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Kaspersky Security Awareness vs Sophos Phish Threat 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
6.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
6
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 June 2026, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of Kaspersky Security Awareness is 2.3%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Phish Threat is 4.0%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Awareness Training Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sophos Phish Threat4.0%
Kaspersky Security Awareness2.3%
Other93.7%
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.
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

"The gamification aspect of Kaspersky Security Awareness is appreciated by many organizations, including mine, as it offers a fun learning experience."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness is a little cheaper and easy to use."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness has deep packet inspection and the ability to capture viruses."
"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, 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."
"Overall, I rate Kaspersky Security Awareness a ten out of ten and actively recommend it to others."
"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."
"We have been providing this solution to our customers for approximately three or four months, and our customers are really happy with it."
"I have found the implementation process to be simple and straightforward."
"The cost of getting ransomware from clicking a malicious link, compared to the cost of the product, makes the return on investment quite favorable."
"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."
"The security they have on offer has been great."
"The solution is primarily used to help users be aware of threats, and we can train users to help them understand how to work with the security features, security threats, and security attacks, as it is like a training center."
"The solution is easy to integrate because it is on the cloud, we have been able to limit users to only accessing the Sophos platform by modifying the firewall and Sophos platform settings, and the dashboard gives us detailed reports allowing us to be able to manage better."
"The user interface is very simple and easy to use."
"It is easy to use."
 

Cons

"Kaspersky Security Awareness needs improvement in its ability to detect unknown attacks or unknown zero traffic attacks."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness could improve its user interface since it looks outdated, even though the content is top-notch."
"We face difficulties in configuring it, and other vendors may be more user-friendly."
"The GUI could be improved."
"There should be more of a drive from their side to promote the product."
"The security of the solution could improve."
"Sophos Phish Threat is a good product, but it has some limitations. We prefer Spanish language content, and the video selection has limitations."
"The security could be simplified within the product."
"Sophos Phish Threat can improve by adding other languages, such as Mandarin or Cantonese to their online trainer video center, it would be helpful."
"Integration with other products could be improved."
"Sophos should offer tests where we can emulate new attacks happening now."
"Sophos Phish Threat can improve load balancing."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Hospitality Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Construction Company
12%
University
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
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 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 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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