# Wazuh privacy rating

Security platform for threat detection, integrity monitoring, log analysis, vulnerability detection and compliance, using agents on endpoints that report to a central server and dashboard.

## Summary

Wazuh scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the intrusion detection criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.

- Website: https://wazuh.com
- Source code: https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh
- Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS
- Home page trackers: Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Intrusion detection](https://privacyratings.com/intrusion-detection/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0 for the agent and server; the indexer and dashboard are Apache-2.0. | https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The website loads Google Tag Manager, and the privacy policy names Google Analytics. | https://wazuh.com/privacy-policy/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by paid support, professional services and the hosted Wazuh Cloud, with no ads; the privacy policy says personal data is not sold. | https://wazuh.com/services/professional-support/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/intrusion-detection/wazuh/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/intrusion-detection/wazuh.md