{
 "title": "Shadow IT Index: September 2026",
 "index": "Shadow IT Index",
 "published": "2026-09-01",
 "updated": "2026-10-08",
 "source": "Torii Research, anonymized and aggregated usage data",
 "url": "https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/shadow-it-index-september-2026",
 "rank_note": "Ranked by adoption.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "rank": 1,
   "app": "Apple Safari",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Browsers and search",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://apple.com/safari",
   "adoption_pct": 15,
   "shadow_it_index": 68
  },
  {
   "rank": 2,
   "app": "ScreenPal",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Design and video",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://screenpal.com",
   "adoption_pct": 15,
   "shadow_it_index": 87
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "app": "Alice",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://alice.io",
   "adoption_pct": 13,
   "shadow_it_index": 91
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "app": "Brave",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Browsers and search",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://brave.com",
   "adoption_pct": 12,
   "shadow_it_index": 70
  },
  {
   "rank": 5,
   "app": "RB2B",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://rb2b.com",
   "adoption_pct": 7,
   "shadow_it_index": 86
  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "app": "Superhuman",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://superhuman.com",
   "adoption_pct": 6,
   "shadow_it_index": 67
  },
  {
   "rank": 7,
   "app": "Devin",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://devin.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 73
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "app": "Obsidian",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://obsidian.md",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 72
  },
  {
   "rank": 9,
   "app": "ElevenLabs",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "AI content and media",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://elevenlabs.io",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 64
  },
  {
   "rank": 10,
   "app": "Bruno",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.usebruno.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 73
  },
  {
   "rank": 11,
   "app": "OneDrive",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://onedrive.live.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 52
  },
  {
   "rank": 12,
   "app": "PandaDoc",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.pandadoc.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 67
  },
  {
   "rank": 13,
   "app": "WorkOS",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://workos.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 70
  },
  {
   "rank": 14,
   "app": "Bionic",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://bionic.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 92
  },
  {
   "rank": 15,
   "app": "Discord",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://discordapp.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 69
  },
  {
   "rank": 16,
   "app": "Microsoft Edge",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Browsers and search",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://microsoft.com/en-us/edge",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 57
  },
  {
   "rank": 17,
   "app": "Telegram",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://telegram.org",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 70
  },
  {
   "rank": 18,
   "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": 19,
   "app": "DBeaver",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://dbeaver.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 68
  },
  {
   "rank": 20,
   "app": "FileZilla",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://filezillapro.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 74
  },
  {
   "rank": 21,
   "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": 59
  },
  {
   "rank": 22,
   "app": "Spotify",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.spotify.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 64
  },
  {
   "rank": 23,
   "app": "TradingView",
   "category": "Finance",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.tradingview.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 76
  },
  {
   "rank": 24,
   "app": "Certified Mail",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://certifiedmaillabels.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 88
  },
  {
   "rank": 25,
   "app": "NordVPN",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://nordvpn.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 63
  },
  {
   "rank": 26,
   "app": "LM Studio",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://lmstudio.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 81
  },
  {
   "rank": 27,
   "app": "PDFgear",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.pdfgear.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 75
  },
  {
   "rank": 28,
   "app": "WeTransfer",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://wetransfer.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 69
  }
 ]
}