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KnowBe4 beside SimSpace: training types and facts side by side
Short answer
KnowBe4 sells awareness training; SimSpace sells cyber range. They differ on 2 of 4 training types and 5 of 8 checks on the pages we read. This page sets their published facts side by side; it does not pick one.
By The Range Desk · Cyber Range Compare · Published 2026-10-11 · Updated 2026-10-13
Desk research from public vendor, standards and regulator pages read on 27 September, 11 October and 13 October 2026. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.
Which training types does each sell?
- Targets: KnowBe4
- Diamonds: SimSpace
- RANGE · Cyber range: Not in our sources; SimSpace: Sold
- LABS · Hands-on lab libraries: Not in our sources; SimSpace: Not in our sources
- CRISIS · Tabletop and crisis simulation: Not in our sources; SimSpace: Not in our sources
- AWARE · Awareness training: Sold; SimSpace: Not in our sources
- Filled target: the platform sells this training type on the pages we read
- Hatched target: sold with a condition (an add-on, an adjacent product, or part of the type)
- Dashed target: not in our sources (it may exist; we did not find it)
| Type | KnowBe4 | SimSpace |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber range | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. | Sold "Bring your team, your tools, or your AI agents. We'll build the environment, run the attack, and show you the results." Source: SimSpace homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Hands-on lab libraries | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. |
| Tabletop and crisis simulation | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. |
| Awareness training | Sold Security awareness training and simulated phishing, with 1,000+ modules, videos and games. Source: KnowBe4 homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. |
Where do their published facts differ?
Cyber range: KnowBe4 Not in our sources, SimSpace Sold
KnowBe4: Not described on the pages we read.
SimSpace: "Bring your team, your tools, or your AI agents. We'll build the environment, run the attack, and show you the results."
Awareness training: KnowBe4 Sold, SimSpace Not in our sources
KnowBe4: Security awareness training and simulated phishing, with 1,000+ modules, videos and games.
SimSpace: Not described on the pages we read.
Hands-on keyboard work: KnowBe4 Not in our sources, SimSpace Partly
KnowBe4: Not in our sources.
SimSpace: Teams work in an environment SimSpace builds and attacks; lab content is not described on the homepage.
Built around your own environment or tools: KnowBe4 Not in our sources, SimSpace Matches
KnowBe4: Not in our sources.
SimSpace: Teams can bring their own tools into the environment SimSpace builds.
Price published: KnowBe4 Matches, SimSpace Not in our sources
KnowBe4: US list prices per seat per month on a 3-year term (May 2026): SAT Foundation $2.40 to $1.63 and SAT Advanced $3.75 to $2.79, from 25 to 1,000 seats; above 1,000 seats on quote.
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
Free start (free tier, trial or free material): KnowBe4 Partly, SimSpace Not in our sources
KnowBe4: A free Cybersecurity Awareness Month kit for October 2026: posters, four tabletop exercise documents, training videos and modules.
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
Reaches the whole workforce: KnowBe4 Matches, SimSpace Not in our sources
KnowBe4: Security awareness training and simulated phishing for the whole workforce.
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
Where do they match?
They match on no lane or check that either platform's pages describe.
Neither platform's pages describe: Hands-on lab libraries, Tabletop and crisis simulation, Executives and non-technical roles take part, Reports or evidence for auditors, boards or regulators, Sessions of an hour or less.
What do they cost?
SAT Foundation from $2.40 (25–50 seats) to $1.63 (501–1,000 seats) and SAT Advanced from $3.75 to $2.79, per seat per month, 3-year term, US MSRP as of May 2026, taxes excluded. Above 1,000 seats: quote. Add-ons such as PhishER Plus ($1.50) and Compliance Plus ($0.93) per seat per month at 101–500 seats.
Source: KnowBe4 security awareness training pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Not published; the route in is a discovery call.
Source: SimSpace homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026
How do their strengths and limits compare?
Strengths
- Built for every employee: awareness training and simulated phishing with 1,000+ modules, videos and games.
- A free Cybersecurity Awareness Month kit for October 2026, including four tabletop exercise documents.
- Published per-seat pricing for two awareness tiers, from $1.63 to $3.75 per seat per month on a 3-year term.
Limits
- Not incident response training: no range, no technical labs and no crisis simulation platform.
- Published prices assume a 3-year term and stop at 1,000 seats; larger organisations get a quote.
Strengths
- Builds the environment and runs the attack, with your own team and tools.
- Tests AI agents as well as people, for organisations validating agentic security tools.
- Frames exercises as proof of readiness rather than course completion.
Limits
- No labs, crisis simulation or awareness training described on the pages we read.
- No published price, and the homepage centres on validating AI agents more than on training people.
Which one fits which team?
Look at KnowBe4 if your gap is employees clicking on or not reporting phishing, or if you need training that reaches every employee. Look at SimSpace if you want an attack run against your own team and tools in an environment built for you, or if you are testing AI agents alongside your human analysts.
Not sure which training type you need first? The training type finder weighs your answers before it lists platforms.
Questions people ask
Is KnowBe4 or SimSpace cheaper?
KnowBe4 publishes a price: SAT Foundation from $2.40 (25–50 seats) to $1.63 (501–1,000 seats) and SAT Advanced from $3.75 to $2.79, per seat per month, 3-year term, US MSRP as of May 2026, taxes excluded. Above 1,000 seats: quote. Add-ons such as PhishER Plus ($1.50) and Compliance Plus ($0.93) per seat per month at 101–500 seats. SimSpace does not publish a price on the pages we read.
Do KnowBe4 and SimSpace sell the same kind of training?
They do not overlap on the pages we read. KnowBe4 also sells awareness training; SimSpace also sells cyber range.
Can I compare several platforms at once?
Yes. The platform fact grid puts up to twelve side by side, and you can pick which ones.
Read next
- KnowBe4 profile
Security awareness training and simulated phishing for the whole workforce. It trains employees to spot and report threats, not the incident response team to run an incident.
- SimSpace profile
A range vendor that now presents itself as AI Proving Grounds: it builds an environment, runs an attack against your team, your tools or your AI agents, and shows the results.
- Awareness training
Short modules and simulated phishing that teach every employee to spot and report threats.
- Cyber range
A team detects and responds to a live simulated attack in a realistic environment, using real security tools.
- Platform fact grid
Every platform's facts in one table.