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Hoxhunt vs KnowBe4

Hoxhunt sells an AI-powered platform that automates security awareness and phishing training with personalized training for employees. KnowBe4 sells attack simulation and training, email and collaboration security, and agent security through the KnowBe4 Platform. CISO Tribune files both under Human risk management and Security awareness training. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Hoxhunt vs KnowBe4: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
HoxhuntHoxhunt sells an AI-powered platform that automates security awareness and phishing training with personalized training for employees.hoxhunt.comKnowBe4KnowBe4 sells attack simulation and training, email and collaboration security, and agent security through the KnowBe4 Platform.knowbe4.com
What it sells
  • Adaptive Phishing Training[7]Personalized phishing training for employees.
  • Security Awareness Training[4][5][7]Education on recognizing threats, reinforced with phishing and vishing simulations.
  • Cloud Email Security[10]A suite of AI-driven products for inbound and outbound email.
  • Defend[1][4][5][6][10][11]Inbound email protection against phishing, ransomware and business email compromise.
  • Prevent[5][10][12]Outbound email protection and data loss prevention.
  • Compliance Plus[13]Compliance training platform.
  • Student Edition[5]Security awareness training for academic institutions.
  • BreachSim[14]A free tool to identify network vulnerabilities.
  • Weak Password Test[15]A free tool that finds users with weak passwords.
Categories
Headquarters
Helsinki, Finland[3]Clearwater, United States
Founded
2016[1]2010[1]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesOwned by Vista Equity Partners since 2023[2][4][8][9]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • October 21, 2026Hoxhunt announced Secure Behavior Detection and Response, a product that turns fragmented security signals into a view of risky behavior.[13]
  • May 5, 2026KnowBe4 launched a two-tier Security Awareness Training offering and a new AI defense agent for custom content creation.[7]
  • April 6, 2026Dashlane announced an integration with KnowBe4 that links credential risk detection to security training for at-risk users.[18]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[10]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 4, 2026[8]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: listed, seen November 4, 2026[9]
Who it fits
From its own pages, Hoxhunt sells mainly to global organizations that train large workforces of employees. Hoxhunt says its AI and behavioral data let security teams personalize training at scale with less manual work. SOC teams are addressed by its response automation, which suppresses safe, duplicate, and low-risk reports. Organizations with compliance needs can use regulatory tracks for PCI DSS, HIPAA, DORA, and GDPR. Hoxhunt says training can reach frontline staff, contractors, and the board.Not written yet
Last verified
September 27, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Hoxhunt and KnowBe4 are both filed under Human risk management and Security awareness training.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Hoxhunt's primary category is Human risk management; KnowBe4's is Security awareness training.
  • KnowBe4 is also filed under Email security and AI model and agent security.
  • Hoxhunt lists Adaptive Phishing Training. KnowBe4 lists Security Awareness Training, Cloud Email Security, Defend, Prevent, Compliance Plus and 3 more.
  • Hoxhunt is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. KnowBe4 is headquartered in Clearwater, United States.
  • Hoxhunt was founded in 2016. KnowBe4 was founded in 2010.
  • KnowBe4 is owned by Vista Equity Partners, since 2023.

