KnowBe4 alternative
A KnowBe4 alternative for GRC and security teams
Built for GRC teams. SecurityRing runs regular simulations of attacks relevant to your industry, teaches people with a lesson right after they slip, and turns the results into audit-ready evidence.
After a one-time setup, your team can launch each campaign in minutes, without a security engineer.
A fair, sourced comparison, as of October 2026. Every KnowBe4 fact comes from KnowBe4’s own public pages.
RecommendationsYour next 3 simulations.
Teams training with SecurityRing
The case
AI-era attacks need more than an annual course
A templated phishing email once a year and a long video can satisfy a checklist, but on their own they are thin preparation for a convincing, AI-made request landing on a busy afternoon.
Many platforms, including KnowBe4, now offer AI-personalised, continuous programmes, so compare how each one works in the table below.
AI inside the attack chain
CrowdStrike’s 2026 Threat Hunting Report describes AI as embedded across modern adversary operations.
Voice and video lures
Cloned voices and familiar faces. CrowdStrike reported that vishing intrusions it observed in the first half of 2026 were 2x those in the second half of 2025.
More channels
Attacks also arrive by video, chat apps, LinkedIn and phone, not only the inbox.
Why SecurityRing
Five reasons teams choose SecurityRing
Run by your GRC team, without a security engineer
A campaign is four steps: choose people, pick a recommended attack, approve what the AI Builder drafted, and schedule. After a one-time setup (your email admin allowlists SecurityRing once), your team can launch it in minutes, without a security engineer.
What that means for youYour compliance or security team can run campaigns without waiting on engineering time.
Recommendations shaped to your company and current attacks
Recommendations refresh from your organisation profile (industry, country, regulators), your tools, company and industry news, public advisories such as CERT-In and CISA, and anonymised, aggregated patterns from other SecurityRing customers’ campaigns in the last 90 days, with click rates.
What that means for youYour people practise attacks relevant to your industry and tools, not a generic template.
In-the-moment training on the exact attack
Anyone who clicks lands on a training page straight away: a video of the email they received with its red flags highlighted, then a quick quiz. It is designed to take under two minutes.
What that means for youThe lesson lands while the mistake is fresh, and admins can send reminders to anyone who hasn’t finished.
Simulations across the channels where attacks happen
Email and deepfake video of your own leaders inside email are live, WhatsApp is in private beta, and LinkedIn and voice calls are coming soon.
- EmailLive
- Deepfake video in emailLive
- WhatsAppPrivate beta
- LinkedInComing soon
- Voice callsComing soon
What that means for youPractise deepfake video today, and WhatsApp in private beta, not only the classic inbox phish.
Audit-ready evidence for the frameworks you answer to
Campaign reports, per-person completion records, an executive trend report with a phishing exposure score and a dated audit trail, as PPT or PDF. They support evidence for the awareness-training parts of SEBI CSCRF, RBI directions, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS, and for the people-safeguards side of DPDP, which doesn’t name training.
See what each framework asks for. Your auditor or regulator decides what is sufficient.
What that means for youReports you can export for audit prep and board updates, showing results over time rather than a checkbox.
Results over time, not just completion
A completion record shows someone finished a lesson. SecurityRing also reports click exposure, repeat exposure and time to action, by team, from one campaign to the next, so you can see whether results are moving.
SecurityRing vs KnowBe4 · as of October 2026
Compared on what you’re prioritising
Seven priorities SecurityRing is built around, including two where KnowBe4 is ahead today. KnowBe4 facts are taken from its public website; packaging varies by plan.
