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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Phished

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APhished is a cybersecurity platform that combines interactive security awareness training with zero-trust email and browser protection. Its Phished Assistant analyses risky emails, links, attachments, and web content in an isolated digital silo, giving employees personalised guidance in their daily workflow while reducing human cyber risk and eliminating phishing-related workload for security teams at enterprise scale.N/A
    Pricing
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness TrainingPhished
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness TrainingPhished
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    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
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness TrainingPhished
    Considered Both Products
    KnowBe4
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    KnowBe4 is world leader in security awareness training and has a good feature set. We selected KnowBe4 because I had earlier experience with them and know they are always willing to help. The implementation was not complicated, also because of the documentation that describes …
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    Phished
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    679 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    645 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    685 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    537 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    578 Answers
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    Features
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness TrainingPhished
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training and Phished
    Feature
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    8.7
    355 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Phished
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.7317 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.6343 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security Awareness Training
    Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training and Phished
    Feature
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    8.2
    387 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Phished
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Training Content Library8.4384 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multilingual Training Content8.4220 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Training Gamification7.6321 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Security Training7.7339 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Individualized Security Training Plans8.0329 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Phishing Simulations9.1382 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security Reporting8.6372 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integration with Security Tech Stack8.1224 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Hoxhunt
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Proofpoint Security Awareness Training
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness TrainingPhished
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (732 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (57 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (220 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.4
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.9
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (261 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.5
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.8
    (25 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.1
    (39 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.4
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.4
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness TrainingPhished
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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
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    Phished
    Phished was very easy to implement at my organization. We have had no issues with my team navigating this software. The platform is extremely user friendly. I would recommend Phished to any company looking to protect themself against cyber attacks. This software is an asset that definitely pays for itself in the long run. You can never be too safe!
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    Pros
    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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    Phished
    • Provides simulations to help increase cyber threat awareness
    • Provides continual active reporting to lock out cyber attacks
    • Provides their "Behavioral Risk Score" to monitor the organization's security status at all times
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    Cons
    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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    Phished
    • I would like more testing and personalized simulations added
    • It would be great to have job role specific training so each different department knows better of the cyber threats that might come their particular way
    • More detailed status reports would certainly be beneficial
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
    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
    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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    Phished
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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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    Phished
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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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    Phished
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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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    Phished
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Phished
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
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    Phished
    Phished seemed like the better alternative for my organization. I have used Barracuda in the past with another employer. That software doesn't provide the status reports that Phished does. Barracuda filters company wide emails which seems like a good feature, but can be detrimental when "safe" emails aren't making their way through. Phished has a better monitoring system overall
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    KnowBe4
    I was not involved in the pricing, billing or contract terms.
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    Phished
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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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    Phished
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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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    Phished
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Phished
    • Phished has helped us protect against data breaches which in return protects our profits and maintain client retention
    • Phished has freed up project management tasks for our IT department since the software is always monitoring cyber attacks
    • Phished has allowed my organization to meet its annual cyber protection goals
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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.

    Phished Screenshots

    Screenshot of My Apps & Devices screen listing connected tools such, each marked secured or flagged to secure.Screenshot of Phished Academy dashboard showing an employee home screen with a personal to-do list of training and security tasks, a risk-score gauge, department and company comparisons, and a resilience progression chart.Screenshot of Part of a Phished training session: a drag-and-drop task sorting which data points a company should and should not request during onboarding into two columns.Screenshot of Admin panel for automated phishing simulations: enable automation, choose monthly to weekly frequency or custom scheduling, and review a Threat Resilience panel with per-department settings.Screenshot of Phished Assistant panel open in Outlook beside a suspicious survey email, with a report-phishing form letting the employee select what they did, such as opened a link or downloaded a file.