AWS Skill Builder offers official AWS courses, certification preparation, practice exams and hands-on labs. Foundational learning is free; a subscription unlocks the full preparation and lab catalog.
An MLA-C01 passer found the Skill Builder exam-prep practice exam similar in difficulty to the real exam and slightly better than Tutorials Dojo. They found the learning-plan courses uneven but liked the labs.
A Cloud Practitioner candidate who studied only the free Cloud Practitioner Essentials course met topics in practice exams that the course had not covered. Replies suggested checking the official exam guide and practising further before the exam.
AWS's own course runs 12 h 45 min, with short videos, demonstrations and knowledge checks across all four exam domains. It comes from the company that writes the exam and is free on AWS Skill Builder.
Great fit if you want a free course written by the exam's issuer
Poor fit if you want console demonstrations or a practice exam inside the course; choose Maarek
Twenty questions written by AWS to show the exam's style, with feedback on every answer choice and links to study material. Retakes reuse the same questions in a different order.
Great fit if you want to see AWS's own question style before spending anything.
Poor fit if you need more than one short set; move on to Tutorials Dojo or the Official Practice Exam.
A 65-question, 90-minute exam with the real exam's length and scaled scoring, plus feedback on every answer. Retakes reuse the same questions in a different order, so save it for your final week.
Great fit if you want a timed, scored rehearsal built by AWS shortly before your exam.
Poor fit if you want a one-off purchase rather than a subscription.
AWS's official exam preparation plan of about 18 hours, with domain reviews, questions and practical activities. The content is free and a Skill Builder subscription adds the extra tools. It comes from the company that writes the exam.
Great fit if you want an issuer-led route through the objectives
Poor fit if you are new to AWS and need the services taught from scratch; choose Maarek or Cantrill
Twenty questions written by AWS to show the exam's style, with feedback on every answer choice and links to study material. Retakes reuse the same questions in a different order.
Great fit if you want to see AWS's own question style before spending anything.
Poor fit if you need more than one short set; move on to Tutorials Dojo.
A 65-question, 130-minute exam with the real exam's length and scaled scoring and feedback on every answer. Retakes reuse the same questions, and candidates find it easier than the real exam.
Great fit if you want to practise pacing over 130 minutes and see AWS's wording on a scored exam.
Poor fit if you need a tough readiness test; Tutorials Dojo and Maarek are harder.
AWS's official four-step plan follows the AIF-C01 exam guide, with domain review lessons, the free 20-question practice set and flashcards. It runs inside AWS Skill Builder. The official pretest at the end needs a paid subscription.
Great fit if you want a free route that follows the exam guide
Poor fit if you want long video lessons with console demonstrations; choose Maarek's course
Twenty questions written by AWS to show the exam's style, with feedback on every answer choice and links to study material. Retakes reuse the same questions in a different order.
Great fit if you want to see AWS's own question style before spending anything.
Poor fit if you need more than one short set; move on to Tutorials Dojo.
A 65-question, 90-minute exam with the real exam's length and scaled scoring, plus feedback on every answer. The same subscription adds a second 65-question Pretest and domain practice sets.
Great fit if you want a timed, scored rehearsal built by AWS shortly before your exam.
Poor fit if you want a one-off purchase rather than a subscription.
AWS's four-step plan for DVA-C02, with domain review lessons, the free 20-question practice set and links to labs and the official practice exam. It tells you what to study rather than teaching every service from scratch.
Great fit if you want an official checklist to follow beside a full course
Poor fit if you need a course that teaches each service; choose Maarek or Cantrill
Twenty questions written by AWS, with feedback on every answer option and links to study material. It takes about 40 minutes and shows the exam's wording and question style.
Great fit if you want to see AWS's own question style before paying for anything.
Poor fit if you need a full-length timed run; use the Official Practice Exam or Tutorials Dojo.
One 65-question exam with the real exam's length, time limit and scaled scoring, plus feedback on every answer option. Retakes show the same questions in a different order.
Great fit if you want a timed dress rehearsal in the last week or two.
Poor fit if you need many questions to drill; it is a single exam, so pair it with Tutorials Dojo.
