An overview of what this certification covers
The SnowPro Advanced: Architect (ARA-C01) exam validates a candidate's ability to design, deploy, and optimize end-to-end solutions on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. It assesses knowledge of account and security architecture, Snowflake's three-layer architecture and editions, data engineering pipelines, and performance optimization at enterprise scale. The exam covers replication and failover, multi-account topology, RBAC and ABAC governance, ingestion patterns (COPY INTO, Snowpipe, Snowpipe Streaming, Streams and Tasks, Dynamic Tables), clustering, Search Optimization Service, Materialized Views, Query Acceleration Service, and cost attribution via ACCOUNT_USAGE.
What to expect on exam day
Note: Exam specifications, pricing, and validity are subject to change. Always verify the most up-to-date information on the official provider's page before scheduling your exam.
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The Snowflake - SnowPro Advanced Architect exam contains 65 questions and lasts 115 minutes. Always confirm the latest exam blueprint on the official page before scheduling.
The passing score is 750 / 1000 on a scaled scoring system out of 1000.
You get 115 minutes to complete the exam. The MyCertStack exam simulator uses the same time budget so you can build pacing under realistic pressure.
The official exam fee is $375 USD at the time of writing. Pricing can vary by region and is set by Snowflake — always confirm on the official page.
The certification is valid for 2 years from the date you pass. After that, you'll need to recertify to keep your credential current.
No. MyCertStack provides original practice questions, sample exam questions, and a realistic exam simulator written by our team to mirror the style and difficulty of the real exam. They are not dumps and are not the actual questions used by Snowflake.
Work through the structured study material chapter by chapter, then drill the practice zone for each topic until you consistently score above the passing threshold. Finish with at least two full exam simulations under timed conditions before sitting the real exam.