How to Buy Boson Training Products and Which Option Fits Your Needs

Boson sells its IT and certification training through its own online shop, and you can buy either a single product or a bundle. The right choice depends on what you are preparing for: if you need to practice configuring Cisco equipment, NetSim is the closest match; if you need to test yourself under exam conditions, ExSim-Max practice exams are the relevant product; if you want cloud-hosted hands-on labs or video instruction, those are separate offerings. Boson also provides free tools and a product FAQ so you can evaluate before paying.

What Boson actually sells

From the site's product navigation, the catalog breaks down into these categories:

Boson frames these as "outstanding as stand-alone learning tools" that work together when paired. That is the key buying logic: each product covers a different part of exam preparation, and bundles exist for people who want more than one.

Choosing by what you need to do

• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco devices → NetSim, because the site describes it as simulating Cisco's hardware and software for certification training.
• Rehearse the exam itself → ExSim-Max, described as simulating the full exam experience.
• Work in a real hosted environment → Practice Labs, which the site says uses pre-configured hardware hosted in the cloud with a step-by-step guide.
• Learn from video → Video Training Bundles, described as comprehensive tutorial video training with expert instruction.
• Teach or run a class → Courseware and Instructor-Led Training, listed as designed for instructors as well as individuals.

Narrowing by vendor or career track

Boson organizes content by both certification vendor and career direction, so you can filter before browsing products:

• Vendors: Cisco, CompTIA, Ethical Hacking, Microsoft, ISC2, AWS, ISACA, PMI
• Careers: Networking, Cloud Technologies, Cybersecurity, Project Management

If you already know your target certification, start from the vendor list. If you know the job role but not the exam, start from the career list.

Buying paths on the site

Two entry points matter:

1. Shop All Products — the full catalog, where you can browse individual products and bundles.
2. Checkout — the site links to https://boson.com/checkout/ for completing a purchase.

There is also a Product FAQs section and a Free Tools section. The free tools (Subnet Calculator, Networking Tool, Verbose Tech Vocabulary Game) cost nothing to use and let you sample Boson's style before committing to a paid product. The FAQ is the place to check product-specific details such as what a given simulator or exam covers.

Individual vs. organizational purchase

Boson splits its solutions by buyer type, which affects which page you should be on:

• Individual Certification Program — for one person buying for their own certification.
• Organizations — with separate tracks for Student Training, Employee Training, Military Personnel, and Government Employees.

If your employer or institution is paying, the organizational tracks are the relevant starting point rather than the individual shop.

What to verify before you buy

The site does not publish prices, licensing terms, or access durations in the material available here, so confirm those at checkout or through the Product FAQs. Before purchasing, check:

• Which certification or exam the product maps to (use the vendor and career filters).
• Whether the product is a stand-alone tool or part of a bundle you would rather buy together.
• Whether you qualify for an organizational track (student, military, government, employee) instead of the individual program.

Boson's own positioning is that the products work as stand-alone tools but are meant to be paired for full coverage — so if you are preparing for one exam, decide first whether you need simulation, exam practice, hosted labs, or video, then check whether a bundle covers more than one of those at better value.