The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate SAA-C03 exam validates your ability to design secure, resilient, high-performing, and cost-optimized solutions using AWS services and the AWS Well-Architected Framework. It is intended for solutions architects and other IT or cloud professionals who design AWS-based systems, with AWS recommending at least one year of hands-on experience designing cloud solutions.
Exam details
Exam facts
The published blueprint for this certification.
Duration
130 minutes
Questions
65
Passing score
70%
Certification level
Intermediate
Practice questions
199
Practice sets
3
Who it is for
Intended audience
This certification is aimed at solutions architects and related cloud professionals with hands-on experience designing cloud solutions using AWS services.
Before you start
Recommended prerequisites
These are VitePrep recommendations, not official vendor requirements.
Recommended experience prior to taking this exam is at least 1 year of hands-on experience designing cloud solutions that use AWS services.
What you get
More than a score
Every attempt powers the same readiness tooling across VitePrep.
Personalized AI insights
Your attempt feeds a readiness model that highlights how prepared you are.
Targeted weak-area practice
See the domains and topics to focus on next, with practice built around them.
Unlimited retakes
Unlimited retakes — practice as many times as you like.
FAQ
Before you start
The essentials about reviewing, resuming, and retaking practice sets.
Can I review a practice set before I start?
Yes. Visit the practice sets page and choose “Review Details” on any set to see its questions, duration, and difficulty before you begin.
What happens if I already have a test in progress?
Starting another set asks you to resume your in-progress attempt or discard it first. We never discard an attempt without asking.
Can I retake a practice set?
You can retake practice sets, but every start counts against that certification exam’s test-attempt allowance. Creating a custom practice set also uses that exam’s create-practice allowance.
Official resources
Official exam guide
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