| What you need | SecurityRing | KnowBe4 (from its public site) |
|---|---|---|
| Practise deepfake impersonation | Live: a deepfake video of one of your leaders, made with their consent, delivered inside an email simulation, so people practise the decision itself. | Personalized Deepfake Training: a custom deepfake training video featuring one of your own leaders, added to training campaigns. |
| Simulations beyond email | WhatsApp in private beta (not generally available). LinkedIn and voice calls coming soon. | Simulated vishing (voice) is listed. WhatsApp simulations are not listed on the pages we reviewed. |
| Scenarios relevant to your company | Recommended from your industry, tools, company and industry news, public advisories, and anonymised patterns from other SecurityRing customers’ recent campaigns. | AI Defense Agents (AIDA) personalise simulations and training to each user’s role, risk level and behaviour. |
| Learning at the moment of a mistake | A training page right after the click: a video of that exact email with its red flags, plus a quiz. Not delivered inside chat tools. | Real-Time Coaching (SecurityTips) at the moment of risk, delivered in channels such as Slack, Google Chat and Microsoft Teams; AIDA can choose a tip or a full training assignment. |
| Automation of the programme | You choose people, attack and schedule for each campaign. Recommendations are suggestions, and nothing launches without your approval. | AIDA automates campaign management, selecting and scheduling simulations and training for each user. |
| Audit and board evidence | Campaign and executive trend reports, per-person completion records and an audit trail, downloadable as PPT, PDF or CSV. | 60+ built-in reports, executive dashboards and SmartRisk risk scores. |
| Pricing model | Quote-based, scoped to employee count, campaign volume and reporting needs. | Publishes per-seat list prices (MSRP, labelled May 2026) by plan and seat band, on a 3-year term. |
Fit
Who SecurityRing is best for
- GRC and security teams that want to run a regular programme themselves, without a security engineer or a dedicated awareness team
- Regulated teams that need awareness-training evidence to support SEBI CSCRF, RBI, HIPAA, DPDP, SOC 2 or ISO 27001 reviews
- Finance, HR and leadership teams that are targets for impersonation and deepfake requests
- Companies whose people work in chat apps as much as email (WhatsApp in private beta)
- CISOs and risk officers who want to track click and repeat-exposure results over time, not just course completion
What is the best KnowBe4 alternative?
It depends on what you need. If your priority is regular simulations of current attacks shaped to your industry and company, with deepfake video of your own leaders inside email simulations, a lesson the moment someone slips and exportable audit evidence, SecurityRing is a KnowBe4 alternative worth shortlisting, especially for GRC teams that want to run the programme themselves. If you need the largest course library in many languages, automated campaign management or live voice simulations today, KnowBe4 may fit better.
How is SecurityRing different from KnowBe4?
SecurityRing is built around context-aware practice: recommendations from your industry, tools, news and anonymised patterns from other customers’ campaigns, an AI Builder that drafts each simulation from a short brief, deepfake video inside email simulations, WhatsApp in private beta, a lesson on the exact email right after a click, and PPT, PDF or CSV exports. KnowBe4 leads with a large content library, AI agents that automate campaign management, real-time coaching in chat tools and simulated vishing.
Does KnowBe4 offer deepfake training?
Yes. KnowBe4's public site describes Personalized Deepfake Training, which creates a custom deepfake training video featuring a leader from your own organisation. SecurityRing's approach is different: the deepfake video of your consenting leader is delivered inside an email phishing simulation, so employees practise the decision under realistic conditions and get a lesson immediately if they act on the request.
Is SecurityRing cheaper than KnowBe4?
We don't claim that. KnowBe4 publishes per-seat list pricing on its website. SecurityRing pricing is quote-based and scoped by employee count, campaign volume, reporting and compliance needs, so the comparison depends on your team and requirements. Book a demo to get a quote you can compare like for like with any other platform you are evaluating.
Can we pilot SecurityRing while still using KnowBe4?
Yes. Run a scoped SecurityRing pilot with one or two teams, such as Finance and Customer Support, while your current programme continues. Import those teams from a CSV or XLSX file, launch a recommended campaign, then compare training completion, click exposure and how long reporting takes. Keep your existing training records for audit history.
Does SecurityRing support vishing or WhatsApp simulations like KnowBe4?
Partly. SecurityRing's WhatsApp phishing simulations are in private beta and not generally available yet. Voice-call (vishing) and LinkedIn simulations are coming soon and are not available yet, while KnowBe4 lists simulated vishing on its site. If live voice simulations are a requirement today, factor that in. Email simulations, including deepfake video inside emails, are live in SecurityRing.
Sources and method
Method. KnowBe4 facts on this page were checked on 9–10 October 2026 against KnowBe4’s own public pages below. We compare only what both vendors publish, date-stamp the comparison and state SecurityRing channel status as it is today. The 50%+ lesson-completion figure is SecurityRing platform data from 100+ SecurityRing campaigns, not a comparison with KnowBe4.
- KnowBe4 AI-Native Security Awareness Training (product page)
- KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training pricing
- KnowBe4 Personalized Deepfake Training
Industry trend: CrowdStrike 2026 Threat Hunting Report (blog summary).
KnowBe4 and its product names are trademarks of KnowBe4, Inc. This is SecurityRing’s own comparison and isn’t endorsed by KnowBe4. Spotted something out of date? Email neha@securityring.ai and we’ll correct it.
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