MOBILedit Forensic vs Plaso
| MOBILedit Forensic | Plaso | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Evidence sources | Mobile phones, smartwatches, cloud services, applications, backups, physical images, filesystems, messages, calls, media, passwords, and deleted data | Storage-media images, files, directories, devices, logs, databases, Windows Registry data, Android and iOS artifacts |
| Mobile forensics | Yes | Yes |
| Disk imaging | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Windows 10 64-bit; Android; iOS; KaiOS; Windows Phone | Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker |
| Export formats | PDF, HTML, XLSX, MOBILedit XML, UFDR, CLBX, ADB backup, and iTunes backup | CSV, JSON, JSON Lines, KML, TLN, XLSX, OpenSearch, Timesketch |
Both are listed in Best Digital Forensics Software. On The Geeks Club, Plaso scores higher on our published basis.