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Cyberbit vs iluminr: which crisis simulation platform fits your team?

THE SHORT ANSWER

On our published weights iluminr scores 7.55 and Cyberbit 5.90. Cyberbit scores higher on no criterion; iluminr scores higher on executive and board focus, exercise delivery effort, measurement and after-action reporting, regulatory evidence and customisation; they tie on scenario realism and pricing clarity.

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 Cyberbit and iluminr score on each criterion?

Cyberbit and iluminr: crisis readiness score (editorial assessment, 0 to 10)
Criterion	Weight	Cyberbit	iluminr	Higher score
Scenario realism	20%	Nonlinear exercises in which each answer changes the next step and SOC escalations trigger executive decisions. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026	Real-time injects and immersive media, with AI assessing each response against the organisation's own plans; a scenario that branches on each decision is not described. Source: iluminr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Tie
Executive and board focus	20%	Executive, legal, communications, risk and SOC teams in one connected exercise. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026	Built for boards, executives, crisis teams and risk functions, with board-ready dashboards. Source: iluminr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	iluminr
Exercise delivery effort	15%	Sold only as an add-on to a Cyberbit Readiness plan, so the executive exercise arrives with a range programme. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026	Microsimulations of 3–5 minutes for one person and 30–45 minutes for a team make frequent practice practical. Source: iluminr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	iluminr
Measurement and after-action reporting	15%	A shared dashboard scores decision impact on continuity, reputation and response. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026	Behavioural evidence (decision velocity, confidence, alignment) and benchmarking by department, region and role. Source: iluminr blog: continuous capability intelligence (18 August 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026	iluminr
Regulatory evidence	10%	References NIST and the CREW framework; no regulatory reporting is described. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026	Nine named frameworks on the homepage, including DORA, APRA CPS 230, ISO 22301 and FFIEC, plus automated board-ready regulatory reports citing DORA, NIS2, CER and APRA CPS 230. Source: iluminr press release: continuous capability intelligence (PRWeb, 25 August 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	iluminr
Customisation	10%	How scenarios are authored or tailored is not described on the pages reviewed. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026	The AI Context Engine draws on the organisation's continuity and GRC data; authoring tools are not described in detail. Source: iluminr blog: continuous capability intelligence (18 August 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026	iluminr
Pricing clarity	10%	No price published. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026	No price published on the pricing page. Source: iluminr pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026	Tie
Total	100%			iluminr

Which stages of an exercise does each cover?

Build: Not described
How a scenario is authored or tailored is not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Adapt: Documented
Exercises can be linear or nonlinear; in nonlinear mode each answer changes what comes next, and technical escalations trigger executive decisions.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Seats: Documented
Executive, legal, communications, risk and SOC teams in one connected exercise.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Run: Not described
Facilitation is not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Report: Partial
A shared dashboard scores the impact of decisions on continuity, reputation and response.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Map: Partial
The page references NIST and the CREW framework.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · 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: Documented
The AI Context Engine draws on business continuity and GRC data during scenarios (August 2026 update).
Source: iluminr blog: continuous capability intelligence (18 August 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026
Adapt: Partial
Real-time injects and immersive media; AI assesses each response against the organisation's own plans. Branching on each decision is not described.
Source: iluminr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Seats: Documented
Built for boards, executives, crisis teams and risk functions; single-player microsimulations and team exercises.
Source: iluminr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Run: Partial
Live QR polling supports in-room sessions; who facilitates a tabletop is not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: iluminr blog: continuous capability intelligence (18 August 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026
Report: Documented
Board-ready dashboards and regulatory reports, benchmarking by department, region and role, and behavioural evidence such as decision velocity, confidence, alignment and blind spots.
Source: iluminr press release: continuous capability intelligence (PRWeb, 25 August 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Map: Documented
Evidence mapped to DORA, ISO 22301, APRA CPS 230, FCA/PRA, NIST CSF, UK Operational Resilience, ISO 27001, FFIEC and OSFI E-21, with automated regulatory reporting.
Source: iluminr 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.

Cyberbit documents 2 of 6 stages and iluminr documents 4 of 6.

What do they cost?

Cyberbit

Packaging: Crisis Sim 360 is "only offered as an add-on" to a Cyberbit Readiness plan.

Not published No prices published; the pricing URL returned a 404 when we checked.

Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026

iluminr

Packaging: A resilience exercising platform with several modules; pricing through sales.

Not published iluminr's pricing page publishes no prices.

Source: iluminr pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026

Which frameworks do they map results to?

Cyberbit

NIST
CREW framework

Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026

iluminr

DORA
ISO 22301
APRA CPS 230
FCA/PRA
NIST CSF
UK Operational Resilience
ISO 27001
FFIEC
OSFI E-21
NIS2
CER

Source: iluminr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

Source: iluminr press release: continuous capability intelligence (PRWeb, 25 August 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026

Which should you choose?

Choose Cyberbit if

Executive and board focus: 8 / 10, Executive, legal, communications, risk and SOC teams in one connected exercise.
Scenario realism: 7 / 10, Nonlinear exercises in which each answer changes the next step and SOC escalations trigger executive decisions.
Linking a cyber range to executive decisions

Choose iluminr if

Regulatory evidence: 10 / 10, Nine named frameworks on the homepage, including DORA, APRA CPS 230, ISO 22301 and FFIEC, plus automated board-ready regulatory reports citing DORA, NIS2, CER and APRA CPS 230.
Executive and board focus: 9 / 10, Built for boards, executives, crisis teams and risk functions, with board-ready dashboards.
Board-level evidence for regulated firms

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Frequently asked questions

Is Cyberbit or iluminr better for executive crisis exercises?

iluminr scores higher on executive and board focus (9 against 8 out of 10). Read each profile for the detail.

Which is easier to run, Cyberbit or iluminr?

iluminr scores higher on delivery effort, where a higher score means less effort, (8 against 5 out of 10). Read each profile for the detail.

Do Cyberbit and iluminr publish prices?

Neither Cyberbit nor iluminr publishes a price for its exercise product.