Why Tartan
District purchase records show schools typically pay CyberNut three to four times what Tartan App charges for the same functionality, service, and number of schools.
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Why Tartan wins
Tartan is built to take work off school IT teams and give staff training that respects their time. Here is how it differs from CyberNut.
Tartan sets up in one guided call of about 30 minutes in your Google Admin Console. There's no Google Cloud project to create and nothing for staff to accept, click, or install. Onboarding, implementation, and training are free.
Campaigns are tailored to the services your school uses, vary by recipient, and adjust in difficulty to each person. Simulations can also test whether staff would enter a password on a fake sign-in page.
Tartan sends short staff videos on a schedule you set, so training happens before a click, not only after one. Anyone who clicks a simulation also gets micro-training in under 30 seconds.
Staff earn points for training, quizzes, simulations, and threat reports, with a shareable leaderboard. Schools tell us the tone suits professional staff rather than feeling like a game for kids.
Comparison
A clear view of where Tartan fits K-12 needs compared with CyberNut.
Comparison details can vary based on plan and configuration. Contact us for a tailored assessment.
Pricing
CyberNut's pricing isn't public, but its quotes in public board documents and district purchase records show what schools typically pay for each product and service.
CyberNut's staff training covers phishing simulations and training with the report plug-in, Active Threat Manager, and staff compliance modules. Its quotes price this per staff member in size tiers, with lower rates for larger districts. Districts with 150 staff or fewer pay a flat minimum: purchase records show $1,530 to $1,665 a year. Tartan's phishing, video, and report products cost $191 a year for a district with one school, with unlimited staff.
CyberNut's Active Threat Manager removes other copies once an admin acts. For automatic handling, CyberNut sells Automated Threat Terminator, an add-on that district purchase records show at $2 to $5 per staff member a year. Tartan's Threat Manager moves reports that match your criteria to spam for everyone before IT looks. It comes in Tartan's Phish Report Button, Threat Manager & Gamification product, which costs $45 a year for a district with one school.
CyberNut's student product, CyberStudent, is a separate line from staff training: district purchase records show $1.50 to $5 per student a year, with 100 student seats sometimes included free. Tartan's Student Phishing & Video Training covers every grade, K-12. Tartan's price is $270 a year for a district with one school, and it covers unlimited students.
District purchase records show CyberNut charging $750 to $1,250 for onboarding, though some quotes include it. Its site doesn't list the fee or what onboarding covers. Tartan's 1:1 onboarding, implementation, and training are free, and most schools are set up in one guided call of about 30 minutes.
Texas Cyber Command certified Tartan App’s cybersecurity awareness training program for the 2026–2027 program year.
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Measured result
Saint Peter School reduced simulated phishing clicks by 79%.
Testimonial
"Super easy! Tartan has been extremely helpful and flexible."
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FAQs
CyberNut lists no price on its website and quotes by district size.
CyberNut's quotes price staff per staff member in size tiers, with lower rates for larger districts. Districts with 150 staff or fewer pay a flat minimum.
District purchase records show that minimum at $1,530 to $1,665 a year. Tartan's phishing, video, and report products cost $191 a year for a district with one school.
Your own quote may differ by contract and district size.
Tartan is typically 65% to 75% lower cost than CyberNut, even after state contract or co-op pricing and other discounts.
District purchase records show schools typically pay CyberNut three to four times what Tartan charges for the same functionality, service, and number of schools.
Contact us for a side-by-side quote based on your exact staff and student counts.
District purchase records show CyberNut charging $750 to $1,250 for onboarding, though some quotes include it. Its site lists no fee or scope, and its purchasing page says "We handle onboarding from there" after the purchase order.
Ask for onboarding as its own line on your quote.
Tartan's 1:1 onboarding, implementation, and training are free, and most schools are set up in about 30 minutes.
Schools give us these reasons most often:
Yes. Google Workspace Audit is available as an add-on product.
It runs 100+ automated checks for your Google Workspace configuration every week, surfaces 30+ manual checks, and gives you a prioritized list of findings with recommended remediation steps.
CyberNut lists no equivalent product publicly.
Yes. Tartan supports fast rollout with guided onboarding so you can maintain continuity while switching platforms.
Setup on the Tartan side is a single guided call of about 30 minutes: domain-wide delegation in your Google Admin Console, with no Google Cloud project to create and nothing for your staff to accept or install.
Yes. Tartan sells phishing simulations and video training for staff, plus Student Phishing & Video Training as its own product for every grade, K-12.
Not much. Campaigns run on an automatic 15, 30, 60, or 90-day cycle, and each person gets one email per cycle at a random time. Summary emails arrive weekly or monthly.