{
 "title": "Shadow IT Index: September 2025",
 "index": "Shadow IT Index",
 "published": "2025-09-08",
 "updated": "2026-10-07",
 "source": "Torii Research, anonymized and aggregated usage data",
 "url": "https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/shadow-it-index-september-2025",
 "rank_note": "Ranked by Shadow IT index, then viral score.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "rank": 1,
   "app": "Lindy AI",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.lindy.ai",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 6.9,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 2,
   "app": "Rocketreach",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.rocketreach.co",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 6.1,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "app": "Eventbot",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://geteventbot.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 5.7,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "app": "Standuply",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://standuply.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 5.7,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 5,
   "app": "pngtree",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "Design and video",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.pngtree.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 5.7,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "app": "7-Zip",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.7-zip.org",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 5.3,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 7,
   "app": "Topaz Labs",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "Design and video",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.topazlabs.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 5.3,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "app": "invideo AI",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "AI content and media",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://invideo.io",
   "shadow_it_index": 100,
   "viral_score": 5.3,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 9,
   "app": "Chronicle HQ",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "Design and video",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://chroniclehq.com",
   "shadow_it_index": 95,
   "viral_score": 8,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  }
 ]
}