Best free resources for APICS prep in 2026 — compiled list

Great list. I'd add: LinkedIn Learning has some supply chain & logistics-related courses that overlap with cert content, and if you have a library card many libraries give free access to it. Also check if your local library has access to O'Reilly or similar — tons of technical content there.

For APICS - American Production and Inventory Control Society Certified specifically, I found the PracticeTestGeeks explanations were detailed enough that I didn't need to buy a separate study guide. The combination of doing the practice questions + reading every explanation (for both right and wrong answers) covered most of the content I needed.

The official candidate guide is something a lot of people skip but it literally tells you the topic weighting and domain breakdown. It's the roadmap for your study plan. Never skip it.

Just wanted to jump in with a quick update since I've been lurking this thread for weeks. I finally broke 80% on the apics inventory management section yesterday, which felt huge because that was honestly my weakest area. The questions there are no joke, but once it clicked it really clicked.

I'm planning to sit the actual exam in mid-July, so I've got about five weeks left. Wasn't sure I'd be ready but the practice scores are trending up and I feel way more confident than I did a month ago. Good luck to everyone else grinding through this stuff, it's a slog but you'll get there.