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Should I use Adaptive Security?

Protect Against Deepfakes and AI-Powered Attacks - adaptivesecurity.com

Depends. A well-funded, highly rated AI-era awareness training platform that fits mid-size and enterprise security teams with budget. Skip it if you want transparent self-serve pricing or a vendor with a long track record.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 15 public sources; review and Reddit snippets were truncated in search results, so no verbatim quotes were usable.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usable evidence
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Contact sales

Custom

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Mid-size to enterprise security teams
  • Orgs worried about AI phishing and deepfakes
  • Buyers replacing legacy awareness training
  • Teams wanting per-employee personalized phishing sims

Not for

  • Small teams wanting self-serve, transparent pricing
  • Buyers needing a mature vendor track record (founded 2023)
  • Orgs without a dedicated training budget or owner
  • Anyone refusing sales-negotiated contracts

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing 'varies based on your unique' needs — expect negotiation, not a rate card

medium

Founded 2023; procurement may flag vendor risk on multi-year contracts

low

136 G2 reviews is small versus established incumbents

low

AWS Marketplace supports private offers; no self-serve checkout

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 4.9/5 on G2 across 136 reviews
  • Named G2 Leader in both Enterprise categories
  • Targets AI-era threats: deepfakes and AI-powered phishing
  • TrustRadius comparison score of 10/10
  • Combines SIEM signals for human risk management

Cons

  • No public pricing; every quote needs a sales call
  • Young company, launched 2023; short track record
  • Only 136 G2 reviews; thin independent sample
  • AWS Marketplace lists private offers only

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/04/2026 - 15 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x5review x4security x1news x5

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 15

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Pricing hidden behind sales calls
  • Ease of use. No usable evidence
  • Feature depth: 4/5. AI phishing sims, deepfakes, SIEM-fed risk scoring
  • Support quality: 4/5. G2 pros list cite support; truncated data
  • Security posture: 4/5. Dedicated security page; no public incidents
  • 4.9/5 G2 rating 136 reviews
  • Not public Pricing Sales-led; varies by team size
  • No Free tier Only the consumer scam-training is free
  • $179M Funding Incl. $55M Series A, OpenAI-backed

Pricing

Custom

Not disclosed

  • Varies by team size and needs
  • Private offers via AWS Marketplace

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

G2 reviewers (136, 4.9/5) report reduced phishing risk and list customer support among liked areas.

Alternatives

Compare Adaptive Security with each alternative.

  • KnowBe4

    Incumbent awareness-training leader; top listed alternative

  • Hoxhunt

    Gamified phishing training rival, 4.8/5 on G2

  • Cofense LMS

    Phishing-focused training with strong response pedigree

  • Proofpoint

    Enterprise heavyweight; broader suite beyond training

Companies that use it

  • Podium⁸
  • Core Health & Fitness⁹
Full analysis

Based on 15 public sources; review and Reddit snippets were truncated in search results, so no verbatim quotes were usable.

Strong 4.9/5 G2 AI-awareness training, but sales-led opaque pricing and a 2023 founding; mid-market fits, tiny teams don't.

Methodology

Based on 15 public sources; review and Reddit snippets were truncated in search results, so no verbatim quotes were usable.

Sources

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  5. Adaptive Security homepageadaptivesecurity.com
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  6. Adaptive Security pricing pageadaptivesecurity.com
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  8. Podium case studyadaptivesecurity.com
    official
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  10. Product security pageadaptivesecurity.com
    security
  11. news
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