# Deception technology for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "deception technology platform" and as "honeypot and decoy tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/2026-11/smb

**Standing:** Thinkst Canary leads with 53% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 53 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Thinkst Canary](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/thinkst-canary/index.md) | 53% | 8% | 49 |
| 2 | [OpenCanary](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/opencanary/index.md) | 13% | 8% | 39 |
| 3 | [Canarytokens](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/canarytokens/index.md) | 9% | 0% | 19 |
| 4 | [HoneyWire](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/honeywire/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 16 |
| 9 | [SentinelOne Singularity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sentinelone-singularity/index.md) | 2% | 35% | 20 |
| 17 | [Tracebit](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/tracebit/index.md) | 0% | 7% | 14 |
| 18 | [Rapid7 InsightIDR Deception](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/rapid7-insightidr-deception/index.md) | 0% | 27% | 15 |
| 20 | [FortiDeceptor](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fortideceptor/index.md) | 0% | 35% | 17 |
| 23 | [Cowrie](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cowrie/index.md) | 0% | 31% | 13 |
| 25 | [Fortinet FortiDeceptor](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fortinet-fortideceptor/index.md) | 0% | 30% | 10 |
| 86 | [T-Pot](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/t-pot/index.md) | 0% | 64% | 11 |
| 87 | [Zscaler Deception](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zscaler-deception/index.md) | 0% | 58% | 12 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 91 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Thinkst Canary; alternatives Deceptive Bytes, FortiDeceptor, Lupovis, Rapid7 InsightIDR Deception
- GPT-5.4 mini: Thinkst Canary; alternatives Labyrinth Deception Platform, SentinelOne's BOTsink
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Thinkst Canary; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Tracebit
- Perplexity Sonar: Thinkst Canary; alternatives Attivo, Deception-as-a-service, FortiDeceptor, Rapid7 deception features
- Grok 4.20: Thinkst Canary; alternatives OpenCanary, Rapid7 InsightIDR Deception, TrapEye
- Mistral Small: Thinkst Canary; alternatives HoneyWire, OpenCanary
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Thinkst Canary; alternatives Morphisec, OpenCanary
- Llama 4 Maverick: Thinkst Canary; alternatives HoneyWire, OpenCanary, Trapster
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Canary; alternatives Attivo Networks, Darktrace, HackerTarget
- Kimi K2: Thinkst Canary; alternatives FortiDeceptor, HoneyWire, OpenCanary, TrapEye
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Cynet, Labyrinth Cyber Deception Platform
- MiniMax M2.5: SentinelOne Singularity; alternatives Smokescreen, ThreatWise, TrapX Security
- GPT-6 Luna: Thinkst Canary; alternatives Canarytokens, Tracebit
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Thinkst Canary; alternatives OpenCanary, Tracebit

## Sources the answers cite

75 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- sourceforge.net: 38 answers, 59 citations
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 35 answers, 35 citations
- guideflow.com: 32 answers, 32 citations
- gane.ai/index: 28 answers, 30 citations
- expertinsights.com: 27 answers, 27 citations
- g2.com: 19 answers, 29 citations
- acalvio.com: 18 answers, 30 citations
- canary.tools: 18 answers, 19 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-deception-technology-software (35 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/smb (28 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/best-deception-technology-companies (27 answers)
- https://sourceforge.net/software/deception-technology/for-small-business (26 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/deception-technology-software (21 answers)
- https://sourceforge.net/software/deception-technology (20 answers)
- https://canary.tools/ (18 answers)
- https://trustradius.com/deception-technology?company-size=small-business (16 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/deception-technology (13 answers)
- https://slashdot.org/software/deception-technology?page=2 (12 answers)

## Warned against

- Acalvio ShadowPlex: 23 of 33 labels negative. "Designed for enterprise scale with autonomous deployment; 61% negative rating from AI recommendations for small businesses; enterprise pricing model" (Kimi K2, negative prompt)
- Illusive Networks: 12 of 13 labels negative. "Avoid or be highly cautious about: Enterprise-focused platforms (Attivo/SentinelOne, Acalvio, Illusive, Fidelis, TrapX, Zscaler Deception)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- SentinelOne Singularity: 7 of 20 labels negative. "Heavy enterprise-grade platform; overkill for small businesses without dedicated security staff" (Kimi K2, negative prompt)
- Fidelis Deception: 7 of 9 labels negative. "Avoid or be highly cautious about: Enterprise-focused platforms (Attivo/SentinelOne, Acalvio, Illusive, Fidelis, TrapX, Zscaler Deception)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Thinkst Canary at 53%.

- Thinkst Canary: 30% to 53%, +23. Cleared the floor by 12 points · rank 1 of 91, unchanged.
- HoneyWire: 10% to 2%, −8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 3 → 4 of 91.
- OpenCanary: 18% to 13%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 2 of 91, unchanged.
- Canarytokens: 4% to 9%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 5 → 3 of 91.
- Trapster: 6% to 2%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 4 → 5 of 91.
- SentinelOne Singularity: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 65 → 9 of 91.
- Morphisec: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 7 → 19 of 91.
- Tracebit: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 21 → 17 of 91.
- Rapid7 InsightIDR Deception: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 29 → 18 of 91.
- FortiDeceptor: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 87 → 20 of 91.
- Cowrie: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 22 → 23 of 91.
- Fortinet FortiDeceptor: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 59 → 25 of 91.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.