# Troje

Troje is a Honeypots & Deception product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

Troje is a honeypot that creates dynamic LXC container environments to attract and monitor attackers while recording their activities and system changes.

Checked October 2026.

## What is Troje?

Troje is a honeypot solution that creates realistic environments within physical or virtual machines using LXC containers. The tool dynamically generates containers upon the first connection attempt to desired services like SSH, establishing an interactive environment for attackers to engage with.

The system operates by intercepting and passing all network traffic between the service and the attacker's connection, while simultaneously monitoring all activities within the LXC container environment. Troje records changes made to the container's file system and drives, providing comprehensive logging of attacker behavior and system modifications.

The honeypot creates authentic-looking environments that can attract and contain malicious actors, allowing security teams to observe attack patterns, techniques, and tools used by threat actors. All interactions within the containerized environment are captured for analysis and threat intelligence purposes.

This tool represents a proof of concept implementation and has not undergone extensive testing for production environments.

Tags: SSH, Proof of Concept, Attack Detection

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Detect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-detect-program-small-team): helps you spot attacks and unusual activity.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Security Operations](https://cybersectools.com/categories/security-operations) · [Honeypots & Deception](https://cybersectools.com/categories/honeypots)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 45
- Website: github.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best MDR Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-mdr-solutions).

## Troje FAQ

### What is Troje?

Troje is a product in the Honeypots & Deception category. It covers SSH, Proof of Concept and Attack Detection.

### What is the pricing for Troje?

Troje is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/dutchcoders/troje/.

### What are alternatives to Troje?

Alternatives to Troje listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Trapster](https://cybersectools.com/tools/trapster) - Honeypot platform deploying network decoys to detect intrusions with zero false positives (Commercial)
2. [Acalvio ShadowPlex](https://cybersectools.com/tools/acalvio-shadowplex) - Deception platform using external-facing decoys for threat intel & recon detection (Commercial)
3. [Anantis TrapEye](https://cybersectools.com/tools/anantis-trapeye) - Detects intruders the moment they interact with your network. (Commercial)
4. [Tropico Security - AI Powered Deception](https://cybersectools.com/tools/tropico-security-ai-powered-deception) - AI-powered deception platform that predicts, traps, and neutralizes attackers. (Commercial)

Compare all Troje alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/troje](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/troje)

### What deployment and organization size does Troje fit?

Troje is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare Troje with similar solutions

- [Troje vs Trapster](https://cybersectools.com/compare/trapster-vs-troje)
- [Troje vs Acalvio ShadowPlex](https://cybersectools.com/compare/acalvio-shadowplex-vs-troje)
- [Troje vs Anantis TrapEye](https://cybersectools.com/compare/anantis-trapeye-vs-troje)

All alternatives to Troje: [/alternatives/troje](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/troje)

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