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Cloud Range beside Cytactic: training types and facts side by side

Short answer

Cloud Range sells cyber range and hands-on lab libraries, and, with a condition, tabletop and crisis simulation; Cytactic sells tabletop and crisis simulation. They differ on 3 of 4 training types and 3 of 8 checks on the pages we read. This page sets their published facts side by side; it does not pick one.

By The Range Desk · Cyber Range Compare · Published 2026-10-11 · Updated 2026-10-13

Desk research from public vendor, standards and regulator pages read on 27 September, 11 October and 13 October 2026. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.

Which training types does each sell?

Cloud Range lanes: sells 3 of 4 training types, 1 with a condition; not in our sources for 1. Compared with Cytactic lanes: sells 1 of 4 training types; not in our sources for 3.SoldRANGELive fireSoldLABSSolo skillsConditionCRISISDecisionsNot foundAWAREEvery employee
  • Targets: Cloud Range
  • Diamonds: Cytactic
  • RANGE · Cyber range: Sold; Cytactic: Not in our sources
  • LABS · Hands-on lab libraries: Sold; Cytactic: Not in our sources
  • CRISIS · Tabletop and crisis simulation: Sold with a condition; Cytactic: Sold
  • AWARE · Awareness training: Not in our sources; Cytactic: Not in our sources
The lanes show what each platform's own pages describe, or how your answers weigh the four training types. They do not measure how well a product works.
  • Filled target: the platform sells this training type on the pages we read
  • Hatched target: sold with a condition (an add-on, an adjacent product, or part of the type)
  • Dashed target: not in our sources (it may exist; we did not find it)
From each platform's own pages, read 27 September or 11 October 2026.
TypeCloud RangeCytactic
Cyber rangeSold

Live-fire attack simulations across IT, OT/ICS, cloud and hybrid environments, on a customised replica of your network with licensed versions of real SOC tools.

Source: Cloud Range homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026

Not in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Hands-on lab librariesSold

1,500+ hands-on labs and team exercises (Cloud Range gives one combined figure).

Source: Cloud Range homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026

Not in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Tabletop and crisis simulationSold with a condition

Simulation-supported tabletop exercises are listed; their format and participants are not described on the homepage.

Source: Cloud Range homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026

Sold

"Risk-tuned, Realistic Crisis Simulation (Digital TTX)", with a Simulation Generator: five ready-made simulations plus an AI engine that builds new ones.

Source: Cytactic blog: the next generation of cyber tabletops · Read 13 Oct 2026

Awareness trainingNot in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Not in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Where do their published facts differ?

  • Cyber range: Cloud Range Sold, Cytactic Not in our sources

    Cloud Range: Live-fire attack simulations across IT, OT/ICS, cloud and hybrid environments, on a customised replica of your network with licensed versions of real SOC tools.

    Cytactic: Not described on the pages we read.

  • Hands-on lab libraries: Cloud Range Sold, Cytactic Not in our sources

    Cloud Range: 1,500+ hands-on labs and team exercises (Cloud Range gives one combined figure).

    Cytactic: Not described on the pages we read.

  • Tabletop and crisis simulation: Cloud Range Sold with a condition, Cytactic Sold

    Cloud Range: Simulation-supported tabletop exercises are listed; their format and participants are not described on the homepage.

    Cytactic: "Risk-tuned, Realistic Crisis Simulation (Digital TTX)", with a Simulation Generator: five ready-made simulations plus an AI engine that builds new ones.

  • Hands-on keyboard work: Cloud Range Matches, Cytactic Not in our sources

    Cloud Range: Live-fire attack simulations and 1,500+ hands-on labs and team exercises.

    Cytactic: Not in our sources.

  • Built around your own environment or tools: Cloud Range Matches, Cytactic Partly

    Cloud Range: A customised replica of your network with licensed versions of real SOC tools.

    Cytactic: Scenarios are built from the organisation's profile and data.

  • Reports or evidence for auditors, boards or regulators: Cloud Range Not in our sources, Cytactic Matches

    Cloud Range: Not in our sources.

    Cytactic: Post-simulation reports and "regulator-ready records" are stated.

Where do they match?

  • Partly Executives and non-technical roles take part

Neither platform's pages describe: Awareness training, Price published, Free start (free tier, trial or free material), Sessions of an hour or less, Reaches the whole workforce.

What do they cost?

Cloud Range

Not published on the homepage; the route in is a demo request.

Source: Cloud Range homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026

Cytactic

Not published; the route in is a demo.

Source: Cytactic homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026

How do their strengths and limits compare?

Cloud Range

Strengths

  • Live-fire attack simulations across IT, OT/ICS, cloud and hybrid environments, with MITRE ATT&CK-aligned scenarios.
  • A customised replica of your network with licensed versions of real SOC tools.
  • 1,500+ hands-on labs and team exercises, plus simulation-supported tabletop exercises.

Limits

  • No published price; the route in is a demo request.
  • Its tabletop offer is described in one line, with no detail on format or who takes part, and awareness training is not described.

Cytactic

Strengths

  • A ready library of five crisis simulations plus a generator that drafts new ones from the organisation's profile.
  • Simulation artefacts such as ransom notes, breaking news and system data appear automatically.
  • Sits next to playbooks, crisis communication and legal disclosure tools.

Limits

  • Not a lab platform or a cyber range: no hands-on technical environment is described.
  • No published price, and board formats and measurement are not described on the pages we read.

Which one fits which team?

Look at Cloud Range if your SOC needs live-fire practice on a replica of your own network and tools, or if you train teams that defend OT/ICS as well as IT. Look at Cytactic if you want tabletop practice next to your playbooks and disclosure tools, or if you want ready-made crisis scenarios to start from.

Not sure which training type you need first? The training type finder weighs your answers before it lists platforms.

Questions people ask

Is Cloud Range or Cytactic cheaper?

Neither publishes a price on the pages we read. Ask both for a quote for the same scope.

Do Cloud Range and Cytactic sell the same kind of training?

They both sell tabletop and crisis simulation. Cloud Range also sells cyber range and hands-on lab libraries.

Can I compare several platforms at once?

Yes. The platform fact grid puts up to twelve side by side, and you can pick which ones.

  • Cloud Range profile

    A live-fire cyber range provider that runs attack simulations across IT, OT/ICS, cloud and hybrid environments on a replica of the customer's network, now also validating AI agents.

  • Cytactic profile

    A cyber incident response management hub with a simulation generator: five ready-made crisis simulations and an AI engine that builds new ones from the organisation's profile, run in a Simulation Mode inside the platform.

  • Cyber range

    A team detects and responds to a live simulated attack in a realistic environment, using real security tools.

  • Tabletop and crisis simulation

    The people who own decisions in an incident work through a scenario and decide what to do, from a scripted discussion to an adaptive simulation.

  • Platform fact grid

    Every platform's facts in one table.