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BreachRx vs TryHackMe
BreachRx scores higher overall on our weights, 6.5 of 10 to 6.3. BreachRx leads on realism (7 to 6) and cross-team (8 to 5); TryHackMe leads on effort to run (8 to 7), hands-on depth (8 to 2), breadth and free access (9 to 3) and pricing (3 to 1). They tie on evidence.
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; TryHackMe for hands-on labs or range work for analysts and responders.
11-1How do they score?
| Criterion | BreachRx | TryHackMe |
|---|---|---|
| Realism (25%) | 7Higher | 6 |
| Cross-team (25%) | 8Higher | 5 |
| Evidence (20%) | 7Tie | 7Tie |
| Effort to run (15%) | 7 | 8Higher |
| Hands-on depth (5%) | 2 | 8Higher |
| Breadth and free access (5%) | 3 | 9Higher |
| Pricing (5%) | 1 | 3Higher |
| Weighted total | 6.5 | 6.3 |
11-2How do pricing and formats compare?
| Question | BreachRx | TryHackMe |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Browser-based labs with a free tier and 8M+ users, plus AI-generated tabletop exercises and SOC simulators for business teams. |
| Formats | Tabletop and crisis simulation | Tabletop and crisis simulation, Hands-on labs |
| Audiences | Executives and board, Incident response team | Incident response team, SOC analysts |
| How it is delivered | Inside the Rex Platform, with AI-generated moderator guides | Browser-based labs and simulators |
| Free access | No free tier; a free, facilitated exercise for qualifying healthcare providers (October 2026) | Free individual tier |
| Published price | Not published | Individual plans published; business pricing through sales |
| Pricing notes | Not published, contact sales. Access is through a demo. | Business pricing not published, contact sales. Individual plans are priced publicly. |
Choose BreachRx if
- You need executives, legal, communications and responders in the same exercise: BreachRx scores 8 to 5 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 6 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 TryHackMe if
- You need hands-on labs or range work for analysts and responders: TryHackMe scores 8 to 2 here.800+ labs, a SOC Simulator, a Threat Hunting Simulator and Live Breach Exercises.
- You need a large content library, wide audience coverage or a free way in: TryHackMe scores 9 to 3 here.8M+ users and a free individual tier; the largest open community in this set.
11-3Frequently asked questions
Which is better, BreachRx or TryHackMe?
On our weights, BreachRx scores higher (6.5 to 6.3 of 10). BreachRx leads on 2 of seven criteria and TryHackMe on 4; they tie on 1. The better choice depends on your gap: see the criterion table above.
Which is cheaper, BreachRx or TryHackMe?
BreachRx: Not published. TryHackMe: Individual plans published; business pricing through sales. Prices in different currencies or units are not directly comparable.
Can you use BreachRx and TryHackMe together?
They overlap on tabletop and crisis simulation, so most teams choose one of them for that format. TryHackMe also sells hands-on labs, which BreachRx does not.
Sources: breachrx.com, breachrx.com/rex-platform/ai-tabletops, breachrx.com/rex-platform/rex-agentic-ai, breachrx.com/rex-platform/integrations, tryhackme.com/business, tryhackme.com/business/solutions/tabletop-exercises, tryhackme.com/pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026