Certification Comparisons

Side-by-side guides to help you choose the right certification

42 comparisons. Updated October 20, 2026

Which Certification Should You Get?

Choosing between IT security certifications can be overwhelming. These side-by-side comparisons break down cost, difficulty, career impact, and recommended order so you can make an informed decision.

Security+ vs CySA+ →

CompTIA Entry-level vs CompTIA Intermediate

Security+ vs PenTest+ →

CompTIA Entry-level vs CompTIA Intermediate

Network+ vs Security+ →

CompTIA Entry-level vs CompTIA Entry-level

A+ vs Network+ →

CompTIA Entry-level vs CompTIA Entry-level

Security+ vs SSCP →

CompTIA Entry-level vs (ISC)² Entry-level to Intermediate

CISSP vs CISM →

(ISC)² Advanced / Expert vs ISACA Advanced / Expert

CISSP vs Security+ →

(ISC)² Advanced / Expert vs CompTIA Entry-level

AWS SAA vs Azure AZ-104 →

Amazon Web Services Intermediate vs Microsoft Intermediate

CCNA vs Network+ →

Cisco Entry-level to Intermediate vs CompTIA Entry-level

AWS SAA vs AWS SAP →

Amazon Web Services Intermediate vs Amazon Web Services Advanced / Expert

Azure AZ-500 (Retired) vs Security+ →

Microsoft Intermediate to Advanced vs CompTIA Entry-level

CEH vs PenTest+ →

EC-Council Intermediate vs CompTIA Intermediate

SecurityX (formerly CASP+) vs CISSP →

CompTIA Advanced / Expert vs (ISC)² Advanced / Expert

AWS SAA vs AWS Security Specialty →

Amazon Web Services Intermediate vs Amazon Web Services Specialty / Advanced

CySA+ vs CEH →

CompTIA Intermediate vs EC-Council Intermediate

CC vs Security+ →

(ISC)² Entry-level vs CompTIA Entry-level

GSEC vs Security+ →

GIAC/SANS Intermediate vs CompTIA Entry-level

OSCP vs CEH →

OffSec Intermediate to Advanced vs EC-Council Intermediate

OSCP vs PenTest+ →

OffSec Intermediate to Advanced vs CompTIA Intermediate

SC-900 vs Security+ →

Microsoft Entry-level vs CompTIA Entry-level

SecurityX (formerly CASP+) vs PenTest+ →

CompTIA Advanced / Expert vs CompTIA Intermediate

Cloud+ vs Security+ →

CompTIA Intermediate vs CompTIA Entry-level

Linux+ vs Network+ →

CompTIA Intermediate vs CompTIA Entry-level

Data+ vs Security+ →

CompTIA Entry-level vs CompTIA Entry-level

SSCP vs CISSP →

(ISC)² Entry-level to Intermediate vs (ISC)² Advanced / Expert

CCSP vs CISSP →

(ISC)² Advanced vs (ISC)² Advanced / Expert

CISA vs CISM →

ISACA Advanced vs ISACA Advanced / Expert

CRISC vs CISM →

ISACA Advanced vs ISACA Advanced / Expert

AWS Developer vs AWS SAA →

Amazon Web Services Intermediate vs Amazon Web Services Intermediate

AWS CloudOps vs AWS SAA →

Amazon Web Services Intermediate vs Amazon Web Services Intermediate

AWS Cloud Practitioner vs AWS SAA →

Amazon Web Services Entry-level vs Amazon Web Services Intermediate

AZ-900 vs AZ-104 →

Microsoft Entry-level vs Microsoft Intermediate

AZ-104 vs AZ-500 (Retired) →

Microsoft Intermediate vs Microsoft Intermediate to Advanced

AZ-204 (Retired) vs AZ-305 →

Microsoft Intermediate vs Microsoft Advanced / Expert

CCNA vs CyberOps →

Cisco Entry-level to Intermediate vs Cisco Entry-level to Intermediate

CCNP ENCOR vs CCNA →

Cisco Advanced vs Cisco Entry-level to Intermediate

GCP ACE vs AWS Cloud Practitioner →

Google Cloud Entry-level to Intermediate vs Amazon Web Services Entry-level

CKA vs AZ-104 →

CNCF/Linux Foundation Intermediate to Advanced vs Microsoft Intermediate

Terraform vs AZ-104 →

HashiCorp Entry-level to Intermediate vs Microsoft Intermediate

CKAD vs CKA →

CNCF/Linux Foundation Intermediate vs CNCF/Linux Foundation Intermediate to Advanced

SecAI+ vs Security+ →

CompTIA Intermediate vs CompTIA Entry-level

AWS Security Specialty vs Azure SC-200 →

Amazon Web Services Specialty / Advanced vs Microsoft Associate / Intermediate

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