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Barracuda Security Awareness Training vs CybeReady comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Security Awarenes...
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CybeReady
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
18th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of Barracuda Security Awareness Training is 2.1%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CybeReady is 1.7%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Awareness Training Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Barracuda Security Awareness Training2.1%
CybeReady1.7%
Other96.2%
Security Awareness Training
 

Featured Reviews

SA
IT Lead at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees
Security training has improved onboarding and builds ongoing awareness of phishing threats
Barracuda Security Awareness Training has positively impacted our onboarding process, and we have seen a lot of improvement from the new user's standpoint. On the very first day of their onboarding, we introduce this training so that it has created a good impact where everyone who has joined our organization is aware of phishing emails and how to handle those emails, how to identify those phishing emails, and how to avoid clicking unknown links which have been sent by unknown users to our email inboxes. That gives a huge benefit and saves a lot from all security standpoints. It is very much protected, and they are using it in their day-to-day work. We don't have to worry about phishing methods, nor do we have to rely on people for these things. Everyone is aware of phishing simulation attacks, and we have educated everyone in our organization. Barracuda Security Awareness Training offers predefined modules for phishing simulation with training content that is pre-built with interactive videos, quizzes, and campaigns. They also have automated campaigns like pre-built training schedules and the ability to easily view reporting analytics, risk scores, and user performance tracking. We can track whether users have taken the course or not easily. Policy acknowledgment is also tracked and compliance user acceptance is monitored to see if it works well with email security solutions, especially in Barracuda email security. We can view real-world attack simulation test results and phishing simulations. These are some good features. I rely most on the training content, which makes our job easier because it has pre-built interactive videos for every topic of phishing simulation quizzes and campaigns. It also includes pre-built training schedules as well. We don't have to worry about the scheduling part; we just have to schedule the date and the time, and the campaign automatically starts once scheduled. Additionally, Barracuda Security Awareness Training features are easy to use, the interface is good, quick deployment is done, and it has strong phishing simulation capabilities. It also provides good visibility into user risk levels.
DS
VP and CSO/CISO at Avid Technology
Presents real-world phishing scenarios that have helped increase our overall resilience to cyber attacks
The area where we could probably use more attention is the involvement of CybeReady with us. It would help if a technical account manager were more actively reaching out and making sure that we are using the tool to its full potential. On the one hand, it would probably take a little bit more of our time. But on the other hand, if it were very targeted and controlled by a technical account manager, it could be very useful and take very little time. The kind of scenario I'm thinking about is where a CybeReady account manager would call and say, "Hey, I looked through your settings and, based on the numbers I'm seeing, maybe you guys can turn this on and turn this off, or adjust it this way or that way." I go in there and pull the information and I use its presentations, and that's useful. And they do periodically send out reports to summarize things. But in the world of automation, I still think you need a little bit of human touch. That's the part that's missing, just a little bit.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Barracuda PhishLine continues to evolve because as the attacks get more sophisticated, they get integrated into the campaigns. Then the users are exposed to the latest attacks in the form of a training session rather than in real life. They're much better prepared for these real-life ransomware attacks that come through via email."
"Barracuda PhishLine is a very good solution and I strongly recommend it to others."
"Barracuda Security Awareness Training has positively impacted our onboarding process, and we have seen a lot of improvement from the new user's standpoint."
"In terms of the functionality and features, CybeReady has everything that we need and I believe that is true for most companies."
"The CybeReady solution is the face of our information security efforts, day-to-day, in our company."
"CybeReady's 'phishing' emails manipulate you to open an email. If you do open the email, you are forwarded to a tip that explains how you should behave and how to recognize a phishing email. This is one of the main features of the training provided."
"Overall, it broadens the way people engage with security across the board because they are used to being told off and that they are not doing the right sort of things. Whereas, CybeReady really helped move that conversation forward into a positive lens, allowing people to see how they can take part and their role within security. Also, that it's okay, because this is training, a learning point, how you can continue, how you can cope, and how you move forward. This really helps build people's confidence in recognizing phishing, understanding what it is, and how to cope with it, all of which are important."
"CybeReady has absolutely helped change employee behavior toward cyber attacks."
"The product automatically adapts to users and how adept they are at spotting phishing emails. If somebody is doing very well and is not clicking on the phishing simulation emails, then it will send them emails that are harder to spot."
"All of CybeReady's features are valuable. They work together and complement each other. The campaigns, and the training behind the specific campaigns, are the starting point. But the Continuous Awareness Bites program is also very important. They share what the correct behavior should have been for our users who clicked on a link or downloaded an attachment during a phishing campaign."
"By any measurement, they've drastically improved our cyber resiliency and improved user awareness of the attacks that are out there."
 

Cons

"The initial setup of Barracuda PhishLine is very easy. All of it can be set up in approximately one hour with someone that has some IT training and previous exposure to Barracuda."
"The initial setup of Barracuda PhishLine is very easy."
"Regarding needed improvements, the subscription-based pricing is cost-effective compared to other competitors, but they need to add more premium security protections or features combined into this."
"We have the generic reporting that comes out so we can download that at any time or at the end of the three month campaign. So, we have two generic reports. If we could section up the data in multiple, different ways, then we could create a report from that instead of just those two options. That would be helpful."
"One point that CybeReady could improve on is... the people assigned to each client to help the client correctly interpret the KPIs. In our case, we were not so happy with the person that was assigned to us. She didn't provide much more for us than we saw ourselves."
"CybeReady is still getting used to working with really big companies, which is the category that we are in."
"The area where we could probably use more attention is the involvement of CybeReady with us. It would help if a technical account manager were more actively reaching out and making sure that we are using the tool to its full potential."
"One area that might be improved is making their emails more visually attractive to make them more convincing."
"One area that might be improved is making their emails more visually attractive to make them more convincing. It might depend on the email relay in the organization. Maybe it's cutting out some of the features that come with the email. I don't know if it's their problem or our problem, but sometimes the emails don't look convincing enough."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are different package plans available, such as email protection advanced, premium, and premium plus."
"You pay a yearly fee and they're a fairly good value."
"The pricing is fair."
"The pricing is very competitive."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
36%
Healthcare Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
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Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Barracuda PhishLine?
My main use case for Barracuda Security Awareness Training is phishing simulation training. For example, when a new onboarding user joins an organization, we create a training module with the help ...
What advice do you have for others considering Barracuda PhishLine?
Barracuda Security Awareness Training would work better for a mid-sized organization; it worked well for us since we have already scheduled this training for each onboarding user. If it's for large...
What needs improvement with Barracuda Security Awareness Training?
Regarding needed improvements, the subscription-based pricing is cost-effective compared to other competitors, but they need to add more premium security protections or features combined into this....
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Humanitas, Mount Sinai
Teva Pharmaceuticals, RBS, Skoda, SentinelOne, Avid, Payoneer, SodaStream, StitchFix, NatWest, DHL, Check Point, City and County of San Francisco, Strauss, Appsflyer, BNP Paribas, Elementor, eToro, Air Astana, El Al Airlines, Arkia, Israir, Wizz, Fox Group, BDO Italia, Swiss Life and many more
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