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Barracuda Security Awareness Training vs Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 19, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Security Awarenes...
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
19th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Huntress Managed Security A...
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
2nd
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of Barracuda Security Awareness Training is 1.6%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training is 4.1%, down from 4.7% 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%
Barracuda Security Awareness Training1.6%
Other94.3%
Security Awareness Training
 

Featured Reviews

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.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"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."
"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."
"I rate the solution nine out of ten."
"I appreciate the interactive and engaging style of Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training."
"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."
"Regarding scalability and adding more users, Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training has performed well."
"Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training has positively impacted my organization as we can see a decline from those clients with incidents regarding cybersecurity."
 

Cons

"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."
"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."
"Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training could be improved by varying the domains that you send from."
"More AI-related trainings would be beneficial."
"It is somewhat confusing at first, especially for onboarding."
"I think there is room for improvement regarding the difficulty of the phishing campaigns."
"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. 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."
"Some of the trainings can be quite silly, or I may not want to administer those trainings."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are different package plans available, such as email protection advanced, premium, and premium plus."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
41%
Healthcare Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
5%
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
 

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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.
 

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