Phished
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you want fully hands-off, AI-driven phishing simulations and can absorb roughly $18 per user monthly.
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Phished vs IRONSCALES
Phished and IRONSCALES both land on Depends.
IRONSCALES
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're an MSP or SMB/mid-market team wanting phishing detection, response, and training in one API-based platform.
| Compare | Phished | IRONSCALES |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | SMBs wanting hands-off, automated phishing training | MSPs managing many client mailboxes |
| Who it's not for | Solo founders . email filters and free training content are enough | Tiny teams needing a cheap, simple filter |
| Privacy | No known public CVEs found in sources reviewed; one unverified report of installer abuse.⁸ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No evidence in sources | No support-specific evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Reviewers on G2, Gartner Peer Insights, and Capterra are broadly positive, though public snippets are too truncated to quote verbatim.² | MSPs on Reddit call it solid at scale and praise its ATO protection, while weighing cost against rivals like Mesh.13 |
| Biggest gotcha | Per-user pricing scales fast: 100 seats ≈ $1,800/month at the starting rate⁶ | Quote-only pricing; budget time for sales calls before you can compare costs⁹ |
Pick Phished when
- SMBs wanting hands-off, automated phishing training
- MSPs managing security for multiple clients
- Compliance-driven orgs like hospitals and charities
When Phished is not a fit
- Solo founders . email filters and free training content are enough
- Budget-constrained teams; $18/user/month is steep for this category
- Enterprises wanting deep customization . KnowBe4-class tools fit better
Pick IRONSCALES when
- MSPs managing many client mailboxes
- SMB-to-midmarket phishing defense
- Schools and government
- Detection plus training in one tool
When IRONSCALES is not a fit
- Tiny teams needing a cheap, simple filter
- Buyers demanding transparent self-serve pricing
- Orgs happy with their current secure email gateway
Sources
- Phished homepagephished.ioofficial
- Phished Reviews . G2g2.comreview
- Phished Reviews . Capterracapterra.comreview
- Phished Reviews . Gartner Peer Insightsgartner.comreview
- Phished: In-Depth Review . Expert Insightsexpertinsights.comreview
- KnowBe4 vs. Phished . SourceForge (pricing)sourceforge.netreview
- Smartphoto case studyphished.ioofficial
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- IRONSCALES Pricingironscales.comofficial
- IRONSCALES Special Pricing (Gov/EDU)ironscales.comofficial
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- IRONSCALES vs Egress . rfp.wikirfp.wikireview
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- IRONSCALES Pricing . TrustRadiustrustradius.comreview