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KnowBe4 vs OpenText Core Security Awareness Training​ comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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

KnowBe4
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Core Security Awar...
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
17th
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 2026, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of KnowBe4 is 12.6%, down from 29.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Core Security Awareness Training​ is 2.0%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Awareness Training Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
KnowBe412.6%
OpenText Core Security Awareness Training​2.0%
Other85.4%
Security Awareness Training
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2731362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Strategic Risk Management at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has provided comprehensive training with a structured approach
From my perspective regarding what can be improved or enhanced in KnowBe4, I would not be able to talk about pricing or areas that are outside my scope of visibility, but just from the quality of the offering itself, I think that it's a pretty good offering. There are no immediate problems, and they take care to consistently ask for feedback and implement it, so there are no major issues outstanding that I can immediately point to. There are some aspects of KnowBe4 that can be enhanced, specifically in the training feature, as a lot of their training is designed for people who are almost entirely computer illiterate, which is fine because you want to be comprehensive in your cybersecurity training. Most people today have some basic ideas on what passwords are and how to use them. I feel that much of the content they have might not be required, and that might cause frustration, especially when you're trying to implement a cybersecurity program where you're training your entire workforce, as it may frustrate someone if they're forced to do training on how to set a password. However, I think that the more complicated things they do about phishing, AI, and social engineering are very important, and the way they do it is very structured and good.
it_user1584120 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. IT Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
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

"KnowBe4's AI integration has enhanced email authenticity."
"KnowBe4 has a training program that lasts approximately 15 or 30 minutes, and we provide this security training for our employees so they learn which emails they should open, which links they should click, which links they should not click, and which software they should install."
"We brought our risk score down from about 20 to 15, and now instead of clicking on a link, end users call our IT departments or help desk if they are not sure of a link, which is actually very helpful."
"The impact of KnowBe4's automated training campaigns on the overall cybersecurity posture is quite comprehensive because it covers everything from the very basics of cybersecurity to evolving and emerging threats."
"Most valuable for me are the interactiveness and format of KnowBe4; it has a realistic format—for example, when I'm taking the phishing simulations, the modules give me examples of the real phishing types that might be in my mailbox and how to deal with them."
"It has helped us tremendously in cybersecurity awareness."
"Their customizable nature allows us to create scenarios that closely resemble real-world phishing attempts, making them highly relatable to our end users."
"KnowBe4 significantly enhanced people's awareness of cybersecurity threats within the company through its simulations that replicated real-world scenarios."
"The GUI works well and it is really well built."
"There are several training courses and well-put-together edited videos."
 

Cons

"It could be more localized for Ukrainian users. This platform is international, and it has a lot of material in different languages, but not in Ukrainian and Russian languages. There's plenty of different content updated regularly for English, French, and German users. They have a lot more information, and Ukrainian users also want more."
"I would like to see Novo4 expand to other channels outside of emails to things such as text messages."
"This product has a questions and answers section which is in text form. It could be updated to include a video game format where an employee uses the game to answer these scenarios."
"Sometimes I feel reluctant to log in because I know I will have to receive a reset link."
"A lot of their training is designed for people who are almost entirely computer illiterate, which is fine because you want to be comprehensive in your cybersecurity training, but much of the content they have might not be required, and that might cause frustration, especially when you're trying to implement a cybersecurity program where you're training your entire workforce."
"I don't find KnowBe4's real-time insights and analytics very useful because I found it a bit repetitive."
"An area for improvement in KnowBe4 is the repetitive content for users completing multiple training sessions."
"It can be more interactive with users. We want to put the users in different scenarios and let them make decisions. For example, instead of making users go through a video and then asking questions, it can have a video where they click on the scenarios and have to make decisions. It can maybe have something like a live simulation. It would be nice for users."
"We used it with one or two of our clients and were not impressed with it, so we stopped using it."
"The ability for customization has limitations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's about five dollars a seat per month."
"Licensing is paid on a yearly basis. You can go to the official site to check their approximate pricing. It's based on the number of users or staff. It can vary from country to country, but for Ukraine, it works as it's stated on the site."
"I rate the product pricing as four out of ten."
"I don't know the cost, but I believe we are paying yearly. We did like a three-year or five-year contract. I am not aware of any extra costs in addition to a standard licensing fee."
"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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise10
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for KnowBe4?
I would not know about the pricing because it has been subsidized for us, so I am not fully aware of the actual cost.
What needs improvement with KnowBe4?
I have a challenge with the stability while using KnowBe4. I have made an observation regarding the login process. For every login attempt, because my organization uses KnowBe4 with a large staff s...
What is your primary use case for KnowBe4?
We use KnowBe4 as a training platform where we have many training videos to watch and complete quizzes for my organization.
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