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Best Honeypot Software 2026
Facts read 22 Sep 2026 – 8 Oct 2026
Honeypot software lets you deploy decoys intended to attract activity directed at systems, credentials, or data. Canarytokens, Cowrie, and T-Pot are among the options shown. Compared on decoy scope, cloud decoys, credential lures, and maximum decoys, the entries offer details to weigh against the environment you want to monitor. Deployment model and data retention can help clarify how each option fits your operational needs. You can also compare free-plan availability and paid-from pricing. Consider the kinds of decoys you need, where they will run, and how much coverage and retention the listed features provide.
The standings: top 10
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
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| 01 Canarytokens | Canarytokens suits people who want alerts when decoy tokens in systems or cloud environments are accessed. | 4.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 02 Beelzebub | It suits security teams looking for decoys and investigation context across multiple protocols. | 4.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Linux, API, Self-hosted | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 03 OpenCanary | It suits administrators who want a self-hosted decoy for monitoring activity on a non-public network. | 4.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Mac, Linux, Self-hosted | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 04 T-Pot | T-Pot suits users who can host and manage honeypot infrastructure and want multiple decoys with event dashboards and network monitoring. | 4.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Windows, Mac, Linux, Self-hosted | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 05 Honeyd | Honeyd suits users creating host- or network-based honeypots, virtual honeynets, or network monitoring setups. | 4.5 | Free plan | Free plan | Windows, Linux, Self-hosted | 7 Oct 2026 |
| 06 Honeytrap | Honeytrap suits users setting up self-hosted honeypots on Linux, including deployments that need centralized configuration or logging. | 4.5 | Free plan | Free plan | Linux, Self-hosted | 7 Oct 2026 |
| 07 MedPot | MedPot suits people who need to deploy an HL7 or FHIR honeypot on Linux in a self-hosted environment. | 4.5 | Free plan | Free plan | Linux, Self-hosted | 8 Oct 2026 |
| 08 Cowrie | Cowrie is intended for security researchers, CERTs, and defenders who want to monitor SSH and Telnet activity. | 4.4 | Free plan | Free plan | Linux, Self-hosted | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 09 KFSensor | KFSensor suits Windows security teams that need honeypot-based intrusion detection, service emulation, and event integrations. | 4.4 | $120 a year | Free trial | Windows | 7 Oct 2026 |
| 10 Mailoney | Mailoney suits security teams and administrators who need a self-hosted SMTP decoy for observing attacks and credential attempts. | 4.4 | Free plan | Free plan | Windows, Linux, Self-hosted | 7 Oct 2026 |
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Beelzebub
It suits security teams looking for decoys and investigation context across multiple protocols.
LinuxAPISelf-hosted Record4.6 Visit
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OpenCanary
It suits administrators who want a self-hosted decoy for monitoring activity on a non-public network.
MacLinuxSelf-hosted Record4.6 Visit
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T-Pot
T-Pot suits users who can host and manage honeypot infrastructure and want multiple decoys with event dashboards and network monitoring.
WindowsMacLinux+1 Record4.6 Visit
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Honeyd
Honeyd suits users creating host- or network-based honeypots, virtual honeynets, or network monitoring setups.
WindowsLinuxSelf-hosted Record4.5 Visit
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Honeytrap
LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit Honeytrap suits users setting up self-hosted honeypots on Linux, including deployments that need centralized configuration or logging.
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MedPot
LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit MedPot suits people who need to deploy an HL7 or FHIR honeypot on Linux in a self-hosted environment.
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Cowrie
LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.4 Visit Cowrie is intended for security researchers, CERTs, and defenders who want to monitor SSH and Telnet activity.
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KFSensor
Windows $120 a year Record4.4 Visit KFSensor suits Windows security teams that need honeypot-based intrusion detection, service emulation, and event integrations.
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Mailoney
WindowsLinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.4 Visit Mailoney suits security teams and administrators who need a self-hosted SMTP decoy for observing attacks and credential attempts.
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Dionaea
LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.3 Visit Dionaea suits Linux administrators and incident handlers who want to observe malware activity against network services.
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Endlessh
LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.3 Visit Endlessh may suit administrators who want a self-hosted SSH tarpit on Linux.
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Thinkst Canary
WebWindowsMac+3 $7,500 a year Record4.3 Visit It suits security teams seeking decoy-based intrusion detection across hardware, virtual, cloud, or container deployments.
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Conpot
LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.2 Visit Conpot suits developers, ICS security researchers, and honeypot operators gathering information about industrial-control-system attacks.
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Heralding
LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.1 Visit Heralding suits Linux users who want to collect credentials in a self-hosted network honeypot.
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CounterCraft The Platform
WebSelf-hosted — Record3.6 Visit The Platform is designed for enterprise organizations, including government, financial services, healthcare, telecoms, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure.
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DentiGrid
WebAPISelf-hosted — Record3.6 Visit DentiGrid is intended for MSSPs and enterprise SOC teams that need decoys, SIEM connections, and isolated tenant views.
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