AWS Skill Builder — free tier Free
Amazon Web Services · vendor-training
COST: Free TRAINING only — the AWS certification exam is separate and paid; full Skill Builder is $29/month or $449/year. AWS publishes "1,000+ free learning resources," including over 900 free self-paced digital courses across AWS services at all levels. This is the textbook case of the split the catalog should always name: the LEARNING is free, the CREDENTIAL is not. The common misunderstanding: people complete free AWS courses and believe they are AWS certified. They are not — certification requires a separately purchased proctored exam.
✓ AWS certifications are strongly recognised in cloud and data hiring; the free courses themselves are training, not a credential