# Zscaler Deception alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 210 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Zscaler Deception 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/zscaler-deception/alternatives

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

- Thinkst Canary: 72
- Acalvio ShadowPlex: 31
- Canarytokens: 10
- OpenCanary: 9
- Attivo Networks: 3
- Cynet: 2

## Deception technology

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Deception (Zscaler Deception is #12 of 15 at 0%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 41 of those 81
- Canarytokens: first choice in 7 of those 81
- OpenCanary: first choice in 7 of those 81
- Cynet: first choice in 2 of those 81
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Tracebit: first choice in 2 of those 81
- CRM Honeypots: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Canary: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Deception (Zscaler Deception is #12 of 16 at 0%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 24 of those 72
- Acalvio ShadowPlex: first choice in 8 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
- Attivo Networks: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Canarytoken: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Canarytokens OSS: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Deception (Zscaler Deception is #3 of 13 at 4%).

- Acalvio ShadowPlex: first choice in 23 of those 57
- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 7 of those 57
- Attivo Networks: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Attivo Networks ThreatDefend: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Attivo Networks, now SentinelOne Deception / ThreatDeception: first choice in 1 of those 57
- CounterCraft: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Illusive Networks: first choice in 1 of those 57
- SentinelOne Attivo: first choice in 1 of those 57

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