What it sells: KnowBe4

What Security Awareness Training does[4][5][7]
KnowBe4 says it delivers timely, personalized education that helps people recognize threats. Lessons are reinforced with realistic phishing and vishing simulations.
What Cloud Email Security does[10]
KnowBe4 Cloud Email Security is a suite of AI-driven products designed to detect and prevent advanced email threats across inbound and outbound communication. Contextual banners and prompts are delivered at the point of risk.
What Defend does[1][4][5][6][10][11]
Defend detects and blocks phishing, ransomware and business email compromise with behavioral AI and self-learning threat models. Defend inserts color-coded banners on flagged email and rewrites links, checking them at time of click. Defend integrates with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 through API-based connectivity.
What Prevent does[5][10][12]
Prevent monitors outbound email in real time and alerts users to risky behavior, such as accidental sends or misdirected emails. Prevent is integrated with Microsoft Outlook and Office 365. Prevent Enterprise adds misdirected content detection and custom DLP policies.
What Compliance Plus does[13]
Compliance Plus has a training library of 1000+ items of compliance training content. Compliance Plus offers targeted training for requirements such as HIPAA, PCI and GDPR. Organizations can upload SCORM-compliant content to the KnowBe4 LMS.
What Student Edition does[5]
The KnowBe4 Student Edition enables academic institutions to prepare students to identify and prevent modern cyberattacks. Its training content covers phishing, BYOD risks, password hygiene, social media risks and campus scams.
What BreachSim does[14]
BreachSim is a free tool from KnowBe4 to identify network vulnerabilities. BreachSim tests over 12 realistic data exfiltration scenarios following the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
What Weak Password Test does[15]
The Weak Password Test is a free tool to help IT Administrators know which users have passwords that are easily guessed. It checks the Active Directory and generates a report of users with weak passwords.

Questions about Hoxhunt and KnowBe4

What do Hoxhunt and KnowBe4 sell?
Hoxhunt sells Adaptive Phishing Training. KnowBe4 sells Security Awareness Training, Cloud Email Security, Defend, Prevent, Compliance Plus and 3 more.
Are Hoxhunt and KnowBe4 in the same category?
They share Human risk management and Security awareness training. Hoxhunt's primary category is Human risk management and KnowBe4's is Security awareness training.
Where are Hoxhunt and KnowBe4 headquartered?
Hoxhunt is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. KnowBe4 is headquartered in Clearwater, United States.
When were Hoxhunt and KnowBe4 founded?
Hoxhunt was founded in 2016. KnowBe4 was founded in 2010.
Who owns Hoxhunt and KnowBe4?
KnowBe4 is owned by Vista Equity Partners, since 2023.
Who are Hoxhunt and KnowBe4 sold to?
From its own pages, Hoxhunt sells mainly to global organizations that train large workforces of employees.
What have Hoxhunt and KnowBe4 announced recently?
October 21, 2026: Hoxhunt announced Secure Behavior Detection and Response, a product that turns fragmented security signals into a view of risky behavior. May 5, 2026: KnowBe4 launched a two-tier Security Awareness Training offering and a new AI defense agent for custom content creation.

About Hoxhunt

Hoxhunt sells an AI-powered platform that automates security awareness and phishing training with personalized training for employees.[5][6][7]

Hoxhunt says its platform delivers phishing simulations across email, SMS, phone calls or Teams, personalized to each employee based on department, location and more. Instant micro-trainings follow the simulations. Hoxhunt provides a library of customizable training packages, and training can be generated with AI.[5]

Hoxhunt creates an individual learning path for each employee. Simulated phishing campaigns are selected based on skill level, role, location and previous behavior. Employees receive gamified simulations and interactive training roughly every 10 days. Simulations span email, smishing, vishing and callback, Microsoft Teams, and deepfake. Hoxhunt simulates executive-impersonation and payment-approval scams with AI-generated or cloned voices. Hoxhunt can send simulated phishing messages inside Microsoft Teams and other collaboration tools.[7]

Hoxhunt delivers security awareness training as short lessons in small, regular bursts. Hoxhunt includes 300+ ready training modules in video and text, plus regulatory tracks for PCI DSS, HIPAA, DORA, and GDPR. Content Studio lets customers create their own training by turning policies, procedures and existing materials into training in under 60 seconds. Nothing reaches employees until the customer publishes it. Training can be localized in 40+ languages. Hoxhunt says training can reach frontline staff, contractors, and the board with XSAT, with no account required.[6]

On the response side, Hoxhunt investigates reported emails, groups them into a single incident, and removes the campaign across every inbox automatically. Hoxhunt pulls in threat intelligence from 5 million reporters worldwide. Hoxhunt says it classifies reported emails with 96% accuracy for malicious emails and more than 99% for safe emails. Hoxhunt suppresses safe, duplicate, and low-risk reports so the SOC can spend less time reviewing noise. Hoxhunt says the product can reduce phishing tickets by up to 99%.[2]

For risk beyond email, Hoxhunt organizes events from Hoxhunt and third-party tools into behavioral patterns at the employee, team, and organizational level. Hoxhunt combines signals from Hoxhunt, Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and other sources into a unified behavioral view. Customers can ingest events from internal systems and proprietary tools through a flexible API. Hoxhunt can trigger coaching, policy reminders, training, or escalation based on behavior.

