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Deception technology · October 2026 Edition

Tracebit vs Fortinet FortiDeceptor

Two of fourteen models named Tracebit first on the direct prompt; one named Fortinet FortiDeceptor. Tracebit was named by ten of the fourteen models and Fortinet FortiDeceptor by seven and Tracebit carries 18 labels and Fortinet FortiDeceptor 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Tracebit

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Fortinet FortiDeceptor

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share7%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1810A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Tracebit reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Acalvio ShadowPlex was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Thinkst Canary vs Tracebit · Thinkst Canary vs Fortinet FortiDeceptor · Acalvio ShadowPlex vs Tracebit

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

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
TracebitFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFortinet FortiDeceptor
Direct21
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against Tracebit
Scale-constrained10
Negative002 against Tracebit
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Tracebit and Fortinet FortiDeceptor were named in the same answer six times, of the 39 answers naming Tracebit and the 23 naming Fortinet FortiDeceptor. In those answers Fortinet FortiDeceptor took the first choice zero times and Tracebit one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Tracebit and Fortinet FortiDeceptor stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Tracebit Fortinet FortiDeceptor first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Tracebit on the left and Fortinet FortiDeceptor on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Tracebit and Fortinet FortiDeceptor stood in it.

Tracebit first, Fortinet FortiDeceptor not the choice

2 of 14 modelsFortinet FortiDeceptor was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
DeepSeek V4 FlashTracebit alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Fidelis Deception, FortiDeceptor
GPT-6 LunaTracebit alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Thinkst Canary, Zscaler Deception

Fortinet FortiDeceptor first, Tracebit not the choice

1 of 14 modelsTracebit was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Muse Glimmer 30BFortinet FortiDeceptor, Rapid7 Incident Command alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Proofpoint, Thinkst Canary

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.
Gemini 3.5 FlashThinkst Canary alternatives: SentinelOne Singularity Hologram, Tracebit
Perplexity SonarAcalvio ShadowPlex alternatives: Fortinet FortiDeceptor, Thinkst Canary
Grok 4.1 FastAcalvio ShadowPlex alternatives: Fortinet FortiDeceptor, Thinkst Canary
GLM 4.7 FlashXRapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Fortinet FortiDeceptor

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Deceptive Bytes alternatives: Acalvio 360 Deception, Illusive, Thinkst Canary
GPT-5.4 miniThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex
Mistral SmallAcalvio ShadowPlex, Attivo Networks ThreatDefend
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashHoneypot.io alternatives: Attivo Networks, Cymulate, Microsoft Defender XDR
Kimi K2Thinkst Canary alternatives: TrapEye, Trapster
MiniMax M2.5Acalvio ShadowPlex, Illusive Networks

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Tracebit0%#6 of 9
Fortinet FortiDeceptor0%#– of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Tracebit leads by four points.
Tracebit7%#3 of 11
Fortinet FortiDeceptor2%#5 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Tracebit leads by two points.
Tracebit2%#– of 8
Fortinet FortiDeceptor0%#– of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Tracebit

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“User reviews cite concerns about: Confusing, cluttered interface; Difficult navigation; False positives requiring manual review” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“G2 review summaries for Tracebit mention a confusing/cluttered interface, false positives, and a higher learning curve.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“While primarily focused on enterprise... check for the latest pricing and suitability for your scale.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · soft negative
“Lightweight / Token-Centric Deception (e.g., Thinkst Canary, Tracebit) ... Best For: Mid-market companies with small teams.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Tracebit” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd shortlist Tracebit first” GPT-6 Luna · direct 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
Also compared

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.