NetworkMiner vs X-Ways Forensics

NetworkMiner

7.1 #4 in Network Packet Analyzer Software

About NetworkMiner

X-Ways Forensics

6.0 #13 in Digital Forensics Software

About X-Ways Forensics
NetworkMinerX-Ways Forensics
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windowsapi, self-hosted, Windows
Free planYesNo
Evidence sources—Raw DD images, ISO, VHD, VHDX, VDI, VMDK, physical disks, RAIDs, filesystems, Android/iOS data imported through third-party tools, iTunes backups
Mobile forensics—Yes
Disk imaging—Yes
Memory forensics—Yes
Case collaboration—Yes
Supported platforms—Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 and Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019/2022/2025
Export formats—HTML, tab-delimited text, XML

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