CPTS vs OSWE
| CPTS Hack The Box | OSWE OffSec | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Offensive · Intermediate | Offensive · Advanced |
| Price | $210 Exam voucher; you also need to finish the HTB Academy path (subscription). | $1,749 WEB-300 course with 90 days of lab access and one exam attempt. |
| Study hours | 250–450 h | 300–500 h |
| Real difficulty | ●●●●○ | ●●●●● |
| Exam | Hands-on Length: 240 h | Hands-on Length: 48 h |
| Validity | Does not expire | Does not expire |
| Job ads in United States | – | – |
| Avg. salary | – | – |
| Index | – | – |
| Summary | A 10-day exam with a professional report. Very demanding and increasingly recognised as an OSCP alternative. | White-box web exploitation from source code and exploit automation. For specialising in application security. |
Highlighted: the best in that row.