Why Tartan
Cofense, the company behind PhishMe, sells phishing training and remediation to enterprise security teams. Tartan App is built only for K-12. Phishing simulations copy the services your staff use, a click leads to a short lesson, and the report button sorts reported emails for you. Prices are public, and most schools are set up in under 30 minutes.
Free onboarding. Same-day support via email, phone, or video call.
Why Tartan wins
What school tech teams weigh when they compare the two.
Tartan's phishing simulations copy 110+ services schools use, like Skyward, Clever, Google Classroom, and Canva. Cofense's customer stories are hospitals, defense firms, and global companies, with no schools.
Each person gets their own simulation at a random time in each 15, 30, 60, or 90-day cycle, so one person spotting it can't warn the rest of the building. Difficulty adjusts for each person as they get better.
A click on a simulation shows staff the exact email they were sent, with the clues that gave it away, in under 30 seconds. Short videos with a quick quiz go out on a schedule you set, with no account to remember.
Threat Manager gives every reported email an AI risk score and a summary. Set a rule once, and matching reports move to spam for everyone before IT even looks. Cofense sells this work to security teams, or has its own analysts run it.
Comparison
A clear view of where Tartan fits K-12 needs compared with Cofense.
Comparison details can vary based on plan and configuration. Contact us for a tailored assessment.
Texas Cyber Command certified Tartan App’s cybersecurity awareness training program for the 2026–2027 program year.
K-12 proof
Measured result
Monroe School District's automation rule moved 26 reported emails to spam on its own, in a median of 13 minutes from the first staff report.
Testimonial
"Their automated phishing threat mitigation system and phishing simulation training program has provided a wonderful solution to these issues we were facing. Also an amazing price point."
Monroe School District
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FAQs
Cofense doesn't publish a price; schools get a quote, often priced per user. Tartan's prices for 1 to 10 schools are on our pricing page, with unlimited staff and no onboarding fees. For a district with one school, phishing simulations, staff videos, and the report button with Threat Manager are $191 a year. The report button with Threat Manager on its own is $45 a year.
No. Threat Manager scores and summarizes each report, so you see the risky ones first. A rule can move matching reports to spam for everyone, and you can undo it from the actions log if a report turns out to be safe. Most schools are set up in under 30 minutes, with free onboarding.
Many schools use Tartan App to meet insurer requirements for ongoing phishing simulations and security awareness training, with reports that show completion and results to insurers, auditors, and leadership.
Between August 17 and November 15, 2026, the first staff report came in a median of 38.9 minutes after the reported email arrived. Once reported, threats were removed from inboxes in a median of 5.7 minutes, and more than a third of removals happened automatically, with no admin involved. That's Tartan App data from 10,161 reported emails at 180 schools.
PhishMe is the name behind Cofense's training. Cofense describes its training as "powered by PhishMe," and its site calls it Cofense Phishing Training. Tartan App is built only for K-12 schools.
