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Verasity™ vs Microsoft E5
Microsoft 365 E5 includes a basic attack simulator. Verasity™ adds modern channels (voice AI, SMS, QR, deepfake), an AI-native LMS, brand monitoring, executive impersonation defense, and a unified Human risk score.
Where Microsoft E5 is strong
- Tight integration with the Microsoft 365 stack
- Included for organizations already on E5
- Basic email phishing simulation and reporting
- Native identity, mail flow, and policy controls
Where Verasity™ is different
- AI vishing, smishing, QR, and deepfake simulations — not just email
- AI-native LMS with on-demand role-based course generation
- Unified Human risk score across channels and behaviors
- Brand, lookalike domain, and executive impersonation monitoring
- Takedown workflows with SLA tracking and structured evidence
Side-by-side
Capability comparison
| Capability | Verasity™ | Microsoft E5 |
|---|---|---|
| AI phishing simulations | AI-personalized, multi-language | Templated email scenarios |
| AI vishing simulations | Native | Not included |
| Smishing / QR / deepfake | Native across all three | Not included |
| AI-native LMS | Generates role-based, localized courses | Static training |
| Human risk score | Cross-channel, per-user | Email-centric |
| Brand & executive monitoring | Built-in | Not included |
| Lookalike domain detection | Continuous, evidence-backed | Not included |
| Takedown workflows | Templated with SLA tracking | Not included |
| Works alongside Microsoft 365 | Integrates with Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel | Native |
Evaluation guidance
What to test in your evaluation
- Send a side-by-side phishing campaign and compare reporting depth.
- Test voice and SMS scenarios against finance and executive cohorts.
- Validate deepfake recognition training for EAs and treasury staff.
- Request a lookalike-domain and executive impersonation scan for your domain.
- Compare risk scoring at user, team, and org level.
- Check integrations with Entra ID, Defender, and Sentinel.
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This comparison is based on publicly available information and Verasity™ product positioning. Buyers should validate capabilities directly.