Alibaba Cloud Academy vs ExamPro

Alibaba Cloud Academy is Alibaba Cloud’s training and certification division for clients, partners, and developers. Programs include Clouder, Specialty, and short video courses, with certification routes across Associate, Certified, Expert, Professional, Capability and Competency, Clouder, and developer credentials. The listed Academy Membership costs $19.90 a year and includes unlimited access to 130+ online training courses, free Apsara Clouder certifications, and up to four attempts for each Apsara Clouder and Specialty certification. Other courses, specialties, credentials, vouchers, and subscriptions may require payment. Academy activities require a main Alibaba Cloud account; RAM accounts are unsupported. Pearson VUE exams can be taken at test centers or online, except online-proctored exams are unavailable in the Chinese mainland. Professional certifications last two years, and status can be verified through a one-step process. Badges can be shared on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, but not through Credly.

ExamPro is a web-based platform for self-paced certification study, with courses spanning AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, AI, Anthropic, Terraform, Kubernetes, GitHub, and NVIDIA. Study materials include video lectures, follow-along labs, practice exam simulations, video quizzes, flashcards, notes, printer-friendly cheat sheets, and explanations for practice questions. Learners can use the mobile website with the same functionality as desktop access. The Free Tier costs nothing and includes a practice exam and access to all course videos. A typical paid course includes one year of access, while its listed contents include three or more practice exams, downloadable materials, flashcards, quizlets, support, and a completion certificate; course prices vary. Supporter Membership costs $39 a month or $390 a year, with the full course catalogue, new courses and updates while active, early access, cloud projects, workshop deals, content voting, and twice-monthly Zoom office hours. Accounts are for individual use, and shared credentials or multi-user access are prohibited. ExamPro does not guarantee uninterrupted service or a particular exam or career outcome.