{"id":26286,"date":"2022-01-11T16:09:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T16:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=26286"},"modified":"2026-02-21T07:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:23:19","slug":"list-of-popular-free-certifications-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/list-of-popular-free-certifications-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Popular Free Certifications in IT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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https:\/\/github.com\/cloudcommunity\/Free-Certifications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology<\/th>Provider<\/th>Description<\/th>Link<\/th>Expiration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Nutanix Certification<\/td>Nutanix<\/td>They are providing free certifications until New year<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>January 31, 2022<\/td><\/tr>
Gitlab Certification<\/td>Gitlab<\/td>Free Certifications paths and badges<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
KataCoda<\/td>O’Reilly<\/td>Plenty of free courses on various technologies like e.g. Kubernetes, Docker etc.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Google Cloud<\/td>Google<\/td>One free month at Qwiklabs, Pluralsight & Coursera learning platforms. Pluralsight & Coursera require a credit card. Don\u2019t forget to cancel in time. (Qwiklabs seem still to work. Rest – expired)<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>?31-May-2020?<\/td><\/tr>
Agile<\/td>Atlassian<\/td>Free access to Atlassian\u2019s on-demand courses ($300 value each).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>30-Jun-2020<\/td><\/tr>
Programming<\/td>Packt<\/td>15 free programming & data science certificate courses by Packt ($20 value each).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>31-Jul-2020<\/td><\/tr>
Azure<\/td>Microsoft<\/td>Complete any one or more challenges and update your skills on LinkedIn on or before October 31, 2021, and stand a chance to collect your Free Microsoft Certification Exam Voucher*<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Oct 31 2021<\/td><\/tr>
IT<\/td>CompTIA \/ Jobs.mo.gov<\/td>The CompTIA Mentored Learning Program is a free program for displaced workers offering online instructor-led workshops that cover a technical computer curriculum geared toward IT industry-recognized CompTIA certification.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>04-Dec-2020<\/td><\/tr>
HYCU<\/td>HYCU<\/td>Free Certified Enterprise Cloud HYCU Admin certification for HYCU customers and partners. Free swags for those who complete before end of October 2020.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>31-Dec-2020<\/td><\/tr>
Kubernetes<\/td>Rancher<\/td>Free \u201cCertified Rancher Operator: Level 1\u201d on-demand training & certification by Rancher.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>14-Jul-2021<\/td><\/tr>
Alibaba Cloud<\/td>Alibaba Cloud<\/td>Alibaba Cloud Associate (ACA) Cloud Computing Certification Training.<\/td>Link<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Link<\/a><\/td>11-Nov-2021<\/td><\/tr>
Alibaba Cloud<\/td>Alibaba Cloud<\/td>For the very first time, Alibaba Cloud is offering free Alibaba Cloud Professional (ACP) Cloud Computing Certification Training.<\/td>Link<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Link<\/a><\/td>17-Nov-2021<\/td><\/tr>
Alibaba Cloud<\/td>Alibaba Cloud<\/td>Alibaba Cloud Professional (ACP) Container Service Certification Training.<\/td>Link<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Link<\/a><\/td>22-Nov-2021<\/td><\/tr>
Alibaba Cloud<\/td>Alibaba Cloud<\/td>For the very first time, Alibaba Cloud is offering free Alibaba Cloud Professional (ACP) Cloud Computing Certification Training.<\/td>Link<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Link<\/a><\/td>24-Nov-2021<\/td><\/tr>
AWS<\/td>AWS<\/td>Get AWS Certified Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge. The first 6,000 participants who request vouchers will also be eligible to take a practice exam and take the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification exam free of charge (normally $100).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>3-Dec-2021<\/td><\/tr>
Azure<\/td>Pluralsight<\/td>Free subscription at Pluralsight for Microsoft Azure courses<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>01-Jan-2026<\/td><\/tr>
Cloud Networking<\/td>Aviatrix<\/td>Aviatrix ,Free ACE – Multicloud Networking associate Course & Certificate code ACEMULTICLOUD<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Limited Time<\/td><\/tr>
Azure<\/td>Microsoft<\/td>Free AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification (worth $99) upon completion of the 2 day virtual training.<\/td>Link<\/a>\u00a0(“Fundamentals” tab)<\/td>Limited Time<\/td><\/tr>
Azure<\/td>Microsoft<\/td>Free DP-900 Microsoft Data Fundamentals certification (worth $99) upon completion of the 2 day virtual training.<\/td>Link<\/a>\u00a0(“Data Fundamentals” tab)<\/td>Limited Time<\/td><\/tr>
Azure<\/td>Microsoft<\/td>Free AI-900 Microsoft AI Fundamentals certification (worth $99) upon completion of the 1 day virtual training.<\/td>Link<\/a>\u00a0(“AI Fundamentals” tab)<\/td>Limited Time<\/td><\/tr>
Azure<\/td>Microsoft<\/td>Free PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals certification (worth $99) upon completion of the 1 day virtual training.<\/td>Link<\/a>\u00a0(“Fundamentals” tab)<\/td>Limited Time<\/td><\/tr>
JumpCloud<\/td>JumpCloud<\/td>Free JumpCloud Core Certification (worth $150).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Limited Time<\/td><\/tr>
