Head to head
Cred Farmer vs ClaudeTestPrep: which should you use?
Cred Farmer scores higher under every reader profile published here, and ClaudeTestPrep scores higher on none of the 10 rubric criteria, though it has strengths of its own.
Cred Farmer publishes this comparison and is one of the two platforms in it. Every figure below links to ClaudeTestPrep's own page and carries the date we read it. The verdict is computed from published weightings, not written by us.
- The site's own donation page states "Every practice question, mock, and explanation is free — no account paywall, no locked bank", but its gate endpoint returns limits of anonPractice 25 and registeredPractice 150 out of a 1,439-question bank, and the practice bundle renders a modal reading "You've reached the free practice limit." instrumented as an event named paywall_shown.
- /faq and /pricing say "You can start with 365 questions and a full-length mock with no signup", while every /<exam>/mock page tells a logged-out visitor "Create a free account to take a mock" and the enforced anonymous practice cap is 25 answered questions, not 365.
- /faq says "the full 1439-question bank and unlimited mocks are free either way"; the same gate endpoint returns limits.mock = 1 and carries a mockSittings counter, so mock sittings are metered.
Who wins, by what you need
Each row is that profile's published weighting applied to both platforms' criterion scores. Nothing here is hand-assigned: change the weights and the winners change.
| If you say… | Cred Farmer | ClaudeTestPrep | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced overall | 90 | 67 | Cred Farmer |
| I want one system for all four exams | 92 | 69 | Cred Farmer |
| I only need one exam | 92 | 66 | Cred Farmer |
| I want the best free option | 89 | 67 | Cred Farmer |
| I learn from video or an instructor | 52 | 39 | Cred Farmer |
| My exam is in two weeks | 96 | 69 | Cred Farmer |
| I am preparing a team | 82 | 64 | Cred Farmer |
What each one is better at
Where ClaudeTestPrep is stronger
- All four Claude certifications sit in one product, and the per-exam counts published on each hub (CCAO-F 300, CCDV-F 260, CCAR-F 609, CCAR-P 270) sum to exactly the 1,439 advertised on the homepage; an independent re-fetch of all four hubs confirmed both the totals and the domain sub-splits.
- The published domain weights match Anthropic's own exam guides on every exam: CCAO-F's seven domains at 14/21/12/16/12/15/10, CCAR-F's five at 27/18/20/20/15 with matching domain names, CCAR-P's seven with Integration heaviest, alongside the $99/$125/$125/$175 fees and the 60/53/60/63 item counts.
- A question permalink renders in full to a logged-out visitor (the stem, the correct answer, the cited explanation, and a 'Why the others fail' section giving a specific reason each wrong option is wrong), confirmed by an anonymous fetch of a CCAR-P item.
- The FAQ refuses real exam content in its own words: "Are these the actual exam questions? No. Every question is original. Reusing real exam content would violate Anthropic's exam policies — we don't, and you shouldn't either."
- It publishes how the bank is produced rather than leaving it implicit (written to the blueprint at real weights, drafted with Claude, then automated checks for scenario grounding, style, de-duplication and a multi-model answer-consensus check before a final approval gate), and each question carries a 'Report an issue' control.
- The timed mock varies its item count per exam to match the real paper (60, 53, 60 and 63) rather than serving one generic length, and reports a per-domain gain and loss breakdown afterwards.
- The editorial argues against its own conversion in places: /is-it-worth-it publishes a 'Who should skip it' section, and /how-to-pass points readers to Anthropic's free courses before its own bank.
- No testimonials, star ratings, pass-rate statistics or student-count claims appear anywhere on the two dozen pages fetched, and the non-affiliation line is on every page footer.
Where Cred Farmer is stronger
- Retention system: we score 5/5 against their 1/5.
- Structured learning: we score 5/5 against their 2/5.
- Diagnostics and personalisation: we score 5/5 against their 3/5.
- Mock-exam realism: we score 5/5 against their 4/5.
- Value and access: we score 4/5 against their 3/5.
