# Acalvio ShadowPlex alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 181 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Acalvio ShadowPlex holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/acalvio-shadowplex/alternatives/

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

- Thinkst Canary: 43
- OpenCanary: 11
- HoneyWire: 8
- Trapster: 5
- Canarytokens: 4
- Rapid7 Incident Command: 3

## Deception technology

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Acalvio ShadowPlex (Acalvio ShadowPlex is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 26 of those 80
- OpenCanary: first choice in 9 of those 80
- HoneyWire: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Canarytokens: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Trapster: first choice in 3 of those 80
- CyberTrap: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Morphisec: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Canary Tokens: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Acalvio ShadowPlex (Acalvio ShadowPlex is #2 of 11 at 9%).

- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 14 of those 58
- HoneyWire: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Canarytokens.org: first choice in 2 of those 58
- OpenCanary: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Trapster: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Canarytokens: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Deceptive Bytes: first choice in 1 of those 58
- HoneyPy: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Acalvio ShadowPlex (Acalvio ShadowPlex is #1 of 8 at 47%).

- Rapid7 Incident Command: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Thinkst Canary: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Attivo Networks ThreatDefend: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Zscaler Deception: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Attivo Networks: first choice in 1 of those 43
- CounterCraft: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Deception Technologies: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Proofpoint Identity Threat Defense: first choice in 1 of those 43

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