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Confluent certifications every exam, price and renewal rule

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Official program
Exams
3
current
Renew every
2 years
Confluent certifications expire after two years and holders must re-certify every 2 years.
Price per attempt
$150
$0$1600
Level mix
Associate
Associate3

Streaming and Kafka 3

Streaming$150Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache KafkaFor professionals who configure, deploy, monitor and support Apache Kafka clusters.CCAAK · Associate · 90 min · valid 2 yearsStreaming$150Confluent Certified Developer for Apache KafkaFor developers and solution architects who build, deploy and maintain streaming applications with Apache Kafka core APIs.CCDAK · Associate · 90 min · valid 2 yearsStreaming$150Confluent Cloud Certified OperatorFor architects, DevOps engineers and operators who manage multi-cloud and global Kafka architectures on Confluent Cloud.CCAC · Associate · 90 min · valid 2 years
ExamPrice
Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache KafkaCCAAKFor professionals who configure, deploy, monitor and support Apache Kafka clusters.$150
Confluent Certified Developer for Apache KafkaCCDAKFor developers and solution architects who build, deploy and maintain streaming applications with Apache Kafka core APIs.$150
Confluent Cloud Certified OperatorCCACFor architects, DevOps engineers and operators who manage multi-cloud and global Kafka architectures on Confluent Cloud.$150
About Confluent certification
Renewal

Confluent certifications expire after two years and holders must re-certify every 2 years.

Retakes

Candidates must wait 7 days before repurchasing and retaking an exam; each retake is a new purchase.

Policy source, checked Sep 24, 2026