# Binalyze AIR vs Volatility 3

| Attribute | Binalyze AIR | Volatility 3 |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 14.9 (30% (low)) | 43.9 (31% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 11 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 10 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 4,357 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cyber investigation and response platform that helps security teams rapidly collect, analyze, and report incident evidence across endpoints, cloud systems, and applications. It provides forensic-level clarity and defensible timelines to support rapid incident response, threat hunting, compliance audits, and regulatory reporting. | An open-source framework for analyzing RAM samples and extracting digital artifacts independent of the operating system. Supports Windows, Mac, and Linux memory analysis and is used for incident response and malware investigation. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"pricing_model":"open_source","deployment_model":"portable_cli","disk_imaging_file_carving":false,"cloud_saas_m365_extraction":false,"remote_endpoint_acquisition":false,"volatile_memory_ram_analysis":true,"mobile_ios_android_extraction":false}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Carbon Black Cloud"},{"name":"Rapid7 InsightIDR"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"ADFS"},{"name":"FortiAuthenticator"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"EE","primaryMarkets":["GB","US","SG"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Essentials Plan","commitment":"annual","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Signature Plan","commitment":"annual","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Custom pricing via quote. Annual subscription billing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://binalyze.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:36:39.509Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://volatilityfoundation.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:42:00.261Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | quote | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 126 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.28.0","date":"2026-04-30T19:57:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.28.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.27.0","date":"2026-01-29T21:51:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.26.2","date":"2025-09-25T20:51:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.26.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.26.0","date":"2025-05-16T13:24:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.11.0","date":"2025-01-16T20:24:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.8.0","date":"2024-10-09T22:28:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.7.0","date":"2024-05-29T19:45:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.5.2","date":"2024-01-31T21:35:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.5.0","date":"2023-09-27T19:55:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.4.1","date":"2023-04-12T19:33:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.4.0","date":"2022-12-14T20:10:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.0.1","date":"2022-03-17T20:37:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v2.0.0","date":"2022-01-12T22:11:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v1.0.1","date":"2021-02-01T19:47:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v1.0.0","date":"2021-02-01T17:11:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.1","date":"2019-10-13T10:52:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.0.0-beta.1"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.5 | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.6 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=volatility3&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Digital Forensics)

| Capability | Binalyze AIR | Volatility 3 |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | Portable CLI |
| Disk imaging file carving | - | ✗ |
| Volatile memory RAM analysis | - | ✓ |
| Mobile ios android extraction | - | ✗ |
| Remote endpoint acquisition | - | ✗ |
| Mac os apfs support | - | - |
| Cloud saas m365 extraction | - | ✗ |
| Court admissible hashing reporting | - | - |
| Automated artifact timelining | - | - |
| Malware triage yara scanning | - | - |
| Fips 140 2 certification | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | Open source |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:30:32.775Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*