# Falco Rules

Falco Rules is a Detection Engineering product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

A repository of officially managed detection rules for the Falco runtime security monitoring system that identifies threats, abnormal behaviors, and compliance violations through syscall and container event analysis.

Checked October 2026.

## What is Falco Rules?

Falco Rules is a repository containing officially managed detection rules by The Falco Project for identifying security threats, abnormal behaviors, and compliance violations.

The repository provides pre-defined detection rules that monitor syscalls and container events to identify suspicious activities in runtime environments. Users can leverage community-contributed rules or develop custom detection logic tailored to their specific security requirements.

The rules focus on runtime security monitoring, enabling detection of various threat patterns including unauthorized access attempts, privilege escalation, and anomalous system behavior. The repository supports modification and customization of existing rules to adapt to different environments and security policies.

Documentation includes a Rules Overview Document and regular release notes that provide updates on new threat patterns and system compatibility. The project maintains an active development cycle with contributions from the security community to address evolving threats and system changes.

Tags: Open Source, Syscalls, Detection Rules

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Detect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-detect-program-small-team): helps you spot attacks and unusual activity.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Security Operations](https://cybersectools.com/categories/security-operations) · [Detection Engineering](https://cybersectools.com/categories/detection-engineering)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 157
- Website: github.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best MDR Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-mdr-solutions).

## Falco Rules FAQ

### What is Falco Rules?

Falco Rules is a product in the Detection Engineering category. It covers Open Source, Syscalls and Detection Rules.

### What is the pricing for Falco Rules?

Falco Rules is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/falcosecurity/rules/.

### What are alternatives to Falco Rules?

Alternatives to Falco Rules listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Sublime Security Sublime Rules](https://cybersectools.com/tools/sublime-security-sublime-rules) - Open-source detection rules for email attacks like BEC, phishing, and malware (Free)
2. [Anvilogic AI SOC](https://cybersectools.com/tools/anvilogic-ai-soc) - AI-powered SOC platform for detection engineering across SIEMs & data lakes (Commercial)
3. [LogCraft Detection Engineering](https://cybersectools.com/tools/logcraft-detection-engineering) - Detection-as-code platform for managing detection rules across SIEM/EDR/XDR (Commercial)
4. [SOC Prime Threat Detection Marketplace](https://cybersectools.com/tools/soc-prime-threat-detection-marketplace) - Threat detection marketplace with Sigma rules for SIEM and shift-left detection (Commercial)
5. [Red Canary Threat Intelligence](https://cybersectools.com/tools/red-canary-threat-intelligence) - Threat intelligence service providing threat profiles and analytics for MDR (Commercial)

Compare all Falco Rules alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/falco-rules](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/falco-rules)

### What deployment and organization size does Falco Rules fit?

Falco Rules is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare Falco Rules with similar solutions

- [Falco Rules vs Sublime Security Sublime Rules](https://cybersectools.com/compare/falco-rules-vs-sublime-security-sublime-rules)
- [Falco Rules vs Anvilogic AI SOC](https://cybersectools.com/compare/anvilogic-ai-soc-vs-falco-rules)
- [Falco Rules vs LogCraft Detection Engineering](https://cybersectools.com/compare/falco-rules-vs-logcraft-detection-engineering)

All alternatives to Falco Rules: [/alternatives/falco-rules](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/falco-rules)

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