# Proofpoint ZenGuide alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 183 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Proofpoint ZenGuide 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/proofpoint-zenguide/alternatives/

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

- KnowBe4: 36
- Hoxhunt: 15
- Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training: 15
- Hook Security: 14
- Wizer: 13
- EasyLlama: 8

## Security awareness training

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Proofpoint ZenGuide (Proofpoint ZenGuide is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Hook Security: first choice in 14 of those 78
- Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training: first choice in 12 of those 78
- KnowBe4: first choice in 11 of those 78
- Wizer: first choice in 9 of those 78
- EasyLlama: first choice in 6 of those 78
- CanIPhish: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Defendify: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Hacker Rangers Free Edition: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Proofpoint ZenGuide (Proofpoint ZenGuide is #6 of 11 at 2%).

- KnowBe4: first choice in 14 of those 62
- Hoxhunt: first choice in 10 of those 62
- Wizer: first choice in 4 of those 62
- CanIPhish: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training: first choice in 3 of those 62
- EasyLlama: first choice in 2 of those 62
- SoSafe: first choice in 2 of those 62
- AwareGO: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Proofpoint ZenGuide (Proofpoint ZenGuide is #3 of 10 at 4%).

- KnowBe4: first choice in 11 of those 43
- Hoxhunt: first choice in 5 of those 43
- DefendWise: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Living Security: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Attack Simulation Training: first choice in 1 of those 43
- SoSafe: first choice in 1 of those 43

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