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Hack The Box beside SimSpace: training types and facts side by side
Short answer
Hack The Box sells hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation, and, with a condition, cyber range; SimSpace sells cyber range. They differ on 3 of 4 training types and 6 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: Hack The Box
- Diamonds: SimSpace
- RANGE · Cyber range: Sold with a condition; SimSpace: Sold
- LABS · Hands-on lab libraries: Sold; SimSpace: Not in our sources
- CRISIS · Tabletop and crisis simulation: Sold; SimSpace: Not in our sources
- AWARE · Awareness training: Not in our sources; SimSpace: 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 | Hack The Box | SimSpace |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber range | Sold with a condition HTB PRO, an individual plan announced in September 2026, lists SOC Range access from Q4 2026; a team range on your own tools is not described on the pages we read. Source: Hack The Box blog: HTB PRO plan announcement · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Sold "Bring your team, your tools, or your AI agents. We'll build the environment, run the attack, and show you the results." Source: SimSpace homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Hands-on lab libraries | Sold Academy modules, Professional Labs, machines and capture-the-flag content for business teams. Source: Hack The Box for business · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. |
| Tabletop and crisis simulation | Sold Crisis Control runs platform-led tabletop exercises with scenario waves, injects, emails, news and social updates, and optional hands-on investigation. Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. |
| 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: Hack The Box Sold with a condition, SimSpace Sold
Hack The Box: HTB PRO, an individual plan announced in September 2026, lists SOC Range access from Q4 2026; a team range on your own tools is not described on the pages we read.
SimSpace: "Bring your team, your tools, or your AI agents. We'll build the environment, run the attack, and show you the results."
Hands-on lab libraries: Hack The Box Sold, SimSpace Not in our sources
Hack The Box: Academy modules, Professional Labs, machines and capture-the-flag content for business teams.
SimSpace: Not described on the pages we read.
Tabletop and crisis simulation: Hack The Box Sold, SimSpace Not in our sources
Hack The Box: Crisis Control runs platform-led tabletop exercises with scenario waves, injects, emails, news and social updates, and optional hands-on investigation.
SimSpace: Not described on the pages we read.
Hands-on keyboard work: Hack The Box Matches, SimSpace Partly
Hack The Box: Academy modules and Professional Labs, plus optional hands-on investigation inside Crisis Control.
SimSpace: Teams work in an environment SimSpace builds and attacks; lab content is not described on the homepage.
Executives and non-technical roles take part: Hack The Box Matches, SimSpace Not in our sources
Hack The Box: Crisis Control covers executives, SOC, IT, legal and communications.
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
Built around your own environment or tools: Hack The Box Partly, SimSpace Matches
Hack The Box: Six documented baseline scenarios, tailored on request.
SimSpace: Teams can bring their own tools into the environment SimSpace builds.
Reports or evidence for auditors, boards or regulators: Hack The Box Matches, SimSpace Not in our sources
Hack The Box: Crisis Control ends with a Golden Report, an action roadmap and technical annexes.
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
Price published: Hack The Box Matches, SimSpace Not in our sources
Hack The Box: Professional plan: $250 per seat per month or $2,500 per seat per year.
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
Free start (free tier, trial or free material): Hack The Box Matches, SimSpace Not in our sources
Hack The Box: The Lite business plan lists a 14-day free trial.
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
Where do they match?
They match on no lane or check that either platform's pages describe.
Neither platform's pages describe: Awareness training, Sessions of an hour or less, Reaches the whole workforce.
What do they cost?
Professional: $250 per seat per month or $2,500 per seat per year. Lite, Base and Ultimate are not priced publicly; Lite lists a 14-day free trial. Crisis Control: price not published.
Source: Hack The Box business pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Not published; the route in is a discovery call.
Source: SimSpace homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026
How do their strengths and limits compare?
Strengths
- Deep technical content: Academy modules, Professional Labs, machines and capture-the-flag events, with 4.3m+ learners.
- A published business price, $2,500 per seat per year on the Professional plan, and a 14-day trial on Lite.
- Crisis Control adds a tabletop with optional hands-on investigation for technical players.
Limits
- A team range on your own tools is not described; SOC Range access is listed for an individual plan from Q4 2026.
- Crisis Control pricing is not published, and its scenarios are tailored with facilitator guidance, which takes more lead time than a self-serve generator.
Strengths
- Builds the environment and runs the attack, with your own team and tools.
- Tests AI agents as well as people, for organisations validating agentic security tools.
- Frames exercises as proof of readiness rather than course completion.
Limits
- No labs, crisis simulation or awareness training described on the pages we read.
- No published price, and the homepage centres on validating AI agents more than on training people.
Which one fits which team?
Look at Hack The Box if your technical team needs labs and certifications first and a tabletop second, or if you want a business price you can budget against before a call. Look at SimSpace if you want an attack run against your own team and tools in an environment built for you, or if you are testing AI agents alongside your human analysts.
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Questions people ask
Is Hack The Box or SimSpace cheaper?
Hack The Box publishes a price: Professional: $250 per seat per month or $2,500 per seat per year. Lite, Base and Ultimate are not priced publicly; Lite lists a 14-day free trial. Crisis Control: price not published. SimSpace does not publish a price on the pages we read.
Do Hack The Box and SimSpace sell the same kind of training?
They both sell cyber range. Hack The Box also sells 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
- Hack The Box profile
A technical training platform with a large learner community, Academy modules and Professional Labs, plus Crisis Control, a platform-led tabletop with optional hands-on investigation.
- SimSpace profile
A range vendor that now presents itself as AI Proving Grounds: it builds an environment, runs an attack against your team, your tools or your AI agents, and shows the results.
- Cyber range
A team detects and responds to a live simulated attack in a realistic environment, using real security tools.
- Platform fact grid
Every platform's facts in one table.