{
 "title": "Shadow IT Index: August 2025",
 "index": "Shadow IT Index",
 "published": "2025-08-01",
 "updated": "2026-10-07",
 "source": "Torii Research, anonymized and aggregated usage data",
 "url": "https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/shadow-it-index-august-2025",
 "rank_note": "Ranked by Shadow IT index, then viral score.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "rank": 1,
   "app": "Synaptics",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.synaptics.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 6.5,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 2,
   "app": "Mixmax",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.mixmax.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 3.8,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "app": "AngelList",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://angel.co",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 3.5,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "app": "Meetup",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.meetup.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 95,
   "viral_score": 5.8,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 5,
   "app": "Product Hunt",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.producthunt.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 94,
   "viral_score": 4.8,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "app": "tl;dv",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://tldv.io",
   "shadow_it_index": 93,
   "viral_score": 4.3,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 7,
   "app": "Spark Mail",
   "category": "Customer Success",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://sparkmailapp.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 93,
   "viral_score": 4.4,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "app": "Streamline.hq",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://home.streamlinehq.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
   "viral_score": 6.8,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 9,
   "app": "Tablecruncher",
   "category": "Analytics & BI",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.tablecruncher.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
   "viral_score": 3.8,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 10,
   "app": "Adobe Connect",
   "category": "Customer Success",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html",
   "shadow_it_index": 91,
   "viral_score": 8.8,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  }
 ]
}