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Exam cost
SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) Exam Cost
The published price for the SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification exam, what it covers, and what the real total budget looks like once retakes and study time are counted.
- $495 USD plus applicable taxes (Proctored exam fee; two attempts included within a 60-day window), or the first two attempts included in the course registration fee when taken within 60 days of course completion - certification page states 'Training certification course not required' to purchase the proctored exam exam fee
- 90 min
- 45 questions
What 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 90-minute session |
| Exam retake | Covered by the published terms |
| Discount voucher | Not listed in the published price |
| Practice questions | No, those are a separate Certilum product (45 questions for this exam) |
| Training course | No, sold separately by providers and training companies |
The exam fee buys you one attempt at the SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM). 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: Current branding is 'AI-Empowered SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager' (page header 'AI-EMPOWERED SAFe®'); Scaled Agile has dropped SAFe version numbers, and the exam is listed as Foundational level. Course requirement: the certification page offers 'Purchase Proctored Exam - Training certification course not required', while the official exam details article states the first two attempts are included in the course registration fee within 60 days of course completion. Renewal requires a minimum of 12 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) each year; delivery is web-based, closed book, with a retake ladder of immediate, then 10 days, then 30 days (30 days thereafter). Caveats: an older Scaled Agile 'Exam Study Guide: POPM' article still shows a passing score of 80% and $50/$450 retake fees, conflicting with the current 82% and $495 proctored fee, and the price excludes applicable taxes and may vary by region.
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