diff --git a/development/compare-vol.py b/development/compare-vol.py
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+import csv
+import hashlib
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Dict, List
+
+
+@dataclass
+class VolatilityImage:
+    filepath: str = ""
+    vol2_profile: str = ""
+    vol2_time_imageinfo: int = None
+    vol2_plugin_parameters: Dict[str, List[str]] = field(default_factory = dict)
+    vol3_plugin_parameters: Dict[str, List[str]] = field(default_factory = dict)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class VolatilityPlugin:
+    name: str = ""
+    vol2_plugin_parameters: List[str] = field(default_factory = list)
+    vol3_plugin_parameters: List[str] = field(default_factory = list)
+
+
+class VolatilityTester:
+
+    def __init__(self, images, plugins, output_dir, vol2_path: str = None, vol3_path: str = None):
+        self.images = images
+        self.plugins = plugins
+        self.output_directory = output_dir
+        self.volatility2_path = vol2_path or self.output_directory
+        self.volatility3_path = vol3_path or self.output_directory
+        self.csv_writer = None
+        print("[?] Vol2 path", self.volatility2_path)
+        print("[?] Vol3 path", self.volatility3_path)
+        print("")
+
+    def run_tests(self):
+        with open("volatility-timings.csv", 'w') as csvfile:
+            self.csv_writer = csv.writer(csvfile)
+            self.csv_writer.writerow(
+                ["Image Path", "Plugin Name", "Volatility 3", "Volatility 2", "Image Info", "Volatility 2 Total"])
+            for image in self.images:
+                for plugin in self.plugins:
+                    self.run_test(plugin, image)
+
+    def run_test(self, plugin: VolatilityPlugin, image: VolatilityImage):
+        image_hash = hashlib.md5(bytes(image.filepath, "latin-1")).hexdigest()
+        # Volatility 2 image info
+        if not image.vol2_profile:
+            print("[*] Testing volatility2 imageinfo with image {}".format(image.filepath))
+            os.chdir(self.volatility2_path)
+            cmd = ["python2", "-u", "vol.py", "-f", image.filepath, "imageinfo"]
+            start_time = time.perf_counter()
+            vol2_completed = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd = self.volatility2_path, capture_output = True)
+            end_time = time.perf_counter()
+            image.vol2_imageinfo_time = end_time - start_time
+            print("    Tested  volatility2 imageinfo with image {}: {}".format(image.filepath, end_time - start_time))
+            with open(os.path.join(self.output_directory, 'vol2_imageinfo_{}_stdout'.format(image_hash)), "wb") as f:
+                f.write(vol2_completed.stdout)
+            image.vol2_profile = re.search(b"Suggested Profile\(s\) : ([^,]+)", vol2_completed.stdout)[1]
+
+        # Volatility 2 Test
+        print("[*] Testing volatility2 {} with image {}".format(plugin.name, image.filepath))
+        os.chdir(self.volatility2_path)
+        cmd = ["python2", "-u", "vol.py", "-f", image.filepath, "--profile", image.vol2_profile
+               ] + plugin.vol2_plugin_parameters + image.vol2_plugin_parameters.get(plugin.name, [])
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
+        vol2_completed = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd = self.volatility2_path, capture_output = True)
+        end_time = time.perf_counter()
+        vol2_time = end_time - start_time
+        print("    Tested  volatility2 {} with image {}: {}".format(plugin.name, image.filepath, vol2_time))
+        with open(os.path.join(self.output_directory, 'vol2_{}_{}_stdout'.format(plugin.name, image_hash)), "wb") as f:
+            f.write(vol2_completed.stdout)
+
+        # Volatility 3 Test
+        print("[*] Testing volatility3 {} with image {}".format(plugin.name, image.filepath))
+        os.chdir(self.volatility3_path)
+        cmd = [
+            "python",
+            "-u",
+            "vol.py",
+            "-f",
+            image.filepath,
+        ] + plugin.vol3_plugin_parameters + image.vol3_plugin_parameters.get(plugin.name, [])
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
+        vol3_completed = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd = self.volatility3_path, capture_output = True)
+        end_time = time.perf_counter()
+        vol3_time = end_time - start_time
+        print("    Tested  volatility3 {} with image {}: {}".format(plugin.name, image.filepath, vol3_time))
+        with open(os.path.join(self.output_directory, 'vol3_{}_{}_stdout'.format(plugin.name, image_hash)), "wb") as f:
+            f.write(vol3_completed.stdout)
+
+        self.csv_writer.writerow([
+            image.filepath, plugin.name, vol3_time, vol2_time, image.vol2_imageinfo_time,
+            vol2_time + image.vol2_imageinfo_time
+        ])
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    vt = VolatilityTester([VolatilityImage(filepath = x) for x in sys.argv], [
+        VolatilityPlugin(
+            name = "pslist", vol2_plugin_parameters = ["pslist"], vol3_plugin_parameters = ["windows.pslist"]),
+        VolatilityPlugin(
+            name = "psscan", vol2_plugin_parameters = ["psscan"], vol3_plugin_parameters = ["windows.psscan"]),
+        VolatilityPlugin(
+            name = "hivelist", vol2_plugin_parameters = ["hivelist"], vol3_plugin_parameters = ["registry.hivelist"]),
+        VolatilityPlugin(
+            name = "printkey",
+            vol2_plugin_parameters = ["printkey", "-K", "Classes"],
+            vol3_plugin_parameters = ["registry.printkey", "--key", "Classes"])
+    ], os.getcwd(), os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'volatility'), os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'volatility3'))
+    vt.run_tests()