CPTS vs CWEE
| CPTS Hack The Box | CWEE Hack The Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Offensive · Intermediate | Offensive · Advanced |
| Price | $210 Voucher with 2 attempts. You must first finish 100% of the HTB Academy Penetration Tester path (28 modules, subscription extra); the Silver Annual plan (USD 550/year) includes it along with the CJCA one. | $350 Voucher with 2 attempts. You must first finish 100% of the HTB Academy Senior Web Penetration Tester path (15 modules, subscription extra); the Gold Annual plan (USD 1,400/year) includes it along with the CJCA one. |
| Study hours | 250–450 h | 250–450 h |
| Real difficulty | ●●●●○ | ●●●●● |
| Exam | Hands-on Length: 240 h | Hands-on Length: 240 h |
| Validity | Does not expire | Does not expire |
| Job ads in United States | 276 | 8 |
| Avg. salary | $113,389 | $5,850 |
| Index | 49 | 14 |
| Summary | A 10-day exam with a professional report. Very demanding and increasingly recognised as an OSCP alternative. | Advanced white-box and black-box web exploitation: code review, deserialisation, vulnerability chaining. A 10-day exam with a report. One of the hardest on the market. |
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