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Hack The Box vs Immersive Labs
Immersive Labs scores higher overall on our weights, 7.5 of 10 to 6.7. Hack The Box leads on pricing (6 to 1); Immersive Labs leads on realism (8 to 6), cross-team (8 to 7), evidence (8 to 7), effort to run (7 to 5) and breadth and free access (9 to 8). They tie on hands-on depth.
Editorial assessment · Assessed from vendor sites, product pages and published pricing, September 2026
Editorial verdict
Hack The Box for a published price to budget against before a sales call; Immersive Labs for an exercise that reacts to the decisions your team makes.
11-1How do they score?
| Criterion | Hack The Box | Immersive Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Realism (22%) | 6 | 8Higher |
| Cross-team (20%) | 7 | 8Higher |
| Evidence (16%) | 7 | 8Higher |
| Effort to run (14%) | 5 | 7Higher |
| Hands-on depth (12%) | 9Tie | 9Tie |
| Breadth and free access (8%) | 8 | 9Higher |
| Pricing (8%) | 6Higher | 1 |
| Weighted total | 6.7 | 7.5 |
11-2How do pricing and formats compare?
| Question | Hack The Box | Immersive Labs |
|---|---|---|
| What it sells | Technical training platform with a large learner community, plus Crisis Control, a platform-led tabletop with optional hands-on investigation. | 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, Hands-on labs | Tabletop and crisis simulation, Live-fire range, Hands-on labs |
| Audiences | Executives and board, Incident response team, SOC analysts | Executives and board, Incident response team, SOC analysts, Whole company |
| How it is delivered | Online platform; Crisis Control tabletops are platform-led with facilitator guidance | Browser-based platform (Immersive One) |
| Free access | HTB Academy free start; Lite plan 14-day free trial | Not published |
| Published price | Professional plan $2,500 per seat per year ($250 per seat per month); other plans not published | Not published |
| Pricing notes | Professional plan published. Lite, Base and Ultimate plans and Crisis Control are not priced publicly. | Not published, contact sales. |
Choose Hack The Box if
- You need a published price to budget against before a sales call: Hack The Box scores 6 to 1 here.Professional plan published at $2,500 per seat per year; the other business plans are not priced publicly.
- You need hands-on labs or range work for analysts and responders: Hack The Box scores 9 to 9 here.Academy modules, Professional Labs, machines and CTFs, plus optional hands-on investigation inside the tabletop.
Choose Immersive Labs if
- You need an exercise that reacts to the decisions your team makes: Immersive Labs scores 8 to 6 here.Crisis simulations with dynamic injects and AI actors players can question, built around the customer's playbooks; a separate range runs live attacks on the customer's own tools.
- You need exercises that are quick to prepare, so you can run them often: Immersive Labs scores 7 to 5 here.AI Program Builder drafts scenarios in minutes, but a multi-product platform needs more program ownership than a single-purpose tool.
11-3Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Hack The Box or Immersive Labs?
On our weights, Immersive Labs scores higher (7.5 to 6.7 of 10). Hack The Box leads on 1 of seven criteria and Immersive Labs on 5; they tie on 1. The better choice depends on your gap: see the criterion table above.
Which is cheaper, Hack The Box or Immersive Labs?
Hack The Box: Professional plan $2,500 per seat per year ($250 per seat per month); other plans not published. Immersive Labs: Not published. Prices in different currencies or units are not directly comparable.
Can you use Hack The Box and Immersive Labs together?
They overlap on tabletop and crisis simulation and hands-on labs, so most teams choose one of them for that format. Immersive Labs also sells live-fire range, which Hack The Box does not.
Sources: hackthebox.com/business, hackthebox.com/business/tabletop-exercises, hackthebox.com/business/pricing, hackthebox.com, academy.hackthebox.com, 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