Autopsy vs Plaso

Autopsy

7.9 #3 in Digital Forensics Software

About Autopsy

Plaso

7.4 #11 in Digital Forensics Software

About Plaso
AutopsyPlaso
Free planNoYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid from—Free
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsLinux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows
Free planYesYes
Evidence sources—Storage-media images, files, directories, devices, logs, databases, Windows Registry data, Android and iOS artifacts
Mobile forensics—Yes
Disk imaging—Yes
Supported platforms—Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker
Export formats—CSV, JSON, JSON Lines, KML, TLN, XLSX, OpenSearch, Timesketch

Both are listed in Best Digital Forensics Software. On Everything Xiaomi, Autopsy scores higher on our published basis.