# Canarytokens alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 223 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Canarytokens 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/canarytokens/alternatives

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

- Thinkst Canary: 65
- Acalvio ShadowPlex: 49
- CounterCraft: 4
- OpenCanary: 4
- Attivo Networks: 3
- Tracebit: 3

## Deception technology

**Small business**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Canarytokens (Canarytokens is #3 of 15 at 9%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 32 of those 66
- Tracebit: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Cynet: first choice in 2 of those 66
- OpenCanary: first choice in 2 of those 66
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 66
- CRM Honeypots: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Canary: first choice in 1 of those 66
- CyberTrap: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Canarytokens (Canarytokens is #2 of 16 at 6%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 22 of those 73
- Acalvio ShadowPlex: first choice in 10 of those 73
- CounterCraft: first choice in 2 of those 73
- HoneyWire: first choice in 2 of those 73
- OpenCanary: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Attivo Networks: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Canarytoken: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Canarytokens OSS: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Canarytokens.

- Acalvio ShadowPlex: first choice in 39 of those 84
- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Zscaler Deception: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Attivo Networks: first choice in 2 of those 84
- CounterCraft: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Illusive: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Attivo Networks ThreatDefend: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Attivo Networks, now SentinelOne Deception / ThreatDeception: first choice in 1 of those 84

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