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BloodHound Community Edition vs Purple Knight: catalog facts
BloodHound Community Edition	Purple Knight
Best for: Maps attack paths through Active Directory and Entra ID relationships	Best for: Administrators auditing the security of a hybrid Active Directory environment
Free + paid options The Community Edition is free and open source. BloodHound Enterprise is paid.	Free The Community edition is free to download from Semperis.
Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows
Turns abstract directory permissions into concrete, visible attack paths Used by defenders to close paths as much as by testers to find them	Covers on-premises AD, Entra ID and Okta in one assessment More than 230 indicators of exposure and compromise All 3 strengths for Purple Knight Covers on-premises AD, Entra ID and Okta in one assessment More than 230 indicators of exposure and compromise Prioritized remediation guidance with MITRE ATT&CK mapping
Collection requires directory access and should be run only with authorisation The graph database stack takes real setup effort	Closed source Assessment tool only; it does not fix issues itself All 3 limitations for Purple Knight Closed source Assessment tool only; it does not fix issues itself Windows only
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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 Sources for BloodHound Community Edition specterops.io/bloodhound-enterprise Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Purple Knight purple-knight.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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