# Cofense PhishMe alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 226 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cofense PhishMe holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/cofense-phishme/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- KnowBe4: 72
- Hoxhunt: 26
- Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training: 17
- Hook Security: 15
- Wizer: 13
- EasyLlama: 8

## Security awareness training

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Cofense PhishMe.

- Hook Security: first choice in 15 of those 84
- Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training: first choice in 14 of those 84
- KnowBe4: first choice in 14 of those 84
- Wizer: first choice in 9 of those 84
- EasyLlama: first choice in 6 of those 84
- CanIPhish: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Defendify: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Hacker Rangers Free Edition: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Cofense PhishMe (Cofense PhishMe is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- KnowBe4: first choice in 26 of those 74
- Hoxhunt: first choice in 14 of those 74
- Wizer: first choice in 4 of those 74
- CanIPhish: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training: first choice in 3 of those 74
- EasyLlama: first choice in 2 of those 74
- SoSafe: first choice in 2 of those 74
- AwareGO: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Cofense PhishMe (Cofense PhishMe is #5 of 10 at 0%).

- KnowBe4: first choice in 32 of those 68
- Hoxhunt: first choice in 12 of those 68
- Proofpoint ZenGuide: first choice in 4 of those 68
- DefendWise: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Living Security: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Attack Simulation Training: first choice in 1 of those 68
- SoSafe: first choice in 1 of those 68

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