Deception technology · November 2026 Edition
OpenCanary vs Acalvio ShadowPlex
Zero of fourteen models named OpenCanary first on the direct prompt; one named Acalvio ShadowPlex. OpenCanary was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Acalvio ShadowPlex by fourteen and OpenCanary carries 22 labels and Acalvio ShadowPlex 42, so the shares are not directly comparable.
OpenCanary
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%24%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels2242A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, OpenCanary reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Thinkst Canary was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Thinkst Canary vs OpenCanary · Thinkst Canary vs Acalvio ShadowPlex · Canarytokens vs OpenCanary
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the deception technology page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
OpenCanaryFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAcalvio ShadowPlex
Direct011 against Acalvio ShadowPlex
Paraphrase002 against Acalvio ShadowPlex
Comparative09
Budget-constrained202 against Acalvio ShadowPlex
Scale-constrained001 against Acalvio ShadowPlex
Negative004 against Acalvio ShadowPlex
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, OpenCanary and Acalvio ShadowPlex were named in the same answer twenty-eight times, of the 65 answers naming OpenCanary and the 133 naming Acalvio ShadowPlex. In those answers Acalvio ShadowPlex took the first choice three times and OpenCanary two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where OpenCanary and Acalvio ShadowPlex stood in it.
| Model | DirectOP | ParaphraseOP | ComparativeOP | Budget-constrainedOP | Scale-constrainedOP | NegativeOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | OP | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | OP | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | OP | | OP | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | OP | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | OP | OP | ||
| Mistral Small | | OP | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | OP | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | OP | | OP | |||
| Kimi K2 | | OP | | OP | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | OP | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | OP | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | OP | | OP | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | OP | | OP |
OP OpenCanary Acalvio ShadowPlexOP first choiceOP named as an alternativeOP argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OpenCanary on the left and Acalvio ShadowPlex on the right.
Acalvio ShadowPlexOP first choiceOP named as an alternativeOP argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OpenCanary on the left and Acalvio ShadowPlex on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OpenCanary and Acalvio ShadowPlex stood in it.
Acalvio ShadowPlex first, OpenCanary not the choice
1 of 14 modelsOpenCanary was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashAcalvio ShadowPlex alternatives: SentinelOne Singularity, Thinkst Canary
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Thinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Canarytokens, Illusive Networks
Perplexity SonarThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Fidelis Deception, Rapid7 InsightIDR Deception
Grok 4.20Thinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, FortiDeceptor, Illusive Networks, TrapX
Llama 4 MaverickThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Cymulate Deception, Fidelis Deception, Illusive Networks, TrapX DeceptionGrid
Kimi K2Cynet, Tracebit alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Deceptive Bytes
GLM 4.7 FlashXThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex
MiniMax M2.5CounterCraft, Fidelis Deception alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Attivo Networks
GPT-6 LunaThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, FortiDeceptor, Rapid7 InsightIDR Deception
Muse Glimmer 30BThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Attivo Networks ThreatDefend Deception and Response Platform
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniLabyrinth Deception Platform alternatives: Cynet, Tracebit
Gemini 3.5 FlashThinkst Canary alternatives: Fortinet FortiDeceptor, SentinelOne Singularity Remote Deception / Identity, Tracebit, Zscaler Deception
Mistral SmallThinkst Canary alternatives: CyberTrap, Zscaler Deception
Qwen 3.7 FlashCymulate alternatives: Attivo Networks, Crypt48
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
OpenCanary leads by thirteen points.
OpenCanary13%#2 of 15
Acalvio ShadowPlex0%#15 of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
OpenCanary leads by two points.
OpenCanary4%#3 of 16
Acalvio ShadowPlex2%#5 of 16Enterprise
The order flips: Acalvio ShadowPlex leads at enterprise.
Acalvio ShadowPlex61%#1 of 13OpenCanary0%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about OpenCanary
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“start with canary tokens and one OpenCanary host, because they cost almost nothing and produce alerts you can trust.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“For a very limited budget, start with OpenCanary.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“OpenCanary is the leading open-source network honeypot platform for teams that want low-overhead network-level deception” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · alternative
What the models said about Acalvio ShadowPlex
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“This platform had a 61% negative rate in a recommendation index for small businesses... avoid those that: ... Have a history of negative user reviews (like Acalvio ShadowPlex or T-Pot)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid starting with broad enterprise platforms such as Acalvio, CounterCraft, or Zscaler Deception” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“The deception technology platforms to avoid or be cautious about are: 1. Acalvio ShadowPlex” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Excellent for large enterprises; focuses on disrupting automated/AI-driven attacks... Strong in preemptive deception and low-maintenance deployment.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Acalvio ShadowPlex, named a leader and outperformer in the GigaOm Radar for Deception Technology for the fourth consecutive year in 2026” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Acalvio ShadowPlex if: You need enterprise-scale AI-powered deception with broad environment coverage and open integrations.” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.