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Velociraptor vs GRR Rapid Response: catalog facts
Velociraptor	GRR Rapid Response
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free to download and self-host from GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Its query language lets you collect arbitrary host state across a whole fleet on demand, and a single…	Remote live forensics across many endpoints Docker deployment and a Python API client
Writing useful collections means learning its query language, and a fleet deployment needs real planning.	Requires running and maintaining your own server Aimed at organisations, not individual users
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
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 October 1, 2026

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