# Ninjio Alternatives in 2026: Keep the Content, Add Real Measurement Source: https://keepnetlabs.com/blog/keepnet-ninjio-alternative Published: 2026-08-26 Updated: 2026-09-29 Author: Ozan Ucar, Founder and CEO of Keepnet Category: Security Awareness Training > Looking at Ninjio alternatives? You may not need to replace it. Keepnet adds voice, SMS, QR and callback simulation, measured channel by channel. **Ninjio can stay**. Teams keep the video library for engagement and add Keepnet for the part content cannot produce: a susceptibility number per channel, measured from simulated email, SMS, QR, callback and voice attempts. Keepnet runs alongside, and licenses can be co-termed to your existing contract. Ninjio built its program around story-driven video. Teams that move away from it rarely complain about the content. What they run into is the gap between watching a lesson and behaving differently under pressure, and the fact that the whole program sits on one channel. In the 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, phone-centric simulations show a median click rate of around 2 percent against roughly 1.4 percent for email, with phone-based failure about 40 percent higher (Verizon, 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, p. 50). Keepnet contributed its own voice and [SMS](https://keepnetlabs.com/products/smishing-simulator) simulation data to that report and appears among the contributing organizations on page 118. ## What Does Ninjio Do Well? Ninjio is strong on content. Short animated episodes based on real incidents hold attention better than a standard course, and organizations that struggle with completion often see it improve. If your problem is that people skip training, this is a real advantage and worth testing rather than dismissing. The limitation shows up when you try to measure behavior rather than attendance. ## Why Teams Look for a Ninjio Alternative Awareness content alone does not produce a susceptibility number. A team can report that 90 percent of employees watched an episode and still not know how many would click, reply or call back. The program sits on email and video. Attacks arrive by SMS, voice call, [QR code](https://keepnetlabs.com/products/quishing-simulator) and [callback](https://keepnetlabs.com/products/callback-phishing), and those channels are usually untested. Buying model. Some teams want a simulation engine and already have training content they do not want to replace. ## How Keepnet Is Different Keepnet simulates on six channels from one platform: email, voice, SMS, QR code, callback and deepfake, each with its own campaign manager and its own reporting. That is what turns awareness into a measurable susceptibility rate per channel. [Voice simulations](https://keepnetlabs.com/products/vishing) use two way AI conversations rather than a recorded message. The AI layer is agent based rather than a single assistant. Specialized agents run a continuous loop of plan, create, deliver, measure and improve. An admin chooses between approval gated and autonomous execution. Generation is grounded in documents you upload, the platform keeps an organizational memory, personal data is stripped before anything reaches the model, and the AI provider is configured for no retention and no training. Every product can be bought on its own and the training library is optional, so an organization that wants to keep its existing content can take only the simulation side. The platform is SCORM compatible. Localization goes past translation. Templates are adapted per region, including subject lines, body copy, currency, date format and tone, so a simulation reads like something that would actually arrive in that market. Employees can report a suspicious SMS or call from the phone itself through the Keepnet SMS and Call Reporter, currently on the App Store for iPhone. Those reports land in [Incident Responder](https://keepnetlabs.com/products/incident-responder) next to reported email, and the underlying data can be exported through the REST API or pushed to a SIEM. ![Diagram showing six simulation channels, each with its own susceptibility score: email, voice, SMS, QR code, callback and deepfake, all feeding into one reporting workflow.](https://timely-benefit-e63d540317.media.strapiapp.com/keepnet_per_channel_susceptibility_96cdf9fcb2.png) *Susceptibility measured per channel, not as a single organization wide average.* ## Keepnet vs Ninjio: What to Compare **Keepnet compared with Ninjio** | Dimension | Keepnet | What to check on any alternative | | -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Primary approach | Simulation and measurement, with a training library | Are you buying content or behavior measurement | | Simulation channels | Email, voice, SMS, QR, callback, deepfake | Which channels can you test, and can you report per channel | | Voice simulation | Two way AI conversation | Recorded message or real exchange | | AI depth | Agent based: multi-agent orchestration, approval gated or autonomous execution, grounding on your own documents, organizational memory, PII stripped before processing, no retention and no training | Is the AI a content generator, or does it run the program end to end | | Buying model | Any product on its own, library optional | Are you forced into the full suite | | Existing content | SCORM compatible | Can you keep the content you already have | | Languages and localization | Library in 61 languages; templates adapted per region, including subject lines, currency, date format and tone | Is it translation only, or adapted to the market | | Mobile reporting | SMS and Call Reporter on iPhone, reports land in Incident Responder, data exportable through REST API or SIEM | How does someone report a threat that arrives on their phone, and where does that report go | ## Can You Run Keepnet Alongside Ninjio? Yes. Keepnet runs next to an existing tool and additional licenses can be co-termed to an existing contract. A common approach is to keep the existing content for a term, add simulation on the untested channels, and compare the two datasets before deciding. ## Which Alternative Fits Your Reason for Switching? If the reason is measurement, look at what the platform reports beyond completion. 84 percent of leaders track training completion as a top metric (Gartner, "6 Ways to Transform Your Cybersecurity Awareness Program", G00840741, March 2026, 2025 Secure Behavior Strategies Survey, n=65), while the human element appeared in 62 percent of breaches (Verizon, 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, p. 12). If the reason is channel coverage, check what can be simulated outside email. If the reason is content quality, be honest that this is Ninjio's strength and test engagement in a pilot rather than assuming a replacement will match it. ## See It on Your Own Environment Run a short pilot on the channel you cannot currently test. Book a 30 minute walkthrough against your own users. For a wider view, see our [comparison of security awareness training platforms](https://keepnetlabs.com/blog/top-security-awareness-training-solutions), and the [KnowBe4 alternative](https://keepnetlabs.com/blog/keepnet-a-modern-multi-channel-knowbe4-alternative) and [SANS Security Awareness alternative](https://keepnetlabs.com/blog/sans-security-awareness-training-alternative) comparisons. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Ninjio? Ninjio is a security awareness training platform built around short animated episodes based on real security incidents. ### Why do teams look for Ninjio alternatives? Usually because awareness content alone does not produce a behavior measurement, because the voice simulation runs inside a lookalike meeting rather than as a call to the employee phone, or because they want a simulation engine without replacing their content. ### How is Keepnet different from Ninjio? Keepnet is built around simulation and measurement across six channels: email, voice, SMS, QR code, callback and deepfake. Training is part of it, not the whole of it. ### Can I keep Ninjio content and add Keepnet? Yes. Keepnet runs alongside an existing tool and is SCORM compatible, so existing content can stay while simulation is added on the untested channels. ### Does Keepnet simulate voice and SMS attacks? Yes, both, with their own campaign managers and reporting. Voice simulations use two way AI conversations. ### How many languages does Keepnet support? The training library ships with content in 61 languages. Localization is not only translation: templates are adapted per region, including subject lines, currency, date format and tone. ### How do employees report a suspicious SMS or call? Through the Keepnet SMS and Call Reporter, currently available on the App Store for iPhone. An Android version is planned. Reports land in Incident Responder next to reported email, and the underlying data can be exported through the REST API or pushed to a SIEM. ### What does the AI actually do? It is agent based rather than a single content assistant. Specialized agents plan, create, deliver, measure and improve continuously, and an admin chooses between approval gated and autonomous execution. Generation is grounded in documents you upload, the platform keeps an organizational memory, personal data is stripped before anything reaches the model, and the AI provider is configured for no retention and no training. ### What did Keepnet contribute to the 2026 Verizon DBIR? Keepnet contributed its own voice and SMS simulation data and appears among the contributing organizations on page 118 of the report.