{"question": "best security awareness training for small businesses", "category": "security-awareness-training", "category_name": "security awareness training", "audience": "small-businesses", "audience_name": "small businesses", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-10-14T00:39:12Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/security-awareness-training-small-businesses-2026-10-14", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/security-awareness-training/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Huntress", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Huntress Managed SAT", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Curricula", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "G2", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Wizer", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "CanIPhish", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Hoxhunt", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Proofpoint", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Proofpoint ZenGuide", "label": "recommended"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://www.huntress.com/pricing-review", "domain": "huntress.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://g2.com/products/huntress-managed-security-awareness-training/pricing", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.wizer-training.com/faq", "domain": "wizer-training.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://caniphish.com/free-phishing-test/phishing-awareness-training", "domain": "caniphish.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.getapp.com/security-software/a/caniphish/", "domain": "getapp.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://tech-insider.org/?p=18120", "domain": "tech-insider.org", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.g2.com/compare/hoxhunt-vs-proofpoint-security-awareness-training-vs-knowbe4-security-awareness-training", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/security-awareness-computer-based-training", "domain": "gartner.com", "source_type": "review"}], "answer_text": "A caveat worth stating up front: almost every \"best security awareness training 2026\" listicle I found is written by a vendor about itself (Hook Security, Adaptive, Consilien all rank themselves #1), so I'm weighting pricing/structural facts over those rankings.\n\nHere's what I'd actually recommend, in order:\n\n**1. Huntress Managed SAT (formerly Curricula) - my default pick for most small businesses.** ~$2.08/learner/month billed annually. It's fully managed: you set it up and the training + phishing simulations run themselves, which matters enormously when nobody at your company owns security as a full-time job. The Curricula content is story/animation-based rather than dull compliance video, so completion rates hold up. Extra upside if you already run Huntress EDR - one vendor, one bill. ([pricing](https://www.huntress.com/pricing-review), [G2](https://g2.com/products/huntress-managed-security-awareness-training/pricing))\n\n**2. Wizer - start here if budget is the binding constraint.** The baseline annual awareness training is genuinely free for unlimited users, no seat cap. Short, well-made videos on phishing, passwords, ransomware. If you need phishing simulations, compliance mod", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}