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Certipy vs ADRecon: catalog facts
Certipy	ADRecon
Best for: Audit Active Directory Certificate Services configurations	Best for: Security assessors and administrators documenting an Active Directory domain
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.	Free Free to download from the GitHub repository.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Helps identify certificate-service settings with security implications.	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
Requires an appropriate Active Directory environment and authorized access.	Excel report formatting depends on Microsoft Excel Intended for authorized testing and auditing of environments you are permitted to assess
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	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 Certipy github.com/ly4k/Certipy github.com/ly4k/Certipy/blob/main/LICENSE 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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