# r/CompTIA

**Post day/time:** Wed May 13, 2026 — 9:30 AM ET
**Flair:** Check sub rules — most CompTIA subs use "Resource" or "Discussion"

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## Title

> Built an adaptive prep tool covering all 13 CompTIA certs — would value your honesty

## Body

I'm Charles. Founder of AccelaStudy AI. Web app went live Tuesday. Posting here because CompTIA prep is genuinely brutal — Net+, CySA+, PenTest+, Security+ each have their own quirks — and I'd love feedback from people who've actually been through them.

Quick honesty up-front: I'm a solo founder. I built the entire platform in 81 days, working with Anthropic's Claude as my only collaborator. 74 repos, 1.27 million lines, 24,800+ tests. No employees, no funding. The "one human + Claude in 81 days" thing is the actual story.

What's different for CompTIA prep specifically:

**Performance-based questions.** This is what most CompTIA prep tools do worst — they either skip PBQs or give you cheap multiple-choice approximations. We built actual hands-on console-simulator labs (150 of them just for CompTIA, across A+, Network+, Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, etc.). They drive a simulated console DOM with real assertions, not video walkthroughs.

**Cross-cert credit.** If you've passed Network+, the engine gives you proper credit for the networking foundations when you start Security+ or CySA+. No more re-quizzing on OSI layers you already proved.

**Root-cause gap detection.** When you fail a Security+ question on cryptographic implementation, the engine traces it to whether your gap is in math fundamentals, key management, or protocol-specific quirks. So instead of "you're 65% on cryptography" you get a specific lesson on the actual gap.

**Coverage:** A+, Network+, Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, SecurityX (formerly CASP+), Tech+, Project+, Data+, DataAI+ — all current CompTIA certs, plus the ones in renewal pipeline.

**Pricing:** $39/mo for everything across all 929 certs in the platform. So if you're chasing the Security+/CySA+/PenTest+ trifecta, it's not three separate purchases.

What I'd love from this thread:

1. **The PBQ thing — am I right that it's where most prep tools fail?** Or is there a tool you've used that nailed it?
2. **CompTIA cert renewals (CEUs) — do you want lessons that grant CEUs?** I can wire that up if there's demand.
3. **What's the worst study-tool experience you've had with CompTIA?** Trying to make sure we don't repeat it.

Free demo, no signup: link in comments. Will be answering for 8+ hours.

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## First comment (post within 5 min — drops the link)

> Free demo (no signup): accelastudy.ai
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> Pick Security+ from the dropdown — it's our most-tested CompTIA domain, so the engine is sharpest there.
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> Also: not running ads, won't ask for upvotes. If a mod wants to add a self-promo flair, totally fair.

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