What's the best security awareness training platform in 2026?

KnowBe4 is the category's biggest name, and one of the few vendors that actually publishes a price list. You pay per seat per month, on a 3-year term, with 25 seats minimum. On its European grid, SAT Foundation runs from €2.28 per seat for 25 to 50 seats down to €1.55 at 501 to 1,000. SAT Advanced runs from €3.56 to €2.65. Grids in other currencies sit on the same page, and KnowBe4 warns that prices can vary by country, so check yours before you budget.

What you get: unlimited phishing simulations, a Phish Alert button so employees can report suspicious mail in one click, callback vishing drills, physical USB and QR code drops for your office, and AI-picked templates matched to each person's profile. No other platform here has a wider library.

Reviews are solid, around 4.6 out of 5 on roughly 2,290 reviews. The complaints center on setup, which reviewers find less intuitive than Hoxhunt, and on price for very small companies. One reviewer calls it quite pricey for a small business, another calls it affordable for a team under 50. Both can be right depending on the tier.

The catch: three years is a long time. If your headcount or priorities change, you're still locked in. The pricing page also doesn't list how many languages the content comes in.

Tip: the per-seat price drops at 51, 101, 251 and 501 seats. At exactly 50 seats on Foundation you pay €114 a month; at 51 you pay about €103. Count contractors and interns before you request a quote.

Riot is a Paris-based vendor with a simple pitch: $6.89 per employee per month, billed annually, no seat minimum listed, and a free start that doesn't ask for a card. For a team that has never run awareness training, it's the lowest-friction way in.

Its signature feature is Albert, a coach that talks to employees right inside Slack, Microsoft Teams or Google Chat. Instead of a 30-minute module nobody opens, training arrives as short messages where people already work. Riot adds phishing simulations, leaked-credential monitoring and a hotline. It advertises 33 languages, GDPR compliance, SOC 2 Type 2, and 24/7 support.

Reviewers like how fast it is to set up and say Albert actually gets people to train. On the downside, customization is limited, and one reviewer points out you can't choose which Google Workspace groups to sync (Riot says that's in development).

The catch: price per head. At $6.89, Riot costs roughly three times KnowBe4's Foundation entry tier per seat. You're paying for flexibility and a lighter rollout. Its pricing page also doesn't mention any compliance framework beyond GDPR and SOC 2, so check what the reports contain if an auditor is involved.

Tip: use the free start to send one baseline phishing simulation to a small group. That first click rate is the number you'll compare against in six months.

SoSafe, a German vendor, sells two tiers. Core is quote-only and covers the basics: ready-made simulations, a short learning moment right after the click, and a report button. Advanced starts at €625 a month, billed annually, with 50 seats included. It adds custom phishing, smishing and vishing simulations, plus scenarios generated from real-world attacks.

No platform in this ranking covers more channels in a listed plan. When a scammer calls your accounts team pretending to be the CFO, an email module won't help. People need to have heard that fake call before.

Reviewers describe realistic simulations and short modules. The complaints are about clunky admin account management and occasional slowness. On one small review sample, value for money gets the lowest sub-score.

The catch: the entry ticket. €625 a month is €7,500 a year, or €12.50 per seat if you have exactly 50 people. Below 50, you're paying for empty seats. The pricing page also says 36 languages in one place and 33 in another, so ask for the actual list.

Tip: pricing is tiered. If you have 200 employees, ask for an Advanced quote instead of extrapolating from the 50-seat floor. Your per-seat price will come in under €12.50.

Hoxhunt, from Finland, has the best reputation in this ranking: around 4.8 out of 5 on roughly 3,600 reviews. Each employee gets simulations matched to their skill level. People who spot everything get harder lures, people who click get more practice. It also handles email incident response, so when someone reports a real suspicious message your security team triages it in the same place.

Reviewers find it easier to set up than KnowBe4, and one admin describes switching from KnowBe4 to Hoxhunt as a really good experience. Be careful with the Hoxhunt-vs-KnowBe4 pages Hoxhunt publishes itself: they quote the criticism that suits them.

The catch: no public price. You book a 30-minute call to get a per-employee quote. The pricing page doesn't list languages or compliance coverage either, so those go on your call agenda. That's why it scores low on price and reporting despite top-tier reviews.

Tip: before the call, write down what KnowBe4 would cost you at your seat count. It's your benchmark, and having a number on the table changes the conversation.

Arsen is a French vendor focused on attack simulation. It covers spear phishing, business email compromise, QR code phishing and smishing. Its standout: AI-driven voice calls with voice cloning. Your accounts payable lead can get a call that sounds like your CFO asking for an urgent transfer.

That's the scenario generative AI is making cheaper for attackers, and Arsen is furthest ahead on drilling it. Someone who has already heard a fake call like that in a simulation thinks twice before wiring money.

The catch: everything is quote-only. Arsen says pricing is tiered and offers 10% to 20% off multi-year deals, with no figure listed. Public reviews are a handful at most, too few to judge long-term support. Compliance shows up only as a general use case.

Tip: if payment fraud is your main worry, ask for a quote limited to high-risk teams (finance, leadership, procurement) rather than the whole company, and cover everyone else with a cheaper listed-price tool.