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Compare human risk management platforms.On what the score is built from.
Most human risk scores are built from one vendor’s data. Here is how the major platforms compare on where the score comes from, what happens after it finds someone, and where each one leads.
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74.8%
Of risky behavior comes from 10% of the workforce (2026 Human Risk Report)
68%
Less time in a risky state after targeted action
4.9M
Identities in the research behind the platform
Leader
Named Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Human Risk Management Solutions, Q3 2024.
Capability by capability
Six platforms, side by side.
| Capability | Living SecurityHuman risk management + AI | KnowBe4Security awareness + AI | ProofpointEmail security suite | MimecastEmail security suite | HoxhuntPhishing training | CybSafeBehavioral science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary approach | AI-native HRM platform | Security awareness training platform, extending to AI agents | Awareness training (ZenGuide) inside an email security suite | Awareness training (Engage) inside an email security suite | Phishing training and behavior risk management | Behavioral-science HRM platform |
| What the risk score is built from | Hundreds of signals from your own stack | KnowBe4 data plus external events sent through its User Event API | Behavior, role, access, phishing and attack exposure (Human Risk Explorer) | Email, endpoint, identity, data, generative AI and third-party signals | Its own data plus Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike and Zscaler | Behavior data from its own and connected tools |
| Acting on the risk | Nudges, training or access changes; you set approvals | Real-Time Coaching and training | Training and AI-guided simulations | Engage training plus Incydr data protection | Coaching, training and escalation playbooks | Nudges and no-code automations (RESPOND) |
| Phishing simulation | Email, QR, SMS, voice and calendar, aimed by your signals | Email and voice simulations | AI-guided phishing simulations | Email simulations | Email, SMS, phone calls and Teams | Phishing simulations (PHISH) |
| Training content | Role- and risk-based, Content Studio, CyberEscape Online | 1,000+ pieces in its Advanced library | ZenGuide awareness training | Engage awareness training | Security Awareness Training | GUIDE behavior-led training and nudges |
| Works with what you already run | Keep what you own: SIEM, EDR, identity, DLP and email signals in; actions out to your tools | Third-party integrations for Real-Time Coaching: up to five included, unlimited as an add-on | Signals pre-integrated within the Proofpoint suite | Mimecast suite plus third-party tools | An API connector plus Defender, CrowdStrike and Zscaler | Integrations with workplace and security tools |
| Where each one leads | Every kind of action, aimed by one risk view across vendors | Library size and published pricing | Email security, with awareness training in the same suite | Email security, data protection and human risk in one suite | Simulations over email, SMS, phone calls and Teams | Published behavioral research (RCTs, SebDB) |
StrengthPartial or developingLimited or not offered
Source: each vendor's public website and documentation, accessed October 24, 2026. Ratings are Living Security's assessment.
One platform at a time.
Living Security vs KnowBe4
KnowBe4 alternative
Built for the enterprise: Living Security scores every person and AI agent from the signals in the tools you already run, then acts on the risk through them. Your KnowBe4 results can come with you as signals.
Read the comparisonLiving Security vs Proofpoint
Proofpoint alternative
Proofpoint ZenGuide, formerly Proofpoint Security Awareness Training, lives inside an email security suite. Living Security scores human and AI agent risk from every tool you run, including Proofpoint, and acts on it.
Read the comparisonLiving Security vs Hoxhunt
Hoxhunt alternative
Living Security scores every person and AI agent on threat, access and behavior: who attackers aim at, what each one could expose, and what they do. Then it acts on the risk.
Read the comparisonSee your riskon the tools you already run.
A live walkthrough with our team, on your stack and your questions.
- 68%Less time in a risky state after targeted action (2026 Human Risk Report)
- LeaderNamed Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Human Risk Management Solutions, Q3 2024
