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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avatao

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AAvatao’s security training goes beyond simple tutorials and videos offering an interactive job-relevant learning experience to developer teams, security champions, pentesters, security analysts and DevOps teams. Avatao's approach to secure coding training The Avatao platform immerses developers in high-profile cases and provides them with real, in-depth experience with challenging security breaches. Engineers learn to hack and patch the bugs themselves. The vendor…N/A

    Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOffensive Security headquartered in New York offers the OffSec Flex Program, a security awareness training program available to enterprises in blocks with variable levels of challenge to accommodate different training needs and roles.

    $1,149

    for a single course

    Skillsoft Coaching

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AThe Skillsoft coaching platform consists of enhanced content, human and AI coaches, and technology. It includes the Skillsoft Leadership Development Program powered by MIT Sloan Management Review.N/A
    Pricing
    AvataoOffensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and CertificationsSkillsoft Coaching
    Editions & Modules
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    SOC-200 Learn One Subscription
    $2499
    One course, 365 days of lab access, two exam attempts
    WEB-200 Learn One Subscription
    $2499
    One courses, 365 days of lab access, two exam attempts
    SOC-200 Learn Unlimited Subscription
    $5499
    All online courses, 365 days of lab access, unlimited exam attempts
    WEB-200 Learn Unlimited Subscription
    $5499
    All online courses, 365 days of lab access, unlimited exam attempts
    Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PEN-200)
    $1149-$1499
    30-90 day lab access + OSCP exam certification fee
    Evasion Techniques and Breaching Defenses (PEN-300)
    $1299-1499
    60-90 day lab access + OSEP exam certification fee
    Advanced Web Attacks and Exploitation (WEB-300)
    $1449-1649
    60-90 day lab access + OSWE exam certification fee
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AvataoOffensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and CertificationsSkillsoft Coaching
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Avatao
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Avatao and Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications and Skillsoft Coaching
    Feature
    Avatao
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    Ratings
    Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Skillsoft Coaching
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    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security Awareness Training
    Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Avatao and Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications and Skillsoft Coaching
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    Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications
    6.8
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Skillsoft Coaching
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    Training Content Library00 Ratings6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multilingual Training Content00 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Training Gamification00 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Security Training00 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individualized Security Training Plans00 Ratings7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Phishing Simulations00 Ratings5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security Reporting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Security Tech Stack00 Ratings6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AvataoOffensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and CertificationsSkillsoft Coaching
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
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    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    AvataoOffensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and CertificationsSkillsoft Coaching
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Avatao
    Great functionalities with a full approach to different programming languages along with features to making changes to the code to make it successful and amazing. Have been using it for a long time and satisfied with their services a lot. Some functionalities need some changes otherwise it is a great platform. I recommend this tool to others businesses.
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    Offensive Security
    For cybersecurity practitioners interested in advancing their skillset in deeply technical matters, Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications offers some of the most well respected, up to date, technically challenging and comprehensive training courses out there; however, users must be very disciplined, determined and resourceful in order to make the most of the high quality content on offer since good time management is critical and "Try Harder" isn't just a motto for Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications given the content could frustrate some inexperienced users that may be pressed for time and don't have enough drive to spend learning a good amount of possibly unfamiliar but essential content and concepts
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    Skillsoft
    They have a large library - make sure you clearly study the library offerings and choose the courses that are best for you as you will never be able to use all of them. Make sure you survey your user base before purchasing the licensing of the library courses so the courses are 'marked' with an employee in mind to keep costs minimized. Only purchase the Books 24x7 if you have a large IT department - otherwise you might want to lease a smaller content portion. Their Leadership Development, Project Management, business series and critical thinking and technical products are exceptional.
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    Pros
    Avatao
    • Interactive tutorials that make learning feel effortless and fun.
    • Wide range of topics covered.
    • Challenges are sufficently difficult and therefore exciting to solve.
    • If you get stuck, asking for help is easy and you are provided with just enough information to get going again.
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    Offensive Security
    • Content is comprehensively laid out in a clear manner
    • Content is regularly kept up to date with the latest techniques seen today
    • Content doesn't assume too much about the reader's existing knowledge levels
    • Labs are representative and designed to emulate what could happen in real life
    • Certifications are well respected and widely recognised in the security industry
    • Prices are not that expensive compared to other vendors etc.
