Volatility 3
An open-source framework for memory forensics analysis
- Vendor
- The Volatility Foundation
- Also known as
- volatility-3
Available worldwide
What is Volatility 3?
A free, open-source memory analysis platform widely used for digital forensics and incident response investigations, maintained by The Volatility Foundation.
Volatility 3 pricing
We don't have Volatility 3's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Volatility 3 does
The capabilities that matter for digital forensics, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- 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
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Volatility 3 FAQ
Common questions about Volatility 3, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Volatility 3?
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. It is indexed under Digital Forensics.
Source: https://volatilityfoundation.org
Is Volatility 3 free to use?
Volatility 3 is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://volatilityfoundation.org
What platforms does Volatility 3 support?
Volatility 3 supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://volatilityfoundation.org
Can Volatility 3 be self-hosted?
Yes. Volatility 3 can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://volatilityfoundation.org
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The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Volatility 3, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 37 | 0.09 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| Security score | 47 | 0.04 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.06 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Stars | 69 | 0.03 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 30 | 0.05 | 1.6 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 17 | 0.06 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.21 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 14 | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 4 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: open_source · Deployment model: portable_cli · Disk imaging file carving: No · Cloud saas m365 extraction: No · Remote endpoint acquisition: No · Volatile memory ram analysis: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Python | highsource · 2026-10-14 · 90% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-10-14 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Security
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