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SimSpace beside TryHackMe: training types and facts side by side
Short answer
SimSpace sells cyber range; TryHackMe sells hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation, and, with a condition, cyber range. They differ on 3 of 4 training types and 7 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: SimSpace
- Diamonds: TryHackMe
- RANGE · Cyber range: Sold; TryHackMe: Sold with a condition
- LABS · Hands-on lab libraries: Not in our sources; TryHackMe: Sold
- CRISIS · Tabletop and crisis simulation: Not in our sources; TryHackMe: Sold
- AWARE · Awareness training: Not in our sources; TryHackMe: 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 | SimSpace | TryHackMe |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber range | 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 | Sold with a condition SOC Simulator, Threat Hunting Simulator and Live Breach Exercises are listed for business teams; a range on your own tools is not described on the pages we read. Source: TryHackMe for business · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Hands-on lab libraries | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. | Sold 800+ labs, with a Custom Content Studio for business teams. Source: TryHackMe for business · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Tabletop and crisis simulation | Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read. | Sold Tabletop exercises generated from industry, attack vector and tech stack, with playbook upload and Co-Create. Source: TryHackMe: tabletop exercises · 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: SimSpace Sold, TryHackMe Sold with a condition
SimSpace: "Bring your team, your tools, or your AI agents. We'll build the environment, run the attack, and show you the results."
TryHackMe: SOC Simulator, Threat Hunting Simulator and Live Breach Exercises are listed for business teams; a range on your own tools is not described on the pages we read.
Hands-on lab libraries: SimSpace Not in our sources, TryHackMe Sold
SimSpace: Not described on the pages we read.
TryHackMe: 800+ labs, with a Custom Content Studio for business teams.
Tabletop and crisis simulation: SimSpace Not in our sources, TryHackMe Sold
SimSpace: Not described on the pages we read.
TryHackMe: Tabletop exercises generated from industry, attack vector and tech stack, with playbook upload and Co-Create.
Hands-on keyboard work: SimSpace Partly, TryHackMe Matches
SimSpace: Teams work in an environment SimSpace builds and attacks; lab content is not described on the homepage.
TryHackMe: 800+ labs and simulators.
Executives and non-technical roles take part: SimSpace Not in our sources, TryHackMe Partly
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
TryHackMe: Tabletop exercises are aimed at managers, practitioners and security leaders.
Built around your own environment or tools: SimSpace Matches, TryHackMe Partly
SimSpace: Teams can bring their own tools into the environment SimSpace builds.
TryHackMe: Scenarios are generated from your industry, attack vector and tech stack, and teams can upload their own playbooks.
Reports or evidence for auditors, boards or regulators: SimSpace Not in our sources, TryHackMe Matches
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
TryHackMe: Audit-ready reports; scenarios align to NIST and ISO 27035.
Price published: SimSpace Not in our sources, TryHackMe Partly
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
TryHackMe: Business plans are listed at $99 (Foundation) and $199 (Advanced) per month, with Enterprise on request; whether the price is per user, and the billing period, were not confirmed in our read.
Free start (free tier, trial or free material): SimSpace Not in our sources, TryHackMe Matches
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
TryHackMe: A free individual tier.
Sessions of an hour or less: SimSpace Not in our sources, TryHackMe Partly
SimSpace: Not in our sources.
TryHackMe: TryHackMe lists a "10 min average time" on its tabletop page; what the time covers is not explained.
Where do they match?
They match on no lane or check that either platform's pages describe.
Neither platform's pages describe: Awareness training, Reaches the whole workforce.
What do they cost?
Not published; the route in is a discovery call.
Source: SimSpace homepage · Read 11 Oct 2026
Business: Foundation $99 per month and Advanced $199 per month; Enterprise on request. Whether these prices are per user, and the billing period, were not confirmed in our read, so check before budgeting. A free individual tier and paid individual plans are also published.
Source: TryHackMe business pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
How do their strengths and limits compare?
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.
Strengths
- A free individual tier and 8M+ users: the easiest start for analysts.
- 800+ labs plus SOC and threat hunting simulators and live breach exercises.
- Tabletop exercises with unlimited exercises and participants, audit-ready reports and alignment to NIST and ISO 27035.
Limits
- Tabletops centre on the security team rather than the boardroom.
- A range on your own tools is not described, and its SOC Simulator and Live Breach Exercises are not documented in detail on the pages we read.
Which one fits which team?
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. Look at TryHackMe if you want analysts to start free and build skills in the browser, or if you want a tabletop generator inside the same platform as your labs.
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Questions people ask
Is SimSpace or TryHackMe cheaper?
TryHackMe publishes a price: Business: Foundation $99 per month and Advanced $199 per month; Enterprise on request. Whether these prices are per user, and the billing period, were not confirmed in our read, so check before budgeting. A free individual tier and paid individual plans are also published. SimSpace does not publish a price on the pages we read.
Do SimSpace and TryHackMe sell the same kind of training?
They both sell cyber range. TryHackMe also sells 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
- 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.
- TryHackMe profile
Browser-based labs with a free tier and a large community, plus SOC and threat hunting simulators, live breach exercises and AI-driven tabletop exercises for business teams.
- 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.