# KnowBe4 alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 128 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where KnowBe4 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/knowbe4/alternatives/

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

- Wizer: 12
- Hook Security: 11
- Hoxhunt: 8
- Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training: 6
- EasyLlama: 5
- CanIPhish: 4

## Security awareness training

**Small business**: 56 of 84 answers did not name KnowBe4 (KnowBe4 is #1 of 11 at 20%).

- Hook Security: first choice in 10 of those 56
- Wizer: first choice in 8 of those 56
- Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training: first choice in 6 of those 56
- EasyLlama: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Defendify: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Hacker Rangers Free Edition: first choice in 2 of those 56
- CanIPhish: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Guardz: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Mid-market**: 42 of 84 answers did not name KnowBe4 (KnowBe4 is #1 of 11 at 45%).

- Hoxhunt: first choice in 6 of those 42
- Wizer: first choice in 4 of those 42
- CanIPhish: first choice in 3 of those 42
- SoSafe: first choice in 2 of those 42
- CybeReady: first choice in 1 of those 42
- EasyLlama: first choice in 1 of those 42
- G2: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Hook Security: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Enterprise**: 30 of 84 answers did not name KnowBe4 (KnowBe4 is #1 of 10 at 74%).

- Hoxhunt: first choice in 2 of those 30

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