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Cloud Range beside Hack The Box: training types and facts side by side
Short answer
Cloud Range sells cyber range and hands-on lab libraries, and, with a condition, tabletop and crisis simulation; Hack The Box sells hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation, and, with a condition, cyber range. They differ on 2 of 4 training types and 5 of 8 checks on the pages we read. This page sets their published facts side by side; it does not pick one.
By The Range Desk · Cyber Range Compare · Published 2026-10-11 · Updated 2026-10-13
Desk research from public vendor, standards and regulator pages read on 27 September, 11 October and 13 October 2026. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.
Which training types does each sell?
- Targets: Cloud Range
- Diamonds: Hack The Box
- RANGE · Cyber range: Sold; Hack The Box: Sold with a condition
- LABS · Hands-on lab libraries: Sold; Hack The Box: Sold
- CRISIS · Tabletop and crisis simulation: Sold with a condition; Hack The Box: Sold
- AWARE · Awareness training: Not in our sources; Hack The Box: Not in our sources
- Filled target: the platform sells this training type on the pages we read
- Hatched target: sold with a condition (an add-on, an adjacent product, or part of the type)
- Dashed target: not in our sources (it may exist; we did not find it)
| Type | Cloud Range | Hack The Box |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber range | Sold Live-fire attack simulations across IT, OT/ICS, cloud and hybrid environments, on a customised replica of your network with licensed versions of real SOC tools. Source: Cloud Range homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Sold with a condition HTB PRO, an individual plan announced in September 2026, lists SOC Range access from Q4 2026; a team range on your own tools is not described on the pages we read. Source: Hack The Box blog: HTB PRO plan announcement · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Hands-on lab libraries | Sold 1,500+ hands-on labs and team exercises (Cloud Range gives one combined figure). Source: Cloud Range homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Sold Academy modules, Professional Labs, machines and capture-the-flag content for business teams. Source: Hack The Box for business · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Tabletop and crisis simulation | Sold with a condition Simulation-supported tabletop exercises are listed; their format and participants are not described on the homepage. Source: Cloud Range homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Sold Crisis Control runs platform-led tabletop exercises with scenario waves, injects, emails, news and social updates, and optional hands-on investigation. Source: Hack The Box: tabletop exercises (Crisis Control) · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Awareness training | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. |
Where do their published facts differ?
Cyber range: Cloud Range Sold, Hack The Box Sold with a condition
Cloud Range: Live-fire attack simulations across IT, OT/ICS, cloud and hybrid environments, on a customised replica of your network with licensed versions of real SOC tools.
Hack The Box: HTB PRO, an individual plan announced in September 2026, lists SOC Range access from Q4 2026; a team range on your own tools is not described on the pages we read.
Tabletop and crisis simulation: Cloud Range Sold with a condition, Hack The Box Sold
Cloud Range: Simulation-supported tabletop exercises are listed; their format and participants are not described on the homepage.
Hack The Box: Crisis Control runs platform-led tabletop exercises with scenario waves, injects, emails, news and social updates, and optional hands-on investigation.
Executives and non-technical roles take part: Cloud Range Partly, Hack The Box Matches
Cloud Range: Simulation-supported tabletop exercises are listed; who takes part is not described.
Hack The Box: Crisis Control covers executives, SOC, IT, legal and communications.
Built around your own environment or tools: Cloud Range Matches, Hack The Box Partly
Cloud Range: A customised replica of your network with licensed versions of real SOC tools.
Hack The Box: Six documented baseline scenarios, tailored on request.
Reports or evidence for auditors, boards or regulators: Cloud Range Not in our sources, Hack The Box Matches
Cloud Range: Not in our sources.
Hack The Box: Crisis Control ends with a Golden Report, an action roadmap and technical annexes.
Price published: Cloud Range Not in our sources, Hack The Box Matches
Cloud Range: Not in our sources.
Hack The Box: Professional plan: $250 per seat per month or $2,500 per seat per year.
Free start (free tier, trial or free material): Cloud Range Not in our sources, Hack The Box Matches
Cloud Range: Not in our sources.
Hack The Box: The Lite business plan lists a 14-day free trial.
Where do they match?
- Sold Hands-on lab libraries
- Matches Hands-on keyboard work
Neither platform's pages describe: Awareness training, Sessions of an hour or less, Reaches the whole workforce.
What do they cost?
Not published on the homepage; the route in is a demo request.
Source: Cloud Range homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026
Professional: $250 per seat per month or $2,500 per seat per year. Lite, Base and Ultimate are not priced publicly; Lite lists a 14-day free trial. Crisis Control: price not published.
Source: Hack The Box business pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
How do their strengths and limits compare?
Strengths
- Live-fire attack simulations across IT, OT/ICS, cloud and hybrid environments, with MITRE ATT&CK-aligned scenarios.
- A customised replica of your network with licensed versions of real SOC tools.
- 1,500+ hands-on labs and team exercises, plus simulation-supported tabletop exercises.
Limits
- No published price; the route in is a demo request.
- Its tabletop offer is described in one line, with no detail on format or who takes part, and awareness training is not described.
Strengths
- Deep technical content: Academy modules, Professional Labs, machines and capture-the-flag events, with 4.3m+ learners.
- A published business price, $2,500 per seat per year on the Professional plan, and a 14-day trial on Lite.
- Crisis Control adds a tabletop with optional hands-on investigation for technical players.
Limits
- A team range on your own tools is not described; SOC Range access is listed for an individual plan from Q4 2026.
- Crisis Control pricing is not published, and its scenarios are tailored with facilitator guidance, which takes more lead time than a self-serve generator.
Which one fits which team?
Look at Cloud Range if your SOC needs live-fire practice on a replica of your own network and tools, or if you train teams that defend OT/ICS as well as IT. Look at Hack The Box if your technical team needs labs and certifications first and a tabletop second, or if you want a business price you can budget against before a call.
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Questions people ask
Is Cloud Range or Hack The Box cheaper?
Hack The Box publishes a price: Professional: $250 per seat per month or $2,500 per seat per year. Lite, Base and Ultimate are not priced publicly; Lite lists a 14-day free trial. Crisis Control: price not published. Cloud Range does not publish a price on the pages we read.
Do Cloud Range and Hack The Box sell the same kind of training?
They both sell cyber range, hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation.
Can I compare several platforms at once?
Yes. The platform fact grid puts up to twelve side by side, and you can pick which ones.
Read next
- Cloud Range profile
A live-fire cyber range provider that runs attack simulations across IT, OT/ICS, cloud and hybrid environments on a replica of the customer's network, now also validating AI agents.
- Hack The Box profile
A technical training platform with a large learner community, Academy modules and Professional Labs, plus Crisis Control, a platform-led tabletop with optional hands-on investigation.
- Cyber range
A team detects and responds to a live simulated attack in a realistic environment, using real security tools.
- Platform fact grid
Every platform's facts in one table.