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Conducttr vs Hack The Box: which crisis simulation platform fits your team?

THE SHORT ANSWER

On our published weights Conducttr scores 6.75 and Hack The Box 5.60. Conducttr scores higher on scenario realism, customisation and pricing clarity; Hack The Box scores higher on measurement and after-action reporting; they tie on executive and board focus, exercise delivery effort and regulatory evidence.

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.

How do Conducttr and Hack The Box score on each criterion?

Conducttr and Hack The Box: crisis readiness score (editorial assessment, 0 to 10)
Criterion	Weight	Conducttr	Hack The Box	Higher score
Scenario realism	20%	Simulates the information environment around players (news, social media and messaging) with role-specific content; adaptation depends on the facilitator. Source: Conducttr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Scenario waves with injects, emails, news and social updates on six baseline scenarios; branching on decisions is not described. Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026	Conducttr
Executive and board focus	20%	Crisis-team exercising at any scale, from one team to 1,000+, but general crisis software rather than built around a cyber board. Source: Conducttr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Separate formats for executives and for cross-functional groups that include legal and communications. Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026	Tie
Exercise delivery effort	15%	You design the exercise in the Scenario Editor and facilitate it yourself; LISA drafts the events list. Source: Conducttr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Platform-led with facilitator guidance and tailoring arranged through a demo, which takes more lead time than a self-serve generator. Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026	Tie
Measurement and after-action reporting	15%	Real-time analytics and central reporting; quantitative behavioural assessment is the paid Assessment Toolkit. Source: Conducttr pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026	A "Golden Report", an action roadmap and technical annexes on the attack chain. Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026	Hack The Box
Regulatory evidence	10%	No framework or regulatory mapping of results is described on the pages reviewed. Source: Conducttr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	No framework or regulatory mapping of results is described on the pages reviewed. Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026	Tie
Customisation	10%	Full authoring control in the Scenario Editor, with a template library in Conducttr Worlds. Source: Conducttr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Six baseline scenarios tied to named threat actors or incidents, tailored on request. Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026	Conducttr
Pricing clarity	10%	Four annual licences published, £11,950 to £25,725 a year, plus the Assessment Toolkit from £4,536. Source: Conducttr pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026	Crisis Control is not priced; only the Professional training plan ($2,500 per seat per year) is published. Source: Hack The Box business pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026	Conducttr
Total	100%			Conducttr

Which stages of an exercise does each cover?

Build: Documented
You author the exercise in the Scenario Editor; LISA, a "text-to-MEL chatbot", drafts the master events list.
Source: Conducttr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Adapt: Partial
Role-specific content changes under facilitator control; automatic branching on decisions is not described.
Source: Conducttr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Seats: Documented
Runs from one team to more than 1,000 simultaneous teams, virtual, in person or hybrid.
Source: Conducttr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Run: Partial
The organisation's own facilitator runs the exercise with the platform's tools.
Source: Conducttr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Report: Partial
Real-time analytics and central reporting; quantitative behavioural assessment is the paid Assessment Toolkit.
Source: Conducttr pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Map: Not described
No framework or regulatory mapping of results is described on the pages reviewed.
Source: Conducttr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

A solid segment means the vendor's own pages describe that stage. It shows coverage, not quality; the scores judge quality.

Build: Partial
Six baseline scenarios, each tied to a named threat actor or incident, tailored on request.
Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026
Adapt: Partial
Scenario waves with injects, emails, news and social updates; branching on decisions is not described.
Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026
Seats: Documented
Formats for executives and for cross-functional groups spanning executives, SOC, IT, legal and communications.
Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026
Run: Documented
Platform-led sessions with facilitator guidance.
Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026
Report: Documented
A "Golden Report", an action roadmap and technical annexes on the attack chain.
Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026
Map: Not described
No framework or regulatory mapping of results is described on the pages reviewed.
Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026

A solid segment means the vendor's own pages describe that stage. It shows coverage, not quality; the scores judge quality.

Conducttr documents 2 of 6 stages and Hack The Box documents 3 of 6.

What do they cost?

Conducttr

Packaging: Annual team licences, published by tier.

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.

Source: Conducttr pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026

Hack The Box

Packaging: Part of Hack The Box for business; Crisis Control is arranged through a demo.

Not published Crisis Control has no published price. The business Professional plan is published at $2,500 per seat per year ($250 per seat per month), but that is a training plan, not the tabletop product.

Source: Hack The Box business pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026

Which frameworks do they map results to?

Conducttr

None named on the pages reviewed

Hack The Box

None named on the pages reviewed

Which should you choose?

Choose Conducttr if

Customisation: 10 / 10, Full authoring control in the Scenario Editor, with a template library in Conducttr Worlds.
Pricing clarity: 10 / 10, Four annual licences published, £11,950 to £25,725 a year, plus the Assessment Toolkit from £4,536.
Teams that design every inject themselves

Choose Hack The Box if

Executive and board focus: 7 / 10, Separate formats for executives and for cross-functional groups that include legal and communications.
Measurement and after-action reporting: 7 / 10, A "Golden Report", an action roadmap and technical annexes on the attack chain.
Technical teams that want a platform-led tabletop

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Frequently asked questions

Is Conducttr or Hack The Box better for executive crisis exercises?

They tie on executive and board focus at 7 out of 10. Read each profile for the detail.

Which is easier to run, Conducttr or Hack The Box?

They tie on delivery effort, where a higher score means less effort, at 5 out of 10. Read each profile for the detail.

Do Conducttr and Hack The Box publish prices?

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. Hack The Box does not publish a price for its exercise product.