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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cofense LMS

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ACofense’s Learning Management System™ (LMS) helps raise employees’ cybersecurity awareness and enhances their ability to detect phishing threats. With LMS, the user can zero in on the security and compliance issues that are important to a company. And LMS complements the behavioral conditioning and experiential learning of Cofense's awareness simulation program, Cofense PhishMe™.N/A

    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AKnowBe4 is a security awareness and compliance training and simulated social engineering product. It is used by organizations worldwide to strengthen their security culture and reduce risk. The product includes a comprehensive suite of awareness and compliance training, real-time user coaching, AI-powered simulated social engineering, crowdsourced anti-phishing defense and an AI suite that enhances risk management through personalized training and automation. With…

    $2.79

    per seat

    Pricing
    Cofense LMSKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    SAT Advanced 501-1000 Monthly Pricing 3 Year
    $2.79
    per seat
    SAT Advanced 251-500 Monthly Pricing 3 Year
    $2.96
    per seat
    SAT Advanced 101-250 Monthly Pricing 3 Year
    $3.19
    per seat
    SAT Advanced 51-100 Monthly Pricing 3 Year
    $3.40
    per seat
    SAT Advanced 25-50 Monthly Pricing 3 Year
    $3.75
    per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cofense LMSKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPricing listed is for SAT Advanced. Other levels available. For organizations with over 1,000 seats, get a quote.
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    Community Pulse
    Cofense LMSKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Considered Both Products
    Cofense
    Chose Cofense LMS
    Cofense LMS was received to us a bundled pack of Cofense LMS, Cofense Traiage, Cofense Vision and Cofense Reporter. The overall phishing and protection suite by Cofense is super effective to tackle and improve the phishing campaigns and mitigate the on going attacks. Other LMS …
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    KnowBe4
    Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    KnowBe4 offered a significantly more favorable cost-benefit ratio compared to other solutions. Its seamless integration with our existing infrastructure—particularly Active Directory and email systems—was the most compatible with our operational and security requirements.
    Incentivized
    Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    The cost benefit ratio was significantly better for KnowBe4, the seamless integration was considered to be the best for our needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    KnowBe4 is similar in many ways to its competitors, but has an edge in terms of training content, usability, and integration. I would like to see more technical options with our level of subscription.
    Incentivized
    Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Although Cofense was a good product, years of limited updates of any substance caused us to look into additional products. We have reduced our time of needing to review phishing emails by almost 90%. For example, 800 messages delivered into our phishing platform resulted in 650 …
    Incentivized
    Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    We tried other vendors but we found KnowBe4 was easy to onboard and we were too ready to roll out our first training in no time. SAML integration was very straightforward. Getting Started guide was very well written which simplified the onboarding experience and support was …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    679 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    532 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    572 Answers
    Features
    Cofense LMSKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Cofense LMS and KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Feature
    Cofense LMS
    7.1
    2 Ratings
    15% below category average
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
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    Ratings
    Course authoring6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal6.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments7.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management7.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Cofense LMS and KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Feature
    Cofense LMS
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    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    8.7
    350 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.8312 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.7338 Ratings
    Security Awareness Training
    Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Cofense LMS and KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Feature
    Cofense LMS
    -
    Ratings
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    8.2
    382 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Training Content Library00 Ratings8.6379 Ratings
    Multilingual Training Content00 Ratings8.4215 Ratings
    Training Gamification00 Ratings7.4316 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Security Training00 Ratings7.6334 Ratings
    Individualized Security Training Plans00 Ratings8.1324 Ratings
    Phishing Simulations00 Ratings9.2377 Ratings
    Security Reporting00 Ratings8.6367 Ratings
    Integration with Security Tech Stack00 Ratings8.1219 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cofense LMSKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Small Businesses
    Tovuti LMS
    Score6.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    iSpring LMS
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Hoxhunt
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Bridge LMS, Skills & Performance Management
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Proofpoint Security Awareness Training
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cofense LMSKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (727 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    10.0
    (56 ratings)
    Usability
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    9.1
    (215 ratings)
    Availability
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    9.6
    (20 ratings)
    Performance
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    9.6
    (21 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    7.8
    (260 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
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    9.5
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
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    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    Configurability
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    8.9
    (16 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    8.1
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    Ease of integration
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    6.4
    (8 ratings)
    Product Scalability
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    9.6
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    Professional Services
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    8.9
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    Vendor post-sale
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    9.6
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    9.6
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    User Testimonials
    Cofense LMSKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cofense
    LMS is a more appropriate choice to be used if the organization is large and has multiple verticals where the trainings differ to a great etent from vertical to another vertical. However if the company is a small scale org with limited hierarchy, any open source portal is enough to serve the purpose.
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    KnowBe4
    I think the most important factor is that our risk has decreased significantly among staff. Our staff is well below the industry (Education) benchmark in terms of users that are "prone to phishing". We also have multiple instances over the years where employees have stopped real efforts to access data illegally or an attempt to take funds from our institution
