KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Score 9.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
KnowBe4 is a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform used by more than 65,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist, Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud, and other social engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness training on security. The KnowBe4 platform offers multi-language support for the Admin Console and end…
$0.90
per month per seat
Pricing
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Editions & Modules
Silver
$0.90
per month per seat
Gold
$1.05
per month per seat
Platinum
$1.20
per month per seat
Diamond
$1.70
per month per seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
Additional DetailsThere are four subscription levels: Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. Each level is priced per user with a sliding scale based on number of users. Monthly pricing per seat billed on an annual basis.
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Community Pulse
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
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We prefer KnowBe4 from a granularity perspective as well as a simplicity perspective. I do sometimes like the Mimecast training better, but overall KnowBe4 is better for me
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Checked multiple vendors but KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training gain the top most position and fulfill all our requirements.
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We didn't compare it to any specific product, as it was recommended by a sister company. We compared it to the effort o of standing up our own training, creating it, filming etc. In the end we thought that KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training gave a more polished, comprehensive …
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We have not used or evaluated any other product.
Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
We did not evaluate other programs. Knowbe4 was the leader in this field, and I attended several conferences where KnowBe4 was brought up. We decided that it was worth the money, and we are happy that we did.
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.
Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
KB4 has a broader training catalogue with more support for languages
Phished has better phishing simulations for the local (Belgian) market.
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The amount of training modules is a lot less. And the total offering of Knowbe4 is better
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KnowBe4 integrates seamlessly with Drata to monitor security compliance. It is possible to chose which training campaigns are mandatory to consider the security awareness training control passed. The integration is easy to configure and works with complex scenarios (optional …
Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Based on product evaluation, KnowBe4 provides a more robust and thorough awareness training and phishing campaign product. It is impossible for users to share what to be on the lookout for in a phishing campaign as each end-user receives a different phishing email at a …
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It was in place
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We haven't used any other products. KnowBe4 was highly recommended, we're satisfied with it, so we stick with it.
Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
KnowBe4 has the most diverse feature set compared to the others. I also chose KnowBe4 over others due to the PhishER capabilities.
Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
At this point, I am used to and comfortable with KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training and expect the same level of product features and rapid support from any other vendor providing security awareness training for our company. Some of the others I have tried just did not have as …
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They are very similar in nature. ProofPoint seems to be a little more professional in its content but is also pricey.
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Hard to say - except that KnowBe4 unlike previous product is an actual security training software and is only focus on security.
Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Sophos Phish Threat and KnowBe4 are both security awareness training and phishing simulation platforms, but they have some differences. KnowBe4 offers a wide range of training modules and customizable content, allowing organizations to tailor the training to their specific …
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Cybeready. In comparison to KnowBe4: - Less templates available; - less videos available; - Industry Benchmark Data is not available; - more expensive.
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KnowBe4 has training content in languages other than English
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Superior to cover a broad range of learning styles and taste for our user base
Top Pros
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Features
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
8.8
271 Ratings
5% above category average
Single sign-on capability9.1239 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.5261 Ratings
Security Awareness Training
Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Product A and Product B
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
8.4
296 Ratings
1% above category average
Training Content Library8.9293 Ratings
Multilingual Training Content8.3159 Ratings
Training Gamification8.1240 Ratings
Industry-Specific Security Training7.7256 Ratings
Individualized Security Training Plans7.9251 Ratings
Phishing Simulations9.5291 Ratings
Security Reporting8.9285 Ratings
Integration with Security Tech Stack8.0159 Ratings
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User Ratings
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(642 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(53 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(161 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(18 ratings)
Performance
8.8
(19 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(258 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.8
(5 ratings)
Online Training
8.5
(14 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.4
(21 ratings)
Configurability
8.1
(13 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.1
(39 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.8
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.4
(19 ratings)
Professional Services
8.9
(12 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.6
(15 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(14 ratings)
User Testimonials
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Likelihood to Recommend
KnowBe4
This is a very appropriate training system for a school district. We have the ability to add or remove the number of required training. Originally, we scheduled 4 modules per year, but we reduced it to 2 per year, because teachers shared they felt it was too much, originally.
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Pros
KnowBe4
  • Real World Examples - Many of the training modules show Kevin Mitnick actually gaining access to a machine showing how one click can allow a malicious actor access to a machine or network.
  • Up-to-Date content - They are always adding new training and phishing examples.
  • The ability to schedule training and phishing tests.
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Cons
KnowBe4
  • Uploading your own SCORM content can be problematic with what seem like arbitrary restrictions (e.g. file size, quiz word count, etc.)
  • Content that once was available at our level was taken away so that they could repackage it as a new "product" for an additional cost. They should have grandfathered in existing clients.
  • Reporting capabilities (key for compliance artifacts) should be better designed with flexibility for users to present content in a manner suited to their specific circumstances
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Likelihood to Renew
KnowBe4
Between the ease of use, cost effectiveness, functionality and continued improvements Knowbe4 continues to make it would be pretty hard to find another competitive product that wraps it all up like KnowBe4 has. Not saying it couldn't happen, but haven't seen anything that competes at this point.
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Usability
KnowBe4
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training is simple to use, simple to administer, effective, with quality content. It is easy to take the training and we have the reminders set so that the longer a user puts the training off, the more frequently they will receive reminder emails. Eventually they get emailed every day until they take the training. But with a simple click, they can get into the training content.
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Reliability and Availability
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
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Performance
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
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
KnowBe4
Helpful and knowledgeable account managers have helped us navigate and use the system to our full potential
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Online Training
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
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
KnowBe4
KnowBe4 integrates seamlessly with Drata to monitor security compliance. It is possible to chose which training campaigns are mandatory to consider the security awareness training control passed. The integration is easy to configure and works with complex scenarios (optional and mandatory training campaings, different progress status per each employee, etc.).
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
KnowBe4
It's kind of expensive compared to other products on the market although I think this product is likely better than those other products it 3 times better? I think not.
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Scalability
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
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
KnowBe4
  • The smart group feature has provided us insight to users who continually fail phishing simulations and allows automatic training assignment. This has greatly reduced our technician's time spent inside the service, allowing them to focus on more important projects.
  • After switching to KnowBe4, for Cybersecurity training, our business has seen an increase of more than 20% participation in training.
  • I can't say enough about the Cybersecurity Assessment feature, which informs us of end-user weaknesses and strengths. Knowing where the company is strong and weak allows us to adjust training and system configurations, keeping the business more secure.
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ScreenShots

KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Screenshots

Screenshot of The Phishing and Training Dashboard 
Displays how end users are doing at-a-glance and in comparison to peers across industries with Industry Benchmarking.Screenshot of Virtual Risk Officer™.
The Virtual Risk Officer functionality helps identify risk to support data-driven decisions about a security awareness plan.Screenshot of Advanced Reporting
A Collection of 60+ Built-in Advanced Reports that Provide Holistic View of Over Time. Executive and enterprise-level reporting gives visibility into an organization’s security awareness performance with insights into correlated training and phishing simulation data over any specified period of time.Screenshot of Engaging, Browser-based Training
KnowBe4’s learner experience offers optional gamification, in the form of leaderboards and badges, so users will be incentivized and motivated to take their assigned training.Screenshot of Library of security awareness training content. KnowBe4’s partners with The Security Awareness Company, Popcorn Training, exploqii, Canada Privacy Training, Twist & Shout,  El Pescador, CLTRe, Saya University, lawpilots, and MediaPRO.