# Fidelis Deception: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fidelis-deception

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Deception technology](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 8% | 12 |

## What the models said for it

- "I would recommend Fidelis Security or CounterCraft as the top choices" (MiniMax M2.5, Deception)
- "More platform complexity than most mid-market buyers need" (Perplexity Sonar, Deception)
- "Other options include ... Fidelis Deception" (Llama 4 Maverick, Deception)

## And against it

- "others (e.g., Acalvio, Fidelis) target Fortune 500 with more complexity" (Kimi K2, Deception)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Fidelis Deception, from 33 of the 33 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 25
- acalvio.com: 20
- expertinsights.com: 14
- fidelissecurity.com: 13 (its own site)
- guideflow.com: 11
- aimultiple.com: 10
- countercraftsec.com: 10
- g2.com: 9
- gane.ai/index: 9
- wizbrand.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-deception-technology-software: 25
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/best-deception-technology-companies: 14
- https://guideflow.com/blog/deception-technology-software: 11
- https://aimultiple.com/deception-tech-companies: 10
- https://fidelissecurity.com/threatgeek/deception/top-deception-technology-solutions: 9
- https://wizbrand.com/tutorials/top-10-deception-technology-tools-features-pros-cons-comparison: 8
- https://acalvio.com/preemptive-security/competitive-intelligence-cyber-deception: 7
- https://cyberpress.org/deception-technology-review: 7

## In its own words

What Fidelis Deception's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: This proactive approach to threat detection and mitigation helps turn adversaries into targets. Fidelis Deception delivers high-fidelity alerts and events from decoys, AD credentials, poisoned data, and suspicious traffic. (https://fidelissecurity.com/)
- For: MSSPs, Security System Integrators, Value-added Distributors, Channel Partners, And more (https://fidelissecurity.com/partners)
- Customers named: Children’s Hospital, Lyell Immunopharma, Lauda, Merit Awards, Children's Hospital

## What it publishes

Every page fidelissecurity.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2935 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-06
- case study: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-08-01
- webinar or virtual event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-24
- conference or event: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-22
- report or ebook: 143 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-02
- comparison: 45 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-10
- template or tool: 12 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- glossary or explainer: 216 pages, 29 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- podcast or video: 17 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-21
- news or press: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-18 glossary or explainer: User activity monitoring uam https://fidelissecurity.com/glossary/user-activity-monitoring-uam
- Recent: 2026-09-18 glossary or explainer: Cyber asset inventory https://fidelissecurity.com/glossary/cyber-asset-inventory
- Recent: 2026-09-15 glossary or explainer: Asset risk https://fidelissecurity.com/glossary/asset-risk
- Recent: 2026-09-15 glossary or explainer: Terrain mapping https://fidelissecurity.com/glossary/terrain-mapping
- Recent: 2026-09-15 glossary or explainer: Cyber asset attack surface management caasm https://fidelissecurity.com/glossary/cyber-asset-attack-surface-management-caasm
- Recent: 2026-09-15 glossary or explainer: Prompt injection https://fidelissecurity.com/glossary/prompt-injection

## 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.