Arkime vs Plaso

Arkime

7.2 #4 in Network Packet Analyzer Software

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Plaso

5.5 #11 in Digital Forensics Software

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ArkimePlaso
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
Platformsapi, Linux, self-hosted, WebWindows, macOS, Linux
Free planYesYes
Evidence sources—Storage-media images, files, directories, devices, logs, databases, Windows Registry data, Android and iOS artifacts
Mobile forensics—Yes
Disk imaging—Yes
Supported platforms—Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker
Export formats—CSV, JSON, JSON Lines, KML, TLN, XLSX, OpenSearch, Timesketch

Both are listed in Best Digital Forensics Software. On Inferse, Arkime scores higher on our published basis.