Best Phishing Simulation Toolfor Attack Simulation Training & Human Risk Management
PhishGrid is a free phishing simulation platform built for AI-based human risk reduction. It uses AI and OSINT to write realistic phishing emails, SMS lures and live AI voice calls for each employee, measures who clicks and who reports, then trains each person on the attacks they fell for. Real risk reduction. Zero cost.
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Simulate
AI-written email, SMS and voice attacks
Measure
Clicks, data entered and reports, per person
Train
Daily lessons on what each person missed
Track
Report rate up, repeat clickers down
What PhishGrid Does
A platform that will change security culture.
Turn your organisation's data into easy-to-understand insights. Use resources smartly, focus your team's actions, and lower the risk of human-originated incidents.
Spot Risky Human Behaviour
Probe a wide range of employee security behaviours with AI-driven risk scoring and behavioural analytics. Identify your most susceptible users before a real attacker does — enabling targeted phishing training where it matters most.
Habituate CyberSecurity
Use automated nudges, training modules, gamification, and rewards to build lasting security habits. Effective awareness programs are continuous — not a once-a-year checkbox exercise.
Lift Team's Competence with Real-World Training
Enable employees to identify real-world phishing attacks and report risks with PhishGrid's intuitive tools and one-click reporting. Simulation and training that measurably changes user behavior and reduces susceptibility.
Defend: Measurable Risk Reduction
Tackle human cyber risk with automated intervention workflows. When an employee clicks a simulated phishing email, they're immediately enrolled in targeted awareness content — reducing real risk at the exact point of failure.
Equip your entire organisation to act as a Human Firewall
PhishGrid is the fastest, most efficient way to keep your people security-aware. From management to frontline staff, empower every team to act on security goals independently while understanding the threat landscape holistically.
- Automated phishing simulation campaigns with zero setup overhead
- Personalised security awareness training per employee based on risk score
- Human risk management dashboard — track susceptibility across the org
- Real phishing click tracking, credential submission detection, and reporting
Quick Start
Cybersecurity Awareness Training, Start in 2 Steps.
Comprehensive phishing simulation platform for evaluating, training, and testing enterprise-wide social engineering awareness.
Import Targets
- Add employee email addresses individually or in bulk via CSV
- Segment recipients by department, job title, or randomly for unbiased phishing tests
- Total control over who receives simulated phishing emails and when
- Automatically enrol employees into training modules based on susceptibility scores
Launch Phishing Simulation Campaigns
- Pick from the handcrafted template library or let AI generate targeted ones via OSINT in seconds
- Fast campaign management: name, dates, phishing scenarios, audience — ready in minutes
- Fully automated campaign execution — zero manual intervention required
- Track phishing click rates, credential submissions, and campaign results in real time
AI-Driven Phishing Template Generation
Generate realistic phishing email templates tailored to your targets in seconds. PhishGrid's AI uses OSINT data — LinkedIn profiles, company websites, recent news — to craft personalised phishing scenarios that closely mirror modern phishing attacks.
Effortless Template Creation — Zero Expertise Required
Generate convincing phishing templates in seconds. AI-driven simulations cover email phishing, credential harvesting, and social engineering lures for any industry or job role.
Personalised Attack Suggestions via OSINT
Receive attack templates tailored to each employee's online footprint. Target specific roles, recent company events, or real-world phishing trends for maximum simulation realism and training effectiveness.
What is a phishing simulation platform?
A phishing simulation platform sends safe, realistic phishing emails, texts and calls to your own employees, records who clicks, enters data or reports, and gives the people who failed a short lesson right away. It replaces guessing about human risk with a measured click rate and report rate you can track over time. Platforms differ most in how realistic the lures are, how much setup they need and what they do after someone clicks.
What to look for in phishing training software
- Lures that match your company and roles, not a fixed library everyone has seen.
- Coverage beyond email: SMS, voice and QR-code phishing.
- An instant lesson at the moment of a click, not a report a week later.
- A report-a-phish button and a report rate, not only a click rate.
- Setup that does not need an engineer: mail allow-listing steps and templates ready to send.
- Reporting you can hand to leadership, with trends by team and repeat clickers.
New to this? Start with how to design a phishing simulation, pick lures from the attack templates, tell staff what to expect with a phishing awareness email, and check your results against published click-rate benchmarks.
Competitive Analysis
Best Phishing Simulation Platforms in 2026: PhishGrid vs KnowBe4, Proofpoint & Microsoft
Choosing the right phishing simulation software matters. Here's how the leading attack simulation training platforms compare on the features security teams actually need.
| Feature | PhishGrid | KnowBe4 | Proofpoint | MS Defender 365 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | ||||
| AI-driven simulations | ||||
| OSINT-personalised attacks | ||||
| Email phishing | ||||
| Vishing (voice phishing) | ||||
| Ransomware simulations | ||||
| Deepfake / AI attack types | ||||
| Landing pages editor | ||||
| Human risk management | ||||
| Setup time | < 10 min | Days | Days | Hours |
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 provides attack simulation training via the Microsoft Defender portal. KnowBe4 and Proofpoint offer enterprise-grade phishing simulation software but require paid subscriptions. PhishGrid offers a free plan, with paid plans for vishing, ransomware simulation and the AI attack engine. For a wider view, see our comparison of the best phishing simulation tools.
Detailed, side-by-side pages: vs KnowBe4, vs Hoxhunt, vs Cofense, vs Proofpoint, vs Microsoft, vs GoPhish, vs Infosec IQ and vs IRONSCALES. See all comparisons.
Everything You Need
Complete Phishing Simulation Software Features
Template Library & Landing Pages
Handcrafted phishing email templates and customisable landing pages — including credential-harvesting pages and business email compromise scenarios. Full drag-and-drop editor for complete control over simulation realism.
Phishing Activity Report & Analytics
Measure every simulated phishing campaign: phishing click rates, credential submission rates, and employee reporting rates. Export compliance training reports for security leaders and auditors.
Security Awareness Content Library
A curated content library of security awareness training content — covering phishing awareness, social engineering, ransomware, business email compromise, and more. Training results tracked per employee.
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