{"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": "2026-10-19T21:31:38Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/security-awareness-training-small-businesses-2026-10-19", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/security-awareness-training/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Huntress", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Curricula", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "per-seat", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "G2", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "KnowBe4", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Proofpoint", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Proofpoint ZenGuide", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "CanIPhish", "label": "recommended"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://prod.huntress.com/pricing/sat", "domain": "prod.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.knowbe4.com/compare/best-security-awareness-training-for-smbs-in-2026", "domain": "knowbe4.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.g2.com/compare/hoxhunt-vs-knowbe4-security-awareness-training", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"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://caniphish.com/free-phishing-test/phishing-awareness-training", "domain": "caniphish.com", "source_type": "vendor"}], "answer_text": "Here's what I'd actually recommend, roughly in the order I'd suggest you look at them:\n\n**1. Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training (~$2.08/learner/month, billed annually)**\nThis is my default recommendation for most small businesses. It's the former Curricula product (Huntress acquired it), so it has the story-driven, genuinely-not-boring episode format, but it's sold as a *fully managed* program: monthly episodes and phishing simulations get scheduled and run for you. That matters a lot when nobody at your company has \"security admin\" in their job title. Transparent per-seat pricing, no tier games. ([huntress.com/pricing/sat](https://prod.huntress.com/pricing/sat), [G2 pricing](https://g2.com/products/huntress-managed-security-awareness-training/pricing))\n\n**2. KnowBe4 ($1.30-$2.35/user/month across Silver→Diamond tiers)**\nThe incumbent, and the right pick if you want the biggest content library, the widest compliance-module coverage (HIPAA, PCI, etc.), and a brand your auditor or cyber-insurance underwriter will recognize without asking questions. The real caveat: it's built for an org with someone who will actually log into the admin console and build campaigns. If that p", "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"}}