CJCA vs Google Cyber
| CJCA Hack The Box | Google Cyber Google (Coursera) | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Fundamentals · Beginner | Fundamentals · Beginner |
| Price | $105 Voucher with 2 attempts. You must first finish 100% of the HTB Academy Junior Cybersecurity Analyst path (20 modules, subscription extra); the Silver and Gold annual plans include it. | $294 Coursera subscription (about USD 49/month) for roughly 6 months. |
| Study hours | 100–200 h | 150–180 h |
| Real difficulty | ●●○○○ | ●○○○○ |
| Exam | Hands-on Length: 120 h | Multiple choice |
| Validity | Does not expire | Does not expire |
| Job ads in United States | 0 | 1 |
| Avg. salary | – | $110,000 |
| Index | 30 | 29 |
| Summary | Hack The Box's entry-level certification: some offence and some defence (SIEM, logs, network traffic). A 5-day hands-on exam with a professional report. A good first step before CPTS or CDSA. | Guided course for complete beginners: Linux, Python, SQL, SIEM and SOC basics. Well known, but it carries little weight in technical job ads. |
Highlighted: the best in that row.