Passware Kit Mobile vs SIFT Workstation
Passware Kit Mobile
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| Figure | Passware Kit Mobile | SIFT Workstation |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €232.92/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Computer Forensics Software | 7.4 (#10) | 7.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Digital Forensics Software | 7.4 (#20) | 7.5 (#19) |
| Purpose | Passware Kit Mobile extracts and decrypts data from locked or encrypted mobile devices for forensic investigations. | SIFT Workstation is a collection of free and open-source incident response and forensic tools for detailed digital forensic examinations. |
Plans
Passware Kit Mobile
- Passware Kit Mobile Starter€495, paid once
- Passware Kit Mobile€2,795 a year
In their own words
Passware Kit Mobile
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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.