How to Choose Between Skillcast & KnowBe4
Finding the right compliance training platform means looking beyond course libraries to consider how well the solution supports your wider strategy. From meeting regulatory obligations to monitoring employee behaviour, the option you choose should make it easier to deliver relevant e-learning, track progress and demonstrate compliance.
Skillcast and KnowBe4 both help manage employee learning, but their focus and strengths lie in different areas. Skillcast brings together specialist compliance training, UK and EU regulatory expertise and tools to manage policies, declarations and records. KnowBe4 is an artificial intelligence (AI)-focused business, offering a platform that spans attack simulation and training alongside email, collaboration and AI agent security.
So, which is right for your organisation? Below, we compare the platforms to assess their content, reporting, integrations, pricing and more.
At a glance comparison
| Skillcast | KnowBe4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing tier | Three subscription plans: Standard (from £32 per user annually), Enhanced (from £39), and Premium (from £72).Based on an average of 200 users. | Pricing for each product (Security Awareness Training – SAT –Inbound Email Security, Outbound Email Security and Incident Response) depends on user numbers (as they increase, the price goes down). SAT has two tiers: Foundation and Advanced. Add-ons such as Compliance Plus and PhishER Plus cost more. | |
| Deployment model | Flexible delivery using the Skillcast Learning Management System (LMS) or an existing external LMS. Includes a fully branded, managed portal. | Cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform with an LMS, but you can also use your own. | |
| Primary user base | UK, European and international businesses seeking specialist compliance training and management. Serves more than 1,500 regulated and non-regulated companies across sectors including financial services, insurance, law and retail. | Organisations looking to improve security awareness, reduce phishing risk and deliver employee compliance training. Particularly relevant to IT, information security, HR and compliance teams seeking a joined-up training programme. Over 70,000 global customers. USA currently accounts for the majority of their customer distribution. | |
| Integrations: HRIS and SSO | Human resources information system (HRIS) integrations include Kallidus, Access PeopleHR, Workday, HiBob, Cornerstone and BambooHR.Supports single sign-on (SSO) through vendors such as Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin and Okta.Connects with Microsoft Teams and Slack. | HRIS integrations such as Workday and Cornerstone, plus custom frameworks via application programming interfaces (APIs) for systems like HiBob, BambooHR and Access PeopleHR. SSO: integrates with virtually all major identity systems. | |
| Reporting depth | Automated reports, SM&CR/compliance registers, policy management, staff disclosures and declarations. Advanced management information (MI) reports for boards, auditors and regulators.Training360 for capturing offline learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours. Aida (AI tool) administrator reporting. All via the Skillcast Compliance Portal. | Suite of over 60 built-in reports and granular analytics tools. Reports cover four main areas: Phishing and vishing performance; training activity and assessment; high-level executive and custom dashboards; and risk scoring. KnowBe4 retired its Compliance Manager platform and now partners with Drata for that service (as an add-on). | |
| Certifications and accreditations | Security: nternational Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) / International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 27001:2022-certifiedCyber Essentials/Cyber Essentials Plus-certified; System and Organisation Controls (SOC) 2Also: ISO/IEC 9001-accreditedISO/IEC 27701-accreditedGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)-compliant. Training includes CPD-accredited courses, International Institute of Risk & Safety Management-certified risk training (IIRSM), and Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents-assured health and safety content (RoSPA). | ISO 9001GDPR-compliant ISO/IEC 27001:2022ISO/IEC 27701ISO/IEC 42001Cyber Essentials/Cyber Essentials Plus SOC 2 Type 2 As a US-headquartered corporation, KnowBe4 holds prominent American technical, governmental and industry security credentials, including FedRAMP Authorisation to Operate (ATO). | |
| Content library size | 600+ Modules.8,500+ minutes of structured e-learning. 150+ microlearning videos. Multiformat learning, including FastTrack (pre-course assessments) and numerous course types, such as in-depth, refresher and bite-sized, with options for bespoke content and module customisation. | 1000+ Modules across eight content formats. Compliance Plus is an optional add-on offering training on broader workplace topics. | |
| Jurisdictions covered | UK, EU and international requirements, with specialist coverage in areas such as Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) compliance, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), GDPR, employment law and health and safety. Content is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese. Bespoke translation options are available for additional languages. | Operates globally, offering specialised privacy compliance, regional training content, and localised data storage across several major jurisdictions, including North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East. Supports 47+ languages and dialects (alongside AI-native translation options for 51+).Content tailored to fit each user’s role, risk level and history. | |
