-Z67
CPUID
CPU, memory and motherboard information
Free 80 WindowsAndroid -
CrystalDiskInfo67
Crystal Dew World
Monitor HDD and SSD health
Open source 80 Windows -
HWiNFO67
REALiX (HWiNFO)
Detailed hardware sensor monitoring
Free + paid plans 80 Windows -
67
VPN client
Open source 77 macOS -
Beats filebeat67
Elastic
Tails and ships log files
Free 77 Windows