Dagobert vs Forensicator
Dagobert
github.comForensicator
forensicator.ioSide by side
| Figure | Dagobert | Forensicator |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 3 |
| Spec score · Incident Response Software | 7.6 (#12) | 8.6 (#4) |
| Case management | It supports multiple investigations in separate workspaces with role-based, per-case access control managed in the UI. | Core organizes investigations, hosts, findings, notes, bookmarks, and incident-response playbooks into cases. |
| Deployment | The project describes itself as a single Go binary backed by SQLite and provides Docker-based installation instructions for self-hosting. | Core is self-hosted through Docker Compose or a Debian/Ubuntu host and supports offline update packages for air-gapped use. |
| License | The repository states that Dagobert is released under the MIT License. | The documentation states that Forensicator is released under the MIT License. |
| Purpose | Dagobert provides incident response teams a shared workspace for forensic investigations, including findings, timelines, tasks, notes, and report generation. | Forensicator collects, analyzes, and interprets system artifacts during live investigations and produces structured HTML reports. |
| Reporting | It generates reports from user-provided Word, Excel/Calc, Writer, and Impress templates in DOCX, ODS, ODT, and ODP formats. | Core exports executive and technical reports in PDF, CSV, JSON, and ZIP formats. |
Plans
Forensicator
- ForensicatorFree
- Forensicator CoreFree
- Forensicator EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Dagobert
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.
Forensicator
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