{
 "title": "Shadow IT Index: May 2026",
 "index": "Shadow IT Index",
 "published": "2026-05-01",
 "updated": "2026-10-07",
 "source": "Torii Research, anonymized and aggregated usage data",
 "url": "https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/shadow-it-index-may-2026",
 "rank_note": "Ranked by adoption.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "rank": 1,
   "app": "ShareX",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://getsharex.com",
   "adoption_pct": 20,
   "shadow_it_index": 90,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 2,
   "app": "PDFx",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.pdfxapp.com",
   "adoption_pct": 19,
   "shadow_it_index": 88,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "app": "LinqPad",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.linqpad.net",
   "adoption_pct": 9,
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "app": "WhisperAI",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://whisperai.com",
   "adoption_pct": 9,
   "shadow_it_index": 82,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 5,
   "app": "Composio",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://composio.dev",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 79,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "app": "ollama",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://ollama.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 75,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 7,
   "app": "Conductor",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.conductor.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 74,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "app": "CapCut",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "Design and video",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.capcut.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 76,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 9,
   "app": "Linear",
   "category": "Project Management",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://linear.app",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 71,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 10,
   "app": "RCLONE",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://rclone.org",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 84,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 11,
   "app": "Firecrawl",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.firecrawl.dev",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 76,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 12,
   "app": "Expo",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://expo.dev",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 69,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 13,
   "app": "OpenRouter",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://openrouter.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 78,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 14,
   "app": "NorthPoint",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.northpointprinting.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 86,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 15,
   "app": "PandaDoc",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.pandadoc.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 73,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 16,
   "app": "VyprVPN",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.vyprvpn.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 92,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 17,
   "app": "Araxis Merge",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.araxis.com/merge",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 85,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 18,
   "app": "Forkable",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://forkable.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 85,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 19,
   "app": "Optro",
   "category": "Analytics & BI",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://optro.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 85,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 20,
   "app": "QR.io",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://qr.io",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 73,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 21,
   "app": "Shottr",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://shottr.cc",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 80,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 22,
   "app": "App Store Connect",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://appstoreconnect.apple.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 79,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 23,
   "app": "Bitly",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://bitly.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 73,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 24,
   "app": "ClickShare",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.barco.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 78,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  }
 ]
}