OpenText Forensic vs The Sleuth Kit
| OpenText Forensic | The Sleuth Kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Evidence sources | Windows, macOS, Linux, mobile devices and backups, removable drives, encrypted volumes, Microsoft 365, Facebook, cloud storage, file systems | 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 |
| Supported platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, mobile devices, cloud platforms | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Cygwin, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris |
| Export formats | E01, L01, AFF4 | — |
Both are listed in Best Digital Forensics Software. On The Geeks Club, OpenText Forensic scores higher on our published basis.