Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals exam price, length, validity and renewal
Microsoft · Foundational · DP-900 · $99 · 45 min · does not expire
Exam facts
Checked Sep 24, 2026 on Microsoft's page| Price | $99 per attempt, US list priceUS price shown on the exam page (loaded from Microsoft's exam-pricing.json); plus applicable taxes; price varies by country or region |
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| Length | 45 min |
| Format | Proctored; may include interactive components |
| Passing score | 700 |
| Valid for | Does not expire |
| Renewal | Fundamentals certifications do not expire. |
| Prerequisites | None required; familiarity with relational and non-relational data and data workload types expected |
| Level | Foundational (Microsoft calls it Beginner) |
| Delivery | Pearson VUE (proctored); students and educators can schedule through Certiport |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Indonesian, Arabic, Chinese (Traditional), Italian |
| Last changed | Jul 21, 2026Skills measured updated (English version); study guide change log |
| Source | learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/azure-data-fundamentals/Last checked Sep 24, 2026 |
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About this exam
For candidates beginning to work with data in the cloud who want to show knowledge of core data concepts and Azure data services.
- Price: "$99 USD* (United States, exam page price selector)"
- Duration: "You will have 45 minutes to complete this assessment."
- Validity: "Fundamentals certifications do not expire."
- Passing_score: "A score of 700 or greater is required to pass."
Fundamentals certifications do not expire; associate, expert and specialty certifications are renewed free each year by passing an unproctored, open-book online assessment on Microsoft Learn during a six-month window, which extends the certification one year from its expiration date.
After a failed attempt you wait 24 hours before the first retake and 14 days between later attempts, with at most 5 attempts in 12 months, and each retake must be paid for.
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