Cowrie Alternatives

Apps similar to Cowrie include HoneyWire, which is free and open source. Other options are EchidraOSS, Thinkst Canary, Labyrinth Deception Platform and PivotGG. You can choose from more than 10 apps like Cowrie for self-hosting, the web, Linux and Windows.

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  1. HoneyWire icon
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    A completely free, open-source distributed deception platform that deploys high-fidelity network canaries in 60 seconds with no persistent background daemons.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  2. EchidraOSS is a lightweight, high-performance open-source cyber deception platform. Built on an asynchronous Python 3.11 and FastAPI event loop, it keeps memory usage at 83MB and CPU flat under 20% during connection floods.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  3. Canaries can be deployed in minutes (even on complex networks), giving you all of the benefits of a honeypot without the admin downsides.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Labyrinth is a deception-based threat detection technology that identifies and blocks cyber-attacks from within a corporate network.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  5. PivotGG icon
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    AI-powered pivot workflows and detection queries for incident response - paste an IOC, get guided pivot workflows, AI-generated Splunk/KQL searches, detection opportunities, and exportable investigation reports.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Defused icon
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    Defused provides plug-and-play capacities for internal detection of security incidents using decoys.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. Aves Netsec icon
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    Aves is a cloud-based cyber deception platform used to deploy and manage deception decoys in your on-premise & cloud environments.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. Deception technology for early and accurate threat detection of in-network threats. Decoys, endpoint, application, and data deceptions deceive and detect attackers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Kippo icon
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    Kippo is a medium interaction SSH honeypot designed to log brute force attacks and, most importantly, the entire shell interaction performed by the attacker.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Lupovis provides precise, high-fidelity threat identification with a drastically reduced alert to noise ratio through a SaaS Decepetion as a Service platform.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Reduce your reaction time to hackers thanks to Trapster's honeypot which quickly alerts you in case of intrusion on your company's network.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  12. Tracebit icon
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    Tracebit detects and contains security incidents using cloud canaries. Tracebit generates and maintains tailored canary resources in your cloud environments, closing gaps in stock protection without time and cost intensive detection engineering.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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