Netwrix Auditor for Windows File Servers: Free Community Edition
Monitor file changes, access, and permissions across your Windows file servers with free auditing software that keeps your data secure.
Monitor all your Windows file server activity
IT teams need to monitor file servers to detect unauthorized file access, permission changes, and suspicious activity. This free edition of Netwrix Auditor for Windows file servers helps by tracking file modifications, authorization amendments, and access attempts on your Windows-based file servers. Receive clear daily reports detailing what was accessed when, and from where.
File server insights
Monitor file changes, permission modifications, and access attempts across all your Windows file servers.
Free forever, no limits
Unlock the value of free software with no hidden costs or trial periods. Use it for as long as you need.
Self-service deployment
Set up without installing agents on file servers, avoiding system disruptions, bottlenecks, or downtime.
Netwrix-backed tech
Built on proven technology trusted by thousands of leading organizations for file server security.
Capabilities
Free features, smarter workflows
Track file and folder changes
Get insights into what files are created, modified, or deleted, including comprehensive what, when, and where details.
Monitor permission modifications
Receive reports on permissions changes to sensitive folders, displaying both before and after values.
Get daily activity summaries
Receive daily summaries with all file server activity delivered straight to your inbox every single day.
Detect all access attempts
Track both successful and failed access attempts to identify potential security threats and suspicious activity.
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What's different
Free Community Edition vs. the full Netwrix Auditor
The Free Community Edition gives you a real look at Netwrix Auditor: recent changes, before-and-after values, and daily summaries. The full Netwrix Auditor keeps that same foundation and adds the reporting depth, risk visibility, and compliance mappings your team needs to run this day to day.
Free Community Edition
✓ Reporting on configuration changes, read attempts, and logons ✓ Daily activity summary sent to a single recipient ✓ Before-and-after values for every modification ✓ "What," "when," and "where" details for each reported event
Netwrix Auditor
✓ "Who" details for every reported event ✓ Ability to run, customize, and save reports ✓ Scheduled report delivery to any number of recipients ✓ State-in-time configuration reporting ✓ Risk assessment and behavior anomaly discovery ✓ Compliance reports mapped to PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, GDPR, and more ✓ Dashboards, search, and threat alerts ✓ API integration and extended audit storage ✓ Role-based access, AD object restore, and full support
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