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Pass your exam
The first time.

Practice with original questions that decode the trap instead of just giving the answer, and a readiness score that tells you exactly when to book.

Study the questions
that actually matter.

Adaptive quizzes weight practice toward your weakest domains, and the Exam Decoder shows you the trap in every question, not just the right answer.

Know when you're
ready to book.

A readiness score built from the average of your last two full-length practice exams, taken in exam mode — 90%+ and you're cleared to book, not just eligible.

Independent IT certification exam prep · not affiliated with any vendor

Curated roadmaps span certifications from

CompTIACiscoMicrosoftAWSOffensive SecurityISC2

Three steps. No guessing.

Every part of the platform points at one outcome: knowing exactly when you're ready to sit the exam.

01

Map your path

Search your target role and get a curated, sequenced list of the certifications that actually matter for it — not a generic list.

02

Practice with intent

Adaptive quizzes weight questions toward your weakest domains, and the Exam Decoder shows you the trap in every question, not just the right answer.

03

Know when to book

A readiness score built from the average of your last two full-length practice exams, taken in exam mode — 90%+ tells you when you're actually ready, not just eligible.

The Exam Decoder

Don't just learn the answer.
Learn to read the question.

CompTIA questions are 50% technical knowledge, 50% English comprehension. Here's a real one, decoded.

Decode your own question free →

100% original questions, written to the official exam objectives. Zero braindumps.

A security analyst discovers that an employee has been forwarding internal financial reports to a personal email account every Friday for the past three months. Which of the following BEST describes this activity?

The trap

"Phishing" and "malware" sound like the obvious security-exam answers, so test-takers reach for them out of habit. But nothing in the scenario mentions an external attacker, a malicious link, or unauthorized code — the person doing this already has legitimate access.

10-second takeaway

If the person acting already has legitimate access, look at "insider threat" first.

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Real PBQs. Not just multiple choice.

Interactive performance-based questions — the hands-on questions most platforms skip, and often what decides pass or fail. We offer:

  • Clickable network topologies you diagnose and fix
  • Router & switch ACL and configuration repairs
  • Drag-and-drop matching for ports, protocols, and cables
  • Typed, exact-match diagnostic answers, just like the real exam
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My Path

Every role has a different route

Pick your target role and get the exact sequence of certifications that matter for it — foundation, core, and specialisation, with the reasoning for each one.

Support

IT Support Technician

Front-line technical support: troubleshooting hardware, software, and user issues.

Support

System Administrator

Keeps servers, networks, and infrastructure running — patching, provisioning, and hardening systems.

Networking

Network Engineer

Designs, builds, and maintains the networks that everything else runs on.

Security

SOC Analyst

Monitors alerts, triages incidents, and escalates real threats from a security operations center.

Security

Cybersecurity Analyst

Broader security analysis role spanning vulnerability management, monitoring, and reporting.

Security

Incident Responder

Investigates and contains active security incidents, then drives recovery and lessons learned.

Founder of CertPilot AI

“I passed PenTest+ and Security+ while working full-time IT support in Durban, South Africa. People started asking me how. This is my answer.”

Founder, CertPilot AI

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Your exam voucher costs ~R7,500 (~$404).

Don't book until your readiness score is green. CertPilot AI scores you on the average of your last two full-length practice exams, taken in exam mode — not a lifetime average — so it reflects how you'd do today, not six months ago.

90%+ average on your last two exam-mode results = book with confidence

Questions, answered directly

Is this affiliated with CompTIA, Microsoft, or any other vendor?+

No. CertPilot AI is an independent study platform, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by CompTIA, Microsoft, Cisco, AWS, ISC2, or any other certification vendor. Every question is an original work written to the publicly published exam objectives.

Do I need a credit card to start?+

No. Founding members get 3 months of Pro free, then 50% off for life — no card required to start.

How is my readiness score calculated?+

The average of your last two full-length practice exams, taken in exam mode — so it reflects how you'd do today, not six months ago. 90%+ and you're cleared to book.

What if my target role isn’t on your roadmap yet?+

Search for it anyway. We log every search, and you can ask us to add it — that demand directly shapes what we build next.

Which certifications can I study for right now?+

Original questions spanning CompTIA, Microsoft, Cisco, AWS, and ISC2 certifications, with new ones added regularly — see the full, current lineup on your dashboard. Every roadmap shows the other certifications your target role needs, even the ones not built out yet, so you always see the full picture.

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