ElcomSoft

What ElcomSoft does

ElcomSoft (legal entity Elcomsoft s.r.o., incorporated in the Czech Republic with the original operating base in Moscow) is a privately held, bootstrapped software company founded in 1990 that develops digital forensics, password recovery, and data decryption tools. Its product portfolio is organized as a platform of core tools—Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery, iOS Forensic Toolkit, Phone Breaker, Cloud eXplorer, System Recovery, Quick Triage, and Forensic Disk Decryptor—supplemented by specialized password-recovery add-ons for Microsoft Office, PDF, archives, EFS, SQL, Intuit, Sage, and wireless WPA/WPA2 captures, plus a discounted Premium Forensic Bundle. Underlying the portfolio is patented heterogeneous GPU acceleration (US Patents 7,787,629 and 7,929,707) supporting mixed NVIDIA/AMD cards up to 32 per workstation, a distributed architecture that scales linearly to 10,000 nodes, native Amazon EC2 and Microsoft Azure integration, and a library of 160+ hand-tuned format plugins covering 300+ file types.

The company sells primarily through direct website transactions with instant electronic license delivery, supported by a global partner/reseller program and active participation in international forensic conferences (FT-Day, Nullcon, GITEX, Techno Security, DIC, HITB). Revenue is generated through one-time perpetual licenses ($699–$5,499+ across product tiers) plus optional annual maintenance subscriptions that bundle updates and technical support. Products are localized into 10+ languages and sold in North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific markets.

Customers are organized horizontally across three segments: (1) law enforcement, military, and government agencies requiring forensically sound, court-admissible evidence extraction; (2) corporate IT-security and forensic teams performing audits and access recovery; and (3) a long-tail of individual home users recovering lost passwords. The firm is led by co-founder and CEO Vladimir Katalov, with Alexander Katalov as President and Andy Malyshev as Director; the company has been continuously operating and self-funded for 35+ years with no documented external investment, subsidiaries, or M&A activity.

Name

ElcomSoft

Legal name

Elcomsoft s.r.o.

Website

https://elcomsoft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ElcomSoft is a privately held, bootstrapped software company founded in 1990 that develops GPU-accelerated digital forensics, password recovery, and data decryption tools for law enforcement, government agencies, corporate security teams, and home users globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Forensics Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Forensics & Evidence Collection (Endpoint, Mobile, Cloud) (BPAKAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAKAHAD), Email Archiving, eDiscovery & Compliance (HDADAKAE), Audit, Recordkeeping & Evidence Management (WORM, Retention, E-Discovery) (FSAFAKAI)

Keywords

• Digital forensics software
• Password recovery tools
• Mobile forensic extraction
• Encrypted data decryption
• GPU-accelerated cracking

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: ElcomSoft sells perpetual software licenses for their forensic and password recovery tools. Licenses are tiered based on the number of agents or clients (e.g., EDPR: 5/20/100 clients). The license includes one year of free technical support and updates. After the initial period, customers can renew maintenance at discounted rates or continue using their last-updated versions without time pressure.
2. Software Maintenance and Updates: Annual maintenance subscriptions provide continued access to updates, technical support, and new product releases during the license period. Renewal can be done for one year or multiple years at any time before or after expiration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ElcomSoft develops and sells digital forensics, password recovery, and data decryption software for law enforcement, government, corporate, and individual customers. Core offerings include GPU-accelerated distributed password recovery supporting 300+ file formats, low-level iOS/mobile forensic extraction, cloud evidence acquisition from iCloud/Microsoft/Google accounts, encrypted volume decryption, and rapid Windows triage tools. Products are sold as perpetual licenses with annual maintenance subscriptions.