- Team and operational readiness: we score 3/5 against their 2/5.
Feature by feature
Expand any cell to see the words we read and where we read them. If a link no longer says what we quote, the figure is out of date and we want to know.
| Cred Farmer | ClaudeTestPrep | |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications covered | All four: CCAO-F, CCDV-F, CCAR-F and CCAR-P, in one account, each with five timed forms, drills by objective, a readiness score, a study guide mapped to the published domains and a flashcard deck.Evidence“Study guides mapped to every domain, spaced-repetition flashcards, and five timed forms per exam built to its published blueprint are available across all four tracks, and every timed form contributes blueprint-based practice evidence.” | All four Anthropic Claude certifications (CCAO-F, CCDV-F, CCAR-F and CCAR-P), each with its own hub, blueprint/topics page, cost and registration page, and timed mock. Per-exam bank sizes are 300, 260, 609 and 270.Evidence“All four Claude certifications — 1439 questions spanning every domain and scenario in each exam's blueprint. Practice by domain, or take full timed mock exams.” |
| Practice questions | 1,180, every option explained. 300 CCAO-F, 265 CCDV-F, 300 CCAR-F and 315 CCAR-P across the four gated banks, every item tagged to a published domain and objective and practised in the timed forms, in drills by objective or by domain, and in drills built from your own misses. A separate public set feeds the no-account practice papers and samples.Evidence“1,180 questions written to the published exam blueprints, five timed forms per exam at the real exam's length and time limit, and a reason for every option, right or wrong, so you learn from each mistake.” | 1,439 questions. The four exam hubs independently publish 300 (CCAO-F), 260 (CCDV-F), 609 (CCAR-F) and 270 (CCAR-P), which sums to exactly 1,439; a second, independent re-fetch of all four hubs confirmed the arithmetic, and the domain sub-splits sum correctly too. How many of those you may answer without an account is metered: see free tier.Evidence“1,439 questions · four blueprints · independent of Anthropic” |
| Study material | Exam-focused study guides. One per certification, organised by the published domains and objectives, with written hands-on labs, a glossary and per-domain cheat sheets, and a public study guide per certification that reads with no account. Written material only: no video and no instructor.Evidence“Focused Study Guides Structured chapters mapped directly to the exam objectives.” | No lessons, modules or curriculum. What is published is a cited explanation on every question that also rebuts each wrong option, an editorial set (/how-to-pass, /is-it-worth-it, /certifications and a cost and registration page per exam), and blueprint pages carrying prose domain overviews with a question count per objective. The site positions itself as a question bank and routes learners to Anthropic Academy and the Partner Academy to be taught.Evidence“We're an independent practice-question bank, not a substitute for the source. Before you pay for anything, read the official exam guide for your certification and work through the free courses.” |
| Full-length timed mocks | 20 full-length timed forms: five per certification at the real item count and 120-minute clock (60 / 53 / 60 / 63 items), each built to its published domain weights, four as mock exams and the fifth an objective-mastery form. The CCAR-F forms each present four of the six published scenarios with their items grouped under them. Flag items as you go, then review the reason for every option by domain and by objective.Evidence“In length, they match: every timed form in your account has the real exam's question count and time limit (CCAO-F 60 questions in 120 minutes, CCAR-F 60 questions in 120 minutes, CCAR-P 63 questions in 120 minutes and CCDV-F 53 questions in 120 minutes).” | One full-length timed mock per exam, at the real item count (60 / 53 / 60 / 63 across the four papers) and a 120-minute clock, scored out of 1000 with a pass at 720 and followed by a per-domain breakdown of where marks were gained and lost. It requires a free account: every /<exam>/mock page shows a logged-out visitor "Create a free account to take a mock". Sittings are metered (the site's own gate endpoint returns limits.mock = 1), so the "unlimited mocks" in the site's copy is not what is enforced.Evidence“Create a free account to take a mock The timed mock mirrors the real sitting — 60 questions, 120 minutes, scored out of 1000 (pass at 720). It's free with an account, which also saves your result and the full analysis.” |
