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Shared or dedicated? Match it to your needs.
Both are fully managed. The difference is how much of the underlying infrastructure is yours alone.
ScaleMoodleLMS compared with Dedicated
ScaleMoodleLMS offers a shared, managed deployment for smaller or cost-sensitive programs, and dedicated, isolated deployments for organisations with scale, compliance or customisation needs. The comparison below shows what changes as you move from shared to dedicated. Both keep your data logically separated; dedicated adds infrastructure-level isolation.
Side by side
What differs, honestly
| ScaleMoodleLMS | Dedicated | |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | Shared, managed (data logically separated) | Dedicated database, cache and services |
| Isolation | Logical isolation | Infrastructure- and account-level isolation |
| Custom plugins | Standard plugin set | Custom plugins allowed |
| Custom domain | Per plan | Supported |
| High-availability & DR options | Standard | Available |
| Custom WAF / SSO / SAML | — | Available |
| Best suited to | SME and smaller programs | Enterprise, government, regulated, large scale |
| Cost | Lower — shared footprint | Higher — dedicated footprint |
Be honest
When Dedicated is the better choice
We would rather you pick the right fit than oversell. Dedicated can be the stronger option when:
- Your program is cost-sensitive and has standard requirements.
- You do not need infrastructure-level isolation or custom WAF/SSO.
- Your scale fits comfortably on shared, managed infrastructure.
And when we fit
When ScaleMoodleLMS fits better
- You have compliance, data-residency or isolation requirements.
- You need custom plugins, custom WAF, SSO/SAML or dedicated support.
- You operate at enterprise scale or need high-availability and DR options.
Not sure which is right for you?
Tell us about your current setup and goals — we will give you a straight answer, even if that answer is not us.
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