| Customer service | Email, UK phone number and web form, plus their online ‘Support Hub’. Dedicated customer success managers to help clients. Feefo Platinum-rated service is standard across all plans. Unrestricted access to the Skillcast Academy for brief tutorial videos. | Support portal (submit your question or call). Customer success managers tailor requirements according to your goals, objectives and desired outcomes. Live 24/7 chat bubble.KnowBe4 Knowledge Base. | |
| Reviews | Feefo: rated 5/5 for service and 4.7/5 for product (‘Exceptional’). Won a Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award in 2026. | G2: 4.6/5.Capterra: 4.7/5.Trustpilot: 3.5/5.Gartner Peer Insights: 4.6/5. | |
| AI-enabled tools | Aida (human-led, AI-powered) provides training support, including policy guidance. You can also edit and customise courses using Aida. | AI powers their main offerings. AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defence Agents) is “A suite of AI Agents that continuously automates administration and content personalisation so security teams can focus on strategic risk decisions rather than operational tasks.” For example, orchestration (including real-time coaching), template generation, phishing, content creation agents, and more. Included with SAT Advanced. They also use behavioural AI for their ‘Email & Collaboration Security’ product and offer ‘Agent Risk Manager’ for real-time visibility, automated threat detection and security governance. |
Where Skillcast wins
Specialist UK compliance expertise
For UK-regulated businesses, content is unmatched, covering areas such as the FCA, the SM&CR, data protection, financial crime, employment law, health and safety and workplace conduct.
Compliance management beyond training
Effective compliance involves more than assigning courses and monitoring completions. Organisations also need to maintain policies, record employee declarations, track disclosures and demonstrate controls are working. Skillcast combines learning with compliance management capabilities, including their Policy Hub, registers, staff declarations and Training360. This gives teams a more integrated way to manage training alongside the supporting processes and records needed for oversight and audit readiness.
Accredited content and course customisation
Skillcast offers accredited and assured learning across relevant subject areas, including CPD, IIRSM and RoSPA. Its library combines structured courses with microlearning, refreshers and other formats designed to reinforce knowledge. Businesses can also tailor content to internal policies and procedures, connecting general compliance principles to practical decisions employees make in their roles.
Where KnowBe4 wins
Security awareness specialisation and phishing simulations
KnowBe4's core strength is helping improve employees' ability to recognise and respond to cyber threats. Its ongoing security awareness offering combines training with simulated phishing exercises, enabling teams to assess responses and target further learning.
AI-native platform for email and collaboration security
KnowBe4’s email and collaboration security is designed to stop advanced inbound communication threats, prevent outbound data loss, and automate incident response across products and services such as Microsoft 365 and Teams and Google Workspace.
Advanced AI capabilities
KnowBe4 offers AI-native infrastructure, from security training that uses up to 12 specialised autonomous agents and simulations that leverage ‘PhishML’ to their SmartRisk™ Engine for scoring and analytics, and AI-driven tools to detect and prevent threats to email inboxes.
Which platform suits my needs best?
Choose Skillcast if you:
- Need specialist UK compliance training covering areas such as FCA requirements, SM&CR and data protection.
- Want to manage training alongside policies, staff declarations, compliance registers and other governance processes.
- Need access to accredited or assured training content, with options to customise courses.
- Want a compliance partner that can support the implementation and ongoing management of a broader compliance programme.
- Would like efficiency features such as fast-track diagnostic assessments.
Choose KnowBe4 if you:
- Want an AI-powered suite of security-focused products.
- Would like to strengthen security awareness and reduce susceptibility to phishing and social engineering.
- Need simulated phishing exercises alongside training to measure employee responses to security threats.
- Want to combine security awareness and general compliance campaigns within the same platform.
- alue security-centric automation, AI-enabled coaching and advanced reporting on employee security behaviour.
Pricing
- Standard Plan: From £32 per user annually.
- Enhanced Plan: From £39 per user annually.
- Premium Plan: From £72 per user annually.
CoreCompliance for small UK financial services firms. Skillcast Remote Services (SRS) is available if you want to keep your existing LMS. Book a call to discuss your requirements and figure out the most suitable option.
KnowBe4 offers pricing by product and user numbers. Their security awareness training is tiered: Foundation and Advanced. Get in touch for a quote based on your needs.
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