ReadRoost ResearchEditorial
3-4 weeksDifficulty: 4/10No IT experience
Based on 12 pass reports
- Study time range: 2 weeks to 6 weeks
- Most common: ~4 weeks at 1-2 hours/day
- Consensus: Easiest AWS cert but not trivially easy
Resources Used
Paid
Stephane Maarek — Ultimate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02Video Course
Clear #1 course — 7/12 passers, ~$12 on sale
Paid
Stephane Maarek & Abhishek Singh — 6 Practice Exams (390 questions)Practice Exam
Described as 'almost same as final exam' — 5/12 passers
Free
AWS Skill Builder — Cloud Essentials Knowledge Badge Path (33hrs)Official Training
Free official training — 4/12 passers
Free
Andrew Brown's freeCodeCamp AWS Cloud Practitioner Course (~13hrs)Video Course
Best free alternative — 3/12 passers
Paid
Tutorials Dojo CLF-C02 Practice Exams (Jon Bonso)Practice Exam
Consistently recommended alongside Maarek — 3/12 passers
Free
Kanani Nirav's GitHub Practice Exams + Study Notes (free)Practice Exam
Best free-only practice option — 3/12 passers
Free
AWS Free Tier (EC2, S3, IAM experimentation)Hands-On
Recommended for hands-on context — 3/12 passers
Paid
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide (Sybex) — Piper & ClintonBook
Reference guide — 2/12 passers
Tips
Take practice exams extensively and review EVERY wrong answer. Focus heavily on Security/Compliance (30%) and Cloud Technology (34%) — they're 64% of the exam. Master the Shared Responsibility Model. Don't neglect Billing & Pricing. After passing, use the 50% discount voucher for your next cert.