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GRR Rapid Response vs Velociraptor: catalog facts
GRR Rapid ResponseVelociraptor
Free

Free to download and self-host from GitHub.

Free

The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Remote live forensics across many endpoints
  • Docker deployment and a Python API client
  • Its query language lets you collect arbitrary host state across a whole fleet on demand, and a single…
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server
  • Aimed at organisations, not individual users
  • Writing useful collections means learning its query language, and a fleet deployment needs real planning.
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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