CEH vs OSWE
| CEH EC-Council | OSWE OffSec | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Offensive · Intermediate | Offensive · Advanced |
| Price | $1,199 Exam voucher. Without official training you need 2 years of experience and an application fee. | $1,749 WEB-300 course with 90 days of lab access and one exam attempt. |
| Study hours | 80–150 h | 300–500 h |
| Real difficulty | ●●○○○ | ●●●●● |
| Exam | Multiple choice Length: 4 h | Hands-on Length: 48 h |
| Validity | 3 years (credits + annual fee) | Does not expire |
| Job ads in United States | – | – |
| Avg. salary | – | – |
| Index | – | – |
| Summary | Very common in job ads and with HR, but the main exam is multiple choice and the technical community rates it poorly. Expensive for what it proves. | White-box web exploitation from source code and exploit automation. For specialising in application security. |
Highlighted: the best in that row.