T-Pot vs DentiGrid

TPT-Pot9.0Visit DentiGrid8.2Visit

Higher score TP T-Pot #3 in Honeypot Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit T-Pot

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DentiGrid #8 in Honeypot Software 8.2/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit DentiGrid

• T-Pot fits best

  Maximum honeypot breadth in one platform

• DentiGrid fits best

  Affordable hybrid deception and MSSP use

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Side by side

Feature	TPT-Pot 9.0/10 Visit ↗	DentiGrid 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.2
Ranking	#3 in Honeypot Software	#8 in Honeypot Software
Best for	Maximum honeypot breadth in one platform	Affordable hybrid deception and MSSP use
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Cloud, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Linux, macOS, Windows	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features T-Pot 0/2 · DentiGrid 2/2
Credential lures	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Cloud decoys	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Self-hosted	Hybrid
Decoy scope	Multi-layer	Multi-layer
Maximum decoys	Not checked yet	3 decoys
Data retention	Not checked yet	30 days
Our review
Pros	More than 20 honeypots bundled in one platform Elastic dashboards, attack maps, and network monitoring included Supports standalone Hive or distributed Hive and Sensor deployments	Multi-layer decoys span credentials, databases, cloud resources, and networks Authenticated telemetry integrates with Splunk, Sentinel, Elastic, and QRadar Docker deployment and multi-tenant management support hybrid MSSP operations
Cons	Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure and administration macOS and Windows support is limited to Docker Desktop deployments Stored honeypot logs are persisted for 30 days	Core is limited to basic deception, analytics, and standard email support Advanced workflows, blocklists, and SIEM integrations require Growth Self-hosted decoys require Docker deployment and operational ownership
Our verdict	T-Pot is a self-hosted, open-source honeypot platform for security monitoring, deception, and research environments. It brings more than 20 honeypots into one deployment, with Elastic Stack event storage, ingestion, and dashboards… Read the review →	DentiGrid is a paid SIEM-native honeypot and active-deception platform for managed security service providers and enterprise SOC teams. It distributes synthetic SSH keys, canary tokens, decoy database tables, AWS credentials, and cloud… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• T-Pot — where it wins

  • More than 20 honeypots bundled in one platform
  • Elastic dashboards, attack maps, and network monitoring included
  • Supports standalone Hive or distributed Hive and Sensor deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure and administration
  • macOS and Windows support is limited to Docker Desktop deployments
  • Stored honeypot logs are persisted for 30 days

• DentiGrid — where it wins

  • Multi-layer decoys span credentials, databases, cloud resources, and networks
  • Authenticated telemetry integrates with Splunk, Sentinel, Elastic, and QRadar
  • Docker deployment and multi-tenant management support hybrid MSSP operations

  Where it doesn't

  • Core is limited to basic deception, analytics, and standard email support
  • Advanced workflows, blocklists, and SIEM integrations require Growth
  • Self-hosted decoys require Docker deployment and operational ownership

• TPT-Pot9.0/10 · Free plan

  A broad self-hosted honeypot platform for teams that want many decoys and built-in analysis.

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• DentiGrid8.2/10 · Paid

  A hybrid honeypot platform with layered decoys, telemetry, and security-operations integrations.

  Visit DentiGridFull verdict →