ALTERNATIVES
Hack The Box alternatives for crisis simulation and tabletop exercises (2026)
THE SHORT ANSWER
On our published weights the closest alternatives to Hack The Box are iluminr (7.55) and Reflex Security (7.55). Hack The Box scores 5.60. iluminr scores higher on scenario realism, executive and board focus, exercise delivery effort, measurement and after-action reporting, regulatory evidence and customisation.
By The Exercise Desk · Crisis Simulation Ranked · Published 2026-10-11
Desk research from public vendor pages, vendor announcements and standards documents read between 27 September and 13 October 2026. Editorial assessment; we did not run any exercise on these platforms.
Why do buyers look beyond Hack The Box?
- Crisis Control has no published price; the published $2,500 per seat per year is a training plan.
Source: Hack The Box business pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Scenarios start from six baselines tailored on request, rather than generated from the organisation's own environment.
Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026
Which alternatives score highest?
=1. iluminr (Tied)
Board-level evidence for regulated firms
Scores higher than Hack The Box on: scenario realism, executive and board focus, exercise delivery effort, measurement and after-action reporting, regulatory evidence and customisation
Hack The Box scores higher on: pricing clarity
Hack The Box and iluminr weighed=1. Reflex Security (Tied)
Replacing the scripted tabletop with a live crisis
Scores higher than Hack The Box on: scenario realism, executive and board focus, exercise delivery effort, measurement and after-action reporting, regulatory evidence and customisation
Hack The Box scores higher on: pricing clarity
Hack The Box and Reflex Security weighed3. Immersive Labs
Crisis simulation inside a wider readiness platform
Scores higher than Hack The Box on: scenario realism, executive and board focus, exercise delivery effort, measurement and after-action reporting, regulatory evidence and customisation
Hack The Box scores higher on: pricing clarity
Hack The Box and Immersive Labs weighed=4. BreachRx (Tied)
Exercises inside an incident response platform
Scores higher than Hack The Box on: scenario realism, executive and board focus, exercise delivery effort, measurement and after-action reporting, regulatory evidence and customisation
Hack The Box scores higher on: pricing clarity
Hack The Box and BreachRx weighed=4. Conducttr (Tied)
Teams that design every inject themselves
Scores higher than Hack The Box on: scenario realism, customisation and pricing clarity
Hack The Box scores higher on: measurement and after-action reporting
Hack The Box and Conducttr weighed6. Cytactic
Simulations inside a cyber incident response hub
Scores higher than Hack The Box on: scenario realism, exercise delivery effort, regulatory evidence and customisation
Hack The Box scores higher on: pricing clarity
Hack The Box and Cytactic weighed7. TryHackMe
Fast, security-team tabletops from a large training platform
Scores higher than Hack The Box on: exercise delivery effort, regulatory evidence and customisation
Hack The Box scores higher on: executive and board focus and pricing clarity
Hack The Box and TryHackMe weighed8. Cyberbit
Linking a cyber range to executive decisions
Scores higher than Hack The Box on: scenario realism, executive and board focus and regulatory evidence
Hack The Box scores higher on: customisation and pricing clarity
Hack The Box and Cyberbit weighed
When should you stay with Hack The Box?
Stay with Hack The Box if executive and board focus and measurement and after-action reporting matter most to you: it scores 7 and 7 out of 10 there. It is our pick for: Technical teams that want a platform-led tabletop.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Hack The Box?
On our published weights, iluminr at 7.55. The best fit depends on your weights; the exercise planner re-ranks the platforms for you.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Hack The Box?
Conducttr publishes a price: Four annual team licences: Raven £11,950, Hawk £16,465, Osprey £21,000 and Eagle £25,725 a year, each for up to 40 participants per session, in GBP excluding tax. Assessment Toolkit from £4,536 a year. Larger exercises and Conducttr Local are priced on request. The others do not publish prices.
Which alternative is closest to Hack The Box on executive focus?
Conducttr and Cytactic, at 7 out of 10 on executive and board focus against 7 for Hack The Box.