| Flashcards | Yes: a rapid-recall deck per certification inside the account, served through a spaced-repetition drill, plus a 40-card open deck per certification with no account.Evidence“Flashcard drills resurface each concept right before you'd forget it.” | Not published |
| Spaced repetition | Yes: an SM-2 scheduler, scheduling each card individually from a four-way rating, with lapses requeued inside the same session.Evidence“Study guides mapped to every domain, spaced-repetition flashcards, and five timed forms per exam built to its published blueprint are available across all four tracks, and every timed form contributes blueprint-based practice evidence.” | Not published |
| Diagnostics | Objective-level: every timed form is scored by domain and by objective, the weakest domains are ranked from measured results and linked to the chapter that covers them, and each objective you got wrong routes you to a drill on it. Drills can also be built by domain or from your own misses.Evidence“Beside the score, each objective you got wrong routes you to a drill on that objective.” | Per-domain coverage, accuracy and weak-area tracking; a post-mock breakdown of where marks were gained and lost; a dashboard of what you have covered and what is left; plus bookmarks and cross-device progress sync. All of it sits behind a free account: the dashboard renders empty to a logged-out visitor.Evidence“Per-domain coverage, accuracy, and weak-area tracking free” |
| Readiness / adaptive path | A per-certification readiness score gated on measured answers: 60% performance, 40% preparation (study path, objective coverage and streak). The first sitting of each form, guided or timed, sets the band and preparation moves the score only within it: below the pass mark it stays under 60, and Exam-ready (90) needs a first-sitting average of 800. Drills, re-sits and the diagnostic never count as evidence, and a study section counts only when its checkpoint questions are answered correctly. Set an exam date and the hours you can give, and a dated plan lays the work out day by day: sections to read, drills on objectives measured weak, and full-length mocks spread across the days before the exam. It says when the work does not fit, and it makes no pass prediction.Evidence“Study path progress, objective coverage and your streak move the score within that band, never past it.” | Not published |
| Free tier | All free during open beta: all four certifications, every study guide, every timed form and every drill. With no account: a timed practice paper, six sample items, a 40-card deck and a study guide per certification; the rest needs a free account.Evidence“Right now, Cred Farmer is completely free while we are in open beta.” | Measured rather than quoted: the site's own gate endpoint, fetched anonymously from three fresh cookie jars, caps practice at 25 answered questions for an anonymous visitor and 150 for a registered free account, out of a 1,439-question bank, with one mock sitting. Past the cap the practice bundle renders a tip wall; the site says a $0 tip unlocks everything, and the unlock endpoint (POST /api/tip/grant) returns 401 "Not signed in" when signed out, so even the $0 route needs an account. No money is required at any point. The site's own claim, quoted and not adopted: "You can start with 365 questions and a full-length mock with no signup, and everything beyond that is unlocked by a pay-what-you-want tip where $0 always works".Evidence“{"tier":"anonymous","practiceAnswered":0,"mockTaken":false,"mockSittings":0,"limits":{"anonPractice":25,"registeredPractice":150,"mock":1},"allowPractice":true,"allowMock":true}” |
| Price | $0 while in open beta. No paid tier is published and no pricing is announced for after the beta.Evidence“Individual preparation is free while in open beta.” | $0, pay what you want. An optional tip jar with a suggested $9 and preset amounts of $3 / $9 / $19 / $29 / $39 (the presets are on /support), presented as changing nothing about access. Team and enterprise pricing is quote-based and not published. The $99 to $175 figures elsewhere on the site are Anthropic's exam fees at Pearson VUE, not a ClaudeTestPrep charge.Evidence“Free. Pay what you want. Everything's unlocked for $0. If it helps you pass, tip what it was worth.” |