Hoxhunt says hundreds of global organizations use it to train millions of employees. Hoxhunt reports millions of users across 129+ countries. Customers named on its pages include DocuSign, Airbus, AES, Schindler and Nokia. Hoxhunt says Avanade saves over 900 hours of SOC analysis per month with Hoxhunt. Hoxhunt says 60% of employees report at least 1 real attack within the first year of training.[6][11]

Hoxhunt raised a Series B of $40 million with New York-based Level Equity Management. Hoxhunt raised a $3 million Series A with Dawn Capital, and Icebreaker took part. Hoxhunt operates on a SOC 2 Type II audited platform with GDPR and CCPA compliance, encryption in transit and at rest, and strict access controls. Hoxhunt has a dedicated Compliance and Security staff, and SOC2 and SOC3 reports are available for customers and prospects on request. Hoxhunt prices per employee, with the quote depending on employee count and the capabilities needed. Hoxhunt onboarding starts with connecting an identity provider, importing users and picking a launch date, and Hoxhunt says most teams are live in under two weeks.[2][4][5][6][7][12]

Hoxhunt on the record

Sources

Hoxhunt full record

  1. [1]About - HoxhuntHoxhunt · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]How it worksHoxhunt · hoxhunt.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Hoxhunt raises 40m to solve the hardest part of cybersecurity people,c3577495Hoxhunt via Cision · news.cision.com · published May 31, 2022 · Tier A
  4. [4]Pricing - HoxhuntHoxhunt · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]The Hoxhunt Human Risk Management PlatformHoxhunt · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Security Awareness Training for Employees | #1 G2 RecommendedHoxhunt · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]No.1 Phishing Training for Employees | HoxhuntHoxhunt · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Phishing Email Incident Response Automation| HoxhuntHoxhunt · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Secure Behavior Detection and ResponseHoxhunt · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Hoxhunt Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier C
  11. [11]Why Go With Us? - HoxhuntHoxhunt · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Our Security - HoxhuntHoxhunt · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Hoxhunt launches Secure Behavior Detection and Response to turn human risk signals into lasting behavior changePR Newswire · published October 21, 2026 · Tier A

KnowBe4 full record

  1. [1]About usKnowBe4 · knowbe4.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Vista equity partners completes acquisition of knowbe4KnowBe4 · knowbe4.com · published February 1, 2023 · Tier A
  3. [3]Contact usKnowBe4 · knowbe4.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]KnowBe4 | Secure Your Digital Workforce: Human + AIKnowBe4 · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]KnowBe4 Student Edition | KnowBe4KnowBe4 · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Warning: Attackers Are Using Calendar Invite Files to Evade Security FiltersKnowBe4 · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]KnowBe4 Launches AI-Native Attack Simulation & Training Product and Twelfth AI AgentBusiness Wire · published May 5, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Reviews 2026 - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier C
  9. [9]KnowBe4 Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier C
  10. [10]Cloud Email Security for Microsoft 365 | KnowBe4KnowBe4 · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Pricing | DefendKnowBe4 · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Pricing | Prevent | KnowBe4KnowBe4 · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Compliance Plus: Compliance Training Platform | KnowBe4KnowBe4 · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]BreachSim | KnowBe4KnowBe4 · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Weak Password Test | KnowBe4KnowBe4 · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Security Culture Report Analysis Center | KnowBe4KnowBe4 · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]KnowBe4 Customer Success | KnowBe4KnowBe4 · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Dashlane Launches First-of-its-Kind Integration with KnowBe4 to Transform Security Awareness into Proactive DefensePR Newswire · published April 6, 2026 · Tier A

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