Acalvio ShadowPlex vs Fortinet FortiDeceptor
Four of fourteen models named Acalvio ShadowPlex first on the direct prompt; one named Fortinet FortiDeceptor. Acalvio ShadowPlex was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Fortinet FortiDeceptor by seven and Acalvio ShadowPlex carries 42 labels and Fortinet FortiDeceptor 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the deception technology page.
By framing
Acalvio ShadowPlexFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFortinet FortiDeceptor
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Acalvio ShadowPlex and Fortinet FortiDeceptor were named in the same answer twenty-one times, of the 110 answers naming Acalvio ShadowPlex and the 23 naming Fortinet FortiDeceptor. In those answers Fortinet FortiDeceptor took the first choice one time and Acalvio ShadowPlex ten.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
Acalvio ShadowPlex Fortinet FortiDeceptor first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Acalvio ShadowPlex on the left and Fortinet FortiDeceptor on the right.The direct prompt
Acalvio ShadowPlex first, Fortinet FortiDeceptor an alternative
4 of 14 modelsFortinet FortiDeceptor was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Fortinet FortiDeceptor first, Acalvio ShadowPlex an alternative
1 of 14 modelsAcalvio ShadowPlex was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Acalvio ShadowPlex0%#9 of 9Fortinet FortiDeceptor0%#– of 9Acalvio ShadowPlex9%#2 of 11Fortinet FortiDeceptor2%#5 of 11Acalvio ShadowPlex47%#1 of 8Fortinet FortiDeceptor0%#– of 8What the models said about Acalvio ShadowPlex
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“look out for architectural red flags when evaluating active deception platforms (such as those from Acalvio, CounterCraft, or Fidelis Security)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“massive enterprise "deception grids" (such as Acalvio, Fidelis, or SentinelOne Attivo) are highly effective, they are cost-prohibitive” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“this complexity often translates to higher pricing and more required administrative upkeep” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Consistently ranked as a leader in GigaOm’s Radar Report (2023–2024)... stands out for its centralized Deception Farm architecture, cloud-native design, and AI-driven countermeasures” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“I recommend requesting demos from Illusive Networks and Acalvio specifically, as they appear most focused on the mid-market segment.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“If you want enterprise-scale automation with very low operational burden, Acalvio is the recognized leader.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Fortinet FortiDeceptor
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Rapid7 or Fortinet FortiDeceptor are the most frequently cited value choices” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Platform-Integrated Deception (e.g., SentinelOne Singularity Deception, Fortinet FortiDeceptor)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
“Choose FortiDeceptor if your company is already a Fortinet shop or has OT/IoT exposure.” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.