“I would imagine like any other product I've seen if users utilize the Hoxhunt reporting button there's additional functionality they'd get right? Like a pop up, sent to a training page, etc?”
“Hoxhunt is honestly great for rollout and engagement perspective users don't hate it and it kind of runs itself. If your main problem is adoption it solves that fast.”
“KnowBe4 has a randomized delivery option that helps some, and Hoxhunt's adaptive difficulty model is genuinely interesting for moving beyond baseline metrics. We also evaluated Riot, which rolls phishing sim results into a per-employee risk score alongside breach exposure and SaaS permission hygiene.”
“KnowBe4 has a randomized delivery option that helps some, and Hoxhunt's adaptive difficulty model is genuinely interesting for moving beyond baseline metrics. We also evaluated Riot, which rolls phishing sim results into a per-employee risk score alongside breach exposure and SaaS permission hygiene.”
“How does Hoxhunt handle the non-desk population? We've got a significant chunk of users who are basically mobile-only and every platform we've evaluated has kind of hand-waved that cohort.”
“Proofpoint and Hoxhunt are strong for phishing‑focused training, but for broader enterprise learning across employees, customers, and partners, Docebo reduced the admin overhead and was easier for non‑technical users to handle.”
“Hoxhunt runs continuous adaptive simulations, the difficulty and frequency adjust per user based on their actual behavior history. Someone who keeps clicking gets more frequent lower-stakes simulations to build the habit.”
“Ended up looking at Hoxhunt for the gamification angle, then landed on Riot because the per-employee Karma scoring gave our security lead something concrete to act on. Not a fit for every team, but the continuous monitoring piece solved the "we trained everyone and still got phished" problem we kept running into.”
“We swapped one of our clients over to Hoxhunt about a year ago after a long run with a different vendor and the difference was noticeable enough that we're now rolling it out wider.”
“The main difference is it's way more hands-on with the phishing sims, people get actual suspicious emails in their inbox and have to decide what to do, then get immediate feedback. Our devs didn't complain nearly as much as I expected, which is saying something lol.”
“I’m just not convinced a more sophisticated phishing sim platform would materially improve outcomes – especially at the price Hoxhunt and KnowBe4 charge.”
“Hoxhunt is definitely right up there with the best around at the moment and has a really strong offering. Lots of vendors try to sell you the world but can only deliver bits.”
“I've used Hoxhunt in the past (3-4 years ago) and it was well received by end users because of the gamify aspect and leaderboard. The UI is modern and the training looks great and interactive. From the email phishing test, it's very customizable being able to code your own email spoofs with a vast library of common attacks.”
“We are looking for alternatives and Hoxhunt keeps coming up. Curious if anyone here actually uses it. Also recently came across Cimento while researching, but there is not much real world discussion about it.”
“HoxHunt managed to stay fresh longer just by rotating more realistic looking scenarios not just the same style that people get used to and also the click and report trends didn’t collapse like they usually did.”
“HoxHunt was one of the ones that helped with that because the simulations felt closer to the day to day weird emails people actually get, not those cartoonish fake HR blasts. It still takes time to shift user habits, but we saw fewer emotional reactions and more real reporting which IMO is the thing that matters long-term.”
“Hoxhunt: Different architecture entirely. Uses behavioral modeling at the individual level with spaced repetition algorithms (actual Ebbinghaus curve implementation, not just buzzword compliance).”
“Im currently with KnowBe4 and id like something better (In terms of Phishing, Training, Reports and Automation). Its really not training my users for the level of real threat emails we are being challenged with.”
“From what I've seen benchmarking OutThink against these 3 bigger players, KnowBe4 has the strongest deliverability and reporting infrastructure, but can feel pretty corporate and sterile to employees. Hoxhunt takes a more gamified approach (similar to what we do) which tends to get better participation rates, especially with younger teams.”
“KnowBe4 is the standard, so popularity is always a positive. You may suffer a little because of size, not the best support for SMBs. Don't know Phished, Hoxhunt is solid, great content.”
“We use Hoxhunt. Gamified the simulations, has trainings and the ability to build custom trainings. Makes the users more engaged than previous products as people like seeing their name on the leaderboard.”
“Speaking to many in the CISO ranks, we're finding event the lower tier of Hoxhunt effective at shifting associate email behaviors into more compliant outcomes. Did you happen to explore three year contact pricing with quality assurance metrics with your contracts team to give you leverage to exit the term of that go south on you?”
“The demo revealed some really impressive features that we liked, but I began reading the mostly great reviews and none of them differentiate between the 2 platforms although I assume most are using 'Change'. We wouldn't be able to afford 'Change' at this time, but 'Comply' is doable.”
“As cheesy as the premise is of "let's turn phishing into a game", I know they emails are coming, so I have a much more proactive approach and am looking for phishing emails which I think is a much more effective way of avoiding them.”
“hey all, was wondering your thoughts on phishing platforms like knowbe4, phished, hoxhunt, etc. what are some things do you feel they could do better?”
“We’re in the process of transitioning from KnowBe4 to Hoxhunt for our Phishing Awareness and Security Awareness Training (SAT). One feature that Hoxhunt doesn’t currently offer, but which my users really enjoy, is the "Scam of the Week" newsletter. I personally appreciate it as well because it’s fully automated and delivered weekly.”
“E.g. hoxhunt has a good service (in my opinion) for training people to not open such stuff. Probably there are many other similar offerings for management to consider.”
“I’ve been reviewing Hoxhunt and something I can’t tell is if it provides any training content such as videos/short presentations/quizzes or is the platform just phishing tests?”
“I think that’s a good approach, as then people associate the strong emotional response of these phishing attempts with phishing and not strangling HR. Suggest that your company move to Hoxhunt instead of what you’re using now.”
“I've since switched to Hoxhunt because of the gamified platform. The company I work for is supportive in offering fun gift cards and prizes for this gamified platform, so it's working well.”