How PhishPlease compares to the alternatives
Enterprise tools are built for companies with a security team. PhishPlease is built for companies where the office manager is the security team.
| For a 30-person company | PhishPlease | KnowBe4 | Hoxhunt | DIY / Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost (30 employees) | $30/mo | $570–990/mo | ~$145/mo* | $0 |
| Setup time | 2 hours | Days–weeks | Days–weeks | Ongoing effort |
| Admin time per month | ~30 min | 2-4 hours | 1-2 hours | 4+ hours |
| Contract length | Month-to-month | Annual | 2-year | N/A |
| Automated training | ||||
| Compliance reporting (PDF) | ||||
| SMS/text phishing | ||||
| Requires security expertise | No | Some | Some | Yes |
| Phishing guarantee |
* Hoxhunt pricing based on $4.85/user/mo with 2-year commitment. Pricing as of early 2026; check vendor sites for current rates.
Where PhishPlease wins
Price
$30/mo for 30 employees vs $570–990/mo for KnowBe4. That's not a marginal difference — it's an order of magnitude. For an SMB, this is the difference between affordable and impossible.
Setup speed
2 hours from signup to first campaign. KnowBe4 and Hoxhunt require onboarding calls, configuration, and often days or weeks before your first simulation goes out.
Admin burden
PhishPlease is designed to run on autopilot. Set up your campaigns, schedule them, and check your dashboard once a month. Enterprise tools assume you have someone spending hours per week on this.
No contract lock-in
Month-to-month. Cancel anytime. Hoxhunt requires a 2-year commitment. KnowBe4 typically requires annual contracts. If the product works, you'll stay. We don't need a contract to prove that.
The guarantee
If you get successfully phished while using PhishPlease, we refund your last 3 months. No other vendor offers this because no other vendor is this confident in their product for SMBs.
Where others are stronger
We believe in being honest about trade-offs. Here's where enterprise platforms have an edge:
Template library size
KnowBe4 has 1,000+ templates. We have a focused library of templates that are tested and proven to catch real people. If you need hundreds of niche templates, a larger platform may serve you better.
AI-driven personalization
Hoxhunt uses adaptive difficulty that automatically adjusts based on individual employee behavior. PhishPlease keeps it simpler — progressive difficulty levels with manual campaign targeting.
Enterprise integrations
If you need SIEM integration, Active Directory sync, or SSO with Okta, enterprise tools have deeper integration ecosystems. PhishPlease integrates with Google Workspace and CSV import.
If you have 500+ employees and a dedicated security team, KnowBe4 or Proofpoint will serve you better. If you have 15-200 employees and need this done by Friday, we're what you're looking for.
PhishPlease vs. doing nothing
The most common alternative to PhishPlease isn't KnowBe4. It's doing nothing at all.
Some companies run Google's free phishing quiz once a year or send an internal email saying “be careful with attachments.” This is better than nothing, but it doesn't test behavior, track improvement, or generate the compliance documentation insurers require.
Doing nothing costs more
The average SMB breach costs $120,000–$150,000. PhishPlease costs your company $30-200/mo depending on size. The math is not complicated.
Insurers notice
44% of cyber insurance claims are rejected for weak security controls. “We told employees to be careful” doesn't satisfy an insurer. Documented simulation results and training records do.
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