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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avanan

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AAvanan, from Check Point since the August 2021 acquisition, connects security technologies to enterprise cloud applications in order to improve protection of sensitive corporate data and IP. According to the vendor, Avanan's one-click deployment allows customers to deploy a new security solution in seconds. Because it requires no appliance, agent or gateway proxy, Avanan can begin protecting any cloud application immediately, with no effect on users.

    $4

    per user per month

    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AKnowBe4 is a security awareness and compliance training and simulated social engineering product. It is used by organizations worldwide to strengthen their security culture and reduce human risk. The product includes a comprehensive suite of awareness and compliance training, real-time user coaching, AI-powered simulated social engineering, crowdsourced anti-phishing defense and an AI suite that enhances human risk management through personalized training and automation. With…

    $0.95

    per month (billed annually) per seat

    Pricing
    AvananKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Editions & Modules
    Advanced Anti-Phishing
    $4.00
    per user per month
    Complete Malware Protection
    $5.00
    per user per month
    Full-Suite Protection
    $8.00
    per user per month
    Silver
    $0.95
    per month (billed annually) per seat
    Gold
    $1.10
    per month (billed annually) per seat
    Platinum
    $1.25
    per month (billed annually) per seat
    Diamond
    $1.70
    per month (billed annually) per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AvananKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPrices for fewer than 500 users.—
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    AvananKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Considered Both Products
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Chose Avanan
    Comparing Avanan to the competitors listed above, I think Mimecast would be the only real threat to accurately detecting and quarantining phishing and malware attempts as well as ransomware. With the advanced API, Avanan has an extremely high chance of catching things that …
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    Chose Avanan
    We selected Avanan based on compelling evidence and performance. The product simply stands up and does so higher than Mimecast, Barracuda, and other such products with a very reasonable price point. It's the most effective weapon against spammers and phishing that we have used …
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    KnowBe4
    Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    We looked at HookPhish before we went with KnowBe4 but it was like comparing apples to oranges and KnowBe4 is far superior for roughly the same cost
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    Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    I haven't used Mimecast Awareness Training before but my company left MAT and moved to KnowBe4 and hasn't looked back. From what I was told, the Mimecast solution was lacking in content and quality questions and answers. Now Arctic Wolf just came out with their own Awareness …
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    Chose KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Cyren seemed like they would be good, unfortunately they went out of business so I'll never know if we could have used them.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
    643 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    502 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    540 Answers
    Features
    AvananKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Avanan and KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Feature
    Avanan
    8.5
    111 Ratings
    2% above category average
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-malware10.0106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability8.0107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection8.094 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Detection10.0107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sandboxing6.594 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption7.276 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tools10.0107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Avanan and KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
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    Ratings
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    8.8
    303 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.6269 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.0293 Ratings
    Security Awareness Training
    Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Avanan and KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
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    Ratings
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    8.3
    331 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Training Content Library00 Ratings8.9328 Ratings
    Multilingual Training Content00 Ratings9.3181 Ratings
    Training Gamification00 Ratings8.4271 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Security Training00 Ratings6.2289 Ratings
    Individualized Security Training Plans00 Ratings7.6280 Ratings
    Phishing Simulations00 Ratings9.5326 Ratings
    Security Reporting00 Ratings8.4319 Ratings
    Integration with Security Tech Stack00 Ratings8.1187 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    AvananKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Small Businesses
    Barracuda Email Protection
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)
    Score6.4 out of 10
    Hoxhunt
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Cloud Email Security
    Score10 out of 10
    Proofpoint Security Awareness Training
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AvananKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (113 ratings)
    9.5
    (677 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.4
    (53 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (34 ratings)
    9.4
    (164 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (18 ratings)
    Performance
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (19 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (35 ratings)
    8.8
    (258 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.5
