Ready to subscribe?
Create a free account or log in to subscribe and unlock all Premium content.
Stop googling walkthroughs. Start understanding them.
RatCTF Premium gives you structured learning, full machine walkthroughs, and 8 curated learning paths — from OSCP prep to SMB exploitation mastery — all for just EUR 9.99/month.
🎁 Loyalty Rewards
We reward you for sticking with us. Every payment earns you bonus credits to spend in the shop.
Month 1
+100 credits
Awarded when you first subscribe
Month 2+
+200 credits
Every renewal after the first
Credits can be used to unlock premium machines individually, buy quest slots, and more.
8 Structured Learning Paths
Follow curated module sequences across OSCP prep, CPTS, FTP, SMB, SNMP, SSH, LDAP, and Port Scanning. Every path includes premium machines that are exclusive to subscribers.
Full machine walkthroughs
Every machine — free and premium — that has a walkthrough is readable in full. Stuck? Read as much or as little as you need, without leaving the challenge page.
Exclusive Premium machines
Access machines curated specifically for Premium members — harder, more realistic, and closer to real-world scenarios. Included in every learning path.
Hints & tips panel
Progressive hints appear directly on the challenge page when you need a nudge in the right direction — without spoiling the whole box.
Unlimited lab access
Free accounts are limited to 3 labs per day. Premium removes the cap so you can grind as many boxes as you want.
Quest system — supercharged
Free accounts get 1 active quest slot and 1 new pick per day. Premium unlocks 4 active quest slots and 6 new picks per day, plus 50% off all quest upgrades and machine unlocks in the shop.
Free vs Premium
| Free | Premium | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily lab access | 3 / day | Unlimited |
| Machine walkthroughs | ✗ | ✓ All machines |
| Hints & tips panel | ✗ | ✓ |
| All 8 learning paths | View only (free machines) | ✓ All paths, all machines |
| Premium machines | ✗ | ✓ |
| Active quest slots | 1 slot | 4 slots |
| Quest picks per day | 1 / day | 6 / day |
| Shop discounts | ✗ | ✓ 50% off unlocks & quest upgrades |
| Flag submission & leaderboard | ✓ | ✓ |
| Community walkthrough submission | ✓ earn 1000 pts + 300 credits | ✓ earn 1000 pts + 300 credits |
| All free machines | ✓ | ✓ |
| Loyalty credit rewards | ✗ | ✓ 100 on month 1, 200/month after |
| Price | Free | EUR 9.99/mo |
🔁 Monthly Subscription — EUR 9.99/month
RatCTF Premium is a monthly subscription. Pay once a month to access all premium content. Cancel any time — no questions asked. Stripe subscriptions renew automatically; PayPal access is 31-day manual renewal. You also earn loyalty credits with every payment.
📅 12-Month Access — EUR 90.00 · one-time
Pay once and get a full year of Premium access. That's just EUR 7.50/month — save EUR 29.88 compared to monthly.