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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 198 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where OpenCanary 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/opencanary/alternatives

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

- Acalvio ShadowPlex: 49
- Thinkst Canary: 48
- Attivo Networks: 3
- CounterCraft: 3
- Cynet: 3
- Tracebit: 3

## Deception technology

**Small business**: 49 of 84 answers did not name OpenCanary (OpenCanary is #2 of 15 at 13%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 17 of those 49
- Tracebit: first choice in 3 of those 49
- Canarytokens: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Cynet: first choice in 2 of those 49
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 49
- CRM Honeypots: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Canary: first choice in 1 of those 49
- CyberTrap: first choice in 1 of those 49

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name OpenCanary (OpenCanary is #3 of 16 at 4%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 20 of those 65
- Acalvio ShadowPlex: first choice in 10 of those 65
- Attivo Networks: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Canarytoken: first choice in 1 of those 65
- CounterCraft: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Cowrie: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Cymulate: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Cynet: first choice in 1 of those 65

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

- 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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