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ADRecon vs Purple Knight: catalog facts
ADRecon	Purple Knight
Free Free to download from the GitHub repository.	Free The Community edition is free to download from Semperis.
Windows, Command line	Windows
Single PowerShell script with nothing to install Produces a formatted Excel report of the domain	Covers on-premises AD, Entra ID and Okta in one assessment More than 230 indicators of exposure and compromise
Excel report formatting depends on Microsoft Excel Intended for authorized testing and auditing of environments you are permitted to assess	Closed source Assessment tool only; it does not fix issues itself
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 23, 2026

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