Virtual IT Labs: best apps and software

TryHackMe

TryHackMe is a platform for hands-on cybersecurity training through interactive challenges and real-world scenarios for all skill levels.

Hack The Box

Hack The Box is an online platform for practicing cybersecurity skills through simulated challenges in penetration testing and ethical hacking.

Google Cloud Skills Boost

Google Cloud Skills Boost offers role-based learning paths with free training, hands-on labs, and courses to earn Google Cloud badges for skill validation.

KodeKloud

KodeKloud is an online learning platform offering interactive courses and hands-on labs for IT and DevOps training, focusing on practical skills in cloud technologies.

RangeForce

RangeForce is a cloud-based platform for hands-on cybersecurity training, enabling users to practice skills in a simulated environment to improve threat detection and response.

LabEx

LabEx is an online platform offering hands-on learning in technology skills through interactive labs across various disciplines.

OffSec

The OffSec app offers training and resources for cybersecurity professionals, including courses, labs, and certifications in offensive security and penetration testing.

Boson NetSim

Boson NetSim simulates Cisco network devices and IOS in virtual labs to practice configurations, complete guided CCNA 200-301 labs, compare results, and sync progress across devices.

LetsDefend

LetsDefend enables users to gain hands-on cybersecurity experience by simulating investigations of real cyber attacks in a virtual Security Operations Center.

OverTheWire

OverTheWire offers interactive wargames to practice network security and system administration skills through real-world scenarios and challenges.

Cloud Academy

Cloud Academy is a training platform offering hands-on labs and assessments for cloud technologies like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, helping users prepare for certifications.

PentesterLab

PentesterLab teaches web penetration testing through hands-on exercises, helping users learn to identify and address vulnerabilities in web applications.

Immersive Labs

Immersive Labs helps organizations assess and build cyber resilience through realistic simulations and customized training labs for all workforce levels.

CloudLabs

CloudLabs is a cloud-based platform for hands-on technical training, offering configurable labs for businesses and educational organizations with cost control features.

Killercoda

Killercoda offers interactive learning environments for Kubernetes, Linux, and DevOps, allowing users to run scenarios and practice commands directly in their browser.

CyberDefenders

CyberDefenders is a training platform for cyber security professionals, offering hands-on labs and certification for SOC analysts and incident responders.

Instruqt

Instruqt is a virtual IT lab that allows software companies to create hands-on product tutorials, demos, and training in a browser-based environment.

Simulations Labs

Web platform that runs cybersecurity and professional simulations without servers or infrastructure; create labs and CTFs, support multi-user practice, performance tracking, and AI-assisted assessment.

MCP Showcase

Creates a live interactive playground to test and evaluate MCP servers: run and modify requests, swap datasets, connect models, and track user interactions for integration feedback.

Wilco

Wilco enhances customer onboarding by providing interactive, hands-on challenges in a virtual lab to help users learn and adopt workflows effectively.

Code Review Lab

Interactive training platform for secure coding and code review: users analyze vulnerable code, identify security flaws, and apply fixes in realistic scenarios.

Security Journey

Cloud platform that trains developers to find, exploit, and fix web application vulnerabilities through lessons and hands-on sandboxes.

Sidegent

Sidegent is a browser-based learning platform for building, testing, and understanding AI agents through hands-on lessons and auto-graded exercises.

SecureFlag

SecureFlag provides hands-on training in secure coding through labs and tools, enhancing skills in application security and risk mitigation.