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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
6.0
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 December 2025, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of Kaspersky Security Awareness is 2.4%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Phish Threat is 3.8%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Awareness Training Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Sophos Phish Threat3.8%
Kaspersky Security Awareness2.4%
Other93.8%
Security Awareness Training
 

Featured Reviews

MB
Founder, Director at Tres Infosol Pvt. Ltd.
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.
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 Kaspersky Awareness program supports the Arabic language, which is one of the good points."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Sophos Phish Threat is flexible and agile as a cloud-deployed solution."
"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."
"The installation is straightforward. You only need to upload the user's email address to the cloud and you can start using it."
"It is simple to push tests out to a group of users."
"I find the solution's reports very valuable."
"The scalability is very good."
"I have found the implementation process to be simple and straightforward."
"The most valuable features of Sophos Phish Threat are internal web filtering and security."
 

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."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness could improve its user interface since it looks outdated, even though the content is top-notch."
"The GUI could be improved."
"There should be more of a drive from their side to promote the product."
"Sophos should offer tests where we can emulate new attacks happening now."
"The pricing of Sophos Phish threat can be improved."
"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 by adding other languages, such as Mandarin or Cantonese to their online trainer video center, it would be helpful."
"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 of the solution could improve."
"Sophos Phish Threat can improve load balancing."
 

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."
"The license for the product comes with the firewall offered by Sophos, so a user need not buy it separately."
"The pricing is very good, and some of my customers who have used other vendors say that Sophos is priced well within the market."
"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."
"Licensing fees are paid annually."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
12%
Performing Arts
8%
Construction Company
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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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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