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OpenCanary vs T-Pot
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | OpenCanary | T-Pot |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | Shell |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 3.1k | 9.6k |
| Latest | v0.9.10 | 24.04.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 112 days between releases | about 414 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 5 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Thinkst Canary. Alternatives to Thinkst Canary →
PartialOpenCanaryThe decoy services and alerts, configured by file, without the hosted console or canary tokens.
PartialT-PotMany honeypots and dashboards on one host you run, aimed at research rather than quiet internal tripwires.
OpenCanary
T-Pot
- 24.04.12024-12-11T-Pot 24.04.1
- 24.04.02024-04-22T-Pot 24.04.0
- 24.04.0beta2024-03-2424.04.0beta - Deprecatedpre-release
- 22.04.02022-04-12T-Pot 22.04.0 - Deprecated
- 20.06.22021-02-22T-Pot 20.06.2 - Deprecated
OpenCanary
✓ signed The latest release, v0.9.10, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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T-Pot
✓ signed The latest release, 24.04.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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