CRTP vs CWEE
| CRTP Altered Security | CWEE Hack The Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Offensive · Intermediate | Offensive · Advanced |
| Price | $249 Course plus 30-day lab with one exam attempt. | $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 | 40–80 h | 250–450 h |
| Real difficulty | ●●●○○ | ●●●●● |
| Exam | Hands-on Length: 24 h | Hands-on Length: 240 h |
| Validity | Does not expire | Does not expire |
| Job ads in United States | 42 | 8 |
| Avg. salary | $116,147 | $5,850 |
| Index | 52 | 14 |
| Summary | Focused on attacking Active Directory from Windows. Cheap and very hands-on; a good complement to OSCP or PNPT. | 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. |
Highlighted: the best in that row.