The Battle of the Open Source Giants
If you're looking for open source security, you've likely found Wazuh. It is the veteran of the space, built on the legacy of OSSEC. 1-SEC is the challenger, built for the era of single binaries and AI-powered threats. Both are great, but they serve very different philosophies.
Architecture: Complexity vs. Simplicity
The biggest difference is how you deploy them. Wazuh is a multi-component stack (Manager, Indexer, Dashboard, Agents). 1-SEC is a single binary.
When to Choose Wazuh
Wazuh is ideal if you need a full SIEM with a massive historical database of logs and highly complex compliance reporting (PCI, SOC2). It excels in environments where you have a dedicated security team to manage the infrastructure.
When to Choose 1-SEC
Choose 1-SEC if you want "Instant Security." If you need an LLM Firewall, WAF, IDS, and Ransomware defense running in under 60 seconds without managing a database or an ELK stack, 1-SEC is the clear winner. Its footprint is 10x smaller, making it the choice for cloud-native and edge environments.