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

Short answer

Immersive Labs sells cyber range, hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation, and, with a condition, awareness training; SimSpace sells cyber range. They differ on 3 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?

Immersive Labs lanes: sells 4 of 4 training types, 1 with a condition. Compared with SimSpace lanes: sells 1 of 4 training types; not in our sources for 3.SoldRANGELive fireSoldLABSSolo skillsSoldCRISISDecisionsConditionAWAREEvery employee
  • Targets: Immersive Labs
  • Diamonds: SimSpace
  • RANGE · Cyber range: Sold; SimSpace: Sold
  • LABS · Hands-on lab libraries: Sold; SimSpace: Not in our sources
  • CRISIS · Tabletop and crisis simulation: Sold; SimSpace: Not in our sources
  • AWARE · Awareness training: Sold with a condition; SimSpace: Not in our sources
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 LabsSimSpace
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

Sold

"Bring your team, your tools, or your AI agents. We'll build the environment, run the attack, and show you the results."

Source: SimSpace homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026

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

Not in our sources

Not described on the pages we read.

Where do their published facts differ?

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

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

    SimSpace: Not described on the pages we read.

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

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

    SimSpace: Not described on the pages we read.

  • Awareness training: Immersive Labs Sold with a condition, SimSpace Not in our sources

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

    SimSpace: Not described on the pages we read.

  • Hands-on keyboard work: Immersive Labs Matches, SimSpace Partly

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

    SimSpace: Teams work in an environment SimSpace builds and attacks; lab content is not described on the homepage.

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

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

    SimSpace: Not in our sources.

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

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

    SimSpace: Not in our sources.

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

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

    SimSpace: Not in our sources.

  • Reaches the whole workforce: Immersive Labs Partly, SimSpace Not in our sources

    Immersive: Lab audiences include non-technical employees.

    SimSpace: Not in our sources.

Where do they match?

  • Sold Cyber range
  • Matches Built around your own environment or tools

Neither platform's pages describe: Price published, Free start (free tier, trial or free material).

What do they cost?

Immersive Labs

Not published.

Source: Immersive Labs homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

SimSpace

Not published; the route in is a discovery call.

Source: SimSpace homepage · 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.

SimSpace

Strengths

  • Builds the environment and runs the attack, with your own team and tools.
  • Tests AI agents as well as people, for organisations validating agentic security tools.
  • Frames exercises as proof of readiness rather than course completion.

Limits

  • No labs, crisis simulation or awareness training described on the pages we read.
  • No published price, and the homepage centres on validating AI agents more than on training people.

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 SimSpace if you want an attack run against your own team and tools in an environment built for you, or if you are testing AI agents alongside your human analysts.

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 SimSpace cheaper?

Neither publishes a price on the pages we read. Ask both for a quote for the same scope.

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

They both sell cyber range. Immersive Labs also sells hands-on lab libraries, tabletop and crisis simulation and 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.

  • 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.

  • SimSpace profile

    A range vendor that now presents itself as AI Proving Grounds: it builds an environment, runs an attack against your team, your tools or your AI agents, and shows the results.

  • 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.