Hackthebox Discontinues ULTIMATE Plan, Renames LITE to Build (FOR TEAMS) and Expands Build Plan Labs to 700+ Scenarios
What happened
Between the Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025 captures of Hackthebox's pricing page, Pulse recorded 8 changes: Advanced reporting & analytics added to Build plan (upgrade from basic Reporting & analytics); PROFESSIONAL plan renamed to Scale (FOR ENTERPRISE); Build plan (formerly LITE) security labs expanded from 300+ recommended scenarios to 700+ offensive and defensive security labs; Customizable lab settings added to Build plan; Centralized user management added to Build plan; BASE plan renamed to Grow (FOR BUSINESS) with new 'MOST POPULAR' badge; ULTIMATE plan discontinued entirely from pricing page; LITE plan renamed to Build (FOR TEAMS) with positioning as entry-level team solution limited to 10 seats. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, plan renamed, limit increase, plan removed) with an upward direction.
Hackthebox's previous recorded change was "Hackthebox Transitions to Credit-Based System for CTF Events, Removing Time-Based Allocation Across All Plans" (Q4 2024). Before that Pulse recorded "Hackthebox Increases PROFESSIONAL Plan Scenarios from 750+ to 1,000+ for Enhanced Learning Experience" (Q3 2024), "Hackthebox Introduces Professional Plan with 10 Lab Limit and Reveals LITE Plan Pricing at $250/Seat/Month" (Q2 2024) and "Hackthebox Updates Ultimate Plan: CTF Events Transition from 'Unlimited' to 'Flexible'" (Dec 2023). Hackthebox has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Udemy and INE also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Build · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterAdvanced reporting & analytics
- Scale · PlanRenamedPROFESSIONAL planScale
- Build · LimitChanged
Before300+ recommended scenarios
After700+ offensive and defensive security labs
- Build · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Customizable lab settings
AfterCustomizable lab settings
- Build · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Centralized user management
AfterCentralized user management
- Grow · PlanRenamedBASE planGrow
- ULTIMATE · PlanRemovedULTIMATE planNo ULTIMATE plan
- LITE · PlanRenamedLITE planBuild
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build | Feature | Not listed | Advanced reporting & analytics | Added |
| Scale | Plan | PROFESSIONAL plan | Scale | Renamed |
| Build | Limit | 300+ recommended scenarios | 700+ offensive and defensive security labs | Changed |
| Build | Feature | No Customizable lab settings | Customizable lab settings | Added |
| Build | Feature | No Centralized user management | Centralized user management | Added |
| Grow | Plan | BASE plan | Grow | Renamed |
| ULTIMATE | Plan | ULTIMATE plan | No ULTIMATE plan | Removed |
| LITE | Plan | LITE plan | Build | Renamed |
Values as written on Hackthebox's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Hackthebox's pricing page (hackthebox.com) from Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where Advanced reporting & analytics now appears.
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Hackthebox, pricing history
Full history- Jul 3, 2026packagingHackTheBox: Build self-serve plan discontinued
- Jun 22, 2026improvedHackthebox Grow plan adds 1,700+ labs, drops vague "Additional" tag
- Q3 2025packagingHackthebox Introduces 10,000 CTF Credits Kickstart for Annual Scale Plan, Enhancing Value for Subscribers
- Q2 2025packagingHackthebox Discontinues ULTIMATE Plan, Renames LITE to Build (FOR TEAMS) and Expands Build Plan Labs to 700+ Scenarios · this change
- Q4 2024packagingHackthebox Transitions to Credit-Based System for CTF Events, Removing Time-Based Allocation Across All Plans
- Q3 2024improvedHackthebox Increases PROFESSIONAL Plan Scenarios from 750+ to 1,000+ for Enhanced Learning Experience
- Q2 2024packagingHackthebox Introduces Professional Plan with 10 Lab Limit and Reveals LITE Plan Pricing at $250/Seat/Month
- Dec 2023improvedHackthebox Updates Ultimate Plan: CTF Events Transition from 'Unlimited' to 'Flexible'
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- UdemySep 28Udemy Team Plan promo ends, price jumps 43% to $360/user/year
- INESep 28INE bundles new eCDFP cert with 3 months Premium at $399 presale, cuts $200
- INESep 21INE gates standalone certification exam vouchers behind a subscription
- INESep 14INE strips "Subscription required" gating from all 12 exam cards
- INEAug 31INE: eIAMA bundle price jumps $399→$599 as presale ends + new $450 cert
Questions about this change
Did Hackthebox raise prices in July 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, plan renamed, limit increase, plan removed.
What changed on Hackthebox's pricing page between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025?
Build feature: Not listed → Advanced reporting & analytics, added; Scale plan: PROFESSIONAL plan → Scale, renamed; Build limit: 300+ recommended scenarios → 700+ offensive and defensive security labs, changed; Build feature: No Customizable lab settings → Customizable lab settings, added; Build feature: No Centralized user management → Centralized user management, added; Grow plan: BASE plan → Grow, renamed; ULTIMATE plan: ULTIMATE plan → No ULTIMATE plan, removed; LITE plan: LITE plan → Build, renamed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Hackthebox change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Hackthebox in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Hackthebox Transitions to Credit-Based System for CTF Events, Removing Time-Based Allocation Across All Plans" in Q4 2024; Hackthebox has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
