6.9#16 of 28Freefree plan
Overview
FIM is ranked #16 of 28 in file integrity monitoring software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.
FIM plans and pricing
All plansCompared on file integrity monitoring software
- Free plan
- Yesachiefs.com
- Deployment
- on_premisesachiefs.com
- Real-time alerts
- Yesachiefs.com
- Agentless monitoring
- Noachiefs.com
- Supported platforms
- Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS), Windows, macOSachiefs.com
Facts
- Purpose
- FIM monitors file system changes in the background and keeps historical data about files.documentation.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrity checks
- FIM automatically generates file hashes and analyzes file changes.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Event details
- Using the Linux Audit daemon, FIM can identify who caused an event and which command produced it.documentation.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Change types
- FIM can identify changes to file content, attributes, ownership, and permissions.documentation.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation lists Elasticsearch 8.x or OpenSearch 2.x and Splunk indexer 9.x, and says only one integration can be active at a time.documentation.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Event destinations
- Events can be written to a local file, sent over the network, or sent to both destinations.documentation.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- The indexer endpoint's HTTPS certificate trust setting defaults to false for the insecure option.documentation.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The installation guide lists Ubuntu Xenial or later, CentOS 7 or later, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2016 or later, and macOS Big Sur or later.documentation.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Minimum requirements are 1 CPU core, 128 MB memory, and 1 GB storage, with storage use increasing over time.documentation.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Achiefs invites users to contact [email protected] and says help is free.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The maker describes FIM as completely free open-source software.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The maker says it aims to provide file monitoring to secure endpoints around the world.achiefs.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- documentation.achiefs.com· checked 4 Oct 2026
- achiefs.com· checked 4 Oct 2026
- documentation.achiefs.com/docs/integrations.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
- documentation.achiefs.com/docs/configuration-file.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
- documentation.achiefs.com/docs/installation-guide.html· checked 4 Oct 2026