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Cloud Range beside TryHackMe: 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; TryHackMe sells hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation, and, with a condition, cyber range. They differ on 2 of 4 training types and 5 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?
- Targets: Cloud Range
- Diamonds: TryHackMe
- RANGE · Cyber range: Sold; TryHackMe: Sold with a condition
- LABS · Hands-on lab libraries: Sold; TryHackMe: Sold
- CRISIS · Tabletop and crisis simulation: Sold with a condition; TryHackMe: Sold
- AWARE · Awareness training: Not in our sources; TryHackMe: Not in our sources
- 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)
| Type | Cloud Range | TryHackMe |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber range | Sold 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 | Sold with a condition SOC Simulator, Threat Hunting Simulator and Live Breach Exercises are listed for business teams; a range on your own tools is not described on the pages we read. Source: TryHackMe for business · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Hands-on lab libraries | Sold 1,500+ hands-on labs and team exercises (Cloud Range gives one combined figure). Source: Cloud Range homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Sold 800+ labs, with a Custom Content Studio for business teams. Source: TryHackMe for business · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Tabletop and crisis simulation | Sold 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 Tabletop exercises generated from industry, attack vector and tech stack, with playbook upload and Co-Create. Source: TryHackMe: tabletop exercises · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Awareness training | Not 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, TryHackMe Sold with a condition
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.
TryHackMe: SOC Simulator, Threat Hunting Simulator and Live Breach Exercises are listed for business teams; a range on your own tools is not described on the pages we read.
Tabletop and crisis simulation: Cloud Range Sold with a condition, TryHackMe Sold
Cloud Range: Simulation-supported tabletop exercises are listed; their format and participants are not described on the homepage.
TryHackMe: Tabletop exercises generated from industry, attack vector and tech stack, with playbook upload and Co-Create.
Built around your own environment or tools: Cloud Range Matches, TryHackMe Partly
Cloud Range: A customised replica of your network with licensed versions of real SOC tools.
TryHackMe: Scenarios are generated from your industry, attack vector and tech stack, and teams can upload their own playbooks.
Reports or evidence for auditors, boards or regulators: Cloud Range Not in our sources, TryHackMe Matches
Cloud Range: Not in our sources.
TryHackMe: Audit-ready reports; scenarios align to NIST and ISO 27035.
Price published: Cloud Range Not in our sources, TryHackMe Partly
Cloud Range: Not in our sources.
TryHackMe: Business plans are listed at $99 (Foundation) and $199 (Advanced) per month, with Enterprise on request; whether the price is per user, and the billing period, were not confirmed in our read.
Free start (free tier, trial or free material): Cloud Range Not in our sources, TryHackMe Matches
Cloud Range: Not in our sources.
TryHackMe: A free individual tier.
Sessions of an hour or less: Cloud Range Not in our sources, TryHackMe Partly
Cloud Range: Not in our sources.
TryHackMe: TryHackMe lists a "10 min average time" on its tabletop page; what the time covers is not explained.
Where do they match?
- Sold Hands-on lab libraries
- Matches Hands-on keyboard work
- Partly Executives and non-technical roles take part
Neither platform's pages describe: Awareness training, Reaches the whole workforce.
What do they cost?
Not published on the homepage; the route in is a demo request.
Source: Cloud Range homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026
Business: Foundation $99 per month and Advanced $199 per month; Enterprise on request. Whether these prices are per user, and the billing period, were not confirmed in our read, so check before budgeting. A free individual tier and paid individual plans are also published.
Source: TryHackMe business pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
How do their strengths and limits compare?
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.
Strengths
- A free individual tier and 8M+ users: the easiest start for analysts.
- 800+ labs plus SOC and threat hunting simulators and live breach exercises.
- Tabletop exercises with unlimited exercises and participants, audit-ready reports and alignment to NIST and ISO 27035.
Limits
- Tabletops centre on the security team rather than the boardroom.
- A range on your own tools is not described, and its SOC Simulator and Live Breach Exercises are not documented in detail 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 TryHackMe if you want analysts to start free and build skills in the browser, or if you want a tabletop generator inside the same platform as your labs.
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 TryHackMe cheaper?
TryHackMe publishes a price: Business: Foundation $99 per month and Advanced $199 per month; Enterprise on request. Whether these prices are per user, and the billing period, were not confirmed in our read, so check before budgeting. A free individual tier and paid individual plans are also published. Cloud Range does not publish a price on the pages we read.
Do Cloud Range and TryHackMe sell the same kind of training?
They both sell cyber range, hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation.
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.
Read next
- 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.
- TryHackMe profile
Browser-based labs with a free tier and a large community, plus SOC and threat hunting simulators, live breach exercises and AI-driven tabletop exercises for business teams.
- Cyber range
A team detects and responds to a live simulated attack in a realistic environment, using real security tools.
- Platform fact grid
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