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RoleMath has checked 5 free resources for this certification: 4 learning resources and 1 official scope document.
See the certification itself: CompTIA Security+ · and what it costs to earn and keep.
Best free resources
| Resource | Type | Publisher | Cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701 / V7) exam objectives (certification page) | Exam objectives / outline | Official: CompTIA | Free (see notes) | official |
| CompTIA Security+ Practice Test (V7) — 10 free sample questions | Free practice questions | Official: CompTIA | Free (see notes) | official |
| Professor Messer Security+ SY0-701 Course | Free structured course | Independent community: Professor Messer | Free (see notes) | independent community |
| ExamCompass free Security+ SY0-701 practice tests | Free practice questions | Independent community: ExamCompass | Free (see notes) | independent community |
| Professor Messer SY0-701 course playlist (YouTube) | Free structured course | Independent community: YouTube (Professor Messer) | Free (see notes) | independent community |
What to know
- CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701 / V7) exam objectives (certification page): RoleMath records this against exam SY0-701 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Objectives summary shown inline; CompTIA training (CertMaster) is paid. (noted when we read this source, 2026-06-14)
- CompTIA Security+ Practice Test (V7) — 10 free sample questions: RoleMath records this against exam SY0-701 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. 10 sample questions plus an answer key, publicly accessible. (noted when we read this source, 2026-06-14)
- Professor Messer Security+ SY0-701 Course: RoleMath records this against exam SY0-701 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Community instruction; official CompTIA objectives and samples remain authoritative and optional paid products are not included. (noted when we read this source, 2026-07-09)
- ExamCompass free Security+ SY0-701 practice tests: RoleMath records this against exam SY0-701 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Community practice with shallow explanations; treat CompTIA official objectives and sample questions as authoritative. (noted when we read this source, 2026-07-11)
- Professor Messer SY0-701 course playlist (YouTube): RoleMath records this against exam SY0-701 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Community instruction on an ad-supported platform; follow the SY0-701 playlist since older uploads may be the retired SY0-601, and keep CompTIA official objectives authoritative. (noted when we read this source, 2026-07-11)
The free path, in order
1. Start from the exam objectives / outline — it is the scope the certifying body itself publishes, and where a vendor also publishes domain weightings they are in it. It may not be a comprehensive list of every exam topic. Study against it, not against a course's table of contents. Where the entry below records an exam version RoleMath has not verified as current, confirm on the vendor's page that you are reading the outline for your exam before you study against it.
2. Work the free structured course(s) above to build the skills — first check each one against What to know above, and where a course was written for a different exam version than the one you will sit, treat it as background rather than as your main preparation. Treat official material as scope authority and community material as instruction; use official sample questions where they exist.
3. Free study lowers what you spend preparing, not what the exam itself costs — see what it costs to earn and keep.
Hands-on practice. RoleMath searched CompTIA's own Security+ certification page and our curated free-resource registry on 2026-08-06 and found no free hands-on lab for this exam. That covers the sources checked, not every source that exists. Sources: comptia.org/security. RoleMath searched the free-lab platforms LabEx, TryHackMe, Hack The Box, RangeForce and 101 Labs on 2026-08-06 for a free hands-on lab and could not finish the check — LabEx publishes a Security+ SY0-701 hands-on lab course and runs a free tier, and RoleMath has not verified that this course's labs are inside that tier; TryHackMe's free tier publishes no SY0-701 mapping; Hack The Box and RangeForce showed no free Security+-mapped lab; and 101 Labs' free SY0-701 set is practice questions rather than a lab. We are not claiming none exists. Sources: labex.io/comptia-security-…, labex.io/pricing, tryhackme.com, hackthebox.com, rangeforce.com and 101labs.net/comptia-security-….
Free resources reduce what you spend to study. No resource guarantees a pass, and a course is not the certification.