# Illusive Networks alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 232 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Illusive Networks 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/illusive-networks/alternatives

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

- Thinkst Canary: 78
- Acalvio ShadowPlex: 39
- Canarytokens: 10
- OpenCanary: 9
- CounterCraft: 3
- Tracebit: 3

## Deception technology

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Illusive Networks (Illusive Networks is #14 of 15 at 0%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 42 of those 84
- Canarytokens: first choice in 7 of those 84
- OpenCanary: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Tracebit: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Cynet: first choice in 2 of those 84
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 84
- CRM Honeypots: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Canary: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Illusive Networks (Illusive Networks is #14 of 16 at 0%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 26 of those 72
- Acalvio ShadowPlex: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Canarytokens: first choice in 3 of those 72
- HoneyWire: first choice in 2 of those 72
- OpenCanary: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Canarytoken: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Canarytokens OSS: first choice in 1 of those 72
- CounterCraft: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Illusive Networks (Illusive Networks is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Acalvio ShadowPlex: first choice in 35 of those 76
- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 10 of those 76
- CounterCraft: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Illusive: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Zscaler Deception: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Attivo Networks ThreatDefend: first choice in 1 of those 76
- CounterCraft Cyber Deception Platform: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Fidelis Deception: first choice in 1 of those 76

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