AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional: cost, exam format and passing score
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional is Amazon’s professional-level architecture certification, currently examined as SAP-C02. AWS states the exam as 75 questions in 180 minutes, the cost as 300 USD, the passing score as 750 on a 100–1000 scale, and the certification as valid for three years. The exam is being updated: registration for SAP-C03 opens on 27 October 2026, and the last day to take SAP-C02 is 16 November 2026.
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- Exam fee
- 300 USDAWS certification page; local prices follow exchange rates, checked 28 September 2026
- Questions
- 75, multiple choice or multiple responseAWS certification page, checked 28 September 2026
- Duration
- 180 minutesAWS certification page, checked 28 September 2026
- Passing score
- 750 on a scale of 100–1000AWS exam guide (SAP-C02); a scaled score, not a share of questions, checked 10 October 2026
- Category
- ProfessionalAWS certification page, checked 28 September 2026
- Recommended experience
- 2 or more years designing and implementing cloud solutions on AWSAWS states this as recommended experience, not a prerequisite, checked 28 September 2026
- Valid for
- 3 yearsAWS certification page, checked 28 September 2026
- Exam version
- SAP-C02 until 16 November 2026, SAP-C03 from 17 November 2026; SAP-C03 registration opens 27 October 2026AWS certification page and Training and Certification Blog, September 2026, checked 10 October 2026
- Practice questions here
- 1,025 for the examCertsqill question bank, written against the SAP-C02 exam guide
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What is AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional?
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional is the professional-level certification for designing and evolving solutions on AWS across multiple accounts and organisations: multi-account strategy, network design, migration and modernisation, cost and performance trade-offs, and the continuous improvement of systems already in production.
It sits one tier above the associate exam, and the shape shows it: 75 questions in 180 minutes for 300 USD, against 65 questions in 130 minutes for 150 USD at associate level. AWS names no hard prerequisite — it recommends two or more years of experience designing and implementing cloud solutions on AWS.
Source: AWS — AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional. Checked 28 September 2026.
SAP-C02 is being replaced by SAP-C03 — the dates
AWS has announced an updated version of this exam. Registration for SAP-C03 opens on 27 October 2026, the last day to sit SAP-C02 is 16 November 2026, and SAP-C03 delivery begins on 17 November 2026.
What that means in practice: if your exam date is on or before 16 November 2026, you are sitting SAP-C02 and should prepare for SAP-C02. If you book later, you are sitting SAP-C03. The 1,025 practice questions on this site are written against the SAP-C02 exam guide — we say so plainly rather than letting you find out afterwards.
Source: AWS Training and Certification Blog — September 2026. Checked 28 September 2026.
What the exam covers, and how it is weighted
SAP-C02 has four content domains. AWS weights them as Design for New Solutions 29%, Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity 26%, Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions 25%, and Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization 20%.
The weighting is the study plan. Design for New Solutions and Organizational Complexity together are more than half the exam, and they are the two domains where the wrong answers are usually designs that work but break an operational or governance requirement buried in the scenario.
Source: AWS — Exam Guide (SAP-C02). Checked 10 October 2026.
What is the passing score?
AWS publishes a minimum passing score of 750 on a scale of 100 to 1000 for SAP-C02. It is a scaled score, not a percentage of questions, so it cannot be compared with a practice-test percentage — 75% on a mock exam is not the same thing as 750.
Some questions are unscored, and AWS does not say which. That is one reason a practice score is only ever an indicator, and why this site reports readiness by domain rather than as a single predicted exam mark.
Source: AWS — Exam Guide (SAP-C02). Checked 10 October 2026.
Where can you find practice questions?
This site holds 1,025 practice questions for the exam, split across the four domains in roughly the proportions AWS publishes. Every question shows all options, which one is correct, and why each of the others is wrong — at professional level that explanation is the product, because the distractors are rarely nonsense.
What you will not find here are dumps. AWS rotates exam questions, so a leaked set ages quickly and will not match what you sit. These questions are written against AWS’s published exam guide instead.
AWS Solutions Architect Professional questions people ask
What is AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional?
Amazon’s professional-level architecture certification, currently examined as SAP-C02. The exam is 75 questions in 180 minutes, costs 300 USD, and the certification lasts three years. Source: AWS, checked 28 September 2026.
How much does the SAP-C02 exam cost?
300 USD, with local prices following exchange rates. Source: AWS, checked 28 September 2026.
What is the passing score for SAP-C02?
750 on a scale of 100 to 1000. It is a scaled score, not a percentage of questions, so it cannot be compared with a practice-test percentage. Source: AWS exam guide, checked 10 October 2026.
When does SAP-C03 replace SAP-C02?
