CertLabz offers a robust library of hands-on labs and complete lab sets that can be fully aligned to every IT, computer science, and cybersecurity curriculum. With CertLabs, you can confidently standardize on a single lab partner -- knowing there is something for every skill in the curriculum, across IT & Cyber courses.
Terminal + GUI labs on actual virtual machines, not simulations
Instant automated grading with detailed feedback for every lab
Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L -- SSO & grade sync
Every lab is tagged to specific certification exam objectives. Students practice exactly what they'll face on exam day.
Labs map to NICE workforce framework competency areas. Evidence for ABET, HLC, and regional accreditation.
Content supports NSA/DHS Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity knowledge units.
Export competency reports per student, course, and program. Skill IQ scores provide accreditation evidence.
Every lab is tagged to specific exam objectives. Students practice exactly what they face on exam day.
"CertLabs practice exams mirror the real test so closely that our students feel confident on exam day."
"Students now graduate with 2-3 industry certifications on average after using CertLabs cert tracks."
Need a lab we don't have? Our curriculum team builds custom labs to your exact syllabus -- including custom VMs, grading rubrics, and LMS integration.
10 progressive modules covering Security+ through CISSP. Students work in real Linux and Windows terminal environments, configuring actual security tools like Snort, Nessus, Volatility, and Wireshark.
Linux Security Hardening * UFW Firewall * SSH Hardening * User Account Security * System Updates
Network IDS/IPS (Snort) * PKI & Certificate Management * Custom Detection Rules * SIEM Integration
Malware Analysis & Sandboxing (Cuckoo) * Network Traffic Analysis (tcpdump) * Memory Forensics (Volatility) * IOC Extraction
SIEM Log Analysis & Correlation * Log Parsing & Filtering * Alert Triage & Escalation * Compliance Reporting
Vulnerability Scanning (Nessus) * Risk Prioritization * Patch Management * Remediation Verification
IR Playbooks & Procedures * Evidence Collection * Containment Strategies * Post-Incident Review
Recon & Enumeration * Exploitation (Metasploit) * Privilege Escalation * Report Writing
Windows Firewall Configuration * Network Segmentation * Access Control Lists * Defense in Depth
OWASP Top 10 * SQL Injection * XSS Prevention * Secure Coding Practices
Risk Assessment Frameworks * Security Policies * Audit Procedures * Regulatory Compliance
CompTIA Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, SecurityX * ISC2 CISSP, SSCP, CCSP * ISACA CISA, CISM * EC-Council CEH, CHFI * Cisco CyberOps Associate
10 modules covering multi-cloud infrastructure, security, networking, and deployment. Students work with real cloud service simulations and practice for AWS, Azure, and GCP certifications.
Cloud Service Models (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS) * Shared Responsibility * Cloud Economics * Deployment Models
EC2 Instance Management * S3 Storage * VPC Configuration * IAM Policies & Roles
Security Groups * CloudTrail Logging * Config Monitoring * KMS Encryption
Resource Manager * Virtual Machines * Azure Networking * Network Security Groups
Azure AD Integration * Azure Firewall * Key Vault * Security Center
Virtual Networks * Load Balancers * CDN Configuration * DNS Management
Infrastructure as Code * ARM/CloudFormation * Terraform * Automated Deployments
Docker on Cloud * ECS/AKS * Lambda Functions * API Gateway
CloudWatch/Azure Monitor * Alert Configuration * Log Analytics * Cost Monitoring
Multi-Cloud Strategy * Disaster Recovery * Backup & Restore * High Availability
AWS Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, SysOps Admin, Developer * Microsoft AZ-900, AZ-104, AZ-500 * Google Cloud Digital Leader, Associate Engineer * CompTIA Cloud+, CloudNetX
EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudTrail, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, ECS
Resource Manager, VMs, NSGs, Azure AD, Key Vault, Security Center, Firewall
Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible
Need a cloud lab we don't have? Our curriculum team builds custom labs to your exact syllabus -- including custom VMs, grading rubrics, and LMS integration.
Comprehensive Linux labs from installation to advanced administration. Students work on real CentOS and Ubuntu terminals, managing packages, storage, networking, and security.
CentOS & Ubuntu setup * Partitioning * Boot config * Initial hardening
apt/yum/dnf * Library dependencies * Repository config * Version management
LVM * NFS shared storage * Disk partitioning * Mount points & fstab
Users/groups * chmod/chown * ACLs * sudo configuration
IP config * iptables/nftables * Network troubleshooting * DNS/DHCP client
Bash/Zsh scripts * Variables & loops * Cron scheduling * Automation
Service management * Systemd units * Logging (journald) * Process mgmt
tar/gzip/bzip2 * rsync * Backup strategies * Disaster recovery
Modern DevOps workflows from version control to container orchestration. Students build CI/CD pipelines, manage infrastructure as code, and deploy containerized applications.
