KnowBe4 training runs from 3-minute videos to a 45-minute course, mostly video and SCORM. Every Kinds workshop is an interactive session under 7 minutes.
The short version: KnowBe4 offers a huge range: 3 to 5 minute videos and micro-modules at one end, a 45-minute flagship course at the other, with plenty of 15 to 20 minute modules in between. Most of it is video with quizzes, delivered from a library of 1,000+ modules. Kinds Security enforces a ceiling instead. Every workshop is an interactive, chat-style session under 7 minutes, in the browser, with no video.
How long are KnowBe4 training modules?
It varies widely. KnowBe4's ModStore includes 3 to 5 minute videos, micro-modules around 5 minutes, and a filter for training under five minutes. It also includes longer content, up to the 45-minute Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training, plus many modules in the 15 to 20 minute range.
Short options exist, but nothing enforces them. One school that switched away reported, via a Guardey case study, that the KnowBe4 modules it used ran as long as twenty minutes. With 1,000+ modules to choose from, length depends entirely on what the admin picks, and picking is itself work. Decision fatigue from the size of the library is a documented complaint from buyers.
Is KnowBe4 training video-based?
Mostly, yes. The core formats are video modules, SCORM packages you can export to your own LMS, interactive modules, SCORM-compliant trivia games, plus posters, newsletters, and documents. Genuinely interactive modules exist, but the library's center of gravity is watch-a-video, answer-a-quiz. SCORM export to an external LMS has historically required the Gold tier or higher.
The breadth is a real strength. KnowBe4 supports 35+ languages for training and phishing, and its Synthesia partnership adds AI-avatar videos in 130+ languages. The trade-off shows up over time. One IT director on Reddit, three years into a KnowBe4 program, wrote: "I swear my team has watched similar scenarios multiple times."
How long is a Kinds Security workshop?
Under 7 minutes, every time. That is a hard ceiling, not an average. Each workshop runs in the browser as a chat-style conversation that branches based on the learner's answers. There is no video to sit through and nothing to install or export to an LMS.
The short format is a deliberate constraint. Employees complete training in one sitting between tasks, which means fewer nags, fewer overdue reports, and no admin time spent hunting for the short modules inside a giant library. The library is curated so every item already fits the ceiling.
How do the formats compare?
Kinds Security | KnowBe4 | |
|---|---|---|
Longest item | Under 7 minutes, enforced | Up to 45 minutes (Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training) |
Typical format | Interactive, branching, chat-style workshop | Video with quiz; SCORM packages; some interactive modules and games |
Where it runs | In the browser | KnowBe4 LMS, or exported via SCORM to your LMS (historically Gold tier and up) |
Library size | Curated set, all under 7 minutes | 1,000+ modules |
Languages | English-first | 35+ languages, plus Synthesia avatars in 130+ |
Picking content | Automatic assignment | Admin selects from the ModStore |
Bottom line
If you need training in 35+ languages or want a giant library to browse, KnowBe4 wins on breadth, and its 4.6 out of 5 on Gartner Peer Insights across 2,469 reviews is well earned. If your goal is that every employee actually finishes every assignment without an admin curating module lengths, Kinds' under-7-minute interactive format is built for exactly that. Try it free for 21 days, no demo needed.
FAQ
Does KnowBe4 offer short training? Yes. It has micro-modules and a filter for content under five minutes. The admin has to choose them, though; nothing caps module length.
Are Kinds workshops just shorter videos? No. There is no video at all. Each workshop is an interactive conversation that adapts to the learner's answers.
Can Kinds content run in my existing LMS? It does not need to. Workshops run in the browser and completion is tracked in Kinds directly.
Is longer training more effective? Only if people finish it, and completion is the first fight. Short formats are built to win that fight.
