# Security awareness training for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "security awareness training platform" and as "phishing simulation and training tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/security-awareness-training/enterprise

**Standing:** KnowBe4 leads with 79% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 53 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [KnowBe4](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/knowbe4/index.md) | 79% | 13% | 75 |
| 2 | [Hoxhunt](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hoxhunt/index.md) | 15% | 10% | 60 |
| 3 | [Proofpoint ZenGuide](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/proofpoint-zenguide/index.md) | 4% | 15% | 68 |
| 5 | [SoSafe](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sosafe/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 25 |
| 6 | [Cofense PhishMe](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cofense-phishme/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 26 |
| 7 | [Mimecast Engage](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/mimecast-engage/index.md) | 0% | 17% | 23 |
| 8 | [SANS Security Awareness](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sans-security-awareness/index.md) | 0% | 7% | 15 |
| 9 | [MetaCompliance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/metacompliance/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 14 |
| 10 | [Infosec IQ](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/infosec-iq/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 17 |
| 11 | [Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/arctic-wolf-managed-security-awareness/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 10 |
| 12 | [NINJIO](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ninjio/index.md) | 0% | 9% | 11 |
| 18 | [Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Attack Simulation Training](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-defender-for-office-365-attack-simulation-training/index.md) | 0% | 36% | 11 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 65 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Hoxhunt, KnowBe4; alternatives Proofpoint ZenGuide
- GPT-5.4 mini: KnowBe4; alternatives Hoxhunt, Mimecast Engage, Proofpoint ZenGuide, SoSafe
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: KnowBe4; alternatives Hoxhunt, NINJIO, Proofpoint ZenGuide, SoSafe
- Perplexity Sonar: KnowBe4; alternatives Hoxhunt, Infosec IQ, MetaCompliance, Phished
- Grok 4.20: KnowBe4; alternatives Hoxhunt, Proofpoint ZenGuide, SoSafe
- Mistral Small: KnowBe4, Proofpoint ZenGuide; alternatives Cofense PhishMe, Hoxhunt, Living Security, Mimecast Engage
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: KnowBe4; alternatives Hoxhunt, Proofpoint ZenGuide
- Llama 4 Maverick: KnowBe4; alternatives Hoxhunt, Mimecast Engage, Proofpoint ZenGuide
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: KnowBe4; alternatives Cofense PhishMe, Proofpoint ZenGuide
- Kimi K2: Hoxhunt, KnowBe4; alternatives Cofense PhishMe, Proofpoint ZenGuide, SANS Security Awareness
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Hoxhunt, KnowBe4; alternatives Infosec IQ, Proofpoint ZenGuide
- MiniMax M2.5: KnowBe4; alternatives Hoxhunt, SoSafe
- GPT-6 Luna: Hoxhunt; alternatives KnowBe4, Proofpoint ZenGuide
- Muse Glimmer 30B: KnowBe4; alternatives Cofense PhishMe, Hoxhunt, Mimecast Engage, Proofpoint ZenGuide

## Sources the answers cite

75 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- hoxhunt.com: 41 answers, 68 citations
- knowbe4.com: 40 answers, 77 citations
- threatcop.com: 31 answers, 43 citations
- g2.com: 28 answers, 52 citations
- expertinsights.com: 19 answers, 24 citations
- ransomleak.com: 19 answers, 22 citations
- proofpoint.com: 18 answers, 26 citations
- cyberaware.com: 17 answers, 21 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://hoxhunt.com/blog/best-security-awareness-training (19 answers)
- https://threatcop.com/blog/best-security-awareness-training-lms (16 answers)
- https://cipherssecurity.com/best-security-awareness-training-platforms (14 answers)
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/security-awareness-training (12 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/security-awareness-training/the-top-security-awareness-training-platforms-for-businesses (12 answers)
- https://hoxhunt.com/blog/proofpoint-competitors (12 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/security-awareness-training (11 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/security/security-awareness-training/enterprise (11 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/security-awareness-training-software (11 answers)
- https://guptadeepak.com/tools/top-5-security-awareness-training-platforms-2026 (10 answers)

## Warned against

- KnowBe4: 10 of 75 labels negative. "KnowBe4 ... Persistent phishing issues ... Outdated content" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Proofpoint ZenGuide: 10 of 68 labels negative. "Proofpoint Security Awareness Training ... Microsoft integration problems" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Hoxhunt: 6 of 60 labels negative. "Platforms with Significant Concerns ... Hoxhunt ... Clunky phishing simulations" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Cofense PhishMe: 3 of 26 labels negative. "it may not be the best fit for organizations that need a more comprehensive security awareness training platform" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: KnowBe4 at 79%.

- KnowBe4: 74% to 79%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 1 of 65, unchanged.
- SoSafe: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 5 of 65.
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Attack Simulation Training: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 7 → 18 of 65.
- Hoxhunt: 14% to 15%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 2 of 65, unchanged.
- Proofpoint ZenGuide: 4% to 4%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 3 of 65, unchanged.
- Cofense PhishMe: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 6 of 65.
- Mimecast Engage: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 → 7 of 65.
- SANS Security Awareness: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 20 → 8 of 65.
- MetaCompliance: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 14 → 9 of 65.
- Infosec IQ: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 10 of 65, unchanged.
- Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 11 of 65.
- NINJIO: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 19 → 12 of 65.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.