CORE Search
CORE Search is cloud software for real-time incident command and investigations, aimed at law enforcement and first responders.
What CORE Search is
CORE Search is cloud software for real-time incident command and investigations, aimed at law enforcement and first responders. Investigators can connect people, locations, and vehicles on case maps, while a time-stamped event log builds chronology. Profiles link suspects, victims, witnesses, and associates with identity, contact, and intelligence details. Witness canvassing tools record contacted addresses, occupants’ statements, and cameras awaiting footage. Dormant cases can be reopened from their preserved information. Sensitive case data is stored in AWS GovCloud, and views and edits are audit-logged. CORE supports mutual aid, task forces, and unified command with real-time updates across connected screens. Web, iOS, and Android access includes mobile synchronization with the command post. Workflow automation, reporting dashboards, and an audit trail are listed; case intake forms are not.
Good
- Maps people, places, and vehicles
- Builds time-stamped case timelines
- Links identities and relationships
- Supports witness canvassing records
- Real-time multi-agency updates
Watch out
- Case intake forms are unavailable
- Free accounts are read-only for incidents
- Premium account required to create or edit
- Cloud deployment requires online access
Who it suits
It suits law-enforcement and first-responder teams coordinating investigations across agencies and devices. Free users can read incidents and use Chat, while incident creation and editing require a Badge Apps Premium Account.
Verdict
CORE Search brings investigation mapping, chronology, relationship details, and coordinated command into one cloud platform. Check account permissions carefully because free access is read-only for incidents.
Plans and prices
From CORE Search's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free Badge Apps account | Free | Read-only incident access · Chat tools |
The facts
Each one read from CORE Search's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account limits
- A Badge Apps Premium Account is required to create incidents and edit data; free accounts have read-only incident access and can use Chat.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Audit trail
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Case intake forms
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Cold cases
- The site says investigators can reopen a dormant case and continue from its preserved picture.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- cloudchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Multi-agency use
- The site says CORE supports mutual aid, task forces, and unified command, with updates appearing across connected screens in real time.checked 8 Oct 2026
- People and relationships
- CORE tracks suspects, victims, witnesses, and associates with identity, contact, and intel details linked together.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CORE is real-time incident command and investigation software for law enforcement and first responders.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Reporting dashboards
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Security
- The site says sensitive case information is stored in AWS GovCloud and views and edits are audit-logged.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Timeline
- A running, time-stamped event log builds the case chronology as it develops.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Witness canvassing
- Investigators can map contacted addresses, log what occupants said, and pin cameras whose footage remains to be collected.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Workflow automation
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Case mapping
- Investigators can map people, locations, and vehicles and see how they connect.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- The CORE mobile app supports iPhone, iPad, and Android, with real-time sync to the command post.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The site identifies CORE as a Badge Apps product.checked 8 Oct 2026
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