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ADAudit Plus vs ADRecon: catalog facts
ADAudit Plus	ADRecon
Best for: Administrators who need an audit trail of AD and Windows changes	Best for: Security assessors and administrators documenting an Active Directory domain
Free + paid options Free edition audits 25 workstations; full auditing requires a paid license.	Free Free to download from the GitHub repository.
Windows	Windows, Command line
Account lockout analysis that traces the failing source File access and permission change auditing All 3 strengths for ADAudit Plus Account lockout analysis that traces the failing source File access and permission change auditing Covers AD, Entra ID, servers and workstations	Single PowerShell script with nothing to install Produces a formatted Excel report of the domain All 3 strengths for ADRecon Single PowerShell script with nothing to install Produces a formatted Excel report of the domain Covers many AD artefacts in one run
Free edition limited to 25 workstations Closed source commercial product All 3 limitations for ADAudit Plus Free edition limited to 25 workstations Closed source commercial product Windows only	Excel report formatting depends on Microsoft Excel Intended for authorized testing and auditing of environments you are permitted to assess
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ADAudit Plus manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ADRecon github.com/adrecon/ADRecon Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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