MetaCompliance vs SentryMail

MetaCompliance9.0Visit SentryMail8.8Visit

Higher score MetaCompliance #5 in Security Awareness Training Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit MetaCompliance

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SentryMail #7 in Security Awareness Training Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit SentryMail

• MetaCompliance fits best

  Enterprise awareness plus policy management

• SentryMail fits best

  Open-source teams needing broad simulations

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Side by side

Feature	MetaCompliance 9.0/10 Visit ↗	SentryMail 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#5 in Security Awareness Training Software	#7 in Security Awareness Training Software
Best for	Enterprise awareness plus policy management	Open-source teams needing broad simulations
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	€10/user/yr
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001	GDPR, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	8 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features MetaCompliance 5/5 · SentryMail 5/5
Phishing simulations	✓	✓
Phish reporting button	✓	✓
Automated training	✓	✓
Risk scoring	✓	✓
SSO support	✓	✓
Specs
Course languages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Role-, team-, region-, and group-targeted automated training Phishing simulations with reporting workflows and point-of-need learning Policy management, risk scoring, analytics, and audit-ready dashboards	Free open-source Community plan with self-hosted deployment Tracks sends, opens, clicks and form submissions per recipient Supports risk scoring, automated training and SIEM exports
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Broad platform scope may exceed narrow training needs Advanced workflows require integration and configuration planning	Community support is provided through GitHub Paid plans require a minimum order of 25 employees Paid licenses are listed as available soon
Our verdict	MetaCompliance is a security awareness and human risk management platform for mid-market and enterprise organisations. It brings together automated role-based training, simulated phishing campaigns, point-of-need learning, employee and… Read the review →	SentryMail is a self-hosted, open-core security awareness platform for organisations that run phishing simulations and measure employee responses. It combines customizable campaigns, landing pages, per-recipient tracking, risk scoring,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• MetaCompliance — where it wins

  • Role-, team-, region-, and group-targeted automated training
  • Phishing simulations with reporting workflows and point-of-need learning
  • Policy management, risk scoring, analytics, and audit-ready dashboards

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Broad platform scope may exceed narrow training needs
  • Advanced workflows require integration and configuration planning

• SentryMail — where it wins

  • Free open-source Community plan with self-hosted deployment
  • Tracks sends, opens, clicks and form submissions per recipient
  • Supports risk scoring, automated training and SIEM exports

  Where it doesn't

  • Community support is provided through GitHub
  • Paid plans require a minimum order of 25 employees
  • Paid licenses are listed as available soon

• MetaCompliance9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise platform combining awareness training, phishing simulations, policies, and risk scoring.

  Visit MetaComplianceFull verdict →
• SentryMail8.8/10 · Free plan

  A broad, open-source platform for teams that need self-hosted awareness programs.

  Visit SentryMailFull verdict →