Pilot it+374 this week16,679 · 2,453 forks

Open source security platform for endpoint and cloud protection

Worth a timeboxed spike before you bet on it.

Who it's for

Small teams needing unified security monitoring

What it replaces

Splunk or manual log analysis

The catch

Custom license may pose commercial use restrictions

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Licence check

Custom / check the LICENSE file. GitHub could not identify a standard licence for this repository, which usually means a custom or source-available one. Read the LICENSE file before you build on it.

This is a reading of the licence label, not legal advice.

The numbers

Stars16,679
Forks2,453
Stars added (7d)+374
Open issues2,969
LanguageC++
LicenceCustom / check the LICENSE file
Last pushUpdated today
Project age11 years old

Maintainers describe it as: Wazuh - The Open Source Security Platform. Unified XDR and SIEM protection for endpoints and cloud workloads.

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wazuh, in short

Should a small team use wazuh?
Pilot it. Worth a timeboxed spike before you bet on it. Small teams needing unified security monitoring
What does wazuh actually do?
Open source security platform for endpoint and cloud protection
What does wazuh replace?
Splunk or manual log analysis
What is the downside of wazuh?
Custom license may pose commercial use restrictions
Can wazuh be used in a commercial product?
Its licence is Custom / check the LICENSE file, which carries obligations or restrictions for commercial use. Read the LICENSE file, and get a lawyer's read before you ship it inside a product you sell.

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Stars, forks, licence and last-push data from the public GitHub API, refreshed August 26, 2026. The verdict is NoizeOff's editorial opinion for a team of 2–20, not advice from the project's maintainers, and not legal advice on licensing. We are not affiliated with wazuh.

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