Comparison · checked 2 November 2026

Web evidence tools, compared fairly.

What five tools publish about capture, qualified timestamps, done-for-you service, verification and price — with a source for every competitor cell. No scores, no “best”.

Side by side

Facts from each vendor's own website. “Not stated” means we did not find it on the pages listed as sources — not that the feature does not exist.

Checked on 2 November 2026

Criterion	Our solutionGetProofAnchor	ItalyTrueScreen	Forensic browserFAW	United StatesPage Vault	Browser extensionWebPreserver
What it is	Web app with server capture and a browser extension; Forensic Browser (Windows desktop app); Assisted Capture (done-for-you)	Browser extension (Chrome, Edge, Brave), Forensic Browser desktop app (Mac, Windows), mobile app, web portal and API	Forensic browser software sold as desktop licences (by Envolve Forensics; offered to Italian lawyers as FAW Legal via Namirial)	Page Vault Browser (capture software) and Page Vault On Demand (capture service)	Browser extension for legal professionals (paid subscription)
Qualified eIDAS timestamp or seal	Yes — a qualified eIDAS timestamp (RFC 3161) from an EU-listed qualified trust service provider in every paid proof	The vendor states an eIDAS digital seal and an RFC 3161 timestamp	Not stated on the pages we checked (the vendor mentions “third-party validation”)	Not mentioned on the pricing page	Not stated in the extension listing
Video and social media	Web app: video recording of the page. Forensic Browser and Assisted Capture: video and audio from social networks — the original file where the platform serves it, otherwise a labelled recording	Certification of multimedia files, e-mails and online meetings (per the pricing page)	Yes — a video module and modules for Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube	On Demand: video projects from $299, social media profiles from $349	Web pages, social media pages, videos and complete websites; export to PDF, MHTML and WARC
Done-for-you capture	Assisted Capture from 49 € (90 minutes); Rush, up to 5 URLs, 249 € with a 60-minute guarantee	Yes — certification by their specialists, price on request	Not stated	On Demand: websites from $199; rush captures, affidavits and eDiscovery load files available	Not stated
Independent verification	Open-source gpa-verify (offline) and a public online check; trusted-list snapshot inside the Evidence ZIP	“Verify certifications” page on the vendor's website; an offline tool is not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Published prices	9 € pack (3 proofs); 19 / 39 / 99 € per month; Forensic Browser from 290 € per year; Assisted Capture from 49 € (all excl. VAT)	Pay per use, up to 2 € per certification; Business from 99 €; Enterprise on request	Lite 599 € per year (renewal 399 €); Professional 1,299 € (renewal 599 €); 24-hour licence 249 €; plus VAT	Browser packages: annual contracts, price on request; On Demand from $199	Paid subscription; price not published
Free start	Free registration, no free proofs; the entry point is the 9 € pack	First 2 certifications free	Demo version for download; free licences for students, teachers and associations (per the vendor)	No trial mentioned	Not stated

Our solution

GetProofAnchor

What it is: Web app with server capture and a browser extension; Forensic Browser (Windows desktop app); Assisted Capture (done-for-you)
Qualified eIDAS timestamp or seal: Yes — a qualified eIDAS timestamp (RFC 3161) from an EU-listed qualified trust service provider in every paid proof
Video and social media: Web app: video recording of the page. Forensic Browser and Assisted Capture: video and audio from social networks — the original file where the platform serves it, otherwise a labelled recording
Done-for-you capture: Assisted Capture from 49 € (90 minutes); Rush, up to 5 URLs, 249 € with a 60-minute guarantee
Independent verification: Open-source gpa-verify (offline) and a public online check; trusted-list snapshot inside the Evidence ZIP
Published prices: 9 € pack (3 proofs); 19 / 39 / 99 € per month; Forensic Browser from 290 € per year; Assisted Capture from 49 € (all excl. VAT)
Free start: Free registration, no free proofs; the entry point is the 9 € pack

Sources: /pricing

Italy

TrueScreen

What it is: Browser extension (Chrome, Edge, Brave), Forensic Browser desktop app (Mac, Windows), mobile app, web portal and API
Qualified eIDAS timestamp or seal: The vendor states an eIDAS digital seal and an RFC 3161 timestamp
Video and social media: Certification of multimedia files, e-mails and online meetings (per the pricing page)
Done-for-you capture: Yes — certification by their specialists, price on request
Independent verification: “Verify certifications” page on the vendor's website; an offline tool is not stated
Published prices: Pay per use, up to 2 € per certification; Business from 99 €; Enterprise on request
Free start: First 2 certifications free

Sources: truescreen.io/pricing/ · truescreen.io/how-to-certify-a-web-page/

Forensic browser

FAW

What it is: Forensic browser software sold as desktop licences (by Envolve Forensics; offered to Italian lawyers as FAW Legal via Namirial)
Qualified eIDAS timestamp or seal: Not stated on the pages we checked (the vendor mentions “third-party validation”)
Video and social media: Yes — a video module and modules for Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube
Done-for-you capture: Not stated
Independent verification: Not stated
Published prices: Lite 599 € per year (renewal 399 €); Professional 1,299 € (renewal 599 €); 24-hour licence 249 €; plus VAT
Free start: Demo version for download; free licences for students, teachers and associations (per the vendor)

