# Thinkst Canary alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 135 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Thinkst Canary 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/thinkst-canary/alternatives

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

- Acalvio ShadowPlex: 24
- Canarytokens: 6
- CounterCraft: 4
- OpenCanary: 4
- Attivo Networks: 3
- Cynet: 3

## Deception technology

**Small business**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Thinkst Canary (Thinkst Canary is #1 of 15 at 53%).

- Canarytokens: first choice in 6 of those 40
- OpenCanary: first choice in 4 of those 40
- Tracebit: first choice in 3 of those 40
- Cynet: first choice in 2 of those 40
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 40
- CRM Honeypots: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Canary: first choice in 1 of those 40
- CyberTrap: first choice in 1 of those 40

**Mid-market**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Thinkst Canary (Thinkst Canary is #1 of 16 at 56%).

- Acalvio ShadowPlex: first choice in 6 of those 42
- CounterCraft: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Attivo Networks: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Canarytoken: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Cowrie: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Cymulate: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Cynet: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Deceptive Security: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Enterprise**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Thinkst Canary (Thinkst Canary is #2 of 13 at 22%).

- Acalvio ShadowPlex: first choice in 18 of those 53
- Zscaler Deception: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Attivo Networks: first choice in 2 of those 53
- CounterCraft: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Illusive: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Attivo Networks, now SentinelOne Deception / ThreatDeception: first choice in 1 of those 53
- CounterCraft Cyber Deception Platform: first choice in 1 of those 53
- FortiDeceptor: first choice in 1 of those 53

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