Certification vendors
10 programs, 65 current exams. How each vendor prices, renews and retakes its exams.
10 of 10 vendors
| Vendor | Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Snowflake$175 to $375 | 11 | $175 to $375 | All SnowPro certifications expire two years after award; renew before expiry via the Continuing Education program by earning an equivalent or higher level certification or completing one eligible instructor-led course. | |
 Amazon Web Services$50 to $300 | 9 | $50 to $300 | Certifications are valid for 3 years; renew for 3 more years by passing the latest version of the exam (or a listed higher-level exam) while still active, and many Associate, Professional and Specialty certs can instead be maintained for 1 more year on AWS Skill Builder. | |
 Microsoft$99 to $165 | 9 | $99 to $165 | 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. | |
 NVIDIA$125 to $500 | 9 | $125 to $500 | NVIDIA certifications are valid for two years, after which you must retake and pass the exam to recertify. | |
 Databricks$200 | 8 | $200 | Certifications are valid for two years; to recertify you take the full current version of the exam (Data Engineer Associate also offers a shorter renewal exam). | |
 Google Cloud$99 to $200 | 7 | $99 to $200 | Professional certifications are valid for 2 years and foundational and associate for 3 years; you renew by passing the standard or a shorter renewal exam in the eligibility window (180 days before expiry for foundational and associate, 60 days for professional), and some certifications can also be extended 1 year through Google Skills courses. | |
 Cloud Native Computing Foundation$250 to $445 | 5 | $250 to $445 | Certifications are valid for 2 years and are renewed by retaking and passing the exam before the expiration date, which extends them 2 years from the new pass date. | |
 Confluent$150 | 3 | $150 | Confluent certifications expire after two years and holders must re-certify every 2 years. | |
 dbt Labs$200 | 2 | $200 | All dbt Labs certifications are valid for two years from the date awarded; the official pages do not describe a separate renewal path. | |
 HashiCorp$70.50 to $295 | 2 | $70.50 to $295 | HashiCorp certifications are valid for two years; to recertify, pass an exam for the same product at the same level or higher, starting 6 months before expiration. |
Sources: each vendor's own certification pages, rechecked weekly. Prices are US list prices before tax; the vendor's page is the final word. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.