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Cost & capability

Traditional platforms vs. Unite CBT

Same exam integrity. A fraction of the infrastructure. Here is the line-by-line difference.

$0
Annual infrastructure cost
1 min
Time from download to live server
2GB
Minimum RAM on the host machine
Cost itemTraditional platformUnite CBT
Cloud hosting$50–500 / month$0
Per-student license$5–20 / student$0
Database server$30–200 / month$0
SSL certificate$50–200 / year$0
Technical support contract$1,000+ / year$0
Realtime monitoring add-onOften billed per seatIncluded

Technical comparison

What you need to run each option.

RequirementTraditional platformUnite CBT
Setup complexityDedicated infra + engineersOne Python command
Offline capabilityRequires internet100% offline
Hardware floorModern servers2GB PC or Raspberry Pi
DatabaseMySQL / PostgreSQL clusterNone required
RuntimeNode / PHP / Python stackBrowser only
Container orchestrationDocker / KubernetesNone required
SSL certificateRequiredOptional over local LAN
Concurrent users (basic PC)Scales with spend100+ out of the box

Where each option fits

Traditional platforms win when…

  • Candidates are geographically distributed
  • You need cloud-native analytics at scale
  • Budget is already allocated to infrastructure

Unite CBT wins when…

  • Exams run in one lab or one building
  • Internet is unreliable or unavailable
  • Budget for software is effectively zero
  • Hardware is old or refurbished

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