Heralding
5.7#13 in honeypot softwareFree planFree planLinuxSelf-hosted
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OpenCanary
6.5#2 in honeypot softwareFree planFree planLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Heralding | OpenCanary |
|---|---|---|
| License | GitHub identifies the project as GPL-3.0 licensed. | The PyPI listing identifies OpenCanary as OSI Approved BSD licensed software. |
| Protocols | It supports FTP, Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, POP3, POP3S, IMAP, IMAPS, SMTP, VNC, PostgreSQL and SOCKS5. | Native service modules include SSH, FTP, Git, HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP proxy, MSSQL, MySQL, Telnet, SNMP, SIP, VNC, Redis, TFTP, NTP, and TCP banner. |
| Purpose | Heralding is a simple honeypot that collects credentials. | OpenCanary is a multi-protocol network honeypot intended to detect attackers interacting with services on non-public networks. |
Heralding plans
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OpenCanary plans
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Pick Heralding if…
Heralding suits users who want to collect credentials with a self-hosted Linux honeypot. It may also suit users who need authentication and session details saved to CSV or JSON Lines files.
Pick OpenCanary if…
It suits administrators who want a self-hosted decoy for detecting interactions with network services. Linux provides the widest module options; macOS lacks SMB monitoring, and portscan monitoring is limited to Linux and disabled in Docker.