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CAINE vs Plaso

CAINE

5.8 #5 in Digital Forensics Software

About CAINE

Plaso

5.8 #7 in Digital Forensics Software

About Plaso
CAINEPlaso
Free planYesYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFreeFree
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, WindowsLinux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows
Free planYesYes
Evidence sourcesraw/dd disk images; EnCase files; databases; internet histories; Windows registries; deleted files; EXIF data; volatile memory dumps; Android and iPod devicesStorage-media images, files, directories, devices, logs, databases, Windows Registry data, Android and iOS artifacts
Mobile forensicsYesYes
Disk imagingYesYes
Memory forensicsYes—
Supported platformsLinux; Windows forensic side toolsLinux, macOS, Windows, Docker
Export formatsraw/dd; EnCase; text reportsCSV, JSON, JSON Lines, KML, TLN, XLSX, OpenSearch, Timesketch

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