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ESET Cybersecurity Awareness Training

ESET

Founded 1992·Slovakia·Private
4.4

Combined score

G2
4.596
Gartner
4.468

Editorial verdict

ESET Cybersecurity Awareness Training exists primarily as a natural bundling opportunity for the company's large existing SMB and mid-market endpoint protection customer base, and the genuine value proposition is convenience and cost. Organisations already running ESET PROTECT for endpoint security can add security awareness training from the same vendor relationship at an accessible price point, avoiding the procurement overhead of adding a completely separate specialist SAT vendor for a secondary security control. The content benefits from ESET's genuine threat intelligence heritage built over three decades of malware research, informing phishing simulation scenarios with real attack pattern data.

The honest assessment is that this is not the category's most sophisticated offering. Content library depth, engagement design, and human risk analytics all trail the dedicated SAT specialists that have built their entire business around this specific problem, whether that is KnowBe4's content breadth or Living Security's risk scoring.

The verdict: ESET Cybersecurity Awareness Training is right for SMB and mid-market ESET endpoint customers wanting security awareness training bundled from an existing vendor relationship at an accessible price. Organisations wanting the most sophisticated content or analytics should evaluate KnowBe4 or Hoxhunt instead.

Last reviewed: September 2026

G2

4.596 reviews

Gartner

4.468 reviews

PeerSpot

7.940 reviews
Gartner MQ: Not in MQ

Security Awareness Training assessment

PROTECTIONAdequate
Content quality & breadth
3 / 5
Phishing simulation realism
3 / 5
OPERATIONSAdequate
Program automation
3 / 5
LMS & HRIS integration
3 / 5
ANALYTICSAdequate
Behaviour change metrics
3 / 5
TRUST & ECOSYSTEMStrong
Compliance & localisation
4 / 5

Strongest: Compliance & localisation

Watch out for: Behaviour change metrics

Strengths & limitations

Strengths

Genuinely affordable pricing and strong bundling options with ESET's broader endpoint protection suite, appealing to SMBs wanting security awareness from an existing vendor relationship
Benefits from ESET's threat intelligence heritage, informing phishing simulation content with real-world attack pattern data
Strong global support infrastructure reflecting ESET's three decade presence in the broader endpoint security market

Watch out for

Content library and engagement sophistication is less differentiated than dedicated SAT specialists like KnowBe4 or Hoxhunt
No Gartner Magic Quadrant presence, and the product is positioned as a complement to ESET's core endpoint business rather than a primary standalone offering
Advanced human risk analytics and behavioural scoring capability is less developed than newer specialist platforms like Living Security or CultureAI

Best for

SMB and mid-market ESET endpoint protection customers wanting security awareness training bundled from the same existing vendor relationship at an accessible price point.

Not suitable for: Organisations wanting the most sophisticated content library, engagement design, or human risk analytics available in the category.

Compliance coverage

SOC 2
GDPR
ISO 27001
Essential Eight
AU Privacy Act
HIPAA
NIST CSF
PCI-DSS
CMMC
NIS2
DORA
CIS Benchmarks

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Quick facts

Pricing modelPer user, annual
Pricing rangeFrom approximately $1.20/user/month, bundled options with ESET endpoint
Free trialYes - 30 days
Min seatsNo minimum
Deployment time< 1 day
Complexity1 / 5
Pricing transparency4 / 5
AU presenceNo
IRAP assessedNo
Open sourceProprietary

Deployment

ModelsSaaS
OS support
Cloud
SupportPhone, Email, Chat
Data residencyEU, US

Company

ESET

Founded 1992 · 1000+ employees · Private

HQ: Slovakia

Not publicly disclosed

Certifications

SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

Integrations

ESET PROTECTActive DirectoryMicrosoft 365