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DarkPhish suits teams that want to run authorized phishing simulations on infrastructure they control. Its free Community plan includes up to 100 managed users, one active campaign, a simulation engine, basic reporting, and a core REST API. Teams can create or import email templates, schedule campaigns for approved recipients, review activity and recipient timelines, and export results. It supports Linux, web, and API access, and its stated paid price starts at €249/mo (annual).

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    Wizer

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Organizations pairing simulations with broad security training — Wizer adds cloud-based training courses, adaptive simulations, and AI tools, while DarkPhish centers on self-hosted campaigns and testing.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $8/user/yr · 10-day trial Visit site
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    Gophish

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2

    Pentesters wanting a free, self-hosted phishing framework — Gophish offers a free, open-source framework across Linux, macOS, and Windows, while DarkPhish has a free plan capped at one active campaign.

    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    SentryMail

    Free plan Open source APIExtensionLinux+2

    Teams needing self-hosted awareness campaigns and LMS features — SentryMail adds self-hosted video training, quizzes, and per-recipient campaign controls, while DarkPhish emphasizes its simulation workflow and API.

    8.6 Free plan · paid from €10/user/yr Visit site
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    Cofense PhishMe

    Free plan Web

    Organizations seeking threat-based employee readiness training — PhishMe simulates smishing, vishing, and QR-code phishing using real phishing data, while DarkPhish describes email campaign workflows.

    7.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Hackiwi

    Free plan Self-hostedWeb

    Teams combining phishing training with exposure tooling — Hackiwi adds suspicious-message triage and exposure tools, while DarkPhish focuses on authorized simulations and security-awareness training.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    RansomLeak

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Organizations seeking interactive security training and LMS exports — RansomLeak offers interactive 3D training, a cloud LMS, and SCORM or LTI exports, while DarkPhish focuses on self-hosted phishing simulations.

    7.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Hoxhunt

    Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2

    Organizations training staff across multiple attack channels — Hoxhunt adds personalized email, SMS, phone, and Teams simulations plus incident response, while DarkPhish centers on self-hosted campaigns.

    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    CyberHoot

    Free plan Web
    7.1 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Keepnet Labs

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.1 From $1.20/user/mo Visit site
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    CyberPilot

    Free trial Web
    6.0 From €13/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Breach Secure Now

    Free trial Web
    5.9 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Infosec IQ

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    LUCY Security

    Paid APILinuxSelf-hosted+2
    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    BullPhish ID

    Paid Web
    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Hook Security

    Paid APIWeb
    5.6 From $20/user/yr Visit site
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    Living Security

    Paid APIWeb
    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    uPhish

    Free trial Web
    5.4 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
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    KnowBe4

    by KnowBe4
    Paid Web
    5.3 From $2.40/user/mo Visit site
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    MetaCompliance

    Paid WebWindows
    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    SafeTitan

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb
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    NINJIO

    Paid Web
    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Phished

    Paid Web
    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    SoSafe

    Paid APIWeb
    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site

The trade-off is a narrow free-plan ceiling and a steep jump to that paid starting price; the Professional and Enterprise plans are still in development. DarkPhish is self-hosted, so it may not suit organizations seeking a cloud-based training platform or broader learning programs. Alternatives differ in areas such as course libraries, learning management, simulated attack channels, incident response, and reporting. Compare those capabilities with DarkPhish’s campaign workflow, deployment control, and current plan limits, and consider whether you need a free testing framework or a fuller employee training program.

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