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BreachRx vs iluminr
iluminr scores higher overall on our weights, 7.5 of 10 to 6.5. BreachRx does not lead on any criterion; iluminr leads on cross-team (9 to 8), evidence (9 to 7), effort to run (8 to 7) and breadth and free access (6 to 3). They tie on realism, hands-on depth and pricing.
Editorial assessment · Assessed from vendor sites, product pages and published pricing, September 2026
Editorial verdict
BreachRx for executives, legal, communications and responders in the same exercise; iluminr for evidence you can hand to a board, auditor or insurer.
11-1How do they score?
| Criterion | BreachRx | iluminr |
|---|---|---|
| Realism (25%) | 7Tie | 7Tie |
| Cross-team (25%) | 8 | 9Higher |
| Evidence (20%) | 7 | 9Higher |
| Effort to run (15%) | 7 | 8Higher |
| Hands-on depth (5%) | 2Tie | 2Tie |
| Breadth and free access (5%) | 3 | 6Higher |
| Pricing (5%) | 1Tie | 1Tie |
| Weighted total | 6.5 | 7.5 |
11-2How do pricing and formats compare?
| Question | BreachRx | iluminr |
|---|---|---|
| What it sells | Incident response management platform whose AI Tabletops run exercises in the same system used for live response, then feed the gaps back into playbooks and owners. | Operational resilience exercising for boards, executives and crisis teams, from 3–5 minute microsimulations to facilitated tabletops, with evidence mapped to regulations. |
| Formats | Tabletop and crisis simulation | Tabletop and crisis simulation |
| Audiences | Executives and board, Incident response team | Executives and board, Incident response team, Whole company |
| How it is delivered | Inside the Rex Platform, with AI-generated moderator guides | Microsimulations, team exercises and facilitated tabletops |
| Free access | No free tier; a free, facilitated exercise for qualifying healthcare providers (October 2026) | No free tier |
| Published price | Not published | Not published |
| Pricing notes | Not published, contact sales. Access is through a demo. | Not published, contact sales. |
Choose BreachRx if
- You need executives, legal, communications and responders in the same exercise: BreachRx scores 8 to 9 here.Enterprise-wide exercises for security, legal, privacy, IT, communications, risk, business leaders, executives and outside partners, or focused micro-exercises for one team.
- You need an exercise that reacts to the decisions your team makes: BreachRx scores 7 to 7 here.Rex AI's Exercise Agent builds organisation-specific scenarios around emerging threats, incident types, business units and dependencies, with scenario developments delivered live; a scenario that branches on each decision is not described.
Choose iluminr if
- You need evidence you can hand to a board, auditor or insurer: iluminr scores 9 to 7 here.Board-ready dashboards, benchmarking by department, region and role, and evidence trails for DORA, APRA CPS 230, ISO 22301, NIST CSF and other frameworks.
- You need executives, legal, communications and responders in the same exercise: iluminr scores 9 to 8 here.Built for boards, executives, crisis teams and risk functions, from single-player microsimulations to multiplayer team drills.
11-3Frequently asked questions
Which is better, BreachRx or iluminr?
On our weights, iluminr scores higher (7.5 to 6.5 of 10). BreachRx leads on 0 of seven criteria and iluminr on 4; they tie on 3. The better choice depends on your gap: see the criterion table above.
Which is cheaper, BreachRx or iluminr?
Neither publishes a price, so we cannot say. Ask both for a quote scoped to the same audience and number of exercises.
Can you use BreachRx and iluminr together?
They overlap on tabletop and crisis simulation, so most teams choose one of them for that format.
Sources: breachrx.com, breachrx.com/rex-platform/ai-tabletops, breachrx.com/rex-platform/rex-agentic-ai, breachrx.com/rex-platform/integrations, iluminr.io, iluminr.io/pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026