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

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