Exam cost
AWS Certified Developer – Associate Exam Cost
The published price for the AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification exam, what it covers, and what the real total budget looks like once retakes and study time are counted.
- USD 150 (US list price) exam fee
- 130 min
- 65 questions
certilumWhat the exam costs
Published by the certification body. No estimates, no ranges.
What the fee covers
Knowing the boundary of the price stops the surprise costs later.
| Item | Included in the exam fee |
|---|---|
| The exam session | Yes, including the 130-minute session |
| Exam retake | Depends on the vendor policy, check before booking |
| Discount voucher | Not listed in the published price |
| Practice questions | No, those are a separate Certilum product (65 questions for this exam) |
| Training course | No, sold separately by providers and training companies |
The exam fee buys you one attempt at the AWS Certified Developer – Associate. Everything else on your path to certification, revision material included, sits outside this price, and that is where most of the budget of a certification actually goes.
Note from the vendor record: Last day to test on DVA-C02 is 2026-12-01; DVA-C03 registration opens 2026-10-27. Flag the version transition in any article.
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