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    Skillsoft
    • Covers a wide-breadth of topics ranging from desktop / office skills to communications skills to leadership development
    • Offers knowledge portals (Knowledge Centers) around specific topic areas such as Management Development, Six Sigma, Professional Foundations, Sales, etc - that aggregate content from the large Skillsoft resources and present it in a way that is both meaningful and relevant to the learners. Plus, they have editors update the featured topic each month.
    • Include a wide variety of learning media such as eLearning courses, books, book summaries and videos.
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    Cons
    Avatao
    • [I feel] it needs to be more functional while integrating with other platforms. Not the biggest drawback but there is a need to add more languages to it like PHP, Go, and Scala which is also very much developed and used in the organization.
    • [I believe] the support team needs to be more active and responsive while dealing with the customers.
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    Offensive Security
    • The exams are quite hard to pass and some require a lot of hours to be spent on them which might leave some exhausted
    • Some of the content can be hard to remember since there is a lot of syntax that might be intimidating to users not familiar with something similar from before
    • Perhaps consider more specific, tailored courses rather than courses which cover many topics at once which might not necessarily be within the same niche
    • More human to human interaction could be beneficial to prepare for the exams sometimes
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    Skillsoft
    • The platform does have room to improve their response time for assistance. Depending on the issue an internal "help team may be required"
    • They removed what was called "knowledge centers" which could be summed up as an accumulation of books, courses, exams, practice exams, articles and basically any asset within the platform surrounded by a particular subject. This was a great benefit to some of our customer. It was a one-stop-shop but now you would need to search independently for all of those assets.
    • Because the platforms library can be customized its a bit of a struggle to have certain assets changed or modified within Skillsoft. You basically are on their time when it comes to updates or any major changes you as a customer would like to make.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Avatao
    No answers on this topic
    Offensive Security
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    Skillsoft
    I would recommend to renew as this is part of our employee development goals and we make a strong commitment to develop employees' people skills. I think SkillSoft has a very innovative approach to develop people's interpersonal skills other than traditional classroom learning.
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    Usability
    Avatao
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    Offensive Security
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    Skillsoft
    There are things that could be easier. Having a more customizable carousel that can rotate relevant content in and out on a regular basis would be nice. They could also make some of the video content more engaging. Some of it is pretty dull and people can lose interest pretty fast.
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    Support Rating
    Avatao
    No answers on this topic
    Offensive Security
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    Skillsoft
    Very responsive, knowledge and helpful. They are always focused on ensuring they are doing the very best to support our success.
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    Implementation Rating
    Avatao
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    Offensive Security
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    Skillsoft
    Just that it takes a village. It cannot be done alone. Everyone needs to know what you are doing and what their role is in the implementation. Tightly managing the project management schedule and resources is important in ensuring that everything gets done on time, and with quality. Education is KEY
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    Alternatives Considered
    Avatao
    Avatao is playing a great role in providing fantastic services. The great feature that I like the most in Avatao that it does not support only one programming language, it ranges its security protocols from various programming languages like Python, java, C#, and C++. Avatao bot is also very helpful in simple operation as when you get stuck somewhere the bot can actually help and make you out of that easily.
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    Offensive Security
    Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications are very comprehensive, regularly kept up to date and, unlike some other courses out there, are quite challenging and technically demanding even for industry colleagues who've been in the field for many years; for this reason, Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications is excellent for your more senior cyber security analysts/engineers as it will enable these technical experts in your organisation to further enhance their knowledge and learn some new tricks that they can then bring back to the workplace to share with the rest of the team
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    Skillsoft
    We chose SkillSoft for the overall ease of use for both our users and our administrators and have a great value proposition. We have continued our contracts for the same reasons and the relationship we have built with our Learning Consultant and Account Representative.
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    Return on Investment
    Avatao
    • Using the platform for us was a first step in teaching secure code best practices on a large scale.
    • Implementing training increases overall security within the company.
    • Our security culture evolves by doing trainings on a regular basis.
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    Offensive Security
    • Labs have allowed us to safely test new offensive as well as defensive techniques
    • Certifications are widely recognised and allow us to showcase our team's maturity to external parties when required
    • Content is very comprehensive so this lessens the need for covering the same topics in our internal knowledgebases
    • The platforms that Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications have setup helped showcase the benefits and drive adoption of infrastructure as code in our own organisation
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    Skillsoft
    • The ability to have on-demand training saves money in not having to have an in-house trainer.
    • Employees can complete training on their own time (even at home), so if they need more time for a training, they can complete it on their own time.
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