DevOps vs SRE Certifications

AWS DevOps Pro pays slightly more and costs less than CKA + Terraform combined. But CKA + Terraform is cloud-agnostic — more portable if you change cloud providers. Both target similar roles.

Full Comparison: AWS DevOps Engineer Pro vs CKA + Terraform Associate

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AWS DevOps Pro wins on cost ($300 vs $465) and premium ($45K vs $42K). CKA + Terraform wins on portability — you can take those skills to any cloud environment. Choose based on whether your role is AWS-specific or multi-cloud.

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