MSAB XRY vs SIFT Workstation
MSAB XRY
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| Figure | MSAB XRY | SIFT Workstation |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Computer Forensics Software | 7.2 (#13) | 7.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Digital Forensics Software | 7.2 (#23) | 7.5 (#19) |
| Founded | 1984 | 2007 |
| Purpose | XRY extracts mobile device data for digital investigations while maintaining evidential integrity and chain of custody. | SIFT Workstation is a collection of free and open-source incident response and forensic tools for detailed digital forensic examinations. |
| Support | Technical support is available to MSAB license holders by email, phone, or LiveChat, and MSAB aims to respond within 24 business hours. | The page directs users to [email protected] for download problems and to the GitHub project page for bugs and feature requests. |
Plans
In their own words
SIFT Workstation
SIFT Workstation is a free, open-source collection for incident response and detailed digital forensic examinations. It supports analysis of file systems, network evidence, memory images, threat intelligence and indicators of compromise. Included software includes Plaso, Rekall, Volatility, ClamAV, SleuthKit and hundreds of additional tools. Evidence image formats listed are raw, AFF, EWF, split raw, split EWF, VMDK, VHD/VHDX and QCOW. Supported file systems include NTFS, HFS+, FAT12/16/32, ext2/3/4, UFS1/2, ISO9660, swap, raw data and memory data. SIFT runs on Linux and Windows and can be self-hosted. Users can download an OVA virtual machine appliance listed at 8.81 GB, install natively on Ubuntu 22.04 with the Cast installer, or use Ubuntu 22.04 through Windows Subsystem for Linux with WSL 1 or WSL 2. REMnux components can be added. SANS directs download issues to [email protected] and bugs or feature requests to the GitHub project.