| Account required | Yes for the full study guides, the five timed forms per exam, the drills, the readiness score and the dated plan: a free account via Google or GitHub sign-in. The practice paper at /practice/<code>, the sample items, the open flashcard decks, the public study guide on each certification page, the blog and this comparison need no account.Evidence“To maximize security, we only use OAuth (Google and GitHub).” | Partial. No account is needed to READ a question permalink: an anonymous fetch returns the full stem, the correct answer, the cited explanation and the per-option rebuttals. Answering is metered without one: the gate endpoint allows 25 answered questions anonymously and 150 with a registered free account. An account (Clerk-hosted) is additionally required for the timed mock, saved results and analysis, cross-device progress and bookmark sync, and for tipping.Evidence“{"tier":"anonymous","practiceAnswered":0,"mockTaken":false,"mockSittings":0,"limits":{"anonPractice":25,"registeredPractice":150,"mock":1},"allowPractice":true,"allowMock":true}” |
| Team support | An organisation layer, in pilot and set up on request: a cohort dashboard showing each consenting member's readiness score, gate state and mock count, member and invitation management, and recorded exam-fee sponsorship offers against a readiness bar the organisation sets. No published seat pricing, no self-serve creation and no procurement route yet.Evidence“Set the readiness score you are willing to fund at, see who has crossed it, and record an offer against a certification.” | An enterprise tier from 5+ seats with two licensing models: unlock everyone on a verified company email domain, or supply an explicit roster (any domain, contractors included). Seats can be capped or unlimited and freed as people roll off, on a single PO-friendly invoice. Access is by lead-capture quote form rather than self-serve checkout, no price is published, and no cohort or manager reporting is described.Evidence“The same 1439-question bank, every full-length mock, and every explanation — unlocked for everyone you cover. Set it up by domain or by roster, invoiced once.” |
| States independence from Anthropic | Yes: stated in the footer of every page and repeated on the certification pages.Evidence“Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Anthropic or Pearson VUE.” | Prominent and repeated. A non-affiliation line appears in every page footer, the homepage strapline reads "independent of Anthropic", and /support states the site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by the certification vendor and that the exam fee goes to Anthropic via Pearson VUE rather than to them. /faq additionally refuses real exam content on exam-policy grounds and discloses how the bank is written.Evidence“Independent practice for the Anthropic Claude certifications. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the certification vendor. The exam fee goes to Anthropic via Pearson VUE — it isn't part of your practice here.” |
Which to choose
Choose ClaudeTestPrep if…
- You are sitting CCAR-F. Their Architect Foundations bank is 609 questions against Cred Farmer's roughly 300 per exam, mapped across the same five published domain weights: more than twice the item pool for that one paper.
- You want to read real questions and their full explanations before handing over an email address. Their permalinks serve the stem, the answer and a per-option rebuttal to a logged-out visitor; Cred Farmer shows a timed paper and six samples per code without an account, but its 1,180-item bank sits behind one.
- You are buying for a group. They publish working enterprise mechanics (domain-verified unlock or an explicit roster including contractors, capped or unlimited reassignable seats, one invoice), and Cred Farmer's organisation layer is a pilot set up on request, with no seats to buy or invoice.
- You have already worked through one provider's bank and want an independently written second set to cross-check yourself against. 1,439 items across the four blueprints, at no cost, make that a cheap second opinion.
Choose Cred Farmer if…
- You want to practise the way the exam is sat: five full-length timed forms per exam at the real item count and clock, with a reason for every option when you review.
- You want each study session chosen by what you got wrong: every missed objective routes you to a drill on it, and you can drill by domain or from your own misses.
- You have booked an exam and want an honest read of your practice results, from a score capped by your first sitting of each form rather than by activity, and a dated plan that lays out each day until the exam.
- You want to sit a free timed practice paper for your exam right now, with no account, and see a raw score by domain.
- You expect to sit more than one Claude certification and want one setup for all four.
- You are preparing other people and want to see who is measurably ready, with each person opting in, before you fund an exam.
What ClaudeTestPrep does not offer
- No flashcards: /flashcards, /cards and /decks return HTTP 404, the word appears on none of the pages fetched, and the sitemap lists no flashcard route.
