CAINE vs Hayabusa

CAINE

5.8 #6 in Digital Forensics Software

About CAINE

Hayabusa

5.8 #7 in Digital Forensics Software

About Hayabusa
CAINEHayabusa
Free planYesYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFreeFree
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, WindowsLinux, macOS, Windows
Free planYes—
Evidence sourcesraw/dd disk images; EnCase files; databases; internet histories; Windows registries; deleted files; EXIF data; volatile memory dumps; Android and iPod devicesWindows event logs (EVTX)
Mobile forensicsYesNo
Disk imagingYesNo
Memory forensicsYesNo
Supported platformsLinux; Windows forensic side toolsWindows, macOS, Linux
Export formatsraw/dd; EnCase; text reportsCSV, JSON, JSONL
Case collaboration—No

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