KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus vs. PhishRod

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
PhishER is presented as a lightweight Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platform to orchestrate threat response and manage the high volume of potentially malicious email messages reported by users. And, with automatic prioritization of emails, PhishER helps InfoSec and Security Operations team cut through the inbox noise and respond to the most dangerous threats more quickly.
$0.50
per month (billed annually) per seat
PhishRod
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
PhishRod is an integrated & analytics driven solution for phishing readiness, security awareness automation, threat advisory & policy compliance management from the company of the same name in Tracy, CA. It helps organizations to empower end users and cascade the actionable human intelligence across the organization to deter cyber attacks. PhishRod suite includes: 1. Phishing Simulator 2. Security Awareness Manager 3. Threat Advisory Manager 4. Policy Compliance ManagerN/A
Pricing
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER PlusPhishRod
Editions & Modules
3001-5000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.50
per month (billed annually) per seat
2001-3000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.55
per month (billed annually) per seat
1001-2000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.65
per month (billed annually) per seat
501-1000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.75
per month (billed annually) per seat
101-500 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$1.00
per month (billed annually) per seat
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER PlusPhishRod
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPhishER is a monthly per seat price, billed annually.—
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Community Pulse
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER PlusPhishRod
Considered Both Products
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus

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PhishRod
Chose PhishRod
We tested both PhishRod and Phisher for our security needs. They are similar, but in the end we feel that PhishRod was better suited for our needs. Pricing was better and the ROI as well. We are looking for a long term solution and believe we have found it in PhishRod.
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Features
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER PlusPhishRod
Incident Response Platforms
Comparison of Incident Response Platforms features of Product A and Product B
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
7.6
63 Ratings
11% below category average
PhishRod
-
Ratings
Company-wide Incident Reporting7.852 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Other Security Systems6.847 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Dashboard7.862 Ratings00 Ratings
Machine Learning to Prevent Incidents7.754 Ratings00 Ratings
Live Response for Rapid Remediation7.855 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
-
Ratings
PhishRod
8.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Security Awareness Training
Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Product A and Product B
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
-
Ratings
PhishRod
8.5
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Training Content Library00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multilingual Training Content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Training Gamification00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Industry-Specific Security Training00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Individualized Security Training Plans00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Phishing Simulations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Security Reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Integration with Security Tech Stack00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER PlusPhishRod
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(68 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.2
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER PlusPhishRod
Likelihood to Recommend
KnowBe4
I have been able to create customized simulated phishing campaigns that are really testing our users ability to "spot the fake." That coupled with the training campaigns that are included make it much more likely that our users will be better prepared to protect our organization by being able to recognize common industry threats, and brings awareness to less common threats that are out there. I love that they have a shared folder full of relevant, recent real-world scams that we can choose from to train our user base.
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PhishRod LLC
PhishRod has helped us create mock phishing attacks throughout our company to help teach our users what to look for in a phishing attack. The ability to create custom attacks has helped tremendously because we are able to use attacks related to what we encounter on a daily basis. Creating training phishing attack emails has helped improve our overall security.
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Pros
KnowBe4
  • Analysis and classification of phishing emails using machine learning
  • Response to reporting users with personalised emails template
  • Automatic response and actions using integration with Microsoft
  • Good dashboard with reporting and KPI
  • Integration with others product to improve scan and analysis
  • It improves users' security awareness and behavior as receiving an immediate response with the analysis result improves the ability to recognize a phishing email
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PhishRod LLC
  • Customize Phishing Campaigns
  • Awareness Manager
  • Policy Compliance
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Cons
KnowBe4
  • Enhancing the automated response capabilities, such as directly initiating remediation processes or integrating with other cybersecurity tools, could further streamline the threat management process.
  • Implementing a feedback system where users can be informed about the outcome of their reported emails might encourage more proactive engagement.
  • the reporting tool is not as streamlined on mobile devices as it is on desktops. Enhancing mobile functionality would be beneficial
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PhishRod LLC
  • Impoving OT Cyber Security Training
  • Additional Capabilities
  • Some issues with product interface
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Likelihood to Renew
KnowBe4
Phish ER has reduced the time my team and I spend on reported emails by over 80%. With the volume of emails reported and a small team this is a must have.
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PhishRod LLC
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Usability
KnowBe4
The configuration is a bit complicated, but easy once you get the hang of it. Once configured, it is easy to manage our malicious emails that are reported by our staff.
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PhishRod LLC
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
KnowBe4
Support has been easy to get along with and easy to understand.
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PhishRod LLC
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Implementation Rating
KnowBe4
Work with support or rep for some basic steps, the rest is pretty straight foward.
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PhishRod LLC
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Alternatives Considered
KnowBe4
KnowBe4 PhishER has a lot of features that other companied does not have. Its AI capability, integration with VirusTotal, PhishRIP and PhishFlip features make it totally different from other solutions. Its Phish Alert Button directly installed on users Outlook without affecting them and the reporting technique is very simple, just clicking on the Phish Alert Button and the email will be directly reported to the KnowBe4 PhishER dashboard. KnowBe4 PhishER dashboard is a very good example of centralized dashboard where you can find all things related to that reported email.
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PhishRod LLC
We tested both PhishRod and Phisher for our security needs. They are similar, but in the end we feel that PhishRod was better suited for our needs. Pricing was better and the ROI as well. We are looking for a long term solution and believe we have found it in PhishRod.
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Return on Investment
KnowBe4
  • It has greatly increased phishing / security awareness by our staff by having a designated button & process for reporting phishing emails
  • It provides greater protection through the ability to delete emails from multiple recipients even if not all of them reported the email
  • It saves time for me to have to evaluate whether or not an email reported is a real threat through the ML/AI/VirusTotal scores
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PhishRod LLC
  • More secure users
  • Lower chance of attacks making it through
  • Overall smarter workforce
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ScreenShots

KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus Screenshots

Screenshot of This is a diagram of the PhishER workflow. Reviewing the PhishER workflow before getting started will provide an understanding of how PhishER, PhishRIP and PhishFlip work.Screenshot of The Reports screen will display five different dashboards of information.Screenshot of When entering the PhishER platform, the first screen that appears is the Dashboard. Here, a quick overview of the PhishER platform will appear.