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Security Monitoring & Threat Hunting

Alternatives to Security Onion

Compare healthier or more active tools in the same use case using ToolVitals public evidence.

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  • Security Onion currently shows at least one risk or watch signal in ToolVitals data.
  • The tool is still alive, but signs of slower momentum are visible.
  • Health score: 78/100.
  • Shipping score: 36/100.

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Best alternatives by need

Best overallLyrie AI

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Healthier optionsLyrie AI, InnerWarden, osctrl, Wildbox

Stronger current public-health signal than Security Onion.

Verified open/source-visibleLyrie AI, InnerWarden, osctrl, Wildbox

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

License unknown, source-visible signalsSEKOIA.IO

Public source signals exist, but ToolVitals has not verified the license class.

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Best-fit security monitoring & threat hunting options

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Gridwolf

Open-source unified security operations & threat intelligence platform for OT/ICS environments with ontology-driven dashboards

Critical
Health49
Shipping24
Score52
Confidence82
Stars45
ModeSource-visible project
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