{
 "title": "Shadow IT Index: October 2026",
 "index": "Shadow IT Index",
 "published": "2026-10-08",
 "updated": "2026-10-08",
 "source": "Torii Research, anonymized and aggregated usage data",
 "url": "https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/shadow-it-index-october-2026",
 "rank_note": "Ranked by adoption.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "rank": 1,
   "app": "Grok Bot",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://x.ai/bot",
   "adoption_pct": 27,
   "shadow_it_index": 87
  },
  {
   "rank": 2,
   "app": "Instinct.com",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://instinct.com",
   "adoption_pct": 13,
   "shadow_it_index": 82
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "app": "New Gen AI",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://new-gen.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 10,
   "shadow_it_index": 82
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "app": "Willow Voice",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://willowvoice.com",
   "adoption_pct": 10,
   "shadow_it_index": 88
  },
  {
   "rank": 5,
   "app": "ContentSquare",
   "category": "Customer Success",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.contentsquare.com",
   "adoption_pct": 7,
   "shadow_it_index": 70
  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "app": "Dash.app",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "Design and video",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://dash.app",
   "adoption_pct": 6,
   "shadow_it_index": 88
  },
  {
   "rank": 7,
   "app": "Cabify",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://cabify.com/es",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 86
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "app": "Leah",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://leahai.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 86
  },
  {
   "rank": 9,
   "app": "RCLONE",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://rclone.org",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 83
  },
  {
   "rank": 10,
   "app": "Final Draft",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://finaldraft.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 86
  },
  {
   "rank": 11,
   "app": "Metaview.ai",
   "category": "Human Resource",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://metaview.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 82
  },
  {
   "rank": 12,
   "app": "Drawboard",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.drawboard.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 81
  },
  {
   "rank": 13,
   "app": "Unlocker",
   "category": "Finance",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://unlocker.io",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 100
  },
  {
   "rank": 14,
   "app": "Pocket",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://getpocket.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 73
  },
  {
   "rank": 15,
   "app": "OpenCode",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://opencode.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 84
  },
  {
   "rank": 16,
   "app": "Market Data",
   "category": "Analytics & BI",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://marketdata.app",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 93
  },
  {
   "rank": 17,
   "app": "Apple Business Manager",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://business.apple.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 43
  },
  {
   "rank": 18,
   "app": "TickTick",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://ticktick.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 69
  },
  {
   "rank": 19,
   "app": "Bionic",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://bionic.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 88
  },
  {
   "rank": 20,
   "app": "Cronofy",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.cronofy.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 64
  },
  {
   "rank": 21,
   "app": "Okular",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://okular.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 81
  },
  {
   "rank": 22,
   "app": "Remote",
   "category": "Human Resource",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.remote.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 67
  },
  {
   "rank": 23,
   "app": "Thunderbird",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.thunderbird.net",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 70
  },
  {
   "rank": 24,
   "app": "Virtru",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.virtru.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 68
  },
  {
   "rank": 25,
   "app": "Firehose",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://firehose.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 86
  },
  {
   "rank": 26,
   "app": "RealVNC",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.realvnc.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 72
  },
  {
   "rank": 27,
   "app": "Wireguard",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.wireguard.com",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 78
  },
  {
   "rank": 28,
   "app": "VirtualBox",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.virtualbox.org",
   "adoption_pct": 3,
   "shadow_it_index": 72
  }
 ]
}