# Proofpoint Shadow: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/proofpoint-shadow

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Deception technology](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 33% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "SentinelOne or Proofpoint for identity and lateral-movement emphasis" (GPT-6 Luna, Deception)
- "Need identity-threat emphasis → look at Proofpoint Shadow." (GPT-5.4 mini, Deception)

## And against it

- "Cautious for non-email-focused environments—may feel like an add-on rather than core platform." (Grok 4.20, Deception)
- "Proofpoint Shadow is flagged with 56% negative share, 5 of 9 labels negative" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Deception)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Proofpoint Shadow, from 21 of the 21 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- expertinsights.com: 15
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 15
- zscaler.com: 12
- acalvio.com: 10
- countercraftsec.com: 10
- gane.ai/index: 10
- guideflow.com: 7
- sourceforge.net: 7
- aimultiple.com: 6
- csoonline.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/best-deception-technology-companies: 15
- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-deception-technology-software: 15
- https://zscaler.com/blogs/product-insights/what-to-look-for-deception-technology: 9
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/enterprise: 8
- https://zscaler.com/products-and-solutions/deception-technology: 7
- https://acalvio.com/resources/guide/acalvio-cyber-deception-buyers-guide: 6
- https://aimultiple.com/deception-tech-companies: 6
- https://guideflow.com/blog/deception-technology-software: 6

## In its own words

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

- Free plan or trial: Inizia una Prova Gratuita (https://www.proofpoint.com/it/threat-reference/shadow-ai)

## 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.