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Hack The Box beside TryHackMe: 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; TryHackMe sells hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation, and, with a condition, cyber range. They differ on 0 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?
- Targets: Hack The Box
- Diamonds: TryHackMe
- RANGE · Cyber range: Sold with a condition; TryHackMe: Sold with a condition
- LABS · Hands-on lab libraries: Sold; TryHackMe: Sold
- CRISIS · Tabletop and crisis simulation: Sold; 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 | Hack The Box | TryHackMe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 Academy modules, Professional Labs, machines and capture-the-flag content for business teams. Source: Hack The Box for business · Read 27 Sep 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 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 | 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?
Executives and non-technical roles take part: Hack The Box Matches, TryHackMe Partly
Hack The Box: Crisis Control covers executives, SOC, IT, legal and communications.
TryHackMe: Tabletop exercises are aimed at managers, practitioners and security leaders.
Price published: Hack The Box Matches, TryHackMe Partly
Hack The Box: Professional plan: $250 per seat per month or $2,500 per seat per year.
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.
Sessions of an hour or less: Hack The Box Not in our sources, TryHackMe Partly
Hack The Box: 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 with a condition Cyber range
- Sold Hands-on lab libraries
- Sold Tabletop and crisis simulation
- Matches Hands-on keyboard work
- Partly Built around your own environment or tools
- Matches Reports or evidence for auditors, boards or regulators
- Matches Free start (free tier, trial or free material)
Neither platform's pages describe: Awareness training, 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
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
- 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
- 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 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 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.
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Questions people ask
Is Hack The Box or TryHackMe cheaper?
Both publish prices: 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; 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. Compare them for your team size.
Do Hack The Box 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
- 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.
- 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.
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