DFIR-IRIS vs ORNA

DFIR-IRIS9.2Visit ORNA8.8Visit

Higher score DFIR-IRIS #2 in Incident Response Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit DFIR-IRIS

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ORNA #4 in Incident Response Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit ORNA

• DFIR-IRIS fits best

  Open-source incident response teams

• ORNA fits best

  Small teams wanting free IR automation

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Side by side

Feature	DFIR-IRIS 9.2/10 Visit ↗	ORNA 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Incident Response Software	#4 in Incident Response Software
Best for	Open-source incident response teams	Small teams wanting free IR automation
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	8 integrations	200+ integrations
Features DFIR-IRIS 0/6 · ORNA 6/6
Case management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Evidence tracking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Responder collaboration	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
On-call scheduling	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Audit log	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
API access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Free, open-source case management with alert triage and case promotion Evidence hashing, chain-of-custody support, audit trails and manifest export War rooms, REST API, webhooks and Python modules support collaboration and automation	Free tier includes cases, playbooks, evidence, audit logs, and AI Supports web and self-hosted deployment Connects with 200+ security and infrastructure tools
Cons	Self-hosted deployment places infrastructure responsibility on the team Deployment is centered on web, API and self-hosted environments Extending the platform may require Python module development	Advanced capabilities are divided across multiple plan tiers Its focus is cybersecurity incident response, not general operations Self-hosted deployment may require more internal administration
Our verdict	DFIR-IRIS is an open-source incident response platform for teams investigating security incidents on their own infrastructure. Its case management covers alerts, assets, indicators of compromise, tasks, notes, evidence, timelines and… Read the review →	ORNA is a cyber incident response and case management platform for security, digital forensics, and cross-functional response teams. It combines alert detection and severity-based routing with incident dashboards, case management,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DFIR-IRIS — where it wins

  • Free, open-source case management with alert triage and case promotion
  • Evidence hashing, chain-of-custody support, audit trails and manifest export
  • War rooms, REST API, webhooks and Python modules support collaboration and automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment places infrastructure responsibility on the team
  • Deployment is centered on web, API and self-hosted environments
  • Extending the platform may require Python module development

• ORNA — where it wins

  • Free tier includes cases, playbooks, evidence, audit logs, and AI
  • Supports web and self-hosted deployment
  • Connects with 200+ security and infrastructure tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced capabilities are divided across multiple plan tiers
  • Its focus is cybersecurity incident response, not general operations
  • Self-hosted deployment may require more internal administration

• DFIR-IRIS9.2/10 · Free plan

  A focused case-management platform for open-source incident response teams.

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• ORNA8.8/10 · Free plan

  A broad free tier for small teams that need structured incident response.

  Visit ORNAFull verdict →