Why Tartan

Huntress Security Awareness Training vs Tartan for Schools

Huntress prices security awareness training per learner, with custom pricing above 999 learners. Tartan App prices per school, with unlimited staff and students, with published prices for 1 to 10 schools.

Free onboarding. Same-day support via email, phone, or video call.

60 Staff, 500 Students

Huntress: 560 learners at $1.38 a learner a month for 12 months comes to $9,273.60 a year. Tartan, for a district with one school: $461 a year. That's $191 for staff phishing simulations, videos, and the report button, plus $270 for Student Phishing & Video Training.

Transparent pricing and no expensive onboarding fees. Compare security awareness training prices across vendors.

Price staff and student training for your schools.

Built for schools

  • Automated phishing simulations tailored to district services.
  • Adaptive difficulty and instant micro-training on every click.
  • A growing library of school-friendly training content for staff and students. New videos are added regularly based on customer requests.

Why Tartan wins

Where Huntress and Tartan Differ for Schools

Huntress sells several managed security products, and security awareness training is one of them. Tartan is built only for K-12 schools, for staff and students.

  • Students Count as Learners

    Huntress prices per learner, "a person you want to train," so every student a school trains adds to the bill. Tartan prices student training per school: $270 a year for a district with one school, however many students it has.

  • Pricing Above 999 Learners

    Huntress's pricing is custom above 999 learners. Five schools with 300 staff and 2,500 students add up to 2,800 learners, so they get no published price. Tartan's published price for those five schools, with staff and student training, is $2,221 a year.

  • K-12 Staff and Student Training

    Huntress's training page speaks to employees and their workplace. Its education page says the training teaches students too, but the training pages describe no student lessons or age groups (as of October 2026). Tartan's training is built for K-12 schools, with separate training for staff and for students.

  • Free Onboarding

    Huntress charges no setup or onboarding fees, but its price doesn't cover deployment, integration, or day-to-day portal management. A Huntress partner can do that work and may set its own fees. Tartan's onboarding is free, and most schools are set up in under 30 minutes.

Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

A clear view of where Tartan fits K-12 needs compared with Huntress.

Built For
TartanOnly K-12: districts, school boards, and independent, charter, and faith-based schools
HuntressHuntress's training page speaks to employees and their workplace; its education page says the training teaches staff, administration, and students
How You Buy
TartanPer school, with unlimited staff for districts and school boards. Prices for 1 to 10 schools are public. Annual billing, or 3-year and 5-year terms at 5% and 10% off
HuntressPer learner, "a person you want to train": $2.08 a month at 50 learners, down to $1.38 at 500, custom above 999. 12-month agreements. Direct from 50 learners, or through an MSP
Phishing Simulations
TartanTailored to the services your school uses, with adaptive difficulty. One email per person on a 15, 30, 60, or 90-day cycle, at a random time
HuntressManaged Phishing: automated campaigns that Huntress runs, spread at random across the month
After a Click
TartanMicro-training in under 30 seconds that shows how to avoid clicking next time
HuntressPhishing Defense Coaching: a just-in-time session led by a Huntress Threat Researcher
Training Content
Tartan60+ short, school-friendly videos, each ending in a quick quiz
HuntressStory-based episodes of about 7 to 10 minutes, sometimes up to 30. Huntress picks one a month
Student Training
TartanStudent Phishing & Video Training, with a published price per school
HuntressStudents are priced as learners. Huntress's training pages describe no student lessons or age groups (as of Oct 2026)
Google Workspace
TartanStaff sync from Google Workspace, delivery straight to inboxes, and a Gmail report button
HuntressDaily directory sync with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. Simulations need Huntress's phishing and training servers allowlisted in the Admin Console, which can take up to 24 hours
Setup
TartanMost schools are set up in under 30 minutes, with free onboarding
HuntressA verified deliverability test must pass before phishing campaigns start
Report Button
TartanTartan App Shield in Gmail and Outlook; reports go to Threat Manager for review and triage
HuntressA Gmail add-on from the Google Workspace Marketplace, and Outlook add-ins for classic, new, web, and mobile Outlook
Gamification & Leaderboards
TartanPoints for training, quizzes, simulations, and threat reports, plus a shareable Cybersecurity Leaderboard.
HuntressLeaderboards and a game-like Threat Simulator
Google Workspace Security Audit
Tartan100+ automated checks for your Google Workspace configuration every week, plus 30+ guided manual checks, with a prioritized list of findings and recommended remediation steps.
HuntressNot listed (as of Oct 2026)
Breach Notifications
TartanMonitors school email addresses and alerts admins when newly listed breaches affect staff, student, or shared accounts.
HuntressNot listed (as of Oct 2026)

Comparison details can vary based on plan and configuration. Contact us for a tailored assessment.

Texas Cyber Command 2026–2027 State-Certified Cybersecurity Training Program seal

Texas State-Certified Cybersecurity Training

Texas Cyber Command certified Tartan App’s cybersecurity awareness training program for the 2026–2027 program year.

K-12 proof

Real Outcomes from Districts Like Yours

Measured result

Foothills Academy, a nonprofit school in Calgary, cut its training cost by about 90% when it switched to Tartan from KnowBe4.

Testimonial

"Tartan provides content specifically for education environments, to the point where you can select the exact services you use to provide finely tuned phishing emails relevant to your staff."

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FAQs

Common Questions

How much does Huntress SAT cost?

Huntress lists Managed Security Awareness Training (SAT) per learner per month: $2.08 for 50 to 99 learners, $1.75 for 100 to 249, $1.50 for 250 to 499, and $1.38 for 500 to 999. Above 999, pricing is custom. Standard agreements are 12 months. For 60 staff, that's $1,497.60 a year. Tartan's staff training for a district with one school is $191 a year.

Do students count as learners on Huntress SAT?

Yes. Huntress prices per learner and defines a learner as "a person you want to train." Its education page says the training teaches staff, administration, and students. Tartan's Student Phishing & Video Training is $270 a year for a district with one school, however many students it has.

Do we need an MSP to buy Huntress SAT?

Not if you have 50 or more learners. Huntress sells direct from 50 learners up, and through MSPs below that. Huntress charges no setup or onboarding fees, but its price doesn't cover deployment, integration, or day-to-day portal management. A Huntress partner can do that work and may set its own fees. Tartan's onboarding is free.

Is Huntress SAT included with Huntress EDR?

No. Huntress prices each product on its own, with no bundles: Managed EDR per endpoint and Managed SAT per learner. Tartan's staff and student training are separate products too, each with a published price.