Validates knowledge of IT risk governance, risk assessment, risk response and reporting, and technology controls.
A good CRISC course covers all four domains of the outline in effect since November 2025 and teaches you to treat IT risk as a business decision. We compared the main options on coverage, depth, format and price.
Pair the ISACA Review Manual with Hemang Doshi's Udemy course: the manual is the reference and the course teaches the four domains. Choose ISACA's online review course when your employer pays, and the LinkedIn Learning course for a six-hour overview.
| Course | Best for | Format | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
 CRISC Online Review Course | Official guided course | Interactive | $895 |
| CRISC Review Manual, 8th edition | Official reference | Book | $139 |
 Masterclass - CRISC Exam | Video course for the domains | Video | $20 |
 ISACA Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) Cert Prep | Six-hour overview | Video | $40/month |
ISACA's course has 14 modules of video and interactive lessons, about 14 hours in total, and a 25-question practice exam. Completing it earns 17.5 CPE.
Great fit if you want official guided instruction and your employer pays
Poor fit if you are paying yourself; Doshi's course teaches the domains for far less
The official reference for the four domains, with self-assessment questions in each chapter. This 8th edition covers the outline in effect since November 2025, so you can look up any concept as you practise with a question bank.
Great fit if you want the complete reference to look up concepts as you practise
Poor fit if you want a quick read or video teaching; it is dense, so pair it with Doshi's course
Hemang Doshi's lectures follow the four domains across 213 lectures and about 19 hours, with practice questions after each topic. He updated it in June 2026 for the 8th edition Review Manual.
Great fit if you want a video course to learn the domains before the exam
Poor fit if you want only a short overview; choose the LinkedIn Learning course
Cybrary's 6 h 3 min course, released in December 2025, covers the four CRISC domains. It connects them to real-world frameworks and case studies.
Great fit if you already have LinkedIn Learning and want an overview
Poor fit if you are new to risk and want full depth; choose Doshi's Masterclass
For most people, Hemang Doshi's Masterclass on Udemy with the ISACA Review Manual. ISACA's online review course is the official choice when your employer pays.
Yes. The Review Manual, a video course and a practice question bank are enough for many candidates, with no class required.
The courses here run 6 to 19 hours. Plan for about 90 hours of preparation in total, including review and practice questions.
No. You can take the exam first. You need three years of risk assessment and risk response work to become certified.