The Open Group

The Open Group structures TOGAF into certifications and credentials. The certifications are earned through Pearson VUE exams: OGEA-101 (Enterprise Architecture Foundation: 40 multiple-choice questions, 60 minutes, closed book, 60 percent to pass) leads to OGEA-102 (90 minutes, 8 scenario questions scored on a 5/3/1/0 gradient, open book with an in-exam TOGAF reference), which together qualify you as an Enterprise Architecture Practitioner. OGBA-101 is the parallel Business Architecture Foundation exam. Current cert names carry no version number by design; the portfolio FAQ explicitly avoids a TOGAF 10 brand even though the syllabi test TOGAF 10 content, and TOGAF 9 credentials remain supported indefinitely.

Pricing moved in February 2026: the current fee schedule lists $405 booking directly through Pearson VUE or $435 for a retail voucher per exam, with OGEA-101, OGEA-102, and OGBA-101 all priced the same, the combined OGEA-103 at $610, and the TOGAF 9 bridge exam at $385. Beyond the exams, the Open Group sells LMS-based credential assessments: Integrating Risk and Security ($119.98 bundle, 36 questions, open book, 75 percent to pass), Digital Specialist ($139.98), Agile Specialist ($139.98), and the EA Leader credential ($249, closed book, 45 minutes).

CertCompanion carries 7 Open Group practice banks, each around 600 questions and starting with 30 free: EA Foundation (OGEA-101) and Practitioner (OGEA-102), Business Architecture Foundation (OGBA-101), Integrating Risk and Security, TOGAF Framework Agile Specialist, TOGAF Framework Digital Specialist, and Enterprise Architecture Leader. Certifications and credentials never expire; there is no renewal exam to budget for.

The exam that filters people out is OGEA-102. Its gradient scoring gives 5 points for the best answer, 3 for second-best, 1 for third, and 0 otherwise, so a pair of plausible-sounding picks costs you the points a pass requires (24 of 40). Community reports agree the official practice exams run easier than the real thing, and that Part 2 is time-pressured open-book scenario reading rather than lookup. Our OGEA-102 bank drills the scenario format for exactly that reason.