# Acalvio ShadowPlex alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 169 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Acalvio ShadowPlex holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/acalvio-shadowplex/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Thinkst Canary: 60
- Canarytokens: 10
- OpenCanary: 9
- HoneyWire: 2
- Tracebit: 2
- Zscaler Deception: 2

## Deception technology

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Acalvio ShadowPlex (Acalvio ShadowPlex is #15 of 15 at 0%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 38 of those 77
- Canarytokens: first choice in 7 of those 77
- OpenCanary: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Tracebit: first choice in 2 of those 77
- CRM Honeypots: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Canary: first choice in 1 of those 77
- CyberTrap: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Cynet: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Acalvio ShadowPlex (Acalvio ShadowPlex is #5 of 16 at 2%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 18 of those 57
- Canarytokens: first choice in 3 of those 57
- HoneyWire: first choice in 2 of those 57
- OpenCanary: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Canarytoken: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Canarytokens OSS: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Cowrie: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Cymulate: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 35 of 84 answers did not name Acalvio ShadowPlex (Acalvio ShadowPlex is #1 of 13 at 61%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 4 of those 35
- Zscaler Deception: first choice in 2 of those 35
- Attivo Networks: first choice in 1 of those 35
- CounterCraft: first choice in 1 of those 35
- FortiDeceptor: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Illusive: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Rapid7, Inc.: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Smokescreen Technologies: first choice in 1 of those 35

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