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Amazon Web Services certification roadmap

This is Amazon Web Services's published credential ladder, grouped by track and ordered from foundational to advanced.

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Certification details change. Always confirm final pricing, availability, and credential terms on the official provider page linked in the sources below before you pay for anything.

This is Amazon Web Services's published credential ladder, grouped by track and ordered from foundational to advanced. Use it for planning: the progression below is typical, not mandatory, and you can enter at the tier that fits your background.

A credential is a signal of skill, not a hiring guarantee. Pick a track based on your target role rather than collecting every tier — start the RoleMath planner to see which roles fit you and which credentials map to them.

Cloud track

CredentialLevelTypeExam codesLinks
AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerFoundationCertificationCLF-C02Details · Cost
AWS Certified Solutions Architect AssociateAssociateCertificationSAA-C03Details · Cost

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Core source records

This table lists the page’s core content records and when they were checked. Claim-specific citations appear beside the relevant text and may not be repeated here.

IDSupportsSourceChecked
CIT-01AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — level, track, exam (CLF-C02)official page2026-07-04
CIT-02AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate — level, track, exam (SAA-C03)official page2026-07-05

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