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Should I use Immersive Labs?

Security at the Speed of AI: Cyber Resilience and the New Security Operating Model - immersivelabs.com

Depends. Buy if you're a mid-to-large security org that must measure skills and rehearse incident response with drills. Solo learners and small firms get better value from TryHackMe or KnowBe4.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; snippets truncated so review scores unverified.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo evaluative evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evaluative evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Quote only

Enterprise (Immersive One)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Mid/large security teams proving readiness
  • SOC and threat-intel upskilling
  • Enterprise awareness training beyond phishing
  • Government and regulated sectors

Not for

  • Solo learners on a budget — TryHackMe is cheaper
  • Small businesses wanting simple phishing awareness
  • Buyers needing transparent, published pricing
  • Teams wanting self-serve signup

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Quote-only enterprise pricing; expect a sales cycle, no self-serve signup

medium

Free lab access has shrunk before — 12 free labs were removed

low

Individuals on Reddit report better value with TryHackMe-style platforms

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Deep hands-on labs: Snort, Nessus, threat intel, reverse engineering
  • Free Cyber Million labs for individuals starting out
  • Named enterprise customers: HSBC, Elastic, Signify
  • Discovers real vulnerabilities like Aviatrix VPN via in-house research team
  • A law-enforcement agency uses it as its primary skills platform

Cons

  • No public pricing; everything sits behind a demo
  • Previously free labs were quietly removed
  • Solo users say TryHackMe offers more for less
  • Full platform access effectively requires an organizational purchase

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/30/2026 - 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; company runs a responsible disclosure program and publishes its own research.

official x3review x4security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Quote only

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Individuals call deals unfair; enterprise pricing opaque
  • Ease of use. No evaluative evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Deep labs: Snort, Nessus, CTI, reverse engineering, AI
  • Support quality. No evaluative evidence found
  • Security posture: 4/5. Runs responsible disclosure; publishes own vuln research
  • 109 G2 reviews Across Immersive products
  • Yes Free tier Cyber Million free labs for individuals
  • $66M (2022) Funding After $8M (2019) and $75M (2021) rounds

Pricing

Enterprise (Immersive One)

Quote only

  • Cyber drills, exercises, hands-on labs
  • No published prices; demo-led sales

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; company runs a responsible disclosure program and publishes its own research.

What users say

Learners on Reddit find the labs engaging and realistic but complain about individual pricing and reduced free access.

Companies that use it

  • HSBC⁷
  • Elastic
  • Signify
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; snippets truncated so review scores unverified.

Enterprise cyber-skills platform: deep hands-on labs and drills. Great for big security teams; opaque pricing, overkill for individuals.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; snippets truncated so review scores unverified.

Sources

  1. Immersive Products on G2 — 109 reviewsg2.com
    review
  2. Immersive One Reviews — Gartnergartner.com
    review
  3. Unfair deal — r/immersivelabsreddit.com
    review
  4. Where did the 12 free Immersive Labs go? — r/immersivelabsreddit.com
    review
  5. Immersive homepage — cyber drillsimmersivelabs.com
    official
  6. Cyber Million FAQs — free trainingimmersivelabs.com
    official
  7. HSBC case studyinfo.immersivelabs.com
    official
  8. Immersive Labs pricing — Vendrvendr.com
    news
  9. Product security pageimmersivelabs.com
    security
  10. Aviatrix VPN vulnerability researchimmersivelabs.com
    security

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