Cloud Certification Roadmap 2025: Your Complete Path
Step-by-step certification paths for AWS, AZ, and GCP based on your career goals.
AWS Certification Path
Cloud Architect Path
1
Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
Foundation: 4-6 weeks study | $100
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2
Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)
Associate Level: 8-12 weeks study | $150
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3
Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02)
Professional: 12-16 weeks study | $300
Developer Path
1
Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
Foundation: 4-6 weeks
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2
Developer Associate (DVA-C02)
Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway: 8-10 weeks
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3
DevOps Professional (DOP-C02)
CI/CD, automation: 10-14 weeks
AZ Certification Path
Administrator Path
1
AZ Fundamentals (AZ-900)
Foundation: 3-4 weeks study | $99
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2
AZ Administrator (AZ-104)
Core admin skills: 8-10 weeks | $165
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3
AZ Solutions Architect (AZ-305)
Expert design: 10-14 weeks | $165
AI/ML Path
1
AZ AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
AI concepts: 2-3 weeks | $99
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2
AZ AI Engineer (AI-102)
Cognitive Services: 6-8 weeks | $165
GCP Certification Path
Cloud Engineer Path
1
Cloud Digital Leader
Foundation: 3-4 weeks | $99
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2
Associate Cloud Engineer
Hands-on GCP: 8-10 weeks | $125
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3
Professional Cloud Architect
Enterprise design: 12-16 weeks | $200
How Long Will This Take?
- Beginner to Associate: 3-6 months
- Associate to Professional: 4-8 months
- Complete path: 8-14 months
These timelines assume 10-15 hours of study per week. Full-time study can accelerate this significantly.
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