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How to study for Microsoft Azure Fundamentals with the best free resources

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RoleMath has checked 9 free resources for this certification: 8 learning resources and 1 official scope document.

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Best free resources

ResourceTypePublisherCostSource
Study guide for Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure FundamentalsExam objectives / outlineOfficial: MicrosoftFree (see notes)official
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals free learning-path series (AZ-900)Free structured courseOfficial: MicrosoftFree (see notes)official
AZ-900 Practice Assessment (official, free)Free practice questionsOfficial: MicrosoftFree (see notes)official
AZ-900 Practice Assessment (official, free)Free practice questionsOfficial: MicrosoftFree (see notes)official
John Savill AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals Full CourseFree structured courseIndependent community: John Savill's Technical TrainingFree (see notes)independent community
AZ-900 architecture and services learning path (Microsoft Learn)Free structured courseOfficial: MicrosoftFree (see notes)official
AZ-900 management and governance learning path (Microsoft Learn)Free structured courseOfficial: MicrosoftFree (see notes)official
AZ-900 guided projects learning path (Microsoft Learn)Free structured courseOfficial: MicrosoftFree (see notes)official
freeCodeCamp / Andrew Brown AZ-900 free courseFree community / forumsIndependent community: freeCodeCampFree (see notes)independent community

What to know

  • Study guide for Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: RoleMath records this against exam AZ-900 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Official skills-measured outline; updated 2025-12-16. (noted when we read this source, 2026-06-14)
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals free learning-path series (AZ-900): RoleMath records this against exam AZ-900 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Part 1 of a free 4-path self-paced series published by Microsoft for AZ-900. The instructor-led AZ-900T00 course is separate and paid. (noted when we read this source, 2026-06-14)
  • AZ-900 Practice Assessment (official, free): RoleMath records this against exam AZ-900 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. A free Microsoft Learn profile and sign-in are required to take this official free interactive practice assessment; sample questions are delivered here rather than as a PDF. (noted when we read this source, 2026-07-10)
  • AZ-900 Practice Assessment (official, free): RoleMath records this against exam AZ-900 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Free and repeatable, written by the team that writes the exams, with a rationale and links for each question. Requires a Microsoft Learn sign-in. Microsoft states these questions are not the same as the ones on the exam, and that the assessments are authored with assistance from AI. (noted when we read this source, 2026-08-05)
  • John Savill AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals Full Course: RoleMath records this against exam AZ-900 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Community course may lag individual Microsoft service changes; reconcile every objective against the live Microsoft study guide. (noted when we read this source, 2026-07-09)
  • AZ-900 architecture and services learning path (Microsoft Learn): RoleMath records this against exam AZ-900 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Free self-paced official path; verify the free label on the page before relying on it. (noted when we read this source, 2026-07-11)
  • AZ-900 management and governance learning path (Microsoft Learn): RoleMath records this against exam AZ-900 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Free self-paced official path; verify the free label on the page before relying on it. (noted when we read this source, 2026-07-11)
  • AZ-900 guided projects learning path (Microsoft Learn): RoleMath records this against exam AZ-900 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Free path; some guided projects create billable resources - budget and delete them. (noted when we read this source, 2026-07-11)
  • freeCodeCamp / Andrew Brown AZ-900 free course: RoleMath records this against exam AZ-900 and has not verified whether that is still the current exam — check the vendor's page before relying on it. Community video published Dec 2023; reconcile against the current official study guide. (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.

Free resources reduce what you spend to study. No resource guarantees a pass, and a course is not the certification.

Core source records

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CIT-01Exam objectives / outline: Study guide for Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Free, as of 2026-06-14)Microsoft — Study guide for Exam AZ-9002026-07-05
CIT-02Free structured course: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals free learning-path series (AZ-900) (Free, as of 2026-06-14)Published source (learn.microsoft.com)Date not recorded
CIT-03Free practice questions: AZ-900 Practice Assessment (official, free) (Free, as of 2026-07-10)Published source (learn.microsoft.com)Date not recorded
CIT-04Free practice questions: AZ-900 Practice Assessment (official, free) (Free, as of 2026-08-05)Published source (learn.microsoft.com)Date not recorded
CIT-05Free structured course: John Savill AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals Full Course (Free, as of 2026-07-09)John Savill's Technical Training — AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals Full Course2026-07-09
CIT-06Free structured course: AZ-900 architecture and services learning path (Microsoft Learn) (Free, as of 2026-07-11)Published source (learn.microsoft.com)Date not recorded
CIT-07Free structured course: AZ-900 management and governance learning path (Microsoft Learn) (Free, as of 2026-07-11)Published source (learn.microsoft.com)Date not recorded
CIT-08Free structured course: AZ-900 guided projects learning path (Microsoft Learn) (Free, as of 2026-07-11)Published source (learn.microsoft.com)Date not recorded
CIT-09Free community / forums: freeCodeCamp / Andrew Brown AZ-900 free course (Free, as of 2026-07-11)freeCodeCamp (Andrew Brown / ExamPro) — Azure Fundamentals Certification (AZ-900) full course2026-07-11

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