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Certification Roadmap

Full Stack AWS

The most comprehensive AWS certification path. Covers architecture, development, and professional-level design in sequence. Best for engineers who want broad AWS mastery and the credentials to match.

1824 Months$135,000–$180,000
Amazon Web Services
01

Cloud Practitioner

CLF-C02foundational
Study time
4080 hours
Exam cost
$100
$50,000–$70,000

CLF-C02 establishes the AWS foundation before you build breadth across architecture and development tracks.

02
Study time
80120 hours
Exam cost
$150
$115,000–$145,000

SAA-C03 is the core architecture credential and the most important AWS certification. Everything else in this path builds on top of it.

03

Developer Associate

DVA-C02associate
Study time
80120 hours
Exam cost
$150
$110,000–$140,000

DVA-C02 adds application development depth to your architecture credential. Together SAA-C03 and DVA-C02 cover both the infrastructure and application layers of AWS.

04
Study time
150250 hours
Exam cost
$300
$155,000–$195,000

SAP-C02 is the pinnacle of the AWS certification track. It validates expert-level architecture across the most complex enterprise environments and positions you for principal engineer and cloud architect roles.

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