Dagobert
5.5#16 in incident response softwareWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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Forensicator
7.5#3 in incident response softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Dagobert | Forensicator |
|---|---|---|
| Case management | It supports multiple investigations in separate workspaces with role-based, per-case access control managed in the UI. | Core organizes investigations, hosts, findings, notes, bookmarks, and incident-response playbooks into cases. |
| Deployment | The project describes itself as a single Go binary backed by SQLite and provides Docker-based installation instructions for self-hosting. | Core is self-hosted through Docker Compose or a Debian/Ubuntu host and supports offline update packages for air-gapped use. |
| License | The repository states that Dagobert is released under the MIT License. | The documentation states that Forensicator is released under the MIT License. |
| Purpose | Dagobert provides incident response teams a shared workspace for forensic investigations, including findings, timelines, tasks, notes, and report generation. | Forensicator collects, analyzes, and interprets system artifacts during live investigations and produces structured HTML reports. |
| Reporting | It generates reports from user-provided Word, Excel/Calc, Writer, and Impress templates in DOCX, ODS, ODT, and ODP formats. | Core exports executive and technical reports in PDF, CSV, JSON, and ZIP formats. |
Dagobert plans
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Forensicator plans
- ForensicatorFree
- Forensicator CoreFree
- Forensicator EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Dagobert if…
Dagobert is primarily intended for DFIR consultants handling cases for outside clients, with internal CIRT and SOC teams as a secondary audience. It suits teams able to self-host and manage access and deployment security.
Pick Forensicator if…
The free collector suits incident responders and digital forensics teams that need to gather and review system artifacts. Enterprise is presented for security operations centers, response and forensics teams, and MSSPs managing reports across teams.