Online Course Platform Development

Pros

• Unlimited customization abilities to meet unique business needs;
• Unlimited scalability when the number of courses and students starts to grow;
• Full ownership of the whole system and control of the life cycle;
• Unique feature set with advanced or rare functionality.

Cons

• High initial costs as creating custom software from scratch require a large budget;
• Time-consuming development and implementation processes;
• The need for immediate fixes for the custom code.

Pros

• Low costs as open-source software are often available for limited budgets;
• Reduced time-to-market thanks to pre-built ready-to-go functionality;
• Powerful built-in features to build and launch an online course;
• The vendor is responsible for the maintenance of the whole system.

Cons

• Limited customization abilities;
• Limited scalability as the architecture and the structure of the code is not ready for high load;
• Low network bandwidth, which can support up to 10,000 users.

Pros

• Low upfront costs with subscription-based services;
• Faster time-to-launch as SaaS solutions are already deployed in the cloud;
• Flexibility to switch subscription plans to access more functionality;
• Unlimited bandwidth for high load;
• The provider is responsible for software and hardware updates.

Cons

• Minimal customization abilities as the code are owned by the provider;
• Limited scalability of the system.