Best SIFT Alternatives & Competitors in 2026

Diffy (DEPRECATED)

A deprecated digital forensics tool by Netflix that helped investigators scope compromises across AWS cloud instances by identifying behavioral differences and outliers during security incidents.

APFS FUSE Driver for Linux

A read-only FUSE driver that enables Linux systems to mount and access Apple File System (APFS) volumes, including encrypted and fusion drives.

Sysdig Stratoshark

Cloud-native system call and audit log analysis tool based on Wireshark

libvslvm

A library and tools for accessing and analyzing Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM) volume system format.

LiME

LiME is a Linux Memory Extractor tool for acquiring volatile memory from Linux and Linux-based devices, including Android, with features like full memory captures and minimal process footprint.

wxHexEditor

wxHexEditor is a free cross-platform hex editor and disk editor for editing binary files, disk devices, and logical drives with data manipulation and checksum calculation features.

DumpItForLinux

A tool for creating compact Linux memory dumps compatible with popular debugging tools.

ChromeFreak

A Cross-Platform Forensic Framework for Google Chrome that allows investigation of history, downloads, bookmarks, cookies, and provides a full report.

Penguin OS Forensic (or Flight) Recorder (POFR)

POFR is a Linux forensic data collection system that captures process execution, file access, and network activity for incident response and compliance analysis.

Cloud Forensics Utils

A forensics toolkit for collecting digital evidence from Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services during incident response investigations.

AMExtractor

AMExtractor is an Android memory acquisition tool that dumps physical device memory using /dev/kmem without requiring kernel source code.

LiMEaide v2.0

Python tool for remotely or locally dumping RAM of a Linux client for digital forensics analysis.

AVML (Acquire Volatile Memory for Linux)

A portable Rust-based tool for acquiring volatile memory from Linux systems without requiring prior knowledge of the target OS distribution or kernel.

AuditD on Android

Porting GNU/Linux userland tools to the bionic/Linux userland of Android to provide access to the audit stream for Android applications with minimal overhead.

CyLR

CyLR is a Live Response Collection tool for quickly and securely collecting forensic artifacts from hosts with NTFS file systems.

swap_digger

A bash script for automating Linux swap analysis for post-exploitation or forensics purposes.

usbrip

A command-line forensics tool for tracking and analyzing USB device artifacts and connection history on Linux systems.

pcapfex

pcapfex is a forensic tool that extracts files from packet capture data by analyzing network traffic and identifying embedded file content.

AWS Key Usage Detector

A command-line tool that analyzes local CloudTrail files to detect off-instance AWS key usage patterns for security monitoring and forensic analysis.

Margarita Shotgun

Margarita Shotgun is a Python tool that enables remote memory acquisition from target systems through command line interface, supporting Linux distributions and other operating systems via Docker containers.

ssm-acquire

A Python module for orchestrating remote forensic data acquisition and analysis from Linux instances using Amazon SSM.

extundelete

A utility for recovering deleted files from ext3 or ext4 partitions.

MasterParser

A comprehensive Linux log analysis tool that streamlines the investigation of security incidents by extracting and organizing critical details from supported log files.

WindowsSCOPE Cyber Forensics

GUI-based memory forensic capture tool for cyber forensics and cyber crime investigation.

AhnLab A-FIRST 디지털 포렌식 서비스

Digital forensics service for incident analysis and APT response

ExtraHop Packet Forensics

Continuous full packet capture and forensics for network investigations

Menlo Security Browsing Forensics

Browser session recording & forensics for incident investigation & analysis

Cyber Triage Enterprise

DFIR platform for endpoint triage & investigation with EDR telemetry import

Actifile Digital Forensics

Automated digital forensics tool for real-time data activity monitoring and IR.

Packet Capture (cStor®)

Lossless packet capture & analysis appliance at 10–200 Gbps line rate.

Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery

Distributed GPU-accelerated password recovery for 300+ file/encryption formats.

Elcomsoft Mobile Forensic Bundle

Mobile forensic bundle for physical, logical & OTA acquisition of iOS/Android/cloud.

ElcomSoft Advanced PDF Password Recovery

Recovers/removes passwords and restrictions from encrypted PDF files.

ElcomSoft Adv. Lotus Password Recovery

Instantly recovers passwords from IBM/Lotus SmartSuite documents.

ElcomSoft Advanced Office Password Recovery

Password recovery tool for MS Office, WordPerfect, Lotus & other office docs.

ElcomSoft Advanced EFS Data Recovery

Decrypts EFS-protected files on NTFS volumes across Windows versions.

ElcomSoft Adv. Archive Password Recovery

Password recovery tool for encrypted ZIP, 7Zip, and RAR archives.

IntaForensics Cell Site Analysis

Accredited forensic cell site geolocation analysis for criminal investigations.

IntaForensics e-Discovery Services

Professional e-discovery service for ESI identification, collection & review.

IntaForensics Digital Forensics Service

Professional digital forensics service for legal & criminal investigations.

iVerify Bugalyzer

AI-powered Android bug report analyzer that translates logs into readable insights.

MailXaminer Email Content Analysis

Email forensic tool for analyzing email headers, body, and attachments.

MailXaminer

Windows-based email forensics tool for evidence recovery and analysis.

MailXaminer MIME Header Analyzer

Email forensics tool for analyzing MIME header fields across 20+ formats.

MailXaminer Spam Email Analyzer

Forensic email analysis tool for detecting spam, phishing, and email threats.

MailXaminer Email Decryption

Decrypts S/MIME & OpenPGP emails from PST/OST/EDB for forensic analysis.

MailXaminer Computer Forensic Tool

Email-focused digital forensics tool for evidence acquisition, analysis & reporting.

NFIR Digital Forensic Investigation

Professional digital forensics service covering breaches, fraud, and OSINT.