Google Cloud<\/td>QwikLabs<\/td>Extra 30 days for Google Cloud labs on Qwiklabs.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Automated Testing<\/td>Test Automation University<\/td>Free certification courses by the Test Automation University.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Security<\/td>Juniper Networks<\/td>Courses and certifications for free by Juniper Networks (instead of 150 euros).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Google Cloud<\/td>Qwiklabs<\/td>Claim 30 days free Qwiklabs and access to the featured labs.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Huawei Networking<\/td>Huawei Academy<\/td>Free courses & exams from Huawei Academy for the HCIA, HCIP, and HCIE certifications.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Huawei Networking<\/td>Huawei Academ<\/td>Free course & certification (HCIA level, $200 value).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Programming<\/td>JetBrains<\/td>Free courses by JetBrains Academy for learning Java, Kotlin & Python.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Cloud Monitoring<\/td>Elastic<\/td>Free access to 11 Elastic Stack courses ($200 value each).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Diverse<\/td>Udacity<\/td>One free month access to nanodegree programs by Udacity ($400 value). Credit card \/ PayPal required. Don\u2019t forget to cancel in time.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Alibaba Cloud<\/td>Coursera<\/td>\u201cArchitecting on Alibaba Cloud Specialization\u201d at Coursera.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
DevOps<\/td>The Linux Foundation<\/td>The Linux Foundation offers 23 free courses with finalizing exams & confirmations.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
DevOps<\/td>CloudBees University<\/td>Free training through CloudBees University (Jenkins, DevOps).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Data Analytics<\/td>Sumo Logic<\/td>6 free training courses and certifications by Sumo Logic.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
Web Development<\/td>Freecodecamp<\/td>6 Free Code Camp learning courses & certifications, incl. RWD, JavaScript, APIs, React\u2026<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
Diverse<\/td>Udemy<\/td>~670 free courses at Udemy, incl. certificates.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
cPanel<\/td>Cpanel University<\/td>Free cPanel Professional Certification (CPP) awarded simply by successfully completing the full series of video lessons. There is no final certification exam required for the CPP status.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
Analytics<\/td>Google Analytics Academy<\/td>Google Analytics Academy free courses with certificates<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
SD-WAN<\/td>Silver Peak<\/td>Silver Peak , offers Free Training & Certification Exam for SD-WAN Profissional<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Data Science<\/td>IBM Cognitive Class<\/td>Data science courses with proof of completion and badge<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
IT sector<\/td>Bitdegree<\/td>gain or improve digital skills on our eLearning platform<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
SysTrack<\/td>Lakeside Software<\/td>Free SysTrack certification and badge upon completion of self-paced courses through their online learning platform. They offer three courses: SysTrack Technician, SysTrack Engineer, and SysTrack Dashboard Designer.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Eggplant<\/td>Eggplant<\/td>Free Eggplant courses and certifications.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
AWS<\/td>AWS<\/td>Free full-time AWS training with certification and launch a career in cloud computing with AWS re\/Start for unemployed and underemployed individuals.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
API<\/td>API Academy<\/td>Free API Designer and API Security Architect certifications.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
AI<\/td>Microsoft AI<\/td>Microsoft AI Classroom Series. Microsoft has joined forces with NASSCOM FutureSkills\u00ae to deliver Microsoft\u2019s AI, machine learning and data science expertise to students through easy-to-consume modules including demos, hands-on workshop and assignments.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Zerto<\/td>Zerto<\/td>Free Zerto Associate Certification on Zerto University.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Calico<\/td>Calico<\/td>Certified Calico Operator: Level 1.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Stepik<\/td>Stepik<\/td>Several free courses with certificates are available for reference in design, computer science, mathematics, etc.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
LoRaWAN<\/td>TheThingsNetwork<\/td>The Things Fundamentals, The Things Advanced, The Things Security and The Things Network Management.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
DevOps-Automation<\/td>CHEF<\/td>FREE Chef Principles Certification Exam<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Observability<\/td>New Relic<\/td>FREE Full Stack Observability Exam<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Chaos<\/td>Gremlin<\/td>FREE Gremlin Certified Chaos Engineering practitioner Certification<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Neo4j<\/td>Neo4j, Inc.<\/td>Become a Neo4j Certified Professional<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Confluent<\/td>Confluent<\/td>Fundamentals Accreditation<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Confluence<\/td>Confluence<\/td>Fundamentals Accreditation<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Extreme Networks<\/td>Extreme Networks<\/td>Extreme Networks Associate: Free training with an Industry Certification from the Extreme Academy<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Gatling<\/td>Gatling Academy<\/td>Become an ace on Gatling\u2019s Load Testing tool!<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Selenium<\/td>LambdaTest<\/td>Selenium Advanced Certifications<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
DeepLearning AI<\/td>Deep Learning<\/td>Deep Learning Specialization. Master Deep Learning, and Break into AI<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Kubernetes<\/td>Kasten.io by Veeam<\/td>Free Kubernetes Training<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Provider<\/th>Description<\/th>Link<\/th>Expiration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Palo Alto Networks<\/td>Free certification exam coupon code upon completion of certification prep training during the event.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>18-Nov-2020<\/td><\/tr>
Fortinet<\/td>Free Network Security training courses & certifications by Fortinet \/ NSE Institute.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>31-Dec-2020<\/td><\/tr>
