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SAP-C02 is 75 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions in 180 minutes: long architecture scenarios where you pick the best of several workable designs. We compared the main options on exam realism, explanations and price.
Most people should start with AWS's free questions, take the official practice exam, then add Tutorials Dojo for volume. SAP-C02 runs until 16 November 2026, and SAP-C03 follows from 17 November with registration open from 27 October; every product below is written for SAP-C02.
| Practice test | Best for | Questions | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
 Official Practice Question Set (SAP-C02) | Free first look | 20 | Free |
 Free SAP-C02 Practice Exams Sampler | Free scenario sampler | 30 | Free |
| Official Practice Exam (SAP-C02) | Closest to real exam | 75 | $29/month |
| AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Practice Exams 2026 | Best explanations | 300 | $15 |
 AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Practice Exam | Randomized timed tests | 210 | $70 |
| Practice Exam AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional | Course companion | 180 | $100 |
20 AWS-written questions in the exam's style, with feedback on each answer choice and links to study resources. A retake reshuffles the same 20 questions.
Great fit if you want a free first look at Professional-level scenarios before spending anything.
Poor fit if you need a full-length rehearsal; take the Official Practice Exam.
Two free sets of 15 questions, one timed and one in review mode, plus SAP-C02 flashcards. Candidates describe Tutorials Dojo's scenarios as longer and more detailed than most banks.
Great fit if you want a free taste of Tutorials Dojo's long scenarios and explanations before paying for the full set.
Poor fit if you want full-length exams; the paid set has 300 questions.
75 questions in 180 minutes with the exam's scaled scoring and feedback on every answer choice. Passers name it the closest match to the real exam.
Great fit if you want a full-length rehearsal of the real format and timing in your last few weeks.
Poor fit if you want a large bank of different questions; a retake reuses the same 75 in a new order, so add Tutorials Dojo.
A 300-question bank in 75-question sets across timed, review, section and randomized modes, with explanations linked to AWS documentation. Candidates report first scores in the 40s to 60s.
Great fit if you want detailed explanations for long scenarios at a low price.
Poor fit if you want only unseen questions on every run; the modes share one 300-question pool.
Six timed sets of 35 questions, randomized on every attempt, with explanations that link to Digital Cloud Training's notes. A 2025 passer found the questions shorter and more ambiguous than Tutorials Dojo's.
Great fit if you want a second bank with different wording and reference notes after Tutorials Dojo.
Poor fit if you want long, detailed scenarios like the real exam; use the Official Practice Exam and Tutorials Dojo first.
A 30-question mini test and two full 75-question tests, sold apart from Maarek's course. A June 2026 passer found its style less like the real exam than the official exam or Tutorials Dojo.
Great fit if you used Maarek's course and want practice in the same wording.
Poor fit if you want the most questions for the money; at $100 for 180 questions it costs far more than Tutorials Dojo's 300 at $15.
AWS: SAP-C02 exam guide ↗AWS: September 2026 exam updates ↗Reddit: passed SAP-C02, TD vs Neal Davis ↗Reddit: SAP-C02 prep breakdown ↗Reddit: passed SAP-C02 with 806 ↗
Yes. AWS's Official Practice Question Set has 20 questions with a free Skill Builder account, and Tutorials Dojo's free sampler adds 30. The 75-question Official Practice Exam needs a Skill Builder subscription from $29 a month.
Candidates report scores from the 40s to the low 70s on Tutorials Dojo and Neal Davis and still pass, so low early scores are normal. They call AWS's practice exam the closest match and the real exam long and hard to call, with several answers that look right.
SAP-C02 can be taken until 16 November 2026, and SAP-C03 exams start on 17 November, with registration from 27 October. Today's banks are labelled SAP-C02, so they fit if you sit SAP-C02. If you book SAP-C03, use the new exam guide to fill gaps as banks update.
There is no fixed number. Two or three full 75-question runs on questions you have not seen, each reviewed in full, beat repeating one test. Use the official exam as the last run.