Review · Crisis simulation
iluminr review: crisis exercising built for boards and regulators
iluminr is an operational resilience platform: 3–5 minute microsimulations for individuals, 30–45 minute team exercises, facilitated tabletops and incident response management. It has the best evidence score in this set (9 of 10), with mapping to DORA, APRA CPS 230, ISO 22301 and NIST CSF. It scores 6.7 overall, tied for third.
Editorial assessment · Assessed from vendor sites, product pages and published pricing, September 2026
Ranked =3 of 7
Editorial verdict
The pick for regulated organizations that must show a supervisor or board that crisis teams exercise, often.
| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Modules | Microsimulations, Tabletop Exercises, Incident Response Management, Capability Intelligence | iluminr.io |
| Formats | Self-paced single-player simulations (3–5 minutes); multiplayer team exercises (30–45 minutes); facilitated tabletops; immersive media with real-time injects | iluminr.io |
| AI | Feedback against the organization's own plans; blind-spot identification; AI-assisted scenario building | iluminr.io |
| Frameworks listed | DORA, ISO 22301, APRA CPS 230, FCA/PRA operational resilience, NIST CSF, UK operational resilience, ISO 27001, FFIEC, OSFI E-21 | iluminr.io |
| Evidence | Board-ready dashboards; benchmarking by department, region and role; compliance evidence trails | iluminr.io |
| Data regions | Separate APAC, US and Europe accounts | iluminr.io |
| Price | Not published | iluminr.io/pricing |
6-1What does iluminr do?
iluminr turns scenario practice into what it calls Capability Intelligence: repeated short exercises that measure how people and teams respond, instead of one large annual event. Microsimulations take an individual a few minutes; team drills take about half an hour; facilitated tabletops and incident response playbooks sit alongside.
6-2Who is it built for?
Boards, executives, crisis management teams, risk and compliance functions, particularly in financial services, telecoms and the public sector. Cyber is one scenario type among operational disruptions.
6-3What does an exercise leave behind?
More than any other platform we score: dashboards for the board, benchmarks across departments, regions and roles, and evidence trails organized against the frameworks listed above. For a firm under DORA or APRA CPS 230, that mapping is the reason to buy.
6-4What does it cost?
Pricing is not published. The site directs buyers to book a demo.
6-5What are the caveats?
- No technical hands-on content (2 of 10).
- Realism scores 7: injects and media are real-time, but the scenario is not described as reacting through an adversary the way Reflex's is.
- No published price.
6-6How does it score on each criterion?
Real-time injects and immersive media; AI assesses each response against the organization's own plans.
Built for boards, executives, crisis teams and risk functions, from single-player microsimulations to multiplayer team drills.
Board-ready dashboards, benchmarking by department, region and role, and evidence trails for DORA, APRA CPS 230, ISO 22301, NIST CSF and other frameworks.
3–5 minute individual microsimulations and 30–45 minute team exercises make frequent practice practical.
Operational and business resilience exercising; no technical hands-on work.
Covers cyber and non-cyber disruption across many sectors; no free tier.
No price published.
Strengths
- Best evidence score in the set.
- Short formats that make frequent practice realistic.
- Broad regulatory mapping.
- Regional data hosting.
Limitations
- Not a technical training platform.
- No published price.
- Cyber is one scenario family, not the specialism.
6-7What should you compare it with?
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