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Hack The Box beside KnowBe4: training types and facts side by side

Short answer

Hack The Box sells hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation, and, with a condition, cyber range; KnowBe4 sells awareness training. They differ on 4 of 4 training types and 6 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?

Hack The Box lanes: sells 3 of 4 training types, 1 with a condition; not in our sources for 1. Compared with KnowBe4 lanes: sells 1 of 4 training types; not in our sources for 3.ConditionRANGELive fireSoldLABSSolo skillsSoldCRISISDecisionsNot foundAWAREEvery employee
  • Targets: Hack The Box
  • Diamonds: KnowBe4
  • RANGE · Cyber range: Sold with a condition; KnowBe4: Not in our sources
  • LABS · Hands-on lab libraries: Sold; KnowBe4: Not in our sources
  • CRISIS · Tabletop and crisis simulation: Sold; KnowBe4: Not in our sources
  • AWARE · Awareness training: Not in our sources; KnowBe4: Sold
The lanes show what each platform's own pages describe, or how your answers weigh the four training types. They do not measure how well a product works.
  • 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)
From each platform's own pages, read 27 September or 11 October 2026.
TypeHack The BoxKnowBe4
Cyber rangeSold 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

Not in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Hands-on lab librariesSold

Academy modules, Professional Labs, machines and capture-the-flag content for business teams.

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

Not in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Tabletop and crisis simulationSold

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

Not in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Awareness trainingNot in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Sold

Security awareness training and simulated phishing, with 1,000+ modules, videos and games.

Source: KnowBe4 homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

Where do their published facts differ?

  • Cyber range: Hack The Box Sold with a condition, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    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.

    KnowBe4: Not described on the pages we read.

  • Hands-on lab libraries: Hack The Box Sold, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Hack The Box: Academy modules, Professional Labs, machines and capture-the-flag content for business teams.

    KnowBe4: Not described on the pages we read.

  • Tabletop and crisis simulation: Hack The Box Sold, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Hack The Box: Crisis Control runs platform-led tabletop exercises with scenario waves, injects, emails, news and social updates, and optional hands-on investigation.

    KnowBe4: Not described on the pages we read.

  • Awareness training: Hack The Box Not in our sources, KnowBe4 Sold

    Hack The Box: Not described on the pages we read.

    KnowBe4: Security awareness training and simulated phishing, with 1,000+ modules, videos and games.

  • Hands-on keyboard work: Hack The Box Matches, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Hack The Box: Academy modules and Professional Labs, plus optional hands-on investigation inside Crisis Control.

    KnowBe4: Not in our sources.

  • Executives and non-technical roles take part: Hack The Box Matches, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Hack The Box: Crisis Control covers executives, SOC, IT, legal and communications.

    KnowBe4: Not in our sources.

  • Built around your own environment or tools: Hack The Box Partly, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Hack The Box: Six documented baseline scenarios, tailored on request.

    KnowBe4: Not in our sources.

  • Reports or evidence for auditors, boards or regulators: Hack The Box Matches, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Hack The Box: Crisis Control ends with a Golden Report, an action roadmap and technical annexes.

    KnowBe4: Not in our sources.

  • Free start (free tier, trial or free material): Hack The Box Matches, KnowBe4 Partly

    Hack The Box: The Lite business plan lists a 14-day free trial.

    KnowBe4: A free Cybersecurity Awareness Month kit for October 2026: posters, four tabletop exercise documents, training videos and modules.

  • Reaches the whole workforce: Hack The Box Not in our sources, KnowBe4 Matches

    Hack The Box: Not in our sources.

    KnowBe4: Security awareness training and simulated phishing for the whole workforce.

Where do they match?

  • Matches Price published

Neither platform's pages describe: Sessions of an hour or less.

What do they cost?

Hack The Box

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

KnowBe4

SAT Foundation from $2.40 (25–50 seats) to $1.63 (501–1,000 seats) and SAT Advanced from $3.75 to $2.79, per seat per month, 3-year term, US MSRP as of May 2026, taxes excluded. Above 1,000 seats: quote. Add-ons such as PhishER Plus ($1.50) and Compliance Plus ($0.93) per seat per month at 101–500 seats.

Source: KnowBe4 security awareness training pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026

How do their strengths and limits compare?

Hack The Box

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.

KnowBe4

Strengths

  • Built for every employee: awareness training and simulated phishing with 1,000+ modules, videos and games.
  • A free Cybersecurity Awareness Month kit for October 2026, including four tabletop exercise documents.
  • Published per-seat pricing for two awareness tiers, from $1.63 to $3.75 per seat per month on a 3-year term.

Limits

  • Not incident response training: no range, no technical labs and no crisis simulation platform.
  • Published prices assume a 3-year term and stop at 1,000 seats; larger organisations get a quote.

Which one fits which team?

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. Look at KnowBe4 if your gap is employees clicking on or not reporting phishing, or if you need training that reaches every employee.

Not sure which training type you need first? The training type finder weighs your answers before it lists platforms.

Questions people ask

Is Hack The Box or KnowBe4 cheaper?

Both publish prices: 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; SAT Foundation from $2.40 (25–50 seats) to $1.63 (501–1,000 seats) and SAT Advanced from $3.75 to $2.79, per seat per month, 3-year term, US MSRP as of May 2026, taxes excluded. Above 1,000 seats: quote. Add-ons such as PhishER Plus ($1.50) and Compliance Plus ($0.93) per seat per month at 101–500 seats. Compare them for your team size.

Do Hack The Box and KnowBe4 sell the same kind of training?

They do not overlap on the pages we read. Hack The Box also sells cyber range, hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation; KnowBe4 also sells awareness training.

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.

  • 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.

  • KnowBe4 profile

    Security awareness training and simulated phishing for the whole workforce. It trains employees to spot and report threats, not the incident response team to run an incident.

  • Cyber range

    A team detects and responds to a live simulated attack in a realistic environment, using real security tools.

  • Awareness training

    Short modules and simulated phishing that teach every employee to spot and report threats.

  • Platform fact grid

    Every platform's facts in one table.