About CompTIA Testing Options

You may take a CompTIA Certification Exam either online or in-person.

Online testing

Online testing offers you the ease and convenience to test for your certification from any quiet, distraction-free and secure location at anytime.

Choose online testing if you want:

• A secure and easy way to test from home, a closed-door office or any place that has a private area available to you
• The flexibility to schedule your exam at any hour convenient to you
• Technical support if something goes wrong during your exam session

For online testing, you’ll need a:

• Quiet, enclosed, private location
• Reliable device that meets system requirements and has a webcam
• Strong, consistent internet connection with a minimum speed of 1 Mbps down/up

Find out how to take a test online

In-person testing

CompTIA In-person Testing provides you with testing options at any of the thousands of Pearson VUE test centers located around the world.

Choose in-person testing if you:

• Don’t have access to a private, distraction-free location
• Don’t have reliable Internet access
• Have limited understanding of written and spoken English or other language barriers

Find out how to take a test in-person