    (21 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (13 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (39 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (19 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (15 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (14 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AvananKnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Check Point Software Technologies
    What it says, it provides. It has the Data leak prevention that is the major help while we have to deal with lot of clients at a time. It has the Secure Click that checks any embedded hyperlink so that when we work on emails we don't have to worry about the hidden security threats inside a email.
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    KnowBe4
    I don't have any frame of reference for comparison, but the training that I have used has proved impactful for my staff. Since starting KnowBe4 training, we've seen a great increase in the number of phishing attempts, but also a great increase in the number of attempts that have been recognized by staff, and we have thus not been the victim of phishing or other cyberattact vectors
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    Pros
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • The dashboard for Avanan makes all of the most important information easy to digest.
    • Alerting - specifically, the Geo-Location alerts allow us to see if a user has possibly been compromised.
    • The End-User Email Quarantine experience gives users the ability to request emails be released, which trains them to better spot legitimate emails.
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    KnowBe4
    • Phish tests can be set to various difficulty levels as staff becomes more knowledgeable in catching phish emails.
    • Automated phish tests and training save a lot of admin time. The product can also test for phone and USB stick practices.
    • The phish alert button in Outlook, along with PhishER and PhishFlip allow easy managing and response to actual phishing emails.
    • The interactive training is well designed to cover all types of phishing and safe email and phone behavior.
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    Cons
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • I only ever had one complaint, we had a few hiccups during the setup process. We have now been a customer for two years and have had no further issues. It is likely that the setup pain points have now been resolved as well. Overall the product does what it claims while providing a very intuitive interface.
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    KnowBe4
    • The provided templates for phishing simulations are mainly available in English. There are also some templates available in our native language, but their number is small. We have seen other platforms offer way more phishing simulation templates in our language.
    • Although there is a really huge number of training videos available, some of them are outdated and no longer have much to offer. Some cleaning up could help in this direction.
    • Although there a some games / puzzle like trainings available, we have seen other platforms offer more and better ones (on the other platforms had they had almost no videos at all...). It would help significantly to also invest in enriching the provided puzzles / games.
    • We have seen other platforms offer games, where, for example, employees of the company can compete against each other while working together in groups to achieve a common goal (e.g., eliminate a fictional security threat that has "hit" the company. Plan the steps needed to be taken, take the steps one after another and have a chance to see the impact each action has. At the end the team that has suffered the least cost to end the threat is the one that wins. Just an example. The point is to make this challenging, using gamification and to make the employees part of the prevention force of the company against cybersecurity threats.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Cost, need to make sure the cost is competitive for how many users are using email protection as we move users to MS Teams and don't rely so much on full access to email accounts (both sending and receiving internal and external).
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    KnowBe4
    Between the ease of use, cost effectiveness, functionality and continued improvements Knowbe4 continues to make it would be pretty hard to find another competitive product that wraps it all up like KnowBe4 has. Not saying it couldn't happen, but haven't seen anything that competes at this point.
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    Usability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    The end-users love not having their inboxes fill up with extra useless emails. As an administrator, it is simple to implement and maintain. The ability to put something into test mode before going live makes our life a lot easier and less stressful. Avanan has many different components to make your life easier.
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    KnowBe4
    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training is simple to use, simple to administer, effective, with quality content. It is easy to take the training and we have the reminders set so that the longer a user puts the training off, the more frequently they will receive reminder emails. Eventually they get emailed every day until they take the training. But with a simple click, they can get into the training content.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Always been available as needed.
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    KnowBe4
    There have only been a handful of outages in the 2 years we have had the product. Even during those instances, parts of the system were still operational
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    Performance
    Check Point Software Technologies
    It's not all the time, on occasion the platform can delay email by seven to ten minutes.
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    KnowBe4
    Pages load quickly, filter/sort quickly, and don't slow down or freeze. Everything is smooth and very easy to use. There are a places in the UI where you can forget how to get there, but other than that everything is great. We have had no issues using any part of the website.
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    Support Rating
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Support has always been there for me, they take on suggestions and product improvements quite seriously. I've spoken to techs and you can tell that they care about the product and the service in which they deliver. Avanan support is always responsive in everything I throw them and in most cases they don't tell me how to build out a widget or custom query, they actually do it for me and send it to me.
