A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) vs. KnowBe4 Compliance Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
A Cloud Guru (ACG) is a cloud learning provider that states they have helped 2,000,000+ people and more than 4,000 organizations level up their cloud skills. Founded in 2015, ACG was started by brothers Sam and Ryan Kroonenburg who recognized cloud learning through traditional training providers was expensive, outdated, and a pain to consume. With the acquisition of Linux Academy in 2019, ACG combined the strengths and benefits of both companies to create A Cloud Guru…
$0
per month
KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
KnowBe4's Compliance Plus training combines interactive real-life simulated scenarios to help teach users how to respond in a challenging situation. The content addresses difficult and sometimes chaotic topics like sexual harassment, diversity and inclusion, discrimination, and business ethics. Compliance Plus includes various types of media formats and reinforcement materials to support an organization's compliance training program.
$0.36
per month per seat
Pricing
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
Editions & Modules
Free
$0.00
per month
Personal Basic
$31.59 ($379.00)
per month (per year)
Personal Plus
$41.59 ($499.00)
per month (per year)
Business Basic
$41.59 ($499.00)
per month (per year)
Business Plus
$58.25 ($699.00)
per month (per year)
3001-5000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.36
per month per seat
2001-3000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.42
per month per seat
1001-2000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.48
per month per seat
501-1000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.55
per month per seat
101-500 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.63
per month per seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsContact Sales for Enterprise Pricing. https://acloudguru.com/solutions/businessFor organizations larger than 5,000 seats, please contact us for a quote. Compliance Plus is a monthly per seat price, billed annually.
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Community Pulse
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
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Features
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
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Ratings
KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
7.7
27 Ratings
10% below category average
Course authoring00 Ratings6.722 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings7.926 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings7.824 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings8.026 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.127 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings7.827 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings7.514 Ratings
Gamification00 Ratings7.417 Ratings
eLearning Content
Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
-
Ratings
KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
8.0
28 Ratings
7% below category average
Multi-Lingual Support00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
Structured Learning00 Ratings8.127 Ratings
Course Searches00 Ratings7.827 Ratings
Historical Metrics00 Ratings7.728 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings8.622 Ratings
Automation & Integration00 Ratings7.722 Ratings
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User Ratings
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(26 ratings)
8.5
(28 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
A Cloud Guru
If your organization is technical-based and offers its employees different online courses to enhance their knowledge, then A Cloud Guru will be perfect for you. There are multiple courses available from different cloud platforms. The platform is easy to use and navigate and does not require much knowledge. Even if you do not have basic technical knowledge, the courses available in A Cloud Guru are designed in such a manner that a non-technical person will understand the concept easily.
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KnowBe4
We have used the phishing simulation to see which users will fall for basic phish attempts and that gives us much insight. This saves us time and allows us to focus on those vulnerable users to create custom training campaigns. We will continue using a variety of modules, videos, quizzes, and games available to level up our staff knowledge.
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Pros
A Cloud Guru
  • The team at A Cloud Guru is excellent at responding to user feedback that is submitted through their website.
  • The content created is well organized and aligns to certification paths.
  • The content is accessible on mobile and web platforms, which is great for learning on the go.
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KnowBe4
  • Easy to find training modules
  • Modules are short enough to keep user attention span
  • Material within those modules are easy to understand
  • The quizzes aren't stressful to the point of fearing to fail
  • Content stays fresh, modules retire and new ones that are updated are released
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Cons
A Cloud Guru
  • More material on other cloud providers GCP, Azure, Huawei.
  • Extend the sandboxes to other cloud providers not only AWS.
  • Include more material for non-technical people, sometimes the sales teams are completely lost in the platform but they would like to learn about it.
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KnowBe4
  • perhaps some pre-built content packages as template starters would be helpful
  • some better explanation of what features exist in which places and how they work
  • content customization of what topics I want under my eyes and which I do not - to cut down on the selections ("Do not show this again" or "Hide this" or "Save as a Favorite")
  • more functionality to save content topics into personal collections for later use
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Likelihood to Renew
A Cloud Guru
No answers on this topic
KnowBe4
We do simply love all the products . This is the best platform we have ever used . Employees like the variety of all the module. We love the fact they are offered in so many languages. The in house produced series is so interesting. The employees no longer feel like it’s arduous.
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Usability
A Cloud Guru
No answers on this topic
KnowBe4
Easy to use for both the admins and the users
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Support Rating
A Cloud Guru
The support team of A Cloud Guru is quite quick. There are scenarios where A Cloud Guru was not working in my organization. We reached out to their support team and they quickly resolved the issue. Also, if any individual is facing issues accessing A Cloud Guru, their support team is quick to resolve the issue.
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KnowBe4
Our Customer Success Manager is amazingly helpful and responsive. She meets with us every month to go over new features and help us with campaigns. Also, when we email her with questions, she usually turns around an answer in a couple of hours and never longer than a day. KnowBe4 Compliance Plus has dedicated people who really take care of their customers after the sale.
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Online Training
A Cloud Guru
No answers on this topic
KnowBe4
Great modules geared to adults
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Implementation Rating
A Cloud Guru
No answers on this topic
KnowBe4
It was goood. It required tech support from both sides but it was not hard
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Alternatives Considered
A Cloud Guru
The main differentiator was the contents as we were interested in a cloud platform other similar platforms did not have the below: it is very good to establish cloud learning development plans and then track them and manage them for the team. The platform supports learning tracks, exams, and sandboxes with all major cloud providers guarantees that you don't get an accidental charge as a result of [the] testing and exploring the cloud
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KnowBe4
Cost was the main barrier to entry for the other products we evaluated. KnowBe4 Compliance Plus was priced more competitively by a significant amount. Also, other platforms didn't offer the same breath of compliance training compared to KnowBe4 Compliance Plus. Ultimately we chose KnowBe4 Compliance Plus for the value and also the amount of compliance modules they support despite not being the most polished.
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Return on Investment
A Cloud Guru
  • Engagement scores around investment in L&D have increased.
  • There's excitement around upcoming changes to our technology instead of fear we have seen in the past.
  • We feel confident we will be able to deliver these new technologies - although we are at the start of our journey.
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KnowBe4
  • Within 1 week after releasing privacy awareness training modules to our staff, I started receiving comments and questions about our services, processes, interfaces, and policies related to privacy concerns in the course of normal project conversations - that I have NEVER before gotten at this company. That made it all worth it.
  • Our users' failures with phishing (email) scams has begun to decrease significantly since we provided some phishing awareness modules. More items are being reported and less users are being misled.
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