Passware Kit Mobile vs Plaso
| Passware Kit Mobile | Plaso | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Evidence sources | Locked and encrypted Android and Apple mobile devices; iOS Keychain; 1Password; Dashlane; Second Space; Signal; Wickr; hardware-backed Keystore | Storage-media images, files, directories, devices, logs, databases, Windows Registry data, Android and iOS artifacts |
| Mobile forensics | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2016-2025, macOS 10.14-26, and Linux recovery-agent computers | Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker |
| Disk imaging | — | Yes |
| Export formats | — | 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.