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ADRecon vs PingCastle: catalog facts
ADRecon	PingCastle
Free Free to download from the GitHub repository.	Freemium Free for non-commercial evaluation. Commercial use of the full feature set requires a…
Windows, Command line	Windows
Single PowerShell script with nothing to install Produces a formatted Excel report of the domain	A single scan produces a readable risk report and a maturity score, deliberately aiming to find most of…
Excel report formatting depends on Microsoft Excel Intended for authorized testing and auditing of environments you are permitted to assess	The tool is not open source, and commercial use of the full feature set requires a paid Netwrix…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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