Detonate vs Hatching Triage

Detonate runs software dependencies in isolated micro-virtual machines and monitors their runtime behavior for software supply chain security. It accepts npm and PyPI packages, Maven artifacts, binaries, and Docker images, then records file access, network connections, DNS queries, and process execution. The product assigns benign, suspicious, or policy-violating verdicts and provides an event timeline. Decoy files such as fake SSH keys, cloud credentials, API tokens, and environment files can flag access attempts. A token-authenticated REST API supports artifact submission, status checks, verdicts, and reports for CI/CD deployment gates. The sandbox has no internet connection by default; outbound connections can be logged and optionally blocked. Described controls include Firecracker microVM and KVM hardware isolation, gVisor support, seccomp-BPF profiles, and read-only root filesystems with tmpfs overlays. Detonate supports API and web access, Linux, and self-hosted deployment. The Community plan is free and self-hosted, with 2 concurrent sandboxes and 200 API runs per month. Paid plans start at $4,990 a year; enterprise pricing starts at $14,990 a year.

Hatching Triage is a malware sandbox for automated analysis of files and URLs. It supports Windows 7 and 10, Linux, Android, and macOS analysis environments, and accepts more than 100 file types and archives. After unpacking and static analysis, it chooses a dynamic environment for detonation. Users can watch the analysis live and take control of its virtual machine. Reports surface relevant results, including extracted configurations for a growing number of malware families. Profiles preserve settings such as timeouts and internet configuration, and can specify a custom virtual machine. A REST API supports access to analysis data and workflow automation; a documented Cortex XSOAR integration can submit samples, retrieve results, and manage accounts and profiles. Individual users and researchers can use the public cloud for free. Hatching offers a private cloud demo on request, and says Triage can scale to 500,000 analyses per day. Its privacy policy says data is stored in the Netherlands and personal data is encrypted. Active-account data is retained indefinitely; after account deletion, submissions and reports remain, while uploader-linking fields are removed. Deleted data may remain in backups for up to 30 days.