{
 "title": "Shadow IT Index: April 2026",
 "index": "Shadow IT Index",
 "published": "2026-04-01",
 "updated": "2026-10-07",
 "source": "Torii Research, anonymized and aggregated usage data",
 "url": "https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/shadow-it-index-april-2026",
 "rank_note": "Ranked by adoption.",
 "rows": [
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   "rank": 1,
   "app": "Google Ad Manager",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://admanager.google.com",
   "adoption_pct": 45,
   "shadow_it_index": 85,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 2,
   "app": "Bolt.new",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://bolt.new",
   "adoption_pct": 28,
   "shadow_it_index": 82,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "app": "VitalSource",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.vitalsource.com",
   "adoption_pct": 12,
   "shadow_it_index": 91,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "app": "OpenClaw",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://openclaw.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 9,
   "shadow_it_index": 86,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 5,
   "app": "BlueSky",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://bsky.app",
   "adoption_pct": 8,
   "shadow_it_index": 93,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "app": "Genspark",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.genspark.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 6,
   "shadow_it_index": 82,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 7,
   "app": "Thankbox",
   "category": "Customer Success",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.thankbox.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 90,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "app": "Spokenly",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://spokenly.app",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 86,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 9,
   "app": "Okara AI",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://okara.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 90,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 10,
   "app": "Transcribe",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://transcribe.wreally.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 82,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 11,
   "app": "LM Studio",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://lmstudio.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 85,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 12,
   "app": "Hostinger",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
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   "website": "https://hostinger.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 13,
   "app": "ChatBox AI",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
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   "website": "https://chatboxapp.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 83,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 14,
   "app": "Power Platform",
   "category": "Analytics & BI",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://powerplatform.microsoft.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 76,
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   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 15,
   "app": "Tavily",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
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   "website": "https://tavily.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 16,
   "app": "Datasite",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.datasite.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 17,
   "app": "Tiimo",
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   "website": "https://www.tiimoapp.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
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  },
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   "rank": 18,
   "app": "Adweek",
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   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
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   "website": "https://www.adweek.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 19,
   "app": "Contrast Security",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.contrastsecurity.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 20,
   "app": "Bruno",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.usebruno.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
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   "rank": 21,
   "app": "Clockify",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
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   "website": "https://clockify.me",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 73,
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   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 22,
   "app": "Explorium",
   "category": "Analytics & BI",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://explorium.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 76,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 23,
   "app": "Gamma.com.ai",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "AI content and media",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://Gamma.com.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 80,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 24,
   "app": "Juicebox AI",
   "category": "Human Resource",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://juicebox.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 82,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 25,
   "app": "QR.io",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://qr.io",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 26,
   "app": "VibeCodeApp",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.vibecodeapp.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
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   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 27,
   "app": "Tasklet",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://tasklet.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 91,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 28,
   "app": "Groq",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
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   "website": "https://www.groq.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 79,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 29,
   "app": "Rectangle",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
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   "website": "https://rectangleapp.com",
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  {
   "rank": 30,
   "app": "Resend",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
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   "website": "https://resend.com",
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  },
  {
   "rank": 31,
   "app": "Zoho",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
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   "website": "https://www.zoho.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
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   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  }
 ]
}