DFIROpen source · Apache-2.0
GRR Rapid Response
Community project
Google's open-source framework for remote live forensics: a lightweight agent plus server that lets responders collect forensic artifacts and hunt for indicators across an entire fleet without touching machines individually. Apache-licensed and still actively maintained under Google's GitHub organization, with a major 4.0 release in late 2025.
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- Product type
- Community project
- Deployment
- On-premAgent
- Organization size
- Mid-marketEnterprise
- Pricing tier
- Free
Capability checklist
DFIRHow GRR Rapid Response measures up against the full Digital Forensics & Incident Response taxonomy.
- Endpoint & memory forensic acquisition — supported
- Captures disk, memory, and system artifacts for detailed forensic analysis.
- Timeline reconstruction — not supported
- Rebuilds the sequence of attacker actions across affected systems.
- Malware analysis — not supported
- Analyzes malicious files to understand their behavior and origin.
- Incident response playbooks & retainer — not supported
- Provides pre-built response procedures and on-call expert support during a breach.
- Evidence chain-of-custody — not supported
- Maintains legally defensible handling of evidence for potential litigation.
- Root-cause & scope analysis — not supported
- Determines how an attacker got in and how far they reached.
Alternatives
Other Digital Forensics & Incident Response tools with overlapping capabilities, sized for similar teams.