Dagobert vs Forendi

Dagobert is a free, MIT-licensed workspace for digital forensics and incident response investigations. Teams can keep multiple cases in separate workspaces with role-based, per-case access managed in the interface. Records cover timelines, assets, indicators, evidence, malware, tasks, notes and comments, with CSV import and export. A cross-case dashboard includes a MITRE ATT&CK heatmap, unified timeline, evidence and indicator tracking, and a lateral-movement graph. Reports are generated from supplied Word, Excel or Calc, Writer, and Impress templates in DOCX, ODS, ODT and ODP formats. Background jobs can process evidence with Hayabusa, Zircolite, Chainsaw, Plaso and Dissect. Indicator enrichment can query VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB and Hybrid Analysis, while timelines exchange with Timesketch. Hooks trigger automations on record changes. An authenticated read-only MCP endpoint exposes case data. Local accounts and OIDC are supported. The project is a Go binary backed by SQLite, with Docker self-hosting instructions.

Forendi is a digital forensics and incident response platform for incident handling, forensic analysis and security operations. Its incident workflows cover the process from detection through resolution, with automation and real-time collaboration. Case management tracks evidence and investigations with audit trails, while lightweight agents collect evidence with integrity checks and chain-of-custody records. Hyperledger Fabric integration supports tamper-proof evidence storage and cryptographic verification.

Forendi connects with SIEM systems for threat detection and data pipelines. Its threat intelligence service offers more than one million curated indicators, each with confidence scores and expiry dates. Feed delivery supports TAXII 2.1 with STIX 2.1, a native MISP directory and cursor-paginated REST/JSON. The Forendi Agent supports Windows, macOS and Linux and communicates over secure WebSockets; the cloud deployment is listed for web, API, Linux, macOS and Windows. Plans include Threat Intelligence Feed at $199 a month, Threat Intelligence Platform at $399 a month and DFIR Platform at $499 per month. Each product has a seven-day trial intended for evaluation and integration sampling, not production replacement.