TryHackMe
A browser-based, heavily guided lab platform with structured learning paths, widely used as a first hands-on environment before any paid forensics training.
Type: Free & low-costStudentsCareer changers
Offered by TryHackMe
The facts
- Cost
- Premium was shown at €16.99 per month, or €10.50 per month billed annually; the MAX tier at €29.11 per month, or €17.99 billed annually. The site served us euro pricing, so the US dollar figures are unconfirmed. A limited free tier exists.Figure read 2026-09-12 from tryhackme.com/pricing
- Prerequisites
- None.
- Format
- Browser-based guided labs organised into learning paths, with hints and walkthroughs.
- Length
- Self-paced.
- Renewal
- No renewal or recertification requirement is published for this entry.
- Accreditation
- No accreditation is claimed for this entry, and none should be inferred.
- Who it suits
- A complete beginner or student testing whether this work suits them, before committing money to anything.
- Audience
- Students · Career changers
- Official page
- tryhackme.com
Strengths
- The lowest possible barrier to starting: nothing to install, and a free tier to find out whether you enjoy the work.
- Heavy guidance and hints make it genuinely suitable for someone with no background, which most forensics material is not.
- Cheap enough to run alongside any other study.
Limitations
- Gamified and guided by design. It builds familiarity, not the independent judgement a real examination requires.
- It produces no credential an employer will weigh.
- We could not confirm the current US dollar subscription price or the exact names of its forensics and DFIR paths from the pages we could read.
- The guidance that makes it accessible also means you can complete a path without ever having been stuck, which is where the learning is.
Sources
Costs, prerequisites and exam formats in this field change often, and several providers price by region, cohort or employer agreement. Every figure on this page carries the date it was read and a link to the page it was read from. Confirm current terms with the provider before you spend anything.