Great product, unachievable quotas - Account Executive KnowBe4 Employee Review

3.0
Oct 14, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The product is great and KnowBe4 has established itself as the leader in this space.

Cons

Platform is expensive, lots of competitors offering training and phishing for free or very low cost as part of bundle software purchases, quotas for sales reps are unachievable and leadership refuses to make any changes until 2025.

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KnowBe4 Response
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Hello Knowster. Our platform, as you know, includes more than just security awareness training content and phishing, which is why it can be more expensive than competitors. If you look at the salary tab on our Glassdoor page, you will see that our salary ranges are in line with the industry standards in Florida. We also ran a survey recently regarding compensation plans including how they are calculated and are making adjustments accordingly. Looking forward the new plans in will roll out in 2025.

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