RiskSense vs KnowBe4
Built for the team without a content team.
KnowBe4 has the biggest library, the longest setup, and the procurement cycle to match. RiskSense was built the other way round: 60-second OAuth, no template library to manage, every phish generated unique, and coaching that's actually about the email someone clicked.
In one line
RiskSense delivers everything KnowBe4 makes you build yourself — phishing, training, coaching, reports, policies, localised content — and gets it live in 60 seconds.
- 60 seconds vs hours of setup and DNS
- Zero templates to manage, ever
- Every phish unique, every coaching personal
Feature comparison
| Feature | RiskSense | KnowBe4 |
|---|---|---|
| Phishing content | AI-generated, unique per phish | Template library to curate |
| Setup time | ~60 seconds (OAuth) | Hours to days (DNS + allow-listing) |
| Localisation by market | Native NZ/AU/UK/US/more | Mostly US-flavoured |
| Post-click coaching | 1-on-1 with Glitch, personalised | Assigned training video |
| Free training tier | ||
| No-repetition phishing | ||
| Modern UI | ||
| Policy management | ||
| Training library | ||
| MSP-friendly per-tenant economics | ||
| White-label | ||
| Self-serve sign-up (no sales call) |
Why teams move to RiskSense from KnowBe4
- Setup that doesn't eat a day or three of an engineer's time
- No template library to keep refreshed against current attack patterns
- Every phishing email is a one-off, so staff can't pattern-match the test
- Coaching that's calibrated to the email they clicked, not a 10-minute compliance video
- Localised by default for NZ, AU, UK, US — no US-flavoured templates limping along
- MSP economics that work on small tenants, not just Fortune 500 clients
- A free tier means buyers can try it without filling out a procurement form
Bottom line
KnowBe4 still makes sense if you've already standardised on it across a global enterprise and you've got a team running the content. For everyone else — every MSP, every SMB, every team that doesn't want a content workload — RiskSense is the better fit, and faster to prove it.
Try it on a single team. 60 seconds.
No credit card. Nothing for KnowBe4 to argue with.