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