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cofense
    • Training modules: developed Using Learning Science Principles
    • Story Based Environment
    • Learn by doing
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    KnowBe4
    • Phish tests can be set to various difficulty levels as staff becomes more knowledgeable in catching phish emails.
    • Automated phish tests and training save a lot of admin time. The product can also test for phone and USB stick practices.
    • The phish alert button in Outlook, along with PhishER and PhishFlip allow easy managing and response to actual phishing emails.
    • The interactive training is well designed to cover all types of phishing and safe email and phone behavior.
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    Cons
    Cofense
    • UI can be more interactive
    • Segregating the users in different groups can be further automated via AD details
    • The end user mobile notification feature should be there rather than only mail.
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    KnowBe4
    • Many items in the library aren't applicable to our use case, and it's sometimes difficult to filter out what I'm looking for.
    • I don't love the training dashboard, but maybe that's just a "me" thing.
    • Setting up groups can be tedious.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    No question, KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training is a great value to our organization. Properly training our users in the proper use of email and how to be aware of possible dangerous emails is incredibly important now. Also, training users in the best practices for phone calls, as well as internet browsing can prevent data or information from being stolen or exposed. Users have even benefited when using their personal devices as a result of the trainings they have received at work.
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    Usability
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    The training videos we have access to are high quality, and provide a wide variety. The Inside Man videos has a cult following within our organization, and has driven a much greater interest in security awareness. And KB4's willingness to negotiate pricing for us as a nonprofit has been very valuable to us as well.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    There have only been a handful of outages in the 2 years we have had the product. Even during those instances, parts of the system were still operational
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    Pages load quickly, filter/sort quickly, and don't slow down or freeze. Everything is smooth and very easy to use. There are a places in the UI where you can forget how to get there, but other than that everything is great. We have had no issues using any part of the website.
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    Support Rating
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    Tech prod support is great! I did have to ask for a new customer success rep, needed a more experienced person to match my 12 years of experience running Cybersec training programs. Would suggest that more matching of rep level of knowledge to client level knowledge would help.
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    In-Person Training
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    Helpful and knowledgeable account managers have helped us navigate and use the system to our full potential
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    Online Training
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    confusing question. I inherited this application so I didnt get any formal training other than the person who was leaving. The CSM provided some later on when I asked in a zoom call
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    Implementation Rating
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    The implementation went really well and KnowBe4 was there the whole time on setup to make sure things were setup correctly. The only thing we had to figure out on our own was to script users automatically being added to security groups. So that when they sync to knowBe4 from AD they are placed into the same/correct groups.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cofense
    Cofense LMS works well at our environment due to it well know security awareness training without any complications. Ease to get support documentations & end users feedback. While in MetaCompliance Support & documentation was not that easy for end users.
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    KnowBe4
    KnowBe4 offered a significantly more favorable cost-benefit ratio compared to other solutions. Its seamless integration with our existing infrastructure—particularly Active Directory and email systems—was the most compatible with our operational and security requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    I was not involved in the pricing, billing or contract terms.
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    Scalability
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    The product scales greatly. As long as you upgrade the license to support the number of users you are needing, adding in those new users is easy. Also getting those users set up with trainings/campaigns is very easy as well
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    Professional Services
    Cofense
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    The team was great to work with and took their time to ensure that we knew what we were doing with the product and that it was set up to meet the specific needs of our organization. This wasn't just a cookie-cutter deployment, but rather they focused specifically on our needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Cofense
    • Trainings made user more aware of the security attacks they are vulnerable to
    • Strengthened the overall security posture of the company
    • Detterent control as incase the the personnel are not able to finish off their training, it is followed by HR action.
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    KnowBe4
    • There is really no way one can make all the needed trainings with in house resources anymore! The cost for this would be way way more than that of any platform!
    • There is no way to even calculate the damage a company would suffer in case of a cybersecurity breach! So the cost for the use of the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training platform if minimal compared to that of a possible breach!
    • The cost of creating content for security awareness training is no longer realistic for a company. This is really no option, and it is in no way comparable to the cost of access to the training material available in the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training platform. Also the training content needs to be constantly updated!
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    ScreenShots

    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Phishing Dashboard. This displays how end users are doing at-a-glance and in comparison to peers across industries with Industry Benchmarking.Screenshot of KnowBe4's partners, including The Security Awareness Company, Popcorn Training, exploqii, Twist & Shout, El Pescador, CLTRe, Saya University, and MediaPRO. Together, they create security awareness training content available in the ModStore.Screenshot of A security training quiz question showing "Security Moments Series: Spot the Bad Link" asking what Lisa should do when receiving an unexpected email with an HTML attachment, with three answer options and Submit/Cancel buttons.Screenshot of The AIDA Phishing Template Generator interface, which displays a customizable phishing simulation tool with template setup options on the left and a preview of a generated "Annual Bonus Announcement" email featuring a QR code attack vector on the right.Screenshot of The AIDA Configure Training interface, which displays settings for personalized remedial phishing training, including user enrollment options, completion timeframes, knowledge refresher schedules, and notification preferences, with an "Activate Remedial Training" button to implement the configuration.