Hackthebox Introduces 10,000 CTF Credits Kickstart for Annual Scale Plan, Enhancing Value for Subscribers
What happened
Between the Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025 captures of Hackthebox's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Grow plan now offers 5,000 CTF Credits kickstart on annual plan as promotional messaging; Monthly/annual billing toggle UI removed from Enterprise pricing page; Scale plan now offers 10,000 CTF Credits kickstart on annual plan as promotional messaging; Build plan removed 5,000 CTF credits from visible key features list. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, freemium change, feature removed) with an upward direction.
Hackthebox's previous recorded change was "Hackthebox Discontinues ULTIMATE Plan, Renames LITE to Build (FOR TEAMS) and Expands Build Plan Labs to 700+ Scenarios" (Q2 2025). 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.
- Grow · FeatureFeature added
Grow plan now offers 5,000 CTF Credits kickstart on annual plan as promotional messaging
- Enterprise · Free tierRemoved
BeforeMonthly/annual billing toggle UI
AfterNot listed
- Scale · FeatureAddedNo 1010
- Build · FeatureFeature removed
Build plan removed 5,000 CTF credits from visible key features list
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grow | Feature | Grow plan now offers 5,000 CTF Credits kickstart on annual plan as promotional messaging | Feature added | |
| Enterprise | Free tier | Monthly/annual billing toggle UI | Not listed | Removed |
| Scale | Feature | No 10 | 10 | Added |
| Build | Feature | Build plan removed 5,000 CTF credits from visible key features list | Feature removed | |
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 Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where the Monthly/annual billing toggle UI no longer appears.
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Hackthebox, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 6, 2026packagingHackthebox cuts base-plan lab count from 1,700+ to 1,400+
- 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 · this change
- Q2 2025packagingHackthebox Discontinues ULTIMATE Plan, Renames LITE to Build (FOR TEAMS) and Expands Build Plan Labs to 700+ Scenarios
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 October 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, freemium change, feature removed.
What changed on Hackthebox's pricing page between Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025?
Grow plan now offers 5,000 CTF Credits kickstart on annual plan as promotional messaging; Enterprise free tier: Monthly/annual billing toggle UI → Not listed, removed; Scale feature: No 10 → 10, added; Build plan removed 5,000 CTF credits from visible key features list. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Hackthebox change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Hackthebox in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Hackthebox Discontinues ULTIMATE Plan, Renames LITE to Build (FOR TEAMS) and Expands Build Plan Labs to 700+ Scenarios" in Q2 2025; Hackthebox has been tracked since 2023-11-14.