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Kaspersky Security Awareness vs KnowBe4 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Kaspersky Security Awareness
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
7th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
KnowBe4
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of Kaspersky Security Awareness is 2.2%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of KnowBe4 is 13.7%, down from 28.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Awareness Training Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
KnowBe413.7%
Kaspersky Security Awareness2.2%
Other84.1%
Security Awareness Training
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2736225 - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at a hospitality company with 51-200 employees
Needs improvement in content and user interface while supporting compliance with ease
There are several areas for improvement. The pricing needs adjustment, the UI needs enhancement, and the management of assignment and completion needs improvement. For instance, when I assign someone a course, it should have a deadline that doesn't automatically increase if the person isn't completing the course. The effectiveness of Kaspersky Security Awareness's interactive modules and real-time cyber scenarios rates at a six. The gamified learning paths rate at a five, indicating definite room for improvement in this area. While we have achieved compliance, the control over the program is limited. Verifying team knowledge is challenging as exam integrity cannot be guaranteed. They need to update the security courses with more real-time or real-life scenarios.
Amran Hossain - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Field Nation
Training program enables comprehensive security awareness and cautious email practices
One feature that would be highly beneficial in a future release is the ability to automatically send training articles or security tips to users on a regular, scheduled basis—for example, weekly or monthly. While the current training modules and phishing simulations are highly effective, ongoing awareness is equally important to keep security top of mind in day-to-day operations. These short, digestible articles or micro-learning content could cover recent phishing trends, real-world examples of security breaches, or quick tips on secure online behavior. Periodic delivery would serve as a continuous learning touchpoint, reinforcing key concepts from the main training and adapting to evolving threats. Ideally, this feature would also include personalization, allowing content to be tailored based on a user’s role, previous training performance, or common mistakes observed in phishing simulations. This kind of proactive, lightweight training approach could significantly enhance employee engagement with security practices and help maintain a strong security posture over time.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is pretty detailed and covers very small points across the security domain, which I appreciate about it, and it's very easy to onboard with features such as SSO and enterprise level administration."
"Overall, I rate Kaspersky Security Awareness a ten out of ten and actively recommend it to others."
"We have been providing this solution to our customers for approximately three or four months, and our customers are really happy with it."
"The gamification aspect of Kaspersky Security Awareness is appreciated by many organizations, including mine, as it offers a fun learning experience."
"The nice thing about it is, if you want to try it, there is a POC available, so you can have a proof of concept."
"The Kaspersky Awareness program supports the Arabic language, which is one of the good points."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness is a little cheaper and easy to use."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness is a little cheaper and easy to use, allowing us to remotely install and control the PC while giving the administrator great flexibility to control remote PCs and disable them when users try to disable their antivirus for some software."
"We brought our risk score down from about 20 to 15, and now instead of clicking on a link, end users call our IT departments or help desk if they are not sure of a link, which is actually very helpful."
"The main advantages are the user-friendly UI and its overall ease of use."
"KnowBe4 has a lot of high-quality content, and their interface is very user-friendly."
"Their support is very quick and informative, deserving a rating of 10."
"KnowBe4 has been quite useful for us as a mid-size company, providing a lot of information."
"The ability to have business leadership be aware of their users' security posture as well as any kind of security awareness training being pushed by cybersecurity insurance and underwriters is valuable."
"Most valuable for me are the interactiveness and format of KnowBe4; it has a realistic format—for example, when I'm taking the phishing simulations, the modules give me examples of the real phishing types that might be in my mailbox and how to deal with them."
"The solution is very well priced and very affordable."
 

Cons

"The GUI could be improved."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness could improve its user interface since it looks outdated, even though the content is top-notch."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness could improve its user interface since it looks outdated, even though the content is top-notch."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness needs improvement in its ability to detect unknown attacks or unknown zero traffic attacks."
"We face difficulties in configuring it, and other vendors may be more user-friendly."
"There should be more of a drive from their side to promote the product."
"The training program is very interactive, but sometimes it is hard to follow the process, particularly the steps."
"The training program is very interactive, but sometimes it is hard to follow the process, particularly the steps."
"As an exceptional product, they are relatively expensive, but it is worth it because compared to offline education with hired dedicated people, it would be much more expensive and not obviously more efficient."
"Some courses have the same type of content, the same type of page. But not too much, I think some repeated content exists in multiple courses in KnowBe4."
"KnowBe4 should focus more on these issues and provide guidance on dealing with links received from individuals who attempt to manipulate our emotions, particularly on social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn."
"Much of the content they have might not be required, and that might cause frustration, especially when you're trying to implement a cybersecurity program where you're training your entire workforce, as it may frustrate someone if they're forced to do training on how to set a password."
"I would like to see Novo4 expand to other channels outside of emails to things such as text messages."
"It could be more localized for Ukrainian users. This platform is international, and it has a lot of material in different languages, but not in Ukrainian and Russian languages. There's plenty of different content updated regularly for English, French, and German users. They have a lot more information, and Ukrainian users also want more."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The more users there are, the cheaper the product is."
"Although the price is acceptable and somewhat competitive, it would be better if it were cheaper."
"Licensing is paid on a yearly basis. You can go to the official site to check their approximate pricing. It's based on the number of users or staff. It can vary from country to country, but for Ukraine, it works as it's stated on the site."
"I don't know the cost, but I believe we are paying yearly. We did like a three-year or five-year contract. I am not aware of any extra costs in addition to a standard licensing fee."
"I rate the product pricing as four out of ten."
"It's about five dollars a seat per month."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
22%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Hospitality Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Kaspersky Security Awareness?
We have been using Kaspersky Security Awareness mostly for compliance. The benefit we have seen is in terms of compliance. We have been able to be compliant, but the control over the program was ve...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for KnowBe4?
I would not know about the pricing because it has been subsidized for us, so I am not fully aware of the actual cost.
What needs improvement with KnowBe4?
I have a challenge with the stability while using KnowBe4. I have made an observation regarding the login process. For every login attempt, because my organization uses KnowBe4 with a large staff s...
What is your primary use case for KnowBe4?
We use KnowBe4 as a training platform where we have many training videos to watch and complete quizzes for my organization.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Insolar, Goods.ru
West Aurora Public School District 129
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