How they compare
Same MCPTT platform, same feature parity, three different economics. What actually differs: who owns the infrastructure, how much it costs, how fast you're on the air, and whose uptime record you're betting on.
Recommended
MCPTT Gov-Cloud
Fastest · Most Affordable · Proven
Cost
Uptime (3-yr actual)100%
Standup< 24 hours
InfrastructureMCPTT-owned DCs
Servers to buyNone
MaintenanceZero — we do it
ComplianceCJIS · FIPS 140-3
FailoverMulti-region
PricingPer-seat, monthly
The most affordable path. Hosted in our own U.S. data centers with a documented 100% uptime record over the past three years. Nothing to buy, nothing to rack, nothing to patch on a Saturday night — and you're on the air the same day the paperwork clears.
Best ForAgencies, utilities, tribal nations, and fleets that want mission-critical PTT without capital outlay or an infrastructure team.
Mid-Tier
Private Gov-Cloud
Your Cloud Contract · Our Platform
Cost
Uptime< 100%*
Standup30–60 days
InfrastructureAWS / Azure Gov
Servers to buyNone
MaintenanceShared — you + us
ComplianceFedRAMP High
FailoverVendor multi-AZ
PricingPer-seat + cloud
Deployed into your existing AWS GovCloud or Azure Government tenant. Slightly higher cost, and uptime is capped by the cloud vendor's reliability — both AWS GovCloud and Azure Government have had documented outages that put them below 100%. You inherit their SLA ceiling, not ours.
Best ForOrganizations with mandated cloud contracts, existing enterprise cloud agreements, or stricter single-tenant isolation requirements.
Highest Cost
On-Premise
Total Control · Total Responsibility
Cost
UptimeCustomer-run
Standup60–120 days
InfrastructureOn-site appliance
Servers to buyAppliance + spares
MaintenanceYou + contract
ComplianceAir-gappable
FailoverCloud Failover†
PricingCapex + support
The most expensive option. Hardware, power, cooling, service contracts, and spares — all yours. Uptime depends entirely on your local environment, and in practice on-prem environments rarely hit 100%. Add our MCPTT Cloud Failover to automatically keep talkgroups live when your data center, power, or backhaul goes down.
Best ForSCIFs, tactical deployments, expeditionary ops, and agencies with policy requirements that prohibit any outbound cloud dependency.
* Based on public cloud-vendor incident reports. † Cloud Failover is an additional option and fee for on-premise deployments.