OSForensics vs Plaso
| OSForensics | Plaso | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, Android | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Evidence sources | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS/macOS file systems, disk images, memory dumps, emails, browser data, registry hives, SQLite and ESE databases | Storage-media images, files, directories, devices, logs, databases, Windows Registry data, Android and iOS artifacts |
| Mobile forensics | Yes | Yes |
| Disk imaging | Yes | Yes |
| Memory forensics | Yes | — |
| Supported platforms | Windows 7/8/10/11 and Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 | Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker |
| Export formats | HTML, PDF, CSV, MHT | CSV, JSON, JSON Lines, KML, TLN, XLSX, OpenSearch, Timesketch |
Both are listed in Best Digital Forensics Software. On Inferse, Plaso scores higher on our published basis.