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ScubaGear vs Maester: catalog facts
ScubaGear	Maester
Free Free to download and use from CISA's GitHub repository.	Free Free and open source, community driven.
Command line	Command line
Checks Microsoft 365 against published CISA SCuBA baselines Produces an assessment report, with a sample in the repository	More than 360 ready-made security tests Five compliance baselines in a single report
Covers Microsoft 365 only Needs PowerShell and administrator permissions on the tenant	Limited to Microsoft 365 and Entra tenants Requires PowerShell and Microsoft Graph permissions
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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