Sources: en.fawproject.com/products/ · en.fawproject.com/ · focus.namirial.com/it/acquisizione-forense-pagine-web/

United States

Page Vault

What it is: Page Vault Browser (capture software) and Page Vault On Demand (capture service)
Qualified eIDAS timestamp or seal: Not mentioned on the pricing page
Video and social media: On Demand: video projects from $299, social media profiles from $349
Done-for-you capture: On Demand: websites from $199; rush captures, affidavits and eDiscovery load files available
Independent verification: Not stated
Published prices: Browser packages: annual contracts, price on request; On Demand from $199
Free start: No trial mentioned

Sources: page-vault.com/pricing/

Browser extension

WebPreserver

What it is: Browser extension for legal professionals (paid subscription)
Qualified eIDAS timestamp or seal: Not stated in the extension listing
Video and social media: Web pages, social media pages, videos and complete websites; export to PDF, MHTML and WARC
Done-for-you capture: Not stated
Independent verification: Not stated
Published prices: Paid subscription; price not published
Free start: Not stated

Sources: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/webpreserver/ebofmienemijnilnonphmmmahgmnpflh

Sources (Checked on 2 November 2026)

GetProofAnchor: Our pricing page — /pricing

TrueScreen: truescreen.io — pricing, how to certify a web page — truescreen.io/pricing/ · truescreen.io/how-to-certify-a-web-page/

FAW: fawproject.com — products, home page; Namirial — FAW Legal — en.fawproject.com/products/ · en.fawproject.com/ · focus.namirial.com/it/acquisizione-forense-pagine-web/

Page Vault: page-vault.com — pricing — page-vault.com/pricing/

WebPreserver: Chrome Web Store — WebPreserver — chromewebstore.google.com/detail/webpreserver/ebofmienemijnilnonphmmmahgmnpflh

Need a desktop forensic browser?

The closest match to our Forensic Browser is FAW. Here is what each publishes.

GetProofAnchor Forensic Browser

Windows desktop app, annual licence for 3 devices
From 290 € per year including 200 proofs (excl. VAT)
A qualified eIDAS timestamp in every package
PDF with an embedded PAdES timestamp that validates in Adobe Acrobat Reader, or a ZIP package
Whole browsing sessions, files and documents, video and audio from social networks

See Forensic Browser →

FAW

Lite 599 € per year (renewal 399 €)
Professional 1,299 € per year (renewal 599 €) or 249 € for 24 hours; plus VAT
Professional adds crawlers, scheduled capture, dark web (TOR) and FTP
Modules for Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube and video
Timestamp type not stated on the pages we checked

en.fawproject.com/products · Checked on 2 November 2026

Who each tool fits

GetProofAnchor

EU users who want a qualified eIDAS timestamp on every proof, a choice between self-service, a Windows desktop app and done-for-you capture, and verification that does not depend on us.

TrueScreen

Teams that also need capture from a mobile phone, certification of files, e-mails and online meetings, or enterprise integrations.

FAW

Forensic specialists who need crawler, scheduled or dark-web acquisitions and are used to licensed desktop forensic software.

Page Vault

US litigation teams that want captures with affidavits and eDiscovery load files, in-house or outsourced.

WebPreserver

Legal teams that want a browser extension with PDF, MHTML and WARC exports and whole-website collections.

How we compared

We used only what each vendor publishes on its own website and checked it on 2 November 2026. Prices are shown as published, with VAT as stated by the vendor; our prices exclude VAT.

We do not score legal frameworks and we do not claim any tool's output is admissible — courts assess evidence case by case. A qualified electronic timestamp enjoys the presumption of the accuracy of its date and time and of the integrity of the data it is bound to (eIDAS Art. 41(2)) and is recognised in all EU member states (Art. 41(3)).

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Comparison FAQ

How did you compare the tools?

Only from each vendor's own public pages, checked on 2 November 2026 and linked under the table. Where a vendor does not publish something, the table says “not stated” rather than guessing.

Is GetProofAnchor's Forensic Browser an alternative to FAW?

Both are desktop forensic browsers. Our Forensic Browser runs on Windows, starts at 290 € per year including 200 proofs, puts a qualified eIDAS timestamp in every package and can produce a PDF that validates in Adobe Acrobat Reader. FAW publishes licences from 599 € per year (Professional 1,299 €) and adds crawler, scheduled and dark-web acquisitions in its Professional edition.

Do I need a qualified eIDAS timestamp?

It is not mandatory, but it helps: a qualified timestamp enjoys the legal presumption of the accuracy of its date and time and of the integrity of the timestamped data (eIDAS Art. 41(2)) and is recognised across the EU (Art. 41(3)). It does not guarantee admissibility and does not make the content itself true.

Isn't the Wayback Machine enough?

It is a valuable free public archive for research, but you cannot choose when a page is captured, pages behind a login are not archived, and its snapshots carry no qualified timestamp or evidence package you control.

When is a notary the better choice?

When a formal notarial record is required or preferred in your jurisdiction. It takes an appointment and costs more; GetProofAnchor creates a sealed evidence package on demand, at any time, and anyone can verify it independently.

See a GetProofAnchor proof for yourself

Proofs from 9 € excl. VAT (3 proofs) or monthly plans — or let us capture it for you with Assisted Capture from 49 €, no account needed.

See pricing → Assisted Capture

Download a sample Evidence ZIP ↓