Branching strategies * Merge conflicts * Pull requests * Git workflows
Dockerfiles * Image management * Docker Compose * Container networking
Jenkins/GitHub Actions * Build automation * Test integration * Deployment
HCL syntax * Providers * State management * Module composition
Pods & Services * Deployments * ConfigMaps/Secrets * Scaling
Playbooks * Roles * Inventory management * Configuration drift
Prometheus/Grafana * Alerting * Log aggregation * Observability
DevSecOps * Image scanning * Secret management * Policy as code
CompTIA Linux+, Server+ * Linux Foundation CKA, CKAD * Terraform Associate * Docker DCA * AWS DevOps Professional
Windows Server and infrastructure administration labs. Students manage Active Directory, Group Policy, virtualization, and disaster recovery in real GUI and PowerShell environments.
Server OS Installation * Initial config * Roles & Features * Remote management
AD DS installation * User/Group management * OU structure * Group Policy
VMware ESXi * Hyper-V * Virtual networking * Snapshot management
Windows Server Backup * System State * Bare-metal restore * Cloud backup
Password policies * Audit policies * BitLocker * Windows Defender config
Component identification * Troubleshooting * BIOS/UEFI * Storage types
Network infrastructure labs covering routing, switching, wireless, and security. Students configure network devices, troubleshoot connectivity, and implement security controls.
IPv4/IPv6 addressing * Subnetting * Loopback config * Default gateways
VLAN configuration * Trunk ports * Inter-VLAN routing * STP
DHCP server * DNS configuration * NTP * SNMP monitoring
PPTP/OpenVPN * IPSec tunnels * RADIUS authentication * 802.1X
WPA2/WPA3 config * Wireless controllers * Site surveys * Security
Load balancer config * Failover * High availability * Disaster recovery
CompTIA A+ Core 1 & 2, Network+, Server+ * Cisco CCNA * Microsoft MS-900 * CompTIA Cloud+ (networking components)
Complete programming lab sets for Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, and C++. Each language has 10 progressive modules from fundamentals through advanced topics with hands-on coding in browser-based IDEs.
10 modules covering SQL, database design, data visualization, security, ETL, and statistical analysis. Labs align to CompTIA Data+, DataX, and DataSys+ certifications.
SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY * JOINs (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT) * Subqueries * Aggregate functions
ER diagrams * Normalization (1NF-3NF) * Primary/Foreign keys * Referential integrity
Window functions * CTEs * Stored procedures * Triggers & views
BI dashboards * Chart types * KPI design * Interactive reports
Encryption methods * Access controls * Data masking * Audit trails
Extract-Transform-Load * Data warehousing * Pipeline automation * Quality checks
Descriptive stats * Hypothesis testing * Regression analysis * Correlation
MongoDB * Document databases * Key-value stores * Graph databases
Data classification * Retention policies * GDPR/CCPA compliance * Data catalogs
End-to-end data project * Pipeline design * Dashboard delivery * Presentation
CompTIA Data+, DataX, DataSys+ * Microsoft DP-900 (Fundamentals) * AWS Data Analytics
10 cutting-edge modules covering generative AI, prompt engineering, machine learning workflows, NLP, deep learning, and responsible AI. Students work with real AI tools and frameworks in browser-based environments.
AI history & concepts * Types of AI * Machine learning basics * AI ethics introduction
LLM architecture * Transformer models * Text generation * Image generation basics
Prompt design patterns * Chain-of-thought * Few-shot learning * Prompt optimization
Data preprocessing * Feature engineering * Model training * Evaluation metrics
Classification * Regression * Decision trees * Random forests * SVM
Text preprocessing * Sentiment analysis * Named entity recognition * Text classification
Neural networks * CNNs * RNNs * Transfer learning * Model fine-tuning
Image classification * Object detection * Image preprocessing * OpenCV basics
Bias detection * Fairness metrics * Explainability * AI governance frameworks
Model deployment * API serving * Monitoring * A/B testing * Model versioning
CompTIA AI Essentials * Google Professional ML Engineer * AWS AI Practitioner * Microsoft AI-900
AI/ML labs are our fastest-growing category with new modules added quarterly. Institutions can request custom AI labs tailored to their specific curriculum needs, including labs built around specific LLMs, frameworks, or industry use cases.
| Feature | CertLabz | Typical Competitors |
|---|---|---|
| Real VM-Based Labs | ✓ Terminal + GUI | ✗ Simulations only |
| Auto-Grading | ✓ Instant feedback | ✗ Manual grading |
| 50+ Cert Tracks | ✓ All major vendors | ~ 10-15 tracks |
| Programming Labs | ✓ 6 languages, 60 modules | ✗ Not included |
| AI/ML Labs | ✓ Gen AI, NLP, Deep Learning | ✗ Not available |
| LMS Integration | ✓ Canvas, BB, Moodle, D2L | ~ Limited |
| Custom Lab Building | ✓ Bespoke for your syllabus | ✗ Fixed catalog |
| Academic Pricing | ✓ From $2 per student per year | $15-50 per student per year |
Learn your program needs & goals
Map labs to syllabus & certs
SSO, grade sync & integration
Faculty training & go-live
Tailored programs to meet the unique needs of academic institutions. We partner with your department to design bespoke training solutions aligned to your goals, accreditation requirements, and industry demands.
No hidden fees, no per-lab charges. One subscription gives every student unlimited access to all 500+ labs, 5,000+ practice questions, and all certification tracks.
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"Our Security+ pass rate went from 64% to 91% after integrating CertLabs."
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