A free KodeKloud alternative for KCNA and Terraform
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For the multiple-choice exams — KCNA and HashiCorp Terraform Associate — SaveMyCert is a free alternative to KodeKloud: revision notes are readable without an account and daily practice questions are free with one, with unlimited practice and timed mocks as a one-time unlock per certification. For anything hands-on, KodeKloud is the better choice and SaveMyCert is not trying to compete: its core is browser-based labs and playgrounds, and the performance-based CKA, CKAD and CKS exams are taken in a live terminal that only hands-on practice prepares you for.
SaveMyCert vs KodeKloud at a glance
SaveMyCert
KodeKloud
Price
Lessons and daily practice free; one-time per-certification unlock for unlimited practice and mocks
A free starting point, with full access on a monthly or annual subscription
Hands-on labs
None — SaveMyCert is notes, questions and mocks
Browser-based labs and playgrounds — the core of the product
Exams it fits
Multiple-choice exams such as KCNA and Terraform Associate (live list below)
Kubernetes (KCNA, CKA, CKAD, CKS), Terraform Associate, and wider DevOps and cloud
What you get
Revision notes + explained practice questions + timed mock exams + a readiness signal, in one loop
Video courses, hands-on labs, playgrounds, learning paths and mock exams
Answer explanations
Per-option rationale plus a concept / why-correct / steps / exam-tip breakdown on every question
Lab-driven learning, where you see the result of each command yourself
KodeKloud is an independent product and is not affiliated with SaveMyCert. Pricing and features described here reflect their general model; check their site for current details.
You are preparing for KCNA or Terraform Associate — both multiple-choice — and want exam-style practice without a subscription.
Your gap is breadth and vocabulary rather than terminal skill, which is what the KCNA tests.
You want explained practice questions and timed mocks that mirror the real exam’s format.
You already have a local cluster or a cloud account for hands-on work.
Choose KodeKloud if…
You are preparing for CKA, CKAD or CKS — performance-based exams that need hours of real terminal practice, which SaveMyCert does not provide.
You want browser-based labs so you never have to build or pay for your own environment.
You are learning DevOps broadly — Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform — and want one subscription for all of it.
You learn by doing and want video lessons tied directly to labs.
Why people look for a KodeKloud alternative
Usually because their exam does not need what KodeKloud is built around. KCNA and Terraform Associate are multiple-choice: they test whether you understand concepts and can read configuration correctly, not whether you can type fast under time pressure. For those exams, a subscription to a lab platform can be more than the job requires.
The other reason is cost. KodeKloud is a subscription, and someone preparing for one multiple-choice exam may prefer free practice questions and notes before deciding whether to pay for anything.
What SaveMyCert gives you
Revision lessons organised by the official exam domains, free to read without an account; daily practice questions with a full explanation on every option on a free account; and a one-time unlock per certification for unlimited practice and full-length timed mocks. No subscription.
Questions are original, written against the official curriculum. Studying leaked real exam content breaches the Linux Foundation’s and HashiCorp’s candidate agreements and can cost you the certification.
Where KodeKloud is genuinely strong
Hands-on learning is KodeKloud’s whole approach, and it does it well: browser-based labs and playgrounds let you run real Kubernetes, Docker, Linux and Terraform environments without setting anything up or paying a cloud bill. For the CKA, CKAD and CKS — exams taken in a live terminal against real clusters — that kind of practice is not optional, and SaveMyCert does not offer it.
It also covers a much wider DevOps curriculum than SaveMyCert, with courses, learning paths and mock exams. If you are on the Kubernetes path beyond the KCNA, KodeKloud is the right tool; SaveMyCert is the free option for the multiple-choice exams on its list.
Can you use both?
Yes, and it is a natural pairing on the Kubernetes path: use SaveMyCert to prepare for the KCNA and its breadth of concepts, then move to a lab platform for the hands-on CKA or CKAD. For Terraform Associate, practise the workflow on your own machine or in a lab, and use exam-style questions to check you can read configuration and state behaviour precisely.
Try the free study loop
Revision notes and explained daily practice questions — free with an account. Timed mock exams with Pro.
For the multiple-choice KCNA and Terraform Associate exams, SaveMyCert offers free revision notes and daily practice questions, with unlimited practice and mocks as a one-time unlock. It has no hands-on labs, so it is not an alternative for CKA, CKAD or CKS preparation.