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    KnowBe4
    Tech prod support is great! I did have to ask for a new customer success rep, needed a more experienced person to match my 12 years of experience running Cybersec training programs. Would suggest that more matching of rep level of knowledge to client level knowledge would help.
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    In-Person Training
    Check Point Software Technologies
    There was no in person training.
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    KnowBe4
    Helpful and knowledgeable account managers have helped us navigate and use the system to our full potential
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    Online Training
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Takes a lot to get a 10 out of 10.
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    KnowBe4
    confusing question. I inherited this application so I didnt get any formal training other than the person who was leaving. The CSM provided some later on when I asked in a zoom call
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    Implementation Rating
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Ensure system administration and exchange admin are up to speed on Avanan
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    KnowBe4
    The implementation went really well and KnowBe4 was there the whole time on setup to make sure things were setup correctly. The only thing we had to figure out on our own was to script users automatically being added to security groups. So that when they sync to knowBe4 from AD they are placed into the same/correct groups.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Avanan has a one-click solution, which subscribers or clients use to deploy a new security update. Further, Avanan has the protection of any cloud application, which means, it bypasses any security threat and maintain the set safety processes. Finally, data leakage is a shield that Avanan has deployed, a very smooth process in the firm.
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    KnowBe4
    KnowBe4 offered a significantly more favorable cost-benefit ratio compared to other solutions. Its seamless integration with our existing infrastructure—particularly Active Directory and email systems—was the most compatible with our operational and security requirements.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    I was not involved in the pricing, billing or contract terms.
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    Scalability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    It does what they claim and then some.
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    KnowBe4
    The product scales greatly. As long as you upgrade the license to support the number of users you are needing, adding in those new users is easy. Also getting those users set up with trainings/campaigns is very easy as well
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    Professional Services
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    The team was great to work with and took their time to ensure that we knew what we were doing with the product and that it was set up to meet the specific needs of our organization. This wasn't just a cookie-cutter deployment, but rather they focused specifically on our needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • Improved risk mitigation by providing additional layer protection for M365.
    • Easy to setup and configure. No expert knowledge required and no downtime required.
    • Customizable license count. No need to buy the same number of mailbox users if you really don't want to protect some unused mailboxes.
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    KnowBe4
    • With the implementation of KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training, we have reduced a lot of issues of social engineering attacks like Phishing attacks, Smishing attacks, Vishing attacks, and a lot more. After implementing the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training, we have seen a significant decrease in the clicking on a phishing email. Now users are aware of phishing attacks and they know how to react to them.
    • With KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training, we got another tool Phish Alert Button that we have installed on the user's outlook and after providing training on these topics, now we are receiving a lot of spam report emails are users are protecting them from clicking and just reporting it to the IT team.
    • With the Phishing test, we are seeing the growth and analyzing how our users will react in the case of a real phishing attack, and with this, we are providing more training to them and going with them as per the test report. This whole process is making our company more stronger against any type pf social engineering attack.
    • After implementing KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training, we have seen a lot of improvements in the account compromise case in our company because users are not clicking on fake links now.
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    Avanan Screenshots

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    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Phishing Dashboard. This displays how end users are doing at-a-glance and in comparison to peers across industries with Industry Benchmarking.Screenshot of the Virtual Risk Officer functionality, which helps identify risk to support data-driven decisions about a security awareness plan.Screenshot of KnowBe4's partners, including The Security Awareness Company, Popcorn Training, exploqii, Twist & Shout, El Pescador, CLTRe, Saya University, and MediaPRO. Together, they create security awareness training content available in the ModStore.Screenshot of a security training quiz question showing "Security Moments Series: Spot the Bad Link" asking what Lisa should do when receiving an unexpected email with an HTML attachment, with three answer options and Submit/Cancel buttons.Screenshot of the AIDA Phishing Template Generator interface, which displays a customizable phishing simulation tool with template setup options on the left and a preview of a generated "Annual Bonus Announcement" email featuring a QR code attack vector on the right.Screenshot of the AIDA Configure Training interface, which displays settings for personalized remedial phishing training, including user enrollment options, completion timeframes, knowledge refresher schedules, and notification preferences, with an "Activate Remedial Training" button to implement the configuration.