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AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate vs AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty

Intermediate

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate

Amazon Web Services

Costs

Exam fee150,00 $
Study time~80h
Renewal3 year(s)

Editorial summary (4 sources)

Editor
HR Value
4.3
Worth Cost
4.0
Learning Value
4.8
100%recommend

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Expert

AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty

Amazon Web Services

Costs

Exam fee300,00 $
Study time~150h
Renewal3 year(s)

Editorial summary (4 sources)

Editor
HR Value
4.3
Worth Cost
3.0
Learning Value
4.8
100%recommend

Aggregated from public discussion (3 sources). Not a replacement for community reviews. Updated .

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Verdict: AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate vs AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty

Editorial verdict

Based on 8 editorial summary entries, AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate wins 1 of 1 measured dimensions. The right choice depends on your career direction — see the decision matrix below.This verdict uses aggregated editorial summaries from public discussion. Real community reviews will replace these once they accumulate.

HR signal

tie

4.3/5 vs 4.3/5

Worth cost

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate

4.0/5 vs 3.0/5

Learning

tie

4.8/5 vs 4.8/5

Recommend

tie

100% vs 100%

When to choose which

Tightest budget: AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (150,00 $ vs 300,00 $ exam fee).
Lowest 6-year total cost (with renewals): AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (~300,00 $ vs ~600,00 $).
Easier entry point: AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (intermediate vs expert).

Cost over 6 years (with renewals)

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate

Initial exam150,00 $
2× renewal × 75,00 $150,00 $
6-year total300,00 $

AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty

Initial exam300,00 $
2× renewal × 150,00 $300,00 $
6-year total600,00 $