Train Space vs KnowBe4 for security awareness training
Checked 4 November 2026
KnowBe4 is the best-known security awareness platform: a library of hundreds to thousands of items, phishing simulation, and public per-seat prices. Train Space includes a required yearly Cybersecurity program, renewed every year with your current policies, alongside training on the AI tools your people use. If phishing simulation at scale is the main need, KnowBe4 is the stronger product.
| KnowBe4 | Train Space | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Security awareness and phishing simulation | Software skills plus a required yearly Cybersecurity program |
| Library size | 200+ items (Foundation) or 1,000+ (Advanced) | A focused program, written for your company and its tools |
| Price | Public: $1.63 to $3.75 per seat per month on a 3-year term; quote above 1,000 seats | Per seat per year after a free evaluation |
| Records | Assessments and benchmarking | Who is current as of any date, policies acknowledged, and an export for your auditor |
| AI tool training | Not its focus | The core of the product |
Pick KnowBe4 if
- You need phishing simulation across thousands of people.
- Your security team wants a very large content library to choose from.
Pick Train Space if
- You want one place for security training and AI tool training.
- Your audit asks for yearly training and acknowledged policies, and you want the evidence in one export.
Questions
Does Train Space make a company SOC 2 compliant?
No tool does that on its own. The Cybersecurity program is built to support the SOC 2 criteria on security awareness (CC1.4 and CC2.2): yearly training, current policies and a record your auditor can read.
How much does KnowBe4 cost?
KnowBe4's pricing page listed Foundation at $1.63 to $2.40 and Advanced at $2.79 to $3.75 per seat per month on a three-year term, as of May 2026. Above 1,000 seats it is quote only.
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