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Velociraptor vs Chainsaw: catalog facts
Velociraptor	Chainsaw
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Its query language lets you collect arbitrary host state across a whole fleet on demand, and a single…	Supports event-log hunting with Sigma and custom rules.
Writing useful collections means learning its query language, and a fleet deployment needs real planning.	Findings depend on the available logs and selected detection rules.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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