Claro vs Gophish
Gophish is a free, open-source, self-hosted phishing framework that many teams start with. Claro is a full human-risk platform for Indonesian regulated industries: bilingual, compliance-mapped, multi-channel, with training and risk scoring built in.
Gophish is a genuinely useful tool. It is free, open-source, and self-hosted, installs in minutes, and lets a technical team send email phishing campaigns with a template editor, scheduling, tracking, and a REST API. For a small security team that wants to run occasional email tests and owns the infrastructure, Gophish is a great starting point.
The limits show up as a program matures. Gophish is a simulation engine, not a human-risk platform. It has no built-in training, no just-in-time awareness, no risk scoring, no compliance reporting, and no localized content. Everything beyond sending and tracking email, including remediation, evidence, and multi-channel coverage, is left to you to build, integrate, and maintain.
Claro is the platform that program becomes. It runs email, voice, and WhatsApp simulation with a GrapeJS template and landing-page builder, then automatically follows failures with micro-module training and just-in-time awareness, tracks per-user risk scoring, and produces reporting mapped to OJK POJK 11/2022, UU PDP, and BSSN. It is bilingual in English and Bahasa Indonesia and can run on-premise, so you keep the control Gophish gives you without building the rest yourself.
If you are a technical team running ad-hoc email tests and happy to maintain your own stack, Gophish is a solid free choice. If you need a complete, supported, compliance-ready program for an Indonesian regulated organization, Claro delivers that without the assembly and upkeep.
Side by side
| Capability | Claro | Gophish |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia and SEA localization | Purpose-built for Indonesia and Southeast Asia, from templates and lures to the reporting language auditors expect | No localization; content and lures are whatever you build yourself |
| Bahasa Indonesia content | Native English and Bahasa Indonesia at parity from day one, across simulations, training, and the admin console | No built-in language content; you author every template manually |
| OJK, BSSN, and UU PDP reporting | Reporting mapped to OJK POJK 11/2022, UU PDP, BSSN, and ISO 27001, ready to hand to auditors and boards | No compliance reporting; evidence must be assembled outside the tool |
| Simulation breadth (email, vishing, WhatsApp) | Email, voice (vishing), and WhatsApp phishing simulation, plus a GrapeJS template and landing-page builder | Email phishing simulation only, with a solid template editor and tracking |
| Training modules | Built-in micro-module training, just-in-time awareness pages, and gamification that reward secure behavior | No training modules; simulation only, remediation is left to you |
| Risk scoring | Per-tenant, per-user risk scoring that ties simulation, reporting, and training outcomes into one view | No risk scoring; raw open, click, and submit tracking only |
| Deployment (on-prem or SaaS) | On-premise or SaaS on the same codebase, so regulated teams can keep data inside their own environment | Self-hosted open-source, which you install, secure, and maintain |
| Pricing transparency | Straightforward pricing discussed directly with our Southeast Asia team, sized to your headcount | Free and open-source, with your own infrastructure and staff-time cost |
| Support and onboarding | Southeast Asia based team, in-region timezone, and hands-on onboarding in English or Bahasa Indonesia | Community support only; no vendor onboarding or SLA |
Why teams in Indonesia choose Claro
A program, not just a tool
Claro adds training, awareness, risk scoring, and reporting on top of simulation, so you run a full program rather than a send engine. The pieces you would otherwise build and glue together are already connected.
Compliance evidence out of the box
Reporting maps to OJK POJK 11/2022, UU PDP, and BSSN, evidence Gophish cannot produce on its own. That alone can justify moving off a self-hosted tool for a regulated organization.
Bilingual content included
Native English and Bahasa Indonesia simulations and training, versus building every template yourself in Gophish. Your team spends time running the program, not authoring content from scratch.
Multi-channel simulation
Email, WhatsApp, and voice, where Gophish covers email only. You test the full range of channels attackers use against Indonesian staff.
Supported and maintained
You get vendor onboarding, updates, and an in-region team, instead of self-maintaining an open-source deployment. Security patching and upgrades are our responsibility, not an extra job for your team.
Keep control with on-premise
Claro can run on-premise too, so you keep the data control Gophish offers while gaining a full platform. You do not have to trade self-hosting for capability.
This comparison reflects Claro's understanding of publicly available information as of 2026 and our own product. Competitor capabilities change over time, so verify current details with each vendor. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Frequently asked questions
If you have outgrown ad-hoc email tests and need training, risk scoring, and compliance evidence, yes. Claro delivers a complete, supported program mapped to OJK, UU PDP, and BSSN, without the effort of building and maintaining those capabilities around an open-source tool.
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