# Security Training (securitytraining.co)

> Editorial comparison of platforms for training and exercising security teams: tabletop and crisis simulation, cyber ranges, hands-on labs. Seven platforms scored 0-10 on seven weighted criteria assessed from vendor sites, product pages and published pricing, September 2026. No hands-on testing. Immersive Labs ranks first.

## Rankings
- [Best cyber range and tabletop exercise platforms of 2026](https://securitytraining.co/best-cyber-range-and-tabletop-exercise-platforms): full scores, weights and reasons
- [How we assess](https://securitytraining.co/how-we-assess): criteria, weights, limitations

## Reviews
- [Reflex Security](https://securitytraining.co/reviews/reflex-security)
- [Immersive Labs](https://securitytraining.co/reviews/immersive-labs)
- [Hack The Box](https://securitytraining.co/reviews/hack-the-box)
- [Cyberbit](https://securitytraining.co/reviews/cyberbit)
- [TryHackMe](https://securitytraining.co/reviews/tryhackme)
- [iluminr](https://securitytraining.co/reviews/iluminr)
- [Conducttr](https://securitytraining.co/reviews/conducttr)
- [KnowBe4 (not scored)](https://securitytraining.co/reviews/knowbe4)

## Head-to-heads
- [Conducttr vs Cyberbit](https://securitytraining.co/compare/conducttr-vs-cyberbit)
- [Conducttr vs Hack The Box](https://securitytraining.co/compare/conducttr-vs-hack-the-box)
- [Conducttr vs iluminr](https://securitytraining.co/compare/conducttr-vs-iluminr)
- [Conducttr vs Immersive Labs](https://securitytraining.co/compare/conducttr-vs-immersive-labs)
- [Conducttr vs Reflex Security](https://securitytraining.co/compare/conducttr-vs-reflex)
- [Conducttr vs TryHackMe](https://securitytraining.co/compare/conducttr-vs-tryhackme)
- [Cyberbit vs Hack The Box](https://securitytraining.co/compare/cyberbit-vs-hack-the-box)
- [Cyberbit vs iluminr](https://securitytraining.co/compare/cyberbit-vs-iluminr)
- [Cyberbit vs Immersive Labs](https://securitytraining.co/compare/cyberbit-vs-immersive-labs)
- [Cyberbit vs Reflex Security](https://securitytraining.co/compare/cyberbit-vs-reflex)
- [Cyberbit vs TryHackMe](https://securitytraining.co/compare/cyberbit-vs-tryhackme)
- [Hack The Box vs iluminr](https://securitytraining.co/compare/hack-the-box-vs-iluminr)
- [Hack The Box vs Immersive Labs](https://securitytraining.co/compare/hack-the-box-vs-immersive-labs)
- [Hack The Box vs Reflex Security](https://securitytraining.co/compare/hack-the-box-vs-reflex)
- [Hack The Box vs TryHackMe](https://securitytraining.co/compare/hack-the-box-vs-tryhackme)
- [iluminr vs Immersive Labs](https://securitytraining.co/compare/iluminr-vs-immersive-labs)
- [iluminr vs Reflex Security](https://securitytraining.co/compare/iluminr-vs-reflex)
- [iluminr vs TryHackMe](https://securitytraining.co/compare/iluminr-vs-tryhackme)
- [Immersive Labs vs Reflex Security](https://securitytraining.co/compare/immersive-labs-vs-reflex)
- [Immersive Labs vs TryHackMe](https://securitytraining.co/compare/immersive-labs-vs-tryhackme)
- [Reflex Security vs TryHackMe](https://securitytraining.co/compare/reflex-vs-tryhackme)

## Tools and comparisons
- [Calculator](https://securitytraining.co/calculator): re-weight the seven criteria, cost where a price is published
- [Compare platforms](https://securitytraining.co/compare): two to five platforms side by side, and all 21 head-to-heads
- [Reflex Security alternatives](https://securitytraining.co/reflex-security-alternatives)
- [Immersive Labs alternatives](https://securitytraining.co/immersive-labs-alternatives)
- [Hack The Box alternatives](https://securitytraining.co/hack-the-box-alternatives)
- [Cyberbit alternatives](https://securitytraining.co/cyberbit-alternatives)
- [TryHackMe alternatives](https://securitytraining.co/tryhackme-alternatives)
- [iluminr alternatives](https://securitytraining.co/iluminr-alternatives)
- [Conducttr alternatives](https://securitytraining.co/conducttr-alternatives)

## Field guide
- [How to run a cyber tabletop exercise](https://securitytraining.co/field-guide/how-to-run-a-cyber-tabletop-exercise)
- [Cyber range vs tabletop vs labs](https://securitytraining.co/field-guide/cyber-range-vs-tabletop-vs-labs)
- [What is a cyber range](https://securitytraining.co/field-guide/what-is-a-cyber-range)
- [Glossary](https://securitytraining.co/university/glossary)
- [Exercise matrix and price disclosure census](https://securitytraining.co/exercise-matrix)

## Dispatches
- [CISA, NIST and the SEC: the public sources behind a cyber exercise program](https://securitytraining.co/dispatches/cisa-nist-sec-exercise-sources)
- [Six cyber tabletop exercise myths, checked against published facts](https://securitytraining.co/dispatches/tabletop-exercise-myths)
- [How to run a proof of concept for a crisis simulation or cyber range platform](https://securitytraining.co/dispatches/cyber-exercise-platform-proof-of-concept)
- [What cyber range and tabletop exercise platforms cost in 2026: every published price](https://securitytraining.co/dispatches/security-training-platform-pricing-2026)
- [Security training and cyber exercise news, January to September 2026: what changed](https://securitytraining.co/dispatches/security-training-news-recap-2026)
- [How to evaluate a tabletop exercise or cyber range platform: 12 questions for vendors](https://securitytraining.co/dispatches/how-to-evaluate-a-cyber-exercise-platform)
- [Five cyber tabletop exercise scenarios for 2026, and the decision each one tests](https://securitytraining.co/dispatches/cyber-tabletop-exercise-scenarios-2026)
- [SEC cyber disclosure rules: how to rehearse the materiality decision in a tabletop exercise](https://securitytraining.co/dispatches/sec-cyber-disclosure-materiality-tabletop)

## University
- [University hub](https://securitytraining.co/university)
- [Glossary, 50 terms](https://securitytraining.co/university/glossary)
- [Discussion-based vs operations-based exercises](https://securitytraining.co/university/discussion-based-vs-operations-based-exercises)
- [Who should be in a cyber tabletop exercise, and what each seat is for](https://securitytraining.co/university/who-should-be-in-a-cyber-exercise)
- [How to write exercise objectives you can grade](https://securitytraining.co/university/writing-exercise-objectives)
- [How to write tabletop exercise injects and a master scenario events list](https://securitytraining.co/university/writing-injects-and-a-msel)
- [How to run a hotwash after a cyber exercise](https://securitytraining.co/university/running-a-hotwash)
- [How to read an after-action report](https://securitytraining.co/university/reading-an-after-action-report)
- [How to map cyber exercise evidence to frameworks and regulations](https://securitytraining.co/university/mapping-exercise-evidence-to-frameworks)
- [How to build an annual cyber exercise program](https://securitytraining.co/university/building-an-exercise-program)

## FAQ
- [Cyber exercise and security training platform FAQ](https://securitytraining.co/faq): 24 answers on formats, prices, vendors and scoring

## News
- [News, 2026](https://securitytraining.co/news): summaries of vendor and industry announcements with source links, updated monthly

Contact: editors@securitytraining.co