PhishRod vs. SANS Security Awareness Training

PhishRod

SANS Security Awareness Training

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
PhishRod	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	PhishRod is an integrated & analytics driven solution for phishing readiness, security awareness automation, threat advisory & policy compliance management from the company of the same name in Tracy, CA. It helps organizations to empower end users and cascade the actionable human intelligence across the organization to deter cyber attacks. PhishRod suite includes: 1. Phishing Simulator 2. Security Awareness Manager 3. Threat Advisory Manager 4. Policy Compliance Manager	N/A
SANS Security Awareness Training	Score 7.9 out of 10	N/A	SANS Institute offers a suite of security awareness training courses, and other specialized security learning, delivered via computer, featuring role-based dynamic training modules.	N/A

Pricing

PhishRod

SANS Security Awareness Training

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
PhishRod	SANS Security Awareness Training
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	PhishRod	SANS Security Awareness Training
Considered Both Products	PhishRod BR Bob Rigdon Computer Technician Chose PhishRod We tested both PhishRod and Phisher for our security needs. They are similar, but in the end we feel that PhishRod was better suited for our needs. Pricing was better and the ROI as well. We are looking for a long term solution and believe we have found it in PhishRod. Incentivized Helpful?	SANS Security Awareness Training Verified User Anonymous Chose SANS Security Awareness Training We actually are currently migrating to Proofpoint Security Awareness Training because of its integration with the Proofpoint email filter. This will allow us to target specific users who are clicking on bad emails with specific training material. We have used KnowBe4 in the … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

PhishRod

SANS Security Awareness Training

Security

Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
	PhishRod 8.0 Ratings 7% below category average	SANS Security Awareness Training 9.0 Ratings 5% above category average
Single sign-on capability	8.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	8.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings

Security Awareness Training

Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Product A and Product B
	PhishRod 8.5 Ratings 1% above category average	SANS Security Awareness Training 8.5 Ratings 1% above category average
Training Content Library	9.00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Multilingual Training Content	8.00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Training Gamification	9.00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Industry-Specific Security Training	8.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Individualized Security Training Plans	8.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Phishing Simulations	9.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Security Reporting	8.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Integration with Security Tech Stack	9.00 Ratings	6.00 Ratings

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	PhishRod	SANS Security Awareness Training
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User Ratings
	PhishRod	SANS Security Awareness Training
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	PhishRod	SANS Security Awareness Training
Likelihood to Recommend	PhishRod has helped us create mock phishing attacks throughout our company to help teach our users what to look for in a phishing attack. The ability to create custom attacks has helped tremendously because we are able to use attacks related to what we encounter on a daily basis. Creating training phishing attack emails has helped improve our overall security. Incentivized BR Bob Rigdon Computer Technician Read full review	SANS Security Awareness Training program would be well suited for a large organization that needs to develop multiple training programs with different courses based on the roles of the end users. It seemed a bit difficult at times to achieve simple setup processes because of the configurations tailored to larger, more complex organizations. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Customize Phishing Campaigns Awareness Manager Policy Compliance Incentivized BR Bob Rigdon Computer Technician Read full review	Variety of cyber threat videos and presentations Web based and mobile access to the platform Easy to manage administrator access to configure the training sessions Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Impoving OT Cyber Security Training Additional Capabilities Some issues with product interface Incentivized BR Bob Rigdon Computer Technician Read full review	Mass import of users was a bit confusing User interface was sometimes not intuitive Ability to upload custom content was difficult to use Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	We tested both PhishRod and Phisher for our security needs. They are similar, but in the end we feel that PhishRod was better suited for our needs. Pricing was better and the ROI as well. We are looking for a long term solution and believe we have found it in PhishRod. Incentivized BR Bob Rigdon Computer Technician Read full review	We actually are currently migrating to Proofpoint Security Awareness Training because of its integration with the Proofpoint email filter. This will allow us to target specific users who are clicking on bad emails with specific training material. We have used KnowBe4 in the past as well, but it was rather costly compared to SANS Security Awareness Training and Proofpoint. SANS Security Awareness Training seems to be the least easy-to-use interface from an administrative perspective compared to the other two. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	More secure users Lower chance of attacks making it through Overall smarter workforce Incentivized BR Bob Rigdon Computer Technician Read full review	Positive impact knowing we are educating our staff from phishing and potential cyber criminals Considering the potential for bad actors infiltrating our network, this is a small expense Pricing based on actual end users, worth the investment Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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