{
 "title": "Shadow IT Index: August 2026",
 "index": "Shadow IT Index",
 "published": "2026-08-01",
 "updated": "2026-10-08",
 "source": "Torii Research, anonymized and aggregated usage data",
 "url": "https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/shadow-it-index-august-2026",
 "rank_note": "Ranked by adoption.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "rank": 1,
   "app": "Plaud.ai",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://plaud.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 8,
   "shadow_it_index": 94
  },
  {
   "rank": 2,
   "app": "Timely.com",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://timely.com",
   "adoption_pct": 6,
   "shadow_it_index": 96
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "app": "ThinkFlowGPT",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://thinkflowgpt.vercel.app",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 88
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "app": "WorkOS",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://workos.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 68
  },
  {
   "rank": 5,
   "app": "Send Later",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://sendlaterapp.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 89
  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "app": "Devin",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://devin.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 71
  },
  {
   "rank": 7,
   "app": "Softonic",
   "category": "Analytics & BI",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.softonic.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 74
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "app": "RCLONE",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://rclone.org",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 82
  },
  {
   "rank": 9,
   "app": "Dropzone",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.dropzone.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 81
  },
  {
   "rank": 10,
   "app": "NinjaOne",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.ninjaone.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 46
  },
  {
   "rank": 11,
   "app": "Tailscale",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://tailscale.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 66
  },
  {
   "rank": 12,
   "app": "Walton",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.walton.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 86
  },
  {
   "rank": 13,
   "app": "Kimi",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.kimi.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 78
  },
  {
   "rank": 14,
   "app": "CapCut",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "Design and video",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.capcut.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 72
  },
  {
   "rank": 15,
   "app": "ollama",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://ollama.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 74
  }
 ]
}