Deception technology · November 2026 Edition
Thinkst Canary vs Acalvio ShadowPlex
Nine of fourteen models named Thinkst Canary first on the direct prompt; one named Acalvio ShadowPlex. Thinkst Canary was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Acalvio ShadowPlex by fourteen and Thinkst Canary carries 48 labels and Acalvio ShadowPlex 42, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share56%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#1#5A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels4842A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Thinkst Canary reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Thinkst Canary vs Canarytokens · Thinkst Canary vs OpenCanary · Thinkst Canary vs HoneyWire
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.
Thinkst CanaryFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAcalvio ShadowPlex
Direct911 against Acalvio ShadowPlex
Paraphrase1202 against Acalvio ShadowPlex
Comparative19
Budget-constrained502 against Acalvio ShadowPlex
Scale-constrained101 against Acalvio ShadowPlex
Negative204 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, Thinkst Canary and Acalvio ShadowPlex were named in the same answer eighty-six times, of the 137 answers naming Thinkst Canary and the 133 naming Acalvio ShadowPlex. In those answers Acalvio ShadowPlex took the first choice twenty-nine times and Thinkst Canary forty-six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Thinkst Canary and Acalvio ShadowPlex stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | | ||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Thinkst Canary Acalvio ShadowPlex first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Thinkst Canary on the left and Acalvio ShadowPlex on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Thinkst Canary and Acalvio ShadowPlex stood in it.
Thinkst Canary first, Acalvio ShadowPlex an alternative
9 of 14 modelsAcalvio ShadowPlex was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Thinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Canarytokens, Illusive Networks
Gemini 3.5 FlashThinkst Canary alternatives: Fortinet FortiDeceptor, SentinelOne Singularity Remote Deception / Identity, Tracebit, Zscaler Deception
Perplexity SonarThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Fidelis Deception, Rapid7 InsightIDR Deception
Grok 4.20Thinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, FortiDeceptor, Illusive Networks, TrapX
Mistral SmallThinkst Canary alternatives: CyberTrap, Zscaler Deception
Llama 4 MaverickThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Cymulate Deception, Fidelis Deception, Illusive Networks, TrapX DeceptionGrid
GLM 4.7 FlashXThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex
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
Acalvio ShadowPlex first, Thinkst Canary an alternative
1 of 14 modelsThinkst Canary 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
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Kimi K2Cynet, Tracebit alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Deceptive Bytes
MiniMax M2.5CounterCraft, Fidelis Deception alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Attivo Networks
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniLabyrinth Deception Platform alternatives: Cynet, Tracebit
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
Thinkst Canary leads by fifty-three points.
Thinkst Canary53%#1 of 15Acalvio ShadowPlex0%#15 of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
Thinkst Canary leads by fifty-four points.
Thinkst Canary56%#1 of 16Acalvio ShadowPlex2%#5 of 16Enterprise
The order flips: Acalvio ShadowPlex leads at enterprise.
Acalvio ShadowPlex61%#1 of 13Thinkst Canary22%#2 of 13What the models said about Thinkst Canary
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Thinkst Canary offers the best value for money among paid platforms due to its simplicity, low false positives, and comprehensive coverage.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Thinkst Canary (from Thinkst Applied Research) stands out as the best deception technology platform for most mid-market B2B companies.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“Excellent signal quality, very easy (Canarytokens are free and powerful), low maintenance. Often the "gold standard" for fidelity.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
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
Thinkst Canary vs CanarytokensThinkst Canary vs OpenCanaryThinkst Canary vs HoneyWireThinkst Canary vs TracebitThinkst Canary vs CounterCraftThinkst Canary vs Fidelis DeceptionCanarytokens vs Acalvio ShadowPlexOpenCanary vs Acalvio ShadowPlexHoneyWire vs Acalvio ShadowPlexAcalvio ShadowPlex vs TracebitAcalvio ShadowPlex vs CounterCraftAcalvio ShadowPlex vs Fidelis DeceptionAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full deception standing
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.