{
 "title": "Shadow IT Index: January 2026",
 "index": "Shadow IT Index",
 "published": "2026-01-01",
 "updated": "2026-10-07",
 "source": "Torii Research, anonymized and aggregated usage data",
 "url": "https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/shadow-it-index-january-2026",
 "rank_note": "Ranked by adoption.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "rank": 1,
   "app": "Logseq",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://logseq.com",
   "adoption_pct": 20,
   "shadow_it_index": 93,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 2,
   "app": "Juicebox AI",
   "category": "Human Resource",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://juicebox.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 16,
   "shadow_it_index": 86,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "app": "Zen Browser",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Browsers and search",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://zen-browser.app",
   "adoption_pct": 14,
   "shadow_it_index": 96,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "app": "Cloudflare WARP",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://one.one.one.one",
   "adoption_pct": 11,
   "shadow_it_index": 90,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 5,
   "app": "Reverso",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.reverso.net",
   "adoption_pct": 10,
   "shadow_it_index": 90,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "app": "Lovart",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "AI content and media",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.lovart.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 9,
   "shadow_it_index": 85,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 7,
   "app": "Neovim",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://neovim.io",
   "adoption_pct": 7,
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "app": "Hera Video",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "AI content and media",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://hera.video",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 82,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 9,
   "app": "ChatOn",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://chaton.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 85,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 10,
   "app": "GitHub",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.github.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 81,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 11,
   "app": "DITTO",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://ditto.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 12,
   "app": "DeeVid",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "AI content and media",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://deevid.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 94,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 13,
   "app": "Wispr Flow",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://wisprflow.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 94,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 14,
   "app": "Chatly AI",
   "category": "Analytics & BI",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://chatlyai.app",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 88,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 15,
   "app": "Granola",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.granola.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 83,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 16,
   "app": "Dropbox",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.dropbox.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 88,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 17,
   "app": "Journal",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://usejournal.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 88,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 18,
   "app": "Waterfox",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Browsers and search",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://waterfox.net",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 82,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 19,
   "app": "Asana",
   "category": "Project Management",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.asana.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 87,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 20,
   "app": "ngrok",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.ngrok.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 81,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 21,
   "app": "Google Ads",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://adwords.google.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 81,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 22,
   "app": "Loom",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.loom.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 81,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 23,
   "app": "Spotify",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.spotify.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 81,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 24,
   "app": "Floorp",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Browsers and search",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://floorp.app",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 25,
   "app": "Firefox",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Browsers and search",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 26,
   "app": "ClickUp",
   "category": "Project Management",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://clickup.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 27,
   "app": "Bruno",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.usebruno.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 28,
   "app": "Visual Studio",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.visualstudio.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 86,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 29,
   "app": "pgAdmin",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.pgadmin.org",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 86,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 30,
   "app": "Rectangle",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://rectangleapp.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 31,
   "app": "UPS",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.ups.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 32,
   "app": "DBeaver",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://dbeaver.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
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   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 33,
   "app": "Slides",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.slides.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 34,
   "app": "MacPaw",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
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   "website": "https://macpaw.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 35,
   "app": "Artlist",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "Design and video",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://artlist.io",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 36,
   "app": "Bitwarden",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
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   "website": "https://bitwarden.com",
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  },
  {
   "rank": 37,
   "app": "FileZilla",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://filezillapro.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 85,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 38,
   "app": "uBlock Origin",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
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   "website": "https://ublockorigin.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 39,
   "app": "Citrix",
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   "website": "https://www.citrix.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
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   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  }
 ]
}