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Cytactic vs Immersive Labs
Immersive Labs scores higher overall on our weights, 7.6 of 10 to 6.0. Cytactic does not lead on any criterion; Immersive Labs leads on realism (8 to 7), cross-team (8 to 7), evidence (8 to 6), hands-on depth (9 to 2) and breadth and free access (9 to 3). They tie on effort to run and pricing.
Editorial assessment · Assessed from vendor sites, product pages and published pricing, September 2026
Editorial verdict
Cytactic for an exercise that reacts to the decisions your team makes; Immersive Labs for evidence you can hand to a board, auditor or insurer.
11-1How do they score?
| Criterion | Cytactic | Immersive Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Realism (25%) | 7 | 8Higher |
| Cross-team (25%) | 7 | 8Higher |
| Evidence (20%) | 6 | 8Higher |
| Effort to run (15%) | 7Tie | 7Tie |
| Hands-on depth (5%) | 2 | 9Higher |
| Breadth and free access (5%) | 3 | 9Higher |
| Pricing (5%) | 1Tie | 1Tie |
| Weighted total | 6.0 | 7.6 |
11-2How do pricing and formats compare?
| Question | Cytactic | Immersive Labs |
|---|---|---|
| What it sells | Cyber incident response management hub with a simulation generator: five ready-made crisis simulations and an AI engine that builds new ones from the organisation's profile. | The broadest platform here: hands-on labs, a live-fire range on your own tools, cyber drills and crisis simulations under one product, Immersive One. |
| Formats | Tabletop and crisis simulation | Tabletop and crisis simulation, Live-fire range, Hands-on labs |
| Audiences | Incident response team | Executives and board, Incident response team, SOC analysts, Whole company |
| How it is delivered | Simulation Mode inside the Cytactic platform | Browser-based platform (Immersive One) |
| Free access | No free tier | Not published |
| Published price | Not published | Not published |
| Pricing notes | Not published, contact sales. Access is through a demo. | Not published, contact sales. |
Choose Cytactic if
- You need an exercise that reacts to the decisions your team makes: Cytactic scores 7 to 8 here.Exercises run in a Simulation Mode where attacker emails, ransom notes, breaking news and system data appear automatically, built from the organisation's profile; a scenario that branches on each decision is not described.
- You need executives, legal, communications and responders in the same exercise: Cytactic scores 7 to 8 here.Generated exercises include stakeholder discussions, with crisis communication and legal disclosure agents in the platform; an exercise format for executives or the board is not described.
Choose Immersive Labs if
- You need evidence you can hand to a board, auditor or insurer: Immersive Labs scores 8 to 6 here.Decision-level measurement, a Resilience Score, benchmarks across teams and cohorts, and evidence against frameworks such as NIS2 and DORA.
- You need hands-on labs or range work for analysts and responders: Immersive Labs scores 9 to 2 here.Browser labs against live systems across AI, application, cloud, OT and offensive security; Dynamic Threat Range uses tools such as Sentinel, Elastic, Splunk and CrowdStrike.
11-3Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Cytactic or Immersive Labs?
On our weights, Immersive Labs scores higher (7.6 to 6.0 of 10). Cytactic leads on 0 of seven criteria and Immersive Labs on 5; they tie on 2. The better choice depends on your gap: see the criterion table above.
Which is cheaper, Cytactic or Immersive Labs?
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 Cytactic and Immersive Labs together?
They overlap on tabletop and crisis simulation, so most teams choose one of them for that format. Immersive Labs also sells live-fire range and hands-on labs, which Cytactic does not.
Sources: cytactic.com, cytactic.com/platform, cytactic.com/blog/the-next-generation-of-cyber-tabletops-is-here-powered-by-ai, immersivelabs.com, immersivelabs.com/products/crisis-sim, immersivelabs.com/solutions/digital-tabletop-exercises, immersivelabs.com/solutions/cybersecurity-technical-exercises, immersivelabs.com/solutions/labs · Reviewed Sep 2026