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Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training vs Sophos Phish Threat comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Huntress Managed Security A...
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
2nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sophos Phish Threat
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training is 4.1%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Phish Threat is 4.3%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Awareness Training Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training4.1%
Sophos Phish Threat4.3%
Other91.6%
Security Awareness Training
 

Featured Reviews

Daniel Angell - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at SafetyNet It Ltd
Training has reduced phishing incidents and builds user responsibility across our clients
I can give you a quick specific example of how I use Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training with my clients or internally; we deploy it internally as well, as we are an IT company. It is really important that we ourselves and our engineers can spot the difference, because just because we are IT literate does not mean that we can always spot the difference. Or we can spot the difference, but the hesitation to click on something and just check what comes in matters. We have had customers experience significant breaches where they sent a lot of money or information or had loss of business due to these types of attacks. Avoiding that is where I would say we have had the most impact, seeing a reduction in those types of incidents happening. Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training has positively impacted my organization as we can see a decline from those clients with incidents regarding cybersecurity. There are a lot fewer tickets about suspicious emails, and a lot more of a positive understanding from users about what an attack looks like. In terms of tools for us, it helps our relationship with customers. We can send them reports that are good criteria and good information we can give them to show how we are protecting them. This adds value there. Using Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training alongside the other Huntress products, ITDR and EDR, is beneficial. It is a good product that is easy to deploy alongside them. I think the best feature of Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training is the fact that it runs itself. Many IT companies want to offer these services, but they do not really have experience or they do not have the time and energy to keep the quality going, or you do put the effort in and it becomes unprofitable. Huntress recommends the courses and sets the criteria for you and it can all be managed. I really appreciate how the emails come in and look current and realistic, not obvious spam. I appreciate that the course content will change depending on how much a user has failed. If they just clicked on the email or entered information, it will tell them what they can do better next time and give them extra training. You do not have to worry about that; it is all automatic. It is also made in such a way that it is keeping up to date, I believe with information from Huntress's SOC team. The up-to-date content reflects what people are seeing in the wild, so you know you are getting really new content.
JL
Supervisor, Infraestructura Information Technology at Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo
Customer support excels with timely responses and valuable assistance
Some of the best features with Sophos Phish Threat are good, but it has some limits. For instance, if you send an attachment to target the user with a macro, it doesn't work very well because by default Outlook disables opening macro files. Word macro files open in read-only mode. It has some false positives, such as when the user opened the file. We had good experience, and based on our three years of use, the users responded well. The videos are animated, and users prefer them, similar to our other applications for training in other areas. The integration with Sophos Central benefits us for the management of the phishing campaign by being very user-friendly. We used the customizable phishing emails with Sophos Phish Threat. We customized the template and modified it so we can phish our users. They are very customizable. The pricing and licensing for Sophos Phish Threat is good compared to other products.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I rate the solution nine out of ten."
"Overall, having used Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training for twelve months, I think we have seen less engagement with the phishing emails post-training, which obviously means the information is going into the users."
"Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training has positively impacted my organization as we can see a decline from those clients with incidents regarding cybersecurity."
"I like that it provides a customizable learning pathway, allowing me to both use preset tracks and customize them if I wish."
"Since starting with Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training, I have seen benefits, including that people are aware of the different kinds of attacks; since it is managed, we do not have much to do, which is good so far."
"I appreciate the interactive and engaging style of Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training."
"The most valuable features of Sophos Phish Threat are internal web filtering and security."
"Sophos Phish Threat is a good product and I encourage other people to use it."
"Sophos Phish Threat effectively identifies susceptible employees."
"The cost of getting ransomware from clicking a malicious link, compared to the cost of the product, makes the return on investment quite favorable."
"The security they have on offer has been great."
"I have found the implementation process to be simple and straightforward."
"The scalability is very good."
"Sophos Phish Threat is valuable as it is easy to use and effectively educates end users on the threats they may face and how to identify them, helping users recognize fraudulent or spam links and preventing them from clicking harmful links."
 

Cons

"I think that the pricing and licensing of Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training is a little bit higher compared to other solutions that I have used in the past."
"It is somewhat confusing at first, especially for onboarding."
"Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training could be improved by varying the domains that you send from."
"It is somewhat confusing at first, especially for onboarding. The existing complexity is partly because the product wasn't built from the ground up by Huntress, which might contribute to certain elements lacking Huntress's typical simplicity."
"I think there is room for improvement regarding the difficulty of the phishing campaigns."
"Some of the trainings can be quite silly, or I may not want to administer those trainings."
"Sophos Phish Threat can improve load balancing."
"Sophos Phish Threat is a good product, but it has some limitations. We prefer Spanish language content, and the video selection has limitations."
"The pricing of Sophos Phish threat can be improved."
"The solution could be much more secure."
"Sophos should offer tests where we can emulate new attacks happening now."
"The product's price is an area of concern, and it can be improved if Sophos reduces the prices by seven to nine percent, considering the current market price at which the product is offered."
"I would like to see more manager-level training that teaches what needs to be done after a phishing email attack is found."
"The security could be simplified within the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"Licensing fees are paid annually."
"The pricing is very good, and some of my customers who have used other vendors say that Sophos is priced well within the market."
"The license for the product comes with the firewall offered by Sophos, so a user need not buy it separately."
"There is a license required for this solution and the cost depends on the number of users."
"There are monthly and annual subscriptions available to use Sophos Phish Threat. The price is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Construction Company
11%
University
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training?
Regarding pricing for Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training, I would say it is cost-efficient.
What needs improvement with Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training?
I think there is room for improvement regarding the difficulty of the phishing campaigns. Sometimes they can be a little bit easy.
What is your primary use case for Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training?
My use case involves training to ensure all our users are receiving the correct training. I believe this is important for audit trail purposes as well.
What needs improvement with Sophos Phish Threat?
Sophos Phish Threat is a good product, but it has some limitations. We prefer Spanish language content, and the video selection has limitations. The catalog is very small compared with products suc...
What is your primary use case for Sophos Phish Threat?
I had experience with other products before KnowBe4, specifically we had Sophos Phish Threat for three years, but the catalog of training, video, and simulated phishing has some limits. Last Februa...
What advice do you have for others considering Sophos Phish Threat?
I rate Sophos Phish Threat eight out of ten due to some limitations, specifically the limited training catalog and the need for more trainings in local languages, particularly Spanish. A bigger cou...
 

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