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Kaspersky Security Awareness vs OpenText Core Security Awareness Training​ comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 19, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Kaspersky Security Awareness
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
9th
Average Rating
6.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Core Security Awar...
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
15th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of Kaspersky Security Awareness is 2.7%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Core Security Awareness Training​ is 1.3%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Awareness Training
 

Featured Reviews

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Empowers security training through customizable modules and gamification
The integrated learning and management system is very useful as it allows both predefined and custom training modules. The assessment through simulated phishing attacks is a strong feature, enabling checks on the effectiveness of training. Gamification adds value as many organizations appreciate this approach, and the training templates offer a high level of customization. Unlike others, Kaspersky provides this without additional costs, which is remarkable.
reviewer1584120 - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly, has a good training content library and training videos, but it is not effective and the customization has limitations
We used it with one or two of our clients and were not impressed with it, so we stopped using it. We started using an alternative. We had a client who was looking for Security Awareness Training. We were using Weber but the client was not happy with it. We are using a different solution. The ability for customization has limitations. With the different phishing emails and different templates, you weren't really able to change specific things that we had wanted, or make specific changes that we felt comfortable with. When it came to sending it out to our users, it seemed to make it more confusing than it did to actually solving anything. It wasn't as effective as we had originally hoped just based on the content we were able to send out. They may have made some changes but during the time we used it, it just was not effective, and it didn't work with as many of the users as we would have liked.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness is a little cheaper and easy to use."
"The Kaspersky Awareness program supports the Arabic language, which is one of the good points."
"The gamification aspect of Kaspersky Security Awareness is appreciated by many organizations, including mine, as it offers a fun learning experience."
"Overall, I rate Kaspersky Security Awareness a ten out of ten and actively recommend it to others."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness has deep packet inspection and the ability to capture viruses."
"The GUI works well and it is really well built."
 

Cons

"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."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness could improve its user interface since it looks outdated, even though the content is top-notch."
"There should be more of a drive from their side to promote the product."
"The GUI could be improved."
"The ability for customization has limitations."
 

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."
"We were able to find an alternative that had more open-source and more customization that was at a cheaper price point."
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaspersky Security Awareness?
Kaspersky Security Awareness is very attractively priced. On a scale where one is high price and ten is low price, I rate it as 9.7. It is very economical.
What is your primary use case for Kaspersky Security Awareness?
We use Kaspersky Security Awareness ( /products/kaspersky-security-awareness-reviews ) because it was installed by our vendor. We had a contract, and the solution was provided by our vendors, so we...
What advice do you have for others considering Kaspersky Security Awareness?
Overall, I rate Kaspersky Security Awareness as a seven or eight on a scale from one to ten because it is a good, economical solution with effective antivirus features.
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