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Purple Knight vs SharpHound: catalog facts
Purple Knight	SharpHound
Free The Community edition is free to download from Semperis.	Free Free to download from GitHub or from a BloodHound CE instance.
Windows	Windows, Command line
Covers on-premises AD, Entra ID and Okta in one assessment More than 230 indicators of exposure and compromise	Official Active Directory collector for BloodHound Compatible version downloadable from the BloodHound CE interface
Closed source Assessment tool only; it does not fix issues itself	Only useful together with BloodHound Must match the version of the deployed BloodHound CE
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	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 Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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