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Immersive Labs beside KnowBe4: training types and facts side by side

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Immersive Labs sells cyber range, hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation, and, with a condition, awareness training; KnowBe4 sells awareness training. They differ on 4 of 4 training types and 8 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?

Immersive Labs lanes: sells 4 of 4 training types, 1 with a condition. Compared with KnowBe4 lanes: sells 1 of 4 training types; not in our sources for 3.SoldRANGELive fireSoldLABSSolo skillsSoldCRISISDecisionsConditionAWAREEvery employee
  • Targets: Immersive Labs
  • Diamonds: KnowBe4
  • RANGE · Cyber range: Sold; 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: Sold with a condition; 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.
TypeImmersive LabsKnowBe4
Cyber rangeSold

Dynamic Threat Range runs live-fire attacks on the customer's own stack, with tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic, Splunk and CrowdStrike.

Source: Immersive Labs: cybersecurity technical exercises · Read 27 Sep 2026

Not in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Hands-on lab librariesSold

Browser-based labs across AI, application security, cloud, OT and offensive security, with an AI Lab Builder.

Source: Immersive Labs: labs · Read 27 Sep 2026

Not in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Tabletop and crisis simulationSold

Crisis Sim for executives, incident leaders and cross-functional teams, with dynamic injects, AI actors and AI scenario creation.

Source: Immersive Labs: Crisis Sim · Read 27 Sep 2026

Not in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Awareness trainingSold with a condition

Lab audiences include non-technical employees; phishing simulation is not described on the pages we read.

Source: Immersive Labs: labs · Read 27 Sep 2026

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: Immersive Labs Sold, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Immersive: Dynamic Threat Range runs live-fire attacks on the customer's own stack, with tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic, Splunk and CrowdStrike.

    KnowBe4: Not described on the pages we read.

  • Hands-on lab libraries: Immersive Labs Sold, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Immersive: Browser-based labs across AI, application security, cloud, OT and offensive security, with an AI Lab Builder.

    KnowBe4: Not described on the pages we read.

  • Tabletop and crisis simulation: Immersive Labs Sold, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Immersive: Crisis Sim for executives, incident leaders and cross-functional teams, with dynamic injects, AI actors and AI scenario creation.

    KnowBe4: Not described on the pages we read.

  • Awareness training: Immersive Labs Sold with a condition, KnowBe4 Sold

    Immersive: Lab audiences include non-technical employees; phishing simulation is 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: Immersive Labs Matches, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Immersive: Browser labs against live systems, and a live-fire range.

    KnowBe4: Not in our sources.

  • Executives and non-technical roles take part: Immersive Labs Matches, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Immersive: Crisis Sim targets executives, incident leaders and cross-functional teams; digital tabletops list audiences including the board.

    KnowBe4: Not in our sources.

  • Built around your own environment or tools: Immersive Labs Matches, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Immersive: Dynamic Threat Range: a live-fire attack on your own stack.

    KnowBe4: Not in our sources.

  • Reports or evidence for auditors, boards or regulators: Immersive Labs Matches, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Immersive: Benchmarked evidence of readiness, with references to NIS2 and DORA.

    KnowBe4: Not in our sources.

  • Price published: Immersive Labs Not in our sources, KnowBe4 Matches

    Immersive: Not in our sources.

    KnowBe4: US list prices per seat per month on a 3-year term (May 2026): SAT Foundation $2.40 to $1.63 and SAT Advanced $3.75 to $2.79, from 25 to 1,000 seats; above 1,000 seats on quote.

  • Free start (free tier, trial or free material): Immersive Labs Not in our sources, KnowBe4 Partly

    Immersive: Not in our sources.

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

  • Sessions of an hour or less: Immersive Labs Partly, KnowBe4 Not in our sources

    Immersive: The AI Program Builder drafts tabletop exercises; session length is not stated on the pages we read.

    KnowBe4: Not in our sources.

  • Reaches the whole workforce: Immersive Labs Partly, KnowBe4 Matches

    Immersive: Lab audiences include non-technical employees.

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

Where do they match?

They match on no lane or check that either platform's pages describe.

What do they cost?

Immersive Labs

Not published.

Source: Immersive Labs homepage · 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?

Immersive Labs

Strengths

  • The broadest set here: labs, cyber drills, a live-fire range and crisis simulation in one platform.
  • Dynamic Threat Range runs live-fire attacks on the customer's own stack, with tools such as Sentinel, Elastic, Splunk and CrowdStrike.
  • Evidence for boards and regulators: a Resilience Score, benchmarks and references to frameworks such as NIS2 and DORA.

Limits

  • No published pricing and no free tier on the pages we read.
  • Breadth needs program ownership: someone has to decide which of labs, drills, range and crisis simulation each team gets.

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 Immersive if you want one platform for analysts, responders and executives, or if you need live-fire exercises on the tools you already run. 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 Immersive Labs or KnowBe4 cheaper?

KnowBe4 publishes a price: 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. Immersive Labs does not publish a price on the pages we read.

Do Immersive Labs and KnowBe4 sell the same kind of training?

They both sell awareness training. Immersive Labs also sells 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.

  • Immersive Labs profile

    One platform, Immersive One, with hands-on labs, cyber drills, a live-fire range on the customer's own tools, and crisis simulations.

  • 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.