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iluminr vs Reflex Security: which crisis simulation platform fits your team?

THE SHORT ANSWER

On our published weights iluminr and Reflex Security tie at 7.55. iluminr scores higher on executive and board focus, measurement and after-action reporting and regulatory evidence; Reflex Security scores higher on scenario realism, exercise delivery effort and customisation; they tie on pricing clarity. The choice depends on which of those criteria matter more to you.

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 iluminr and Reflex Security score on each criterion?

iluminr and Reflex Security: crisis readiness score (editorial assessment, 0 to 10)
Criterion	Weight	iluminr	Reflex Security	Higher score
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	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	Reflex Security
Executive and board focus	20%	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	iluminr
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	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	Reflex Security
Measurement and after-action reporting	15%	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	iluminr
Regulatory evidence	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. 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	iluminr
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	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	Reflex Security
Pricing clarity	10%	No price published on the pricing page. Source: iluminr pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026	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	Tie
Total	100%			Tie

Which stages of an exercise does each cover?

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.

Build: Documented
The scenario is built from open-source intelligence about the organisation, such as job postings, DNS records and public filings, in under 15 minutes according to the vendor, and can be enriched with its telemetry.
Source: Reflex Security blog · Read 11 Oct 2026
Adapt: Documented
An unscripted adversary and pressured stakeholders push back in real time and adapt to every decision.
Source: Reflex Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Seats: Documented
Built for technical, legal and executive teams in one exercise; an AI agent cast plays threat actors, journalists, board members, legal counsel and regulators.
Source: Reflex Security blog · Read 11 Oct 2026
Run: Documented
An AI facilitator, Victoria, joins the session inside Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams, AI agents can take the seats of absent roles, including the CEO's, a facilitator guide is generated automatically, and teams can also play asynchronously.
Source: Reflex Security blog · Read 11 Oct 2026
Report: Documented
An after-action report is produced automatically; every finding traces to the moment it came from, with timestamped records, transcript quotes and logged console queries.
Source: Reflex Security blog · Read 11 Oct 2026
Map: Documented
Reports map to SOC 2, ISO 27001 and DORA; findings are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques and NIST CSF functions.
Source: Reflex Security blog · Read 11 Oct 2026

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

iluminr documents 4 of 6 stages and Reflex Security documents 6 of 6.

What do they cost?

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

Reflex Security

Packaging: A single-purpose crisis simulation product; access through a demo.

Not published Reflex Security publishes no prices; reflexsecurity.io/pricing returns a 404. The route in is a demo or a self-guided product tour.

Source: Reflex Security pricing URL (returns page not found) · Read 11 Oct 2026

Which frameworks do they map results to?

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

Reflex Security

SOC 2
ISO 27001
DORA
NIST CSF
MITRE ATT&CK (technique mapping)

Source: Reflex Security blog: Reflex Security vs Immersive Labs · Read 27 Sep 2026

Source: Reflex Security blog · Read 11 Oct 2026

Which should you choose?

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

Choose Reflex Security if

Scenario realism: 9 / 10, The scenario starts from the organisation's own footprint and telemetry, and an unscripted adversary adapts to every decision while simulated stakeholders apply pressure.
Exercise delivery effort: 9 / 10, 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.
Replacing the scripted tabletop with a live crisis

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Frequently asked questions

Is iluminr or Reflex Security 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, iluminr or Reflex Security?

Reflex Security scores higher on delivery effort, where a higher score means less effort, (9 against 8 out of 10). Read each profile for the detail.

Do iluminr and Reflex Security publish prices?

Neither iluminr nor Reflex Security publishes a price for its exercise product.