- No spaced repetition or interval-based review scheduling is published; /review returns HTTP 404.
- No readiness score, pass-probability estimate or adaptive difficulty. Targeting is manual: you pick a domain or an objective and drill it.
- No lessons, modules or curriculum: the product is a question bank plus editorial guides, and it routes learners to Anthropic Academy and the Partner Academy for instruction.
- One timed mock per exam, gated behind a free account on every /<exam>/mock page shown to a logged-out visitor, and metered at a single sitting (limits.mock = 1) rather than the 'unlimited mocks' the copy advertises.
- Answering is capped without an account: 25 questions anonymously and 150 with a registered free account, out of 1,439, per the site's own gate endpoint. The $0 unlock path returns 401 'Not signed in' when signed out.
- The bank is 2.3x deeper for one exam than another (CCAR-F 609 questions against CCDV-F 260) for real papers of 60 and 53 items respectively.
- Domain-level topic detail pages exist only for CCAR-F; the other three exams' topics pages link straight to /practice.
- Team pricing is not published at all (enterprise access is a lead-capture quote form), and no cohort or manager reporting is described on the enterprise page.
- Diagnostics, saved mock results and progress sync are all account-gated; the dashboard renders empty to a logged-out visitor.
Observable gaps in what the site publishes, not judgements about quality. We have run no blind review of anyone's questions, including our own, so nothing here compares how good the content is, only what each platform offers.
Sources
- https://claudetestprep.com/ Homepage strapline carrying the 1,439-question headline count and the independence line.
- https://claudetestprep.com/faq Four-certification coverage, the bank total, the refusal of real exam content, and the 365-questions / unlimited-mocks free-tier claim.
- https://claudetestprep.com/api/gate/status The site's live enforcement layer, fetched anonymously three times: anonPractice 25, registeredPractice 150, mock 1. The measured free tier.
- https://claudetestprep.com/pricing $0 pay-what-you-want pricing and the 5+ seat enterprise tier.
- https://claudetestprep.com/support Independence and non-endorsement disclosure, the per-domain diagnostics list, the free daily emailed question, and the tip presets.
- https://claudetestprep.com/certifications The site's own positioning as a question bank rather than a substitute for the exam guide.
- https://claudetestprep.com/architect-foundations/mock Mock format (item count, 120-minute clock, scoring out of 1000 with a pass at 720), and the create-an-account gate.
- https://claudetestprep.com/enterprise Team licensing mechanics: domain verification or roster, seat handling, single invoice, quote form.
- https://claudetestprep.com/practice/q/ccar-p-d6-discovery-medium-001 Anonymous permalink rendering a full question, verdict, cited explanation and 'Why the others fail' rebuttals.
- https://claudetestprep.com/sitemap.xml Route inventory used to confirm the absence of any flashcard surface.
All read on 3 September 2026. Found something wrong? Email hello@credfarmer.com and it will be corrected.
Common questions
Is ClaudeTestPrep better than Cred Farmer?
Cred Farmer scores higher under every reader profile published here, and ClaudeTestPrep scores higher on none of the 10 rubric criteria, though it has strengths of its own. Under the balanced weighting, ClaudeTestPrep scores 67 and Cred Farmer scores 90 out of 100. The weightings are published and adjustable, so the honest answer depends on which exam you are sitting and what you can spend.
Is this comparison independent?
No. Cred Farmer publishes it and is one of the two platforms in it. That is why the rubric is published, every figure links to ClaudeTestPrep's own pages with the date it was checked, and the verdict above is computed from those published weightings rather than written by us.
Is ClaudeTestPrep an official Anthropic product?
No. Neither is Cred Farmer. Anthropic publishes the exam guides and Pearson VUE delivers the exams; every platform in this comparison is independent of both.
How current are these figures?
Everything here was read on ClaudeTestPrep's own site on 3 September 2026. Prices, question counts and free tiers change without notice, so follow the source links before you rely on a figure, and email hello@credfarmer.com if you find one out of date.
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