KnowBe4 offers 60+ report types plus a paid Compliance Plus add-on. Kinds auto-generates one compliance PDF mapped to seven frameworks. Which fits your audits?
The short version: KnowBe4 wins on breadth: 60+ report types and, through its Compliance Plus add-on, a large library of compliance training content. The recurring complaint in reviews is depth, with multiple reviewers describing CSV exports and Excel rework to build board and audit documents. Kinds Security takes the opposite approach: one auto-generated compliance PDF, mapped to seven frameworks, ready to hand to an auditor or insurer as-is.
What compliance reporting does KnowBe4 include?
KnowBe4 ships more than 60 report types covering training completion, phishing results, risk scores, and more. Breadth is genuinely its strength. Reviewers on G2 and Gartner Peer Insights describe the reporting as wide but not deep for audit and board purposes, and several mention exporting CSV data and reworking it in Excel to produce the document they actually need.
Compliance training content is a separate purchase. The Compliance Plus add-on covers HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, and other regulatory topics, and it carries a 100-user minimum on top of the platform's 25-user minimum. So the full compliance picture at KnowBe4 is base platform, plus add-on, plus some manual assembly at reporting time.
Can KnowBe4 produce an audit-ready report automatically?
Not that we could identify. The pieces exist across those 60+ reports, and a skilled admin can assemble strong evidence from them. But neither KnowBe4's documentation nor the customer reviews we checked describe a single auto-generated audit package, and assembling is the operative word. When the auditor, the cyber insurer, or the board asks for proof of your security awareness program, someone builds that document.
For a large enterprise with a GRC team, that is normal work. For an MSP juggling thirty clients or an SMB with one IT person, reporting time is real cost that recurs every audit cycle.
How does compliance reporting work in Kinds Security?
Kinds auto-generates a single unified compliance PDF. It maps your training and phishing program evidence to seven frameworks: HIPAA, CMMC Level 2, PCI DSS v4.0, the FTC Safeguards Rule, SOC 2, NIST 800-53, and 23 NYCRR Part 500. No CSV exports, no Excel rework, no assembly.
The document is built for the three audiences who actually ask for it: auditors, cyber insurance carriers, and leadership. One click covers the annual insurance questionnaire, the client security review, and the board slide. For MSPs, that turns compliance reporting from a recurring project into a deliverable.
How does compliance reporting compare?
Kinds Security | KnowBe4 | |
|---|---|---|
Audit-ready output | One auto-generated PDF | Assembled by the admin from individual reports and exports |
Audit framework mapping | HIPAA, CMMC Level 2, PCI DSS v4.0, FTC Safeguards Rule, SOC 2, NIST 800-53, 23 NYCRR Part 500 in one report | Not offered as a unified mapped report that we could identify |
Compliance training content | Curated workshop library, every item under 7 minutes | Extensive Compliance Plus library (HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, and more), an add-on with a 100-user minimum |
Cost structure | Included in the flat $1.50 per user per month | Base platform plus paid add-ons; pricing is negotiated |
Report breadth | Focused | 60+ report types |
Typical workflow | Generate and send | Export CSV, rework in Excel per reviews |
Bottom line
If your team wants dozens of report types to slice however a stakeholder asks, KnowBe4 has the breadth, and Compliance Plus adds a deep regulatory training library. If what you actually need is the proof document, generated automatically and mapped to the frameworks your auditors and insurers cite, that is exactly the artifact Kinds produces. If audit prep currently means exports and spreadsheet time, that is the work this report replaces. Try Kinds free for 21 days, no demo call needed.
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FAQ
Does KnowBe4 include compliance training in its base tiers? No. Compliance training content is the Compliance Plus add-on, which has a 100-user minimum.
Which frameworks does the Kinds report cover? HIPAA, CMMC Level 2, PCI DSS v4.0, the FTC Safeguards Rule, SOC 2, NIST 800-53, and 23 NYCRR Part 500.
Can KnowBe4 data satisfy an auditor? Yes, with work. The data exists across its reports; customer reviews frequently mention assembling it through CSV exports and Excel.
Who typically asks for this report? Auditors, cyber insurance carriers during renewals, client security reviews, and boards.