Registration for SAP-C03 opens on 27 October 2026, the last day to sit SAP-C02 is 16 November 2026, and SAP-C03 delivery begins on 17 November 2026. Source: AWS certification page and Training and Certification Blog, checked 10 October 2026.
How long should you study for it?
AWS recommends two or more years of experience designing and implementing cloud solutions on AWS before sitting the exam. It states no required training and no prior certification. Source: AWS, checked 28 September 2026.
How many practice questions does Certsqill have?
1,025 for this exam, each with an explanation for every option, written against the SAP-C02 exam guide.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect associate vs professional
The associate and professional exams test the same discipline at two depths. On AWS’s published figures, the associate exam is 65 questions in 130 minutes for 150 USD; the professional exam is 75 questions in 180 minutes for 300 USD, with a passing score of 750 on a scale of 100 to 1,000 for SAP-C02.
The content moves up a level too. The professional exam is weighted towards Design for New Solutions (29%) and Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity (26%) — designing across multiple accounts and organisations — followed by Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions (25%) and Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization (20%).
Source: AWS — Exam Guide (SAP-C02). Checked 28 September 2026.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect associate or professional: where to start
AWS sets no prerequisite for the professional exam — you do not need the associate certification first. What AWS does state is the experience it recommends for the professional level: 2 or more years of using AWS services to design and implement cloud solutions.
If you do not have that experience yet, the associate exam is the more realistic first step. If you design multi-account AWS environments for a living, going straight to the professional exam is allowed — but remember that the professional exam changes version in November 2026 (see below).
Source: AWS — AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional. Checked 9 October 2026.
Exam guide and the switch to SAP-C03
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam guide is the document to plan from: it lists the four domains, their weighting and the scoring. The current guide is for SAP-C02.
AWS has announced the next version. Registration for SAP-C03 opens on 27 October 2026, the last day to take SAP-C02 is 16 November 2026, and SAP-C03 delivery begins on 17 November 2026. If you book after 16 November, download the SAP-C03 exam guide when AWS publishes it and compare it with whatever you have been studying.
Source: AWS Training and Certification Blog — September 2026 new offerings. Checked 9 October 2026.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional course and training
AWS lists the official AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional training on its certification page: an Exam Prep Plan on AWS Skill Builder, the AWS Certification Official Practice Question Set, the AWS Certification Official Practice Exam, digital courses, and hands-on formats including AWS Builder Labs, AWS Cloud Quest, AWS Jam and AWS SimuLearn.
If you pick an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional course from elsewhere, check which exam version it teaches — SAP-C02 or SAP-C03 — whether it covers multi-account and migration design in depth, and whether it includes hands-on work in a real AWS account. AWS requires no course for this certification.
Source: AWS — AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional. Checked 9 October 2026.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam preparation
Good AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam preparation follows the domain weights: more than half of the exam is design work — new solutions and organisational complexity — so that is where most practice time should go.
Practice with long scenario questions under time pressure, and read every explanation. Certsqill’s practice questions are expert-developed against the SAP-C02 exam guide, explain every answer option and give you a readiness score per domain; access comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee.
You can take the exam at a Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored, in English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese or Spanish (Latin America).
Source: AWS — AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional. Checked 9 October 2026.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional salary
AWS publishes no salary data, so this page quotes no AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional salary. AWS Solutions Architect Professional salary figures online come from job boards and surveys, not from AWS, and depend heavily on country, employer and seniority.
Source: AWS — AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional. Checked 9 October 2026.
Is the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification worth it?
Whether it is worth it depends on your role, and AWS gives you the facts to judge: 300 USD per attempt, 180 minutes, a scaled passing score of 750, and a certification valid for 3 years. Without salary or pass-rate data from AWS, the honest case for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification is that it documents multi-account, migration and organisational design skills that the associate exam does not test.
The certificate itself is called AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional; some people search for an “AWS cloud solutions architect professional certificate”, which is the same credential. When you pass, it is the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certificate you add to your profile.
Source: AWS — AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional. Checked 9 October 2026.
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect associate vs professional — what is the difference?
Associate: 65 questions, 130 minutes, 150 USD. Professional: 75 questions, 180 minutes, 300 USD, with a scaled passing score of 750 for SAP-C02. The professional exam focuses on multi-account and organisational design.
Do I need the associate certification before the professional?
No. AWS requires no prior certification; it recommends 2 or more years of designing and implementing cloud solutions on AWS. Checked 9 October 2026.
Where is the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam guide?
AWS links it from the certification page. The current guide covers SAP-C02; SAP-C03 replaces it from 17 November 2026.
How much does an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional earn?
AWS publishes no salary data, so we quote none.
How long is the certification valid?
3 years. Source: AWS, checked 9 October 2026.
