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BloodHound Community Edition vs ADRecon: catalog facts
BloodHound Community Edition	ADRecon
Best for: Maps attack paths through Active Directory and Entra ID relationships	Best for: Security assessors and administrators documenting an Active Directory domain
Free + paid options The Community Edition is free and open source. BloodHound Enterprise is paid.	Free Free to download from the GitHub repository.
Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, Command line
Turns abstract directory permissions into concrete, visible attack paths Used by defenders to close paths as much as by testers to find them	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
Collection requires directory access and should be run only with authorisation The graph database stack takes real setup effort	Excel report formatting depends on Microsoft Excel Intended for authorized testing and auditing of environments you are permitted to assess
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
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 BloodHound Community Edition specterops.io/bloodhound-enterprise Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ADRecon github.com/adrecon/ADRecon Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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