Kaspersky Security Awareness vs Sophos Phish Threat comparison

Kaspersky and Sophos are both solutions in the Security Awareness Training category. Kaspersky is ranked #6 with an average rating of 6.0, while Sophos is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0. Kaspersky holds a 2.2% mindshare in SAT, compared to Sophos’s 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of Kaspersky users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Sophos users who would recommend it.

Kaspersky Security Awareness

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

Sophos Phish Threat and Kaspersky Security Awareness compete in the security awareness training sector. Kaspersky Security Awareness appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced features and overall comprehensive training approach, despite its higher cost.

Features: Sophos Phish Threat emphasizes easy-to-design phishing simulations, comprehensive analytics, and straightforward training modules. Kaspersky Security Awareness provides extensive training content, customizable learning paths, and robust phishing simulations, delivering a broader range of features for in-depth user education.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Sophos Phish Threat is known for its straightforward deployment process and accessible customer support, which simplifies initial implementation. Kaspersky Security Awareness requires a more complex deployment process but offers a well-structured support system that ensures effective long-term integration.

Pricing and ROI: Sophos Phish Threat is cost-effective with scalable pricing options that provide good ROI for diverse business sizes. Kaspersky Security Awareness, though potentially higher in initial cost, justifies its expense with a strong ROI obtained from its comprehensive training modules.

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Categories and Ranking

Kaspersky Security Awareness

Ranking in Security Awareness Training

6th

Average Rating

6.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

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

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of Kaspersky Security Awareness is 2.2%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Phish Threat is 4.4%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Awareness Training Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Sophos Phish Threat	4.4%
Kaspersky Security Awareness	2.2%
Other	93.4%

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reviewer2736225

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.

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Julio Cesar Lara

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."

"We have been providing this solution to our customers for approximately three or four months, and our customers are really happy with it."

"Kaspersky Security Awareness has deep packet inspection and the ability to capture viruses."

"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, 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."

"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."

"Overall, I rate Kaspersky Security Awareness a ten out of ten and actively recommend it to others."

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"Sophos Phish Threat is great; it is easy to use."

"It is easy to use."

"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."

"I would highly recommend this solution to others if they're looking for connectivity in one solution."

"The user interface is very simple and easy to use."

"It is very simple to install and you can do it by yourself."

"I have found the implementation process to be simple and straightforward."

"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. The dashboard gives us detailed reports allowing us to be able to manage better."

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Cons

"The GUI could be improved."

"We face difficulties in configuring it, and other vendors may be more user-friendly."

"Kaspersky Security Awareness needs improvement in its ability to detect unknown attacks or unknown zero traffic attacks."

"There should be more of a drive from their side to promote the product."

"Kaspersky Security Awareness could improve its user interface since it looks outdated, even though the content is top-notch."

"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."

"Sophos Phish Threat can improve load balancing."

"The security of the solution could improve."

"I would like to see more manager-level training that teaches what needs to be done after a phishing email attack is found."

"It would be great if the price was reduced."

"The security could be simplified within the product."

"I would like to see more manager-level training that teaches what needs to be done after a phishing email attack is found."

"Integration with other products could be improved."

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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 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."

"Licensing fees are paid annually."

"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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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaspersky Security Awareness?

It's a costly solution.

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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...

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What advice do you have for others considering Kaspersky Security Awareness?

Overall rating: 5 out of 10

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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...

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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...

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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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Overview

More than 80% of all cyber-incidents are caused by human error. Enterprises lose millions recovering from staff-related incidents – but traditional training programs usually fail to achieve the desired behavioral changes and motivation. Understanding what lies behind any learning and teaching process helps to build an effective educational program. Our programs not only deliver knowledge, but – more importantly – change habits and form the new behavior patterns that are the real goal of awareness training.

Kaspersky

Sophos Phish Threat emulates a range of phishing attack types to help you identify areas of weakness in your organization’s security posture, and empower users through engaging training to strengthen your organizations defenses.

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