Compare Atola forensic imaging tools

Atola forensic imaging tools comparison
Feature
Forensic imaging tools: TaskForce 2
Atola TaskForce 2
High-performance forensic imager with 26 ports, including 4 M.2/U.2 NVMe ports. Compatible with server racks.
Forensic imaging tools: TaskForce
Atola TaskForce
Portable high-performance forensic imager with 18 ports.
Forensic imaging tools: Insight Forensic
Atola Insight Forensic
Portable forensic imaging tool with damaged drive support and data recovery functions.
Imaging
Simultaneous imaging sessions 25+ 12+ 3
Cumulative imaging speed 25 TB/hour 15 TB/hour 4 TB/hour
RAID support Automated reassembly: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD, Synology NAS RAID No
Automation Web API No
Damaged drive support Damaged heads, freezing drives, short circuit detection, worn-out HDDs/SSDs
Head selection support Yes Yes Yes
Network 2 x 10Gb Ethernet ports
Express mode up to 25 imaging sessions up to 17 imaging sessions No
Logical imaging to L01 Yes Yes Yes
Remote forensic acquisition Via iSCSI, with free Atola Boot Image
Imaging targets
  • E01/RAW/AFF4 files located on connected drives (Veracrypt-encrypted as option)
  • E01/RAW/AFF4 files located on a server or NAS
  • bit-to-bit cloning to connected drives
Target file templates Image file, folder path naming and templated metadata
according to your organization's rules 		No
Targets per imaging session 5 5 3
Hardware unit
Ports 26 ports
with source/target switch
 18 ports
with source/target switch
 10 ports
Port types
  • 4 NVMe M.2/U.2 PCIe 4.0
  • 8 SATA
  • 8 SAS/SATA
  • 4 USB
  • 1 IDE
  • Extension port
  • 6 SATA
  • 6 SAS/SATA
  • 4 USB
  • 1 IDE
  • Extension port
  • Sources:
  • 3 SATA
  • 1 USB
  • 1 IDE
  • Extension port
  • Targets:
  • 3 SATA
  • 1 USB
Write protection on all ports (configurable) on all ports (configurable) on source ports
Extension modules
  • 25G Fiber
  • M.2 NVMe/PCIe/SATA
  • Apple PCIe
  • Thunderbolt
  • 25G Fiber
  • M.2 NVMe/PCIe/SATA
  • Apple PCIe
  • Thunderbolt
  • M.2 NVMe/PCIe/SATA
  • Apple PCIe
  • Thunderbolt
  • SAS
Server rack compatibility Yes No No
Touch screen No Yes No
Hardware Server motherboard, Xeon CPU, ECC RAM
Overcurrent, overvoltage protection Yes Yes Yes
Current sensor
  • 8 SATA
  • 8 SAS/SATA
  • 4 USB
  • IDE
  • Extension
  • 6 SATA
  • 6 SAS/SATA
  • IDE

 
  • 6 SATA ports

 
 
 
Size 17.4 x 14.5 x 3.9 in
(442 x 370 x 100 mm) 		12 x 10 x 3 in
(300 x 250 x 75 mm) 		7.9 x 7.9 x 2.6 in
(190 x 190 x 63 mm)
Weight 17.2 lb
(7.8 kg) 		4.5 lb
(3.6 kg) 		3.3 lb
(1.5 kg)
Lifetime warranty* Lifetime warranty is available for the entire period while your software update subscription is active,
without any additional conditions.
Connectivity
Interface web-based (Chrome browser) Windows application
Multi-user access Yes Yes Single use
Ethernet 10Gb Ethernet
Wi-Fi mode External adapter (optional) No
Standalone mode Kiosk mode Yes No standalone mode. Laptop/PC needed.
Other features
Drive diagnostics PCB, Heads, Media scan, Firmware, File system. Imaging time estimate.
Automated RAID configuration detection Yes Yes No
Unknown ATA password recovery No No Various HDD families
Wiping Zero-fill, Custom pattern, LBA number, Secure Erase, DoD 5220.22-M, NIST 800-88,
Random, Format NVM and Sanitize for NVMe drives
SCSI Sanitize for SAS SSDs Yes No No
SSD Trim Yes Yes Yes
HPA, DCO, AMA recovery Yes Yes Yes
Hashing MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512
Segmented hashing Yes Yes Yes
Locate sectors No No Yes
Artifact Finder (sector-level) No No Yes
File recovery No No Yes
Source drive files preview Yes Yes Yes
File systems supported NTFS, ext4/3/2, exFAT, XFS, ZFS, Btrfs, APFS (with encrypted volumes), HFS/HFS+, FAT32/16 NTFS, APFS (with encrypted volumes), XFS, ext4/3/2, exFAT, Btrfs, HFS/HFS+, FAT32, FAT16
Compare drives, images files
(bit-to-bit)		 Yes Yes Yes
View S.M.A.R.T. Yes Yes Yes
Scripting No No Yes
Disk editor (HEX) No No Yes
Case management Yes Yes Yes
Automatic report generation Yes Yes Yes