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| Platform | iluminr | Reflex Security | Immersive Labs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank and total | Rank =1 Tied | Rank =1 Tied | Rank 3 |
| Scenario realism 20% | 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 | Highest here The scenario starts from the organisation's own footprint and telemetry, and an unscripted adversary adapts to every decision while simulated stakeholders apply pressure. Source: Reflex Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Dynamic injects and AI actors that players can question, built around the customer's playbooks. Source: Immersive Labs: Crisis Sim · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Executive and board focus 20% | Highest here Built for boards, executives, crisis teams and risk functions, with board-ready dashboards. Source: iluminr homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Technical, legal and executive teams play the same incident, an AI cast plays board members, regulators and journalists, and AI agents fill empty C-suite seats; board reporting and dashboards are not described. Source: Reflex Security blog · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Crisis Sim targets executives, incident leaders and cross-functional teams, and digital tabletops include the board. Source: Immersive Labs: digital tabletop exercises · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Exercise delivery effort 15% | 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 | Highest here A scenario in minutes, a sixty-minute session and an AI facilitator inside Zoom, Meet or Teams, with asynchronous play for teams that cannot meet. Source: Reflex Security blog: Reflex Security vs Immersive Labs · Read 27 Sep 2026 | The AI Program Builder drafts scenarios, but the crisis simulation sits in a multi-product platform that needs programme ownership. Source: Immersive Labs: digital tabletop exercises · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Measurement and after-action reporting 15% | Highest here 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 | The after-action report is produced automatically, each finding traced to its moment with timestamps, transcript quotes and console queries; benchmarking across teams is not described. Source: Reflex Security blog · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Highest here Decision-level measurement, a Resilience Score, benchmarks across teams and enhanced after-action reporting (March 2026). Source: Immersive Labs press release: Immersive One expands exercising and compliance benchmarking (17 March 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Regulatory evidence 10% | Highest here 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 | Reports map to SOC 2, ISO 27001 and DORA and findings to NIST CSF functions and MITRE ATT&CK techniques; fewer frameworks than iluminr names and no automated regulatory reporting described. Source: Reflex Security blog · Read 11 Oct 2026 | "Prove regulatory alignment" with NIS2 and DORA evidence, NIST CSF heat maps and GRC content for ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and SOX. Source: Immersive Labs press release: Immersive One expands exercising and compliance benchmarking (17 March 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Customisation 10% | 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 | Highest here The scenario is tailored automatically from footprint, telemetry and connected org context; hand-editing of injects is not described on the pages reviewed. Source: Reflex Security blog: Reflex Security vs Immersive Labs · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Highest here AI scenario creation, the AI Program Builder and an AI-Powered Crisis Simulator for custom scenarios. Source: Immersive Labs press release: Secure With AI (21 January 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Pricing clarity 10% | Highest here No price published on the pricing page. Source: iluminr pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Highest here No price published; the pricing URL returns a 404 and the route in is a demo or a self-guided tour. Source: Reflex Security pricing URL (returns page not found) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Highest here No price published. Source: Immersive Labs homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Exercise cycle | 4 of 6 | 6 of 6 | 5 of 6 |
| Exercise product | Microsimulations, Tabletop Exercises, Incident Response Management and Capability Intelligence | Reflex Security crisis simulation | Crisis Sim and digital tabletop exercises (Immersive One) |
| Packaging | A resilience exercising platform with several modules; pricing through sales. | A single-purpose crisis simulation product; access through a demo. | Part of the Immersive One platform alongside labs, drills and ranges; pricing through sales. |
| Price | Not publishediluminr's pricing page publishes no prices. | Not publishedReflex Security publishes no prices; reflexsecurity.io/pricing returns a 404. The route in is a demo or a self-guided product tour. | Not publishedImmersive Labs publishes no prices. |
| Frameworks named | DORA, ISO 22301, APRA CPS 230, FCA/PRA, NIST CSF, UK Operational Resilience, ISO 27001, FFIEC, OSFI E-21, NIS2, CER | SOC 2, ISO 27001, DORA, NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK (technique mapping) | NIS2, DORA, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, SOX |
| Hands-on work in the same exercise | Not described | Yes | Yes |
| Profile | iluminr profile | Reflex Security profile | Immersive Labs profile |
Among the selected platforms, iluminr and Reflex Security tie for the highest total on our published weights.
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