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Immersive Labs vs TryHackMe
Immersive Labs scores higher overall on our weights, 7.5 of 10 to 6.5. Immersive Labs leads on realism (8 to 6), cross-team (8 to 5), evidence (8 to 7) and hands-on depth (9 to 8); TryHackMe leads on effort to run (8 to 7) and pricing (3 to 1). They tie on breadth and free access.
Editorial assessment · Assessed from vendor sites, product pages and published pricing, September 2026
Editorial verdict
Immersive Labs for executives, legal, communications and responders in the same exercise; TryHackMe for a published price to budget against before a sales call.
11-1How do they score?
| Criterion | Immersive Labs | TryHackMe |
|---|---|---|
| Realism (22%) | 8Higher | 6 |
| Cross-team (20%) | 8Higher | 5 |
| Evidence (16%) | 8Higher | 7 |
| Effort to run (14%) | 7 | 8Higher |
| Hands-on depth (12%) | 9Higher | 8 |
| Breadth and free access (8%) | 9Tie | 9Tie |
| Pricing (8%) | 1 | 3Higher |
| Weighted total | 7.5 | 6.5 |
11-2How do pricing and formats compare?
| Question | Immersive Labs | TryHackMe |
|---|---|---|
| What it sells | 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. | 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, Live-fire range, Hands-on labs | Tabletop and crisis simulation, Hands-on labs |
| Audiences | Executives and board, Incident response team, SOC analysts, Whole company | Incident response team, SOC analysts |
| How it is delivered | Browser-based platform (Immersive One) | Browser-based labs and simulators |
| Free access | Not published | Free individual tier |
| Published price | Not published | Individual plans published; business pricing through sales |
| Pricing notes | Not published, contact sales. | Business pricing not published, contact sales. Individual plans are priced publicly. |
Choose Immersive Labs if
- You need executives, legal, communications and responders in the same exercise: Immersive Labs scores 8 to 5 here.Crisis Sim targets executives, incident leaders and cross-functional teams; Cyber Drills exercise technical and business teams together.
- 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.
Choose TryHackMe if
- You need a published price to budget against before a sales call: TryHackMe scores 3 to 1 here.Individual plans are priced publicly; business plans go through sales.
- You need exercises that are quick to prepare, so you can run them often: TryHackMe scores 8 to 7 here.The vendor states a 10-minute average launch, with unlimited exercises and participants.
11-3Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Immersive Labs or TryHackMe?
On our weights, Immersive Labs scores higher (7.5 to 6.5 of 10). Immersive Labs leads on 4 of seven criteria and TryHackMe on 2; they tie on 1. The better choice depends on your gap: see the criterion table above.
Which is cheaper, Immersive Labs or TryHackMe?
Immersive Labs: Not published. TryHackMe: Individual plans published; business pricing through sales. Prices in different currencies or units are not directly comparable.
Can you use Immersive Labs and TryHackMe 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 TryHackMe does not.
Sources: immersivelabs.com, immersivelabs.com/products/crisis-sim, immersivelabs.com/solutions/digital-tabletop-exercises, immersivelabs.com/solutions/cybersecurity-technical-exercises, immersivelabs.com/solutions/labs, tryhackme.com/business, tryhackme.com/business/solutions/tabletop-exercises, tryhackme.com/pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026