What is the difference between TOGAF 9 and TOGAF Enterprise Architecture?
TOGAF 9 Foundation and TOGAF 9 Certified are built on the TOGAF Standard, Version 9.2. TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Foundation and Practitioner are built on the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition. There is no exam named 'TOGAF 10' — The Open Group says so explicitly. Both tracks are sold today, delivered at Pearson VUE test centers or via OnVUE at home, and new candidates should normally sit the Enterprise Architecture track unless an employer or training course specifically requires TOGAF 9.
First, the Naming: There Is No 'TOGAF 10' Exam
Search results are full of 'TOGAF 10' pages, but The Open Group does not sell a certification by that name. The current portfolio page lists TOGAF 9 Foundation, TOGAF 9 Certified, TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Foundation, TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner, and TOGAF Business Architecture Foundation — and links an explanation of why there is no TOGAF 10 Foundation or TOGAF 10 Certified.
Practical consequence: when a job posting says 'TOGAF certified' without a version, the hiring manager almost always means the current enterprise-architecture credential. When it says 'TOGAF 9 Certified' explicitly, take the requirement literally — the 9 track still exists and still sells.
TOGAF 9 vs TOGAF Enterprise Architecture, Side by Side
Every figure below comes from The Open Group's official exam summary and the fee schedule effective February 1, 2026, both retrieved the day this page was published. The two tracks are more alike than different at the question level — the real differences are the underlying standard, the price per part, and the upgrade path available to people already holding TOGAF 9 Certified.
Read the table row by row. The entry exams are structurally identical: 40 closed-book multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes with a 60% pass mark on both tracks. The combined exams are identical in shape too, separated only by content vintage and $40 in booking fees. The bridge row is where the tracks genuinely diverge, and it matters only if you already hold TOGAF 9 Certified.
| Fact | TOGAF 9 (Version 9.2) | TOGAF Enterprise Architecture (10th Edition) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry exam | TOGAF 9 Part 1 (OG0-091) | EA Part 1 (OGEA-101) |
| Entry format | 40 multiple choice, 60 minutes | 40 multiple choice, 60 minutes |
| Entry pass mark | 60% (24 of 40) | 60% (24 of 40) |
| Second level | Part 2: 8 open-book scenarios, 90 minutes | Part 2: 8 open-book scenarios, 90 minutes |
| Combined option | OG0-093: 48 questions, 150 minutes, $570 | OGEA-103: 48 questions, 150 minutes, $610 |
| Single-part fee | $375 booking fee per part | $405 booking fee per part |
| Upgrade path | n/a (already the 9 track) | EA Bridge (OGEA-10B) for TOGAF 9 Certified holders: 14 questions, 60 minutes, $385 |
| Delivery | Pearson VUE centers or OnVUE at home | Pearson VUE centers or OnVUE at home |
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Already TOGAF 9 Certified? The Bridge Exam Is Your Shortcut
The TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Bridge exam (OGEA-10B) exists for exactly one audience: people who already hold TOGAF 9 Certified. It is the only prerequisite it accepts. The exam is 14 questions in 60 minutes — 10 simple multiple-choice questions covering the new Level 1 outcomes, then 4 open-book scenarios — with a 60% pass mark (18 of 30 points) and a $385 booking fee.
Compare the alternatives: a TOGAF 9 Certified holder who skips the bridge pays $810 for EA Parts 1 and 2 (or $610 for the combined) and sits up to 150 minutes. The bridge compresses the upgrade into one hour and one $385 fee. If your 9 certification is current and your goal is the 10th-Edition credential, the bridge is the rational path.
Which Track Should You Actually Sit?
New candidates with no TOGAF credential: sit the Enterprise Architecture track. It is the current standard, it is what employers mean by default, and the $30-per-part price difference against the 9 track is noise next to the credential's shelf life.
Candidates mid-way through the 9 track — for example, Foundation passed last year: finishing TOGAF 9 Certified keeps the sunk cost working, and the Bridge exam then upgrades you to Practitioner for $385. Two cheaper sittings beat abandoning a passed part.
Candidates whose employer or accredited course is built on 9.2 materials: follow the requirement as written. The Open Group still sells the 9 exams, still publishes the 9.2 syllabus, and still delivers both tracks at centers and via OnVUE at home.
Sitting Logistics Are Identical on Both Tracks
Whichever track you choose, delivery works the same way: The Open Group's exam summary states that every TOGAF exam is delivered at Authorized Examination Provider Test Centers and remotely by Pearson VUE OnVUE delivery. OnVUE requires a walled room with a closed door, no interruptions, no leaving the room, no breaks, and a passed system test — and The Open Group notes OnVUE does not allow two consecutive sessions, so back-to-back Part 1 and Part 2 plans belong in the combined exam instead.
If the deadline behind the credential is closer than your study calendar allows, that is a solvable problem too. Exam Assist handles the sitting end to end, and the service fee is due only after the agreed result posts.