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TryHackMe: training types, pricing, strengths and limits
Short answer
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. On the pages we read it sells hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation, and, with a condition, cyber range. Business: Foundation $99 per month and Advanced $199 per month; Enterprise on request.
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 TryHackMe sell?
- RANGE · Cyber range: Sold with a condition
- LABS · Hands-on lab libraries: Sold
- CRISIS · Tabletop and crisis simulation: Sold
- AWARE · Awareness training: 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 | Status | What the pages describe | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber range | 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 | Sold | 800+ labs, with a Custom Content Studio for business teams. | Source: TryHackMe for business · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Tabletop and crisis simulation | 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. | None |
What does TryHackMe check off?
| Check | Status | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hands-on keyboard work | Matches | 800+ labs and simulators. | Source: TryHackMe for business · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Executives and non-technical roles take part | Partly | Tabletop exercises are aimed at managers, practitioners and security leaders. | Source: TryHackMe: tabletop exercises · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Built around your own environment or tools | Partly | Scenarios are generated from your industry, attack vector and tech stack, and teams can upload their own playbooks. | Source: TryHackMe: tabletop exercises · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Reports or evidence for auditors, boards or regulators | Matches | Audit-ready reports; scenarios align to NIST and ISO 27035. | Source: TryHackMe: tabletop exercises · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Price published | Partly | 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. | Source: TryHackMe business pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Free start (free tier, trial or free material) | Matches | A free individual tier. | Source: TryHackMe pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Sessions of an hour or less | Partly | TryHackMe lists a "10 min average time" on its tabletop page; what the time covers is not explained. | Source: TryHackMe: tabletop exercises · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Reaches the whole workforce | Not in our sources |
What does it cost?
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
What are the facts?
| Scale | 1000+ organizations, 8M+ users and 800+ labs. Source: TryHackMe for business · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| Business products | SOC Simulator, AI-driven Tabletop Exercises, Custom Content Studio, Live Breach Exercises and Threat Hunting Simulator. Source: TryHackMe for business · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Tabletop terms | "Unlimited exercises, unlimited participants"; audit-ready reports; NIST and ISO 27035 alignment. Source: TryHackMe: tabletop exercises · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
What does TryHackMe say about itself?
What are the 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.
What are the 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.
Who should consider TryHackMe?
Consider 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.
Look elsewhere if your main need is awareness training.
How does TryHackMe sit beside the others?
Questions people ask
What does TryHackMe sell?
On the pages we read, TryHackMe sells hands-on lab libraries and tabletop and crisis simulation, and, with a condition, cyber range. 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.
Does TryHackMe publish 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.
Is there a free way to start with TryHackMe?
A free individual tier.
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