Product overview

ElcomSoft offers a comprehensive portfolio of digital forensic, password recovery, and data decryption tools organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform consists of Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery (high-performance GPU-accelerated password recovery supporting 300+ formats with linear scalability to 10,000 workstations), Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit (agent-based and checkm8 low-level extraction for Apple devices covering iOS 14-26), Elcomsoft Phone Breaker (cloud forensic extraction from Apple iCloud, Microsoft, and Google accounts), Elcomsoft Quick Triage (rapid in-field triage from Windows PCs with VHDX evidence container), Elcomsoft System Recovery (bootable forensic triage supporting Microsoft Account and Entra ID), and Elcomsoft Cloud eXplorer (cloud acquisition from multiple services). These are complemented by specialized password recovery add-ons including Advanced Office Password Recovery, Advanced PDF Password Recovery, Advanced Archive Password Recovery, Advanced EFS Data Recovery, Advanced SQL Password Recovery, Advanced Intuit Password Recovery, Advanced Sage Password Recovery, and Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor. The Premium Forensic Bundle packages all tools at significant discount. Free forensic utilities include Elcomsoft Encrypted Disk Hunter (encrypted volume detection), File System Tool (iOS image mounting), macOS Firewall Script, EIFTPI (Raspberry Pi firewall), and picoScrollNScreenshot (automated scrolling screenshots). All products feature patented heterogeneous GPU acceleration technology enabling 50-250x speed improvement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery High-performance distributed password recovery tool supporting 300+ file formats with GPU acceleration via NVIDIA/AMD/Intel GPUs; features linear scalability to 10,000 workstations and cloud computing support via Amazon EC2 and Azure; works 50–250x faster with hardware acceleration. Sold as perpetual licenses tiered by number of clients/agents (5/20/100+).
• Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit Mobile forensic tool for extracting critical evidence from Apple iOS devices; supports physical and logical acquisition, agent-based and checkm8 low-level extraction; extracts passwords and encryption keys with or without original passcode; covers iOS 14 through iOS 18.7.1 and iPadOS/tvOS/audioOS 26. Sold as a perpetual license.
• Elcomsoft Phone Breaker Cloud and backup forensic extraction tool for Apple, Microsoft, and Google accounts; enables forensic access to iCloud backups, call logs, messages, passwords, contacts, photos; extracts data from locked iOS devices via lockdown records; first third-party tool supporting iOS/iPadOS 26 iCloud backups. Sold as a perpetual license.
• Elcomsoft Premium Forensic Bundle Deeply discounted value pack containing all ElcomSoft forensic tools including Distributed Password Recovery (up to 5 or 20 agents), the complete iOS forensic toolkit, cloud forensics tools, and all password recovery tools; includes everything released during the license period at no extra charge. Priced at $5,499 (5 EDPR agents) and $5,999 (20 EDPR agents).
• Elcomsoft Quick Triage Rapid forensic triage solution for fast in-field data acquisition from Windows PCs; extracts and analyzes passwords from web browsers and email clients, browsing history, user communications, documents, and pictures; stores evidence in open VHDX container format; includes built-in Windows password attacks. Priced at $799 for a common license.
• Elcomsoft System Recovery Bootable digital triage tool enabling forensic analysis of Windows systems; supports Microsoft Account and Entra ID password protectors; runs fast recovery attacks against personal cloud accounts and enterprise-level identities from a bootable environment.
• Elcomsoft Cloud eXplorer Cloud forensic extraction tool for accessing evidence stored in Apple iCloud, Microsoft, and Google cloud services; extracts backups, call logs, messages, passwords, contacts, location data, and media files; supports cloud acquisition with and without account password.
• Elcomsoft Forensic Disk Decryptor Tool for decrypting BitLocker, FileVault 2, PGP, TrueCrypt, VeraCrypt, and LUKS encrypted volumes and disks; enables access to encrypted evidence stored in crypto containers.
• Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor Wireless network security auditing tool for recovering WPA and WPA2 passwords; uses GPU acceleration for high-speed password recovery from wireless captures.
• Advanced Office Password Recovery Specialized tool for recovering passwords from Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, OneNote, Project); supports all versions from Office 97 through Office 2019/365.
• Advanced PDF Password Recovery Tool for recovering passwords from Adobe Acrobat PDF files; supports 40-bit, 128-bit, and 256-bit encryption; enables guaranteed decryption for 40-bit encryption.
• Advanced Archive Password Recovery Tool for recovering passwords from compressed archives including ZIP, RAR, 7-Zip, and ARJ formats; supports conventional and AES encryption.
• Advanced EFS Data Recovery Tool for recovering EFS-encrypted files from Windows systems; restores access to encrypted files when encryption certificates are unavailable.
• Advanced SQL Password Recovery Tool for recovering passwords from Microsoft SQL Server databases and SQL Server Compact databases.
• Advanced Intuit Password Recovery Tool for recovering passwords from Intuit Quicken and QuickBooks files.
• Advanced Sage Password Recovery Tool for recovering passwords from Sage accounting software files.
• Elcomsoft Dictionaries Dictionary files for password recovery attacks; provides wordlists optimized for various languages and use cases.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 to 250 times faster password recovery with GPU acceleration compared to CPU-only benchmarks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Distribution PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElcomSoft operates a partner program for resellers and distributors worldwide. The program offers partner benefits, a partner kit, and step-by-step onboarding guide. Partners can access dedicated partner accounts for managing orders and licenses.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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