# Wazuh

> Wazuh develops a free, open-source platform combining SIEM and XDR for endpoint and cloud security. It earns money from managed cloud deployments, professional support, consulting, and training, serving security teams, public agencies, enterprises, and managed security providers worldwide.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Campbell, United States
- **Founders:** Santiago Bassett (Founder & CEO)
- **Products:** Wazuh platform (SIEM and XDR), Wazuh indexer and dashboard, Wazuh Cloud, Wazuh CTI, Professional support
- **Notable:** Developed beyond its 2015 OSSEC fork into a combined SIEM and XDR platform., Introduced its own OpenSearch-based indexer and dashboard in May 2022., Launched the public Wazuh CTI service in June 2025.

## Products & services

- **Wazuh platform (SIEM and XDR)** — Free, open-source endpoint and cloud security platform with log analysis, file integrity monitoring, configuration assessment, vulnerability detection, and active response.
- **Wazuh indexer and dashboard** — OpenSearch-based storage, search, and visualization components introduced with version 4.3.0.
- **Wazuh Cloud** — Managed deployment of the central components. As checked October 2, 2026, Small starts at $571/month for up to 100 agents; Medium at $923 for 250; Large at $1,467 for 500. Retention varies by plan.
- **Wazuh CTI** — Public vulnerability intelligence service with normalized vendor and security database information, available through a website and API.
- **Professional support** — Paid technical assistance and operational guidance for Wazuh deployments.
- **Consulting services** — Deployment, configuration, custom rules and decoders, integrations, and tuning.
- **Training courses** — Live practical public and private courses. Listed public prices are $1,800 per Essential seat and $2,200 per Advanced seat as checked October 2, 2026.

## Achievements

- Developed beyond its 2015 OSSEC fork into a combined SIEM and XDR platform.
- Introduced its own OpenSearch-based indexer and dashboard in May 2022.
- Launched the public Wazuh CTI service in June 2025.
- Los Angeles case study reports custom-rule rollout across more than 40 departments in minutes.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — September 23: version 4.14.8 fixed, among other issues, an analysisd deadlock when the Active Response queue filled.
- **2026-09** — September 28: announced SOC partnership with AI Cyber Consulting in South Africa.
- **2026-09** — September 4: published SOC partnership announcement with E Defence, serving West Africa.

## Links

- Website: https://wazuh.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wazuh/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/wazuh
- GitHub: https://github.com/wazuh
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Kr7V99AXOOOuPy4bLhS8w
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wazuh.inc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-02