AWS's four-step plan with a free standard review course for each exam domain. The enhanced course adds labs and the official practice exam, which need a Skill Builder subscription at $29/month.
Great fit if you want the official route through the objectives
Poor fit if you need full lessons from the basics; choose Maarek
Twenty questions written by AWS, with feedback on every answer option and links to study material. It takes about 40 minutes and shows the exam's wording and question style.
Great fit if you want to see AWS's own question style before paying for anything.
Poor fit if you need a full-length timed run; use the Official Practice Exam or Tutorials Dojo.
One 65-question, 130-minute exam with the real exam's scaled scoring and feedback on every answer option. Retakes show the same questions in a different order.
Great fit if you want a timed dress rehearsal in the last week or two.
Poor fit if you need many questions to drill; it is a single exam, so pair it with Tutorials Dojo.
AWS's four-step plan for SCS-C03 with domain review lessons, the free 20-question practice set, SimuLearn practice and the official pretest. It tells you what to study rather than teaching each service in full.
Great fit if you want an official checklist to pair with a full course
Poor fit if you need full lessons on each service; choose Maarek
Twenty questions written by AWS, with feedback on every answer option and links to study material. It takes under an hour and shows the exam's wording and scenario style.
Great fit if you want to see AWS's own question style before paying for anything.
Poor fit if you need a full-length timed run; use the Official Pretest or Tutorials Dojo.
One 65-question, 170-minute pretest with the real exam's scaled scoring and feedback on every answer option. AWS lists it in place of a practice exam for this certification.
Great fit if you want a full-length, timed rehearsal under official conditions.
Poor fit if you need many questions to drill; it is a single test, so pair it with Tutorials Dojo.
AWS's four-step learning plan with domain review lessons, the free 20-question practice set and the official practice exam. It tells you what to study but does not teach each service in full, and the official practice exam needs a subscription.
Great fit if you want an official checklist of what to study next to a course
Poor fit if you need full lessons on each service; choose Cantrill
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.
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.
AWS's four-step plan for MLA-C02, with exam-style questions, refresher content, domain reviews and practice. It ends with a readiness check, so you see how far you are from booking the exam.
Great fit if you want the official route through the MLA-C02 objectives at no cost
Poor fit if you need full lessons on ML fundamentals; choose Tutorials Dojo's video course
20 AWS-written questions aligned to the MLA-C02 guide, 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 MLA-C02 question style and the new generative AI topics.
Poor fit if you need a full-length rehearsal; take the Official Pretest.
AWS's full-length test with exam-style scoring and feedback on every answer choice. It lists 65 questions in 130 minutes, shorter than the 85-question, 170-minute beta exam.
Great fit if you want an AWS-written timed test, and also want the subscription's MLA-C02 domain practice courses.
Poor fit if you want a large pool of fresh questions or beta-length runs; add Maarek's exams.
AWS's own learning plan of 13 digital courses, about 14.5 hours in total, on AI literacy, strategy, governance and transformation. It is mapped to the four exam domains, so it works as a complete route through the exam topics.
Great fit if you want a free, complete route through the exam topics
Poor fit if you want timed exam practice; add AWS's Official Practice Question Set or Maarek's practice exams
AWS's step-by-step exam preparation. It reviews each domain and includes the official practice questions, so it shows how AWS words its business scenarios.
Great fit if you want an official review of each domain before booking
Poor fit if you have not studied the topics yet; start with AWS's AI Business Strategist learning plan
20 AWS-written questions aligned to the AIB-C01 guide, with feedback on each answer choice. Several beta passers prepared with it and AWS's free exam prep alone.
Great fit if you want a free look at the business-scenario style and a quick read on your weak domain.
Poor fit if you need a full-length rehearsal; AWS lists its official practice exam as unavailable during the beta, so use Maarek's exams.
More than 1,000 learning resources are free. Full practice exams and the full lab catalog require a subscription.
The annual Individual plan includes Digital Classroom courses in addition to the monthly plan’s exam preparation and immersive learning resources.
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Last updated October 2026
