# HoneyWire: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/honeywire/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deception technology | 7% | 4 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "HoneyWire (free) or Thinkst Canary (low-cost, easy to deploy) are the best choices" (Mistral Small, Deception)
- "the best deception technology platform is HoneyWire (open‑source, AGPL‑3.0)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Deception)
- "Top Recommendation: HoneyWire (Free, Open-Source)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Deception)
- "A newer open-source, agentless option designed for easy terminal-based deployment" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Deception)

## In its own words

What HoneyWire's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Open-source zero-agent cyber deception platform. (https://honeywire.dev/)
- Price stated: Free and Open Source (AGPLv3) (https://honeywire.dev/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://honeywire.dev/)
- Free plan or trial: Free and Open Source (AGPLv3) (https://honeywire.dev/)

## What it publishes

Every page honeywire.dev exposes, read 2026-10-05: 4 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.