SIFT Workstation vs The Sleuth Kit
| SIFT Workstation | The Sleuth Kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Evidence sources | — | 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 |
| Disk imaging | — | Yes |
| Supported platforms | — | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Cygwin, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris |
Both are listed in Best Digital Forensics Software. On The Geeks Club, The Sleuth Kit scores higher on our published basis.