NAVEX

NAVEX is a governance, risk and compliance software company, and this entry covers its employee compliance training for small and growing businesses, sold under the NAVEX One Ethics and Compliance Training name. It is meant for an owner, HR lead or office manager who has to put staff through mandatory training without building courses or running a learning team. The page opens with the promise that "employee training doesn't have to be a chore" and says NAVEX is "trusted by 6,000+ small businesses across the globe," with "20+ years of compliance training" behind the content. The wider company, according to its German home page, works with more than 13,000 organizations and draws on over 40 years of compliance expertise.

The course library

The courses are interactive and story-based, built, in the page's words, to "help employees understand ethical expectations and apply them in real workplace situations." The small-business page highlights four titles as its top courses and says they "cover most common compliance requirements for growing businesses," adding that "they're often mandatory if you have ten or more employees."

• Workplace harassment training, described as "the compliance course of choice for small and growing businesses," teaches staff to recognize and combat harassment at work. The page says it is "legally vetted to align with federal and state-mandated training requirements" and uses relatable examples and modern scenarios.
• Ethics and Code of Conduct covers the company's ethical and legal expectations, ethical dilemmas and conflicts of interest.
• Cybersecurity Basics teaches how to spot scams and cybersecurity risks, why strong passwords matter, and how to defend against online attacks.
• AI at Work helps employees "understand the possibilities and limitations of AI tools to keep your organization protected."

The FAQ widens the topic list to anti-bribery, harassment prevention, data privacy, conflicts of interest, code of conduct awareness and AI usage, and states that "each course is customizable, mobile-accessible and available in multiple languages to support global teams." On the legal side, the page says "each course is built with legal and behavioral expertise, backed by Baker McKenzie and continuously updated to reflect new laws and cultural expectations," and another section says the content reflects "current U.S. regulations and executive orders."

How the training works

The learning design leans on scenarios and interaction rather than slides of rules. The page describes "real-world scenarios and colorful, interactive content," and a "smarter training methodology" that rewards understanding "with adapting learning, saving savvy learners time." Courses run on desktop and mobile, so employees can take them wherever they work.

For the person running the program, the tools are deliberately simple. The page promises "quick & easy setup" with "simple program tools designed for smaller teams," and lists what they cover: circulating training, checking progress and automating "reminders to log on." Completion rates are there for audits ("always audit-ready"), data insights point to weak knowledge areas, and reporting is meant to "show the impact of your training investment with clear metrics on results over time." As the business grows, the page says you can "adapt and expand your training modules."

Customization goes further than a logo. The FAQ describes three levels. First, branding and appearance: "logos, text font and formatting, completion certificate copy and custom messages from your leadership team." Second, on-screen content: "you can also customize almost any text that appears onscreen within the course, such as swapping headers, question and answer text, feedback text and quiz selection," and "choose whether to include or mute audio and swap images." Third, added material: "completely custom content to the courses, such as specific policy highlights, related content or key messages," including a key messages screen at the end of a course. Templates guide that custom content. So a small company can make the stock harassment or ethics course reflect its own policies and its own leadership's voice.

Pricing and buying

NAVEX prints a starting price for this product: "Pricing starts at $19.99 per seat." The page describes the buying process as self-serve, "buy online and get your team learning quickly, without hidden fees or endless onboarding," and positions it as "one cost-effective package" that covers a small company's training obligations. It also says you can "onboard quickly, without worrying about how many credits or logins you have left." A Request pricing link and a demo request sit beside the online purchase for buyers who want to talk to someone first. The page does not set out what the per-seat price includes beyond that starting point.

Security and the company behind it

The German home page lists the data protection credentials NAVEX claims for its software: a SOC II Type 2 audit, ISO 27001 certification and certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, and it says the software meets GDPR requirements. The same page reports a figure of 73 million people and employees worldwide, says 75% of Fortune 100 and 500 companies use NAVEX, and counts 82% of Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies among its customers. A news item on that page reports that a consortium led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, including Blackstone, has completed a majority acquisition of NAVEX. The small-business buyer is getting a product line from a large compliance vendor, which also sells whistleblowing, policy management and code of conduct tools to small firms through the same SMB menu.

What customers say

The page quotes three named customers. Christophe Raux, general counsel at Miraclon, says "the quality of the courses is great, the content is relevant and the customer service has been very responsive and helpful." Machiko Kyoya, HR general manager at Senju Comtek, says NAVEX training helps them "develop a strong corporate culture." Addy Sabbubeh, compliance manager at Qiddiya Investments, says "the course is well structured, so it's easy to get inspired, and to implement the techniques," and praises the video feature for making learning fun. A row of G2 reviews from mid-market and small-business users carries ratings of 4.5/5 and 5/5.

NAVEX also offers free reading for small firms: a guide to SMB compliance, a compliance guide for small and mid-sized businesses, an infographic from its 2024 benchmark survey with Harris Poll, and an SMB analysis drawn from its 2025 State of Risk & Compliance Report.

Who it suits

This product fits a small or growing business that needs harassment, ethics, cybersecurity and AI training done properly without a compliance department. The person running it gets a short list of well-chosen courses, legal vetting by Baker McKenzie, a published per-seat starting price, online purchase, and tools that handle reminders and completion records. The deep customization options mean the courses can carry the company's own policies rather than generic text. A company with staff abroad gets multilingual, mobile-friendly courses.

The trade-off is scope. The small-business page puts four core courses in front of the buyer and keeps the admin tools simple on purpose, so a larger organization with a broad curriculum may be better served by the wider NAVEX One platform the company also sells. For the growing team it is aimed at, that simplicity is the appeal.