CAINE vs The Sleuth Kit
| CAINE | The Sleuth Kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Evidence sources | raw/dd disk images; EnCase files; databases; internet histories; Windows registries; deleted files; EXIF data; volatile memory dumps; Android and iPod devices | Raw/dd, E01/EnCase, VHD, VMDK, AFF images; NTFS, FAT, ExFAT, APFS, UFS 1/2, EXT2/3/4, HFS, ISO 9660, and YAFFS2 file systems |
| Mobile forensics | Yes | Yes |
| Disk imaging | Yes | Yes |
| Memory forensics | Yes | — |
| Supported platforms | Linux; Windows forensic side tools | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Cygwin, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris |
| Export formats | raw/dd; EnCase; text reports | — |
Both are listed in Best Digital Forensics Software. On The Geeks Club, CAINE scores higher on our published basis.