DFIR-IRIS vs OPserver
DFIR-IRIS
dfir-iris.orgOPserver
opserver.appSide by side
| Figure | DFIR-IRIS | OPserver |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | £200/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 6 |
| Spec score · Case Management Software | 8.8 (#8) | 7.6 (#87) |
| Deployment | The documentation recommends Docker and Docker Compose; it says Linux and macOS are officially supported and Windows may need Dockerfile changes for file storage paths. | OPserver is a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux, and licence keys are validated against an organisation's account in Firestore. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Product | DFIR-IRIS is a collaborative incident-response platform for cases, timelines, evidence and war rooms. | OPserver is an operational intelligence and case-management platform for organisations coordinating investigations, evidence, field activity and monitored operations across distributed teams. |
| Support | The project lists getting-started help, support and implementation, and training, with details available by contacting [email protected]. | Pilot licensing includes standard email support; Enterprise / Public Sector includes priority support. |
Plans
OPserver
- Pilot Licence£2,400 a year
- Operations Licence£9,500 a year
- Pilot Licence£2,400 a year
- Operations Licence£9,500 a year
- Enterprise / Public SectorPriced on request
- EvaluationPriced on request
In their own words
DFIR-IRIS
DFIR-IRIS is an open-source incident response platform for teams conducting investigations in a shared workspace. Case records organize assets, indicators of compromise, tasks, evidence and notes with an audit trail. Alerts from SIEM, EDR, MISP, IntelOwl or REST endpoints can be collected, triaged and promoted into cases. Evidence can be checked with SHA-256, MD5 or SHA-1, while access restrictions and logs cover downloads, views and changes. War rooms provide real-time chat, threads, room-specific teams and slash commands that record decisions and case actions. Configurable Jinja templates generate PDF or DOCX executive summaries, technical reports or court-ready documents. The project lists modules including IrisVT, IrisMISP, IrisCheck and IrisWebHooks, along with a REST API and 162 hook binding points. Permissions include deny-all, read-only and full-access case controls. Docker and Docker Compose are recommended; Linux and macOS are officially supported, while Windows may need Dockerfile changes for file storage paths. Documentation identifies v3.0.0-beta.1 as the current v3 release and says beta versions are not production-ready. The project advises restricting access and not exposing IRIS to the Internet.