Comparison
2LRN4 vs Awareways: which Dutch platform fits your organization?
Awareways and 2LRN4 are both Dutch. Awareways puts a programme manager next to the platform and calls that its distinguishing feature, while 2LRN4 is built so you can run the programme yourself without a project team. The facts are side by side below, with the source for each.
Awareways is a company from Utrecht with the Wave platform, more than 85 microlearnings in 40 languages, game formats and adaptive learning by role and risk level. Simulations run through a separate service, including email phishing, vishing, smishing and a mystery guest visit. The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified.
2LRN4 is a European security awareness platform that combines phishing simulation, e-learning and NIS2 governance reporting in one platform. Built for organizations that need evidence, cadence and manageability.
Comparison on key capabilities
| Capability | Awareways | 2LRN4 |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | 40 languages. Source: awareways.com/wave, 16-10-2026 | 27 languages, including all European ones plus Turkish and Ukrainian. |
| Size of the library | More than 85 microlearnings on security, privacy, AI literacy, compliance and integrity. The Pro plan includes 12 tailored modules for up to five target groups. Source: awareways.com/wave, 16-10-2026 | More than 60 courses and 200 modules, structured as a multi-year programme of twelve courses a year. |
| Guidance | A dedicated programme manager, which Awareways itself names as its distinguishing feature, with implementation and support as a service. Source: awareways.com, 16-10-2026 | Live within two weeks without a project team and without setup fees. Support runs through our support desk, not through a dedicated programme manager. |
| Phishing simulation | A separate service alongside the platform, with email phishing, vishing, smishing and an on-site mystery guest. Source: awareways.com/simuleren, 16-10-2026 | Part of the platform from Flexible and available as an add-on with First, with unlimited campaigns. No vishing, smishing or on-site visit. |
| Your own LMS | LTI 1.3 with a named list of learning environments, including Studytube, Plusport and Skillstown, plus an SAP connection, an API and Power BI. SCORM is not mentioned. Source: awareways.com/wave, 16-10-2026 | LTI 1.3 with LTI Advantage for any learning environment that supports it, plus SCORM in three variants. |
| Certification and accessibility | ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified, with WCAG 2.2 independently assessed, according to their site by the Accessibility Foundation. Source: awareways.com en 2lrn4.com/nl/toegankelijkheid, 16-10-2026 | No ISO certification. We publish an accessibility statement for WCAG 2.2 level AA listing what does not yet comply, without external assessment. Hosting in a German data centre. |
| Figures on results | 90% participation, 51% behaviour improvement and more than a million employees trained, without methodology or source on the page. Source: awareways.com/wave, 16-10-2026 | We do not publish percentages on behaviour change as long as we cannot publish the methodology with them. |
| Pricing information | Four plans (Shift, Plus, Pro and Next) without amounts on the website. Source: awareways.com/programma-plannen en 2lrn4.com/nl/pricing, 16-10-2026 | Tiered prices per licence and term are published on the website. |
Quality of the training
A feature comparison says little about what employees actually learn. That is why we assess learning quality separately, on seven criteria with a fixed way of measuring each one.
| Criterion | How we assess it | 2LRN4 | Awareways |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional design | Goal, scenario, decision, feedback and testing; independent review | Every course consists of short modules with a scenario and ends with a test. 1,363 of the 1,390 courses in the platform have at least one test. Source: Count in the platform, 16 Oct 2026 | Not established |
| Level of interaction | Share of meaningful choices and scenario exercises | Modules are interactive SCORM packages with decision points; the share of meaningful choices per module has not been measured. Source: 4,069 SCORM modules in the platform, 16 Oct 2026; share of choices not established | Not established |
| Presentation and currency | Date of last revision and currency of the scenarios | Twelve courses a year in a multi-year programme, with new topics each year instead of repetition. Source: Course library on 2lrn4.com, 16 Oct 2026 | Not established |
| Practical relevance | Fit with role, risk and current threats | Dutch practical context, covering NIS2 topics and courses per role and risk. Source: Course library and sector pages, 16 Oct 2026 | Not established |
| Accessibility | Subtitles, operability, language level and WCAG | Videos have burned-in subtitles, the learning environment partially meets WCAG 2.2 AA and the open points are listed in our accessibility statement. 27 languages. Source: Accessibility statement on 2lrn4.com and language table in the platform, 16 Oct 2026 | Not established |
| Testing and knowledge retention | Feedback on the test and retesting after 30 and 90 days | A test per course with immediate feedback; retesting after 30 and 90 days is not measured yet. Source: Platform, 16 Oct 2026 | Not established |
| Repetition and behaviour change | Indicators with a baseline and a control group | Phishing simulation and reporting show click and report behaviour per department. Effect on behaviour with a baseline and control group has not been established. Source: Platform, 16 Oct 2026 | Not established |
For Awareways we will only publish a judgement after both platforms have been tested with the same cases and the same reviewers. Until then it says "Not established", because an empty cell beats a claim we cannot support. Checked on 2026-10-16.
If you want a dedicated programme manager alongside the platform, need simulations beyond email such as vishing or a mystery guest, or have to train in more than 27 languages.
If you want to run the programme yourself without a project team, want to see pricing up front, or want to deliver the courses in your own learning environment with SCORM or LTI 1.3.
Frequently asked questions
No. 2LRN4 simulates phishing by email, with unlimited campaigns and custom templates in Freedom. Awareways also offers vishing, smishing and an on-site mystery guest as a separate service.
Not as a fixed role. The platform is built so you can start without a project team and run the programme yourself. If you get stuck, our support desk helps.
We will only say that once we have measured it, with the same cases and the same reviewers for both platforms. Until then the rubric above says “Not established”.
With both, but differently. Awareways names LTI 1.3 with a fixed list of learning environments and does not mention SCORM. 2LRN4 uses LTI 1.3 with LTI Advantage for any learning environment that supports it, and also delivers SCORM in three variants.
Want to make the comparison yourself?
In a demo we show how 2LRN4 works for your organization type, sector and compliance goals. We discuss how phishing, training and reporting come together and address the points most relevant to you.