The Academic Council Of uLektz<\/td>Free Cyber Security training and certification.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
APMG International<\/td>Free Certified Cyber Professional (CCP) Specialism Pilot certification for\u00a0eligible indiviuals<\/strong>\u00a0(see link for info).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Cisco Networking Academy<\/td>Free Introduction to Cybersecurity course with Networking Academy badge for completing this course.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
SkillFront<\/td>Free ISO\/IEC 27001 Information Security Associate\u2122<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Project Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Provider<\/th>Description<\/th>Link<\/th>Expiration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Certiprof<\/td>Free \u201cScrum Foundations Professional Certificate (SFPC)\u201d certification. Available in en, pt-br & es. Use the code \u201cCOVID19Support\u201d<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Six Sigma Online<\/td>Free Six Sigma White Belt Training & Certification.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
OHSC<\/td>Free Project Management course and certificate by Oxford Home Study Centre (OHSC).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
Msicertified<\/td>Free Project Management Essentials Certified (PMEC) training & certification.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
6sigmastudy<\/td>Free Six Sigma Yellow Belt course & certification.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
ScrumStudy<\/td>Free \u201cScrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC\u2122)\u201d training course & certification<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
SkillFront<\/td>Free Certified Associate In Scrum Fundamentals\u2122 (CASF\u2122)<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Marketing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Provider<\/th>Description<\/th>Link<\/th>Expiration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Google<\/td>Fundamentals of Digital Marketing free course & certificate by Google.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
Microsoft<\/td>Microsoft Advertising certification and training.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
SMstudy<\/td>4 free marketing related fundamental certifications by SMstudy.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
DMAC<\/td>Free Facebook & Instagram Marketing course and certification by DMAC (Digital Marketing Academy of Canada).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Limited Time<\/td><\/tr>
Hootsuite<\/td>[Students only]<\/strong>\u00a0Free Hootsuite Platform Certification (worth $99) and Social Marketing Certification (worth $199) through Hootsuite’s Student Program.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
HubSpot Academy<\/td>Free marketing & sales courses with certification.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
SEMrush<\/td>Free Online Digital Marketing Courses and Exams.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Database<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Provider<\/th>Description<\/th>Link<\/th>Expiration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Exasol<\/td>Free Exasol training courses and certifications (\u20ac150 value each).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>30-Jun-2020<\/td><\/tr>
Mongodb<\/td>12 free MongoDB courses with proof of completion.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
CockcroachLab University<\/td>Free Cert – the core concepts behind distributed databases and give you all the tools you need to get started with CockroachDB<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
CockcroachLab University<\/td>Free Cert – you will build a full-stack ride-sharing application in Python using the popular SQLAlchemy ORM and CockroachDB<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Liquibase<\/td>Learn all about Liquibase fundamentals from free online courses by Liquibase experts and see how to apply them in the real world.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Others<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Provider<\/th>Description<\/th>Link<\/th>Expiration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Salesforce<\/td>Free Salesforce courses with career learning paths and\u00a0superbadges<\/em>. Also, free half-day\u00a0Salesforce Certification preparation webinar<\/a>, offering $70 discount coupon for any $200 exam for all attendees.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
Revenera<\/td>Revenera Certification free of charge to approved members of the legal community.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
Kahoot!<\/td>Kahoot! Certified for schools, free program designed to help teachers become the ultimate Kahoot! superheroes.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
Explain Everything<\/td>Free Explain Everything course and certification.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
SkillFront<\/td>Free SkillFront Entrepreneur Program\u2122: Foundations Of Business And Entrepreneurship\u2122<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr>
CertiProf<\/td>Free Remote Work and Virtual Collaboration – RWVCPC<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Slack<\/td>Free Slack Skill Learning Paths and Badges (issued by accredible.com – these are not certifications but badges for skill specialists)<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Reuters<\/td>Reuters Training Course: Introduction to Digital Journalism<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
OpenSAP<\/td>openSAP is SAP’s free learning platform for everyone interested in learning about SAP’s latest innovations and how to survive in the digital economy.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>Unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Kami<\/td>Free online training courses to build your Kami skills and grow as a leader in your professional learning community<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td>31-Oct-2021<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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