🔥 Performance Testing Certifications
Tags: testing, certifications, webperf, showdev
Published: 2020-10-23 16:11:39

This repository contains information about the performance testing and monitoring certifications.   

I will try to keep this information up to date. But it is your responsibility to check the relevant official links before you register for the certification.

If you see a certification is no longer updated or retired, please submit a PR to improve this repo. Thank you!

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<h3 align="center"><strong>The Purpose</strong></h3>

> The purpose of this repo is to give an idea about the performance testing certifications, not to impose. 

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<h3 align="center"><strong>Points to remember</strong></h3>

> Learning multiple tools and getting certified will help you understand why one tool is not suited for some cases than the other. Earning certification doesn't mean that you know everything, please remember learning is an endless journey, never stop.  

> Happy Journey!

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# 📘 List of Certifications 
  * [Micro Focus](#-micro-focus-certifications)
    + [LoadRunner](#-loadrunner)
    + [Silk Performer](#-silk-performer)
  * [Apache JMeter](#-apache-jmeter)
  * [Neotys NeoLoad](#-neotys-neoload)
  * [Dynatrace](#-dynatrace)
  * [New Relic](#-new-relic)
  * [AppDynamics](#-appdynamics)
  * [ISTQB](#-istqb)
  * [Others](#-others)
  * [Retired](#-retired)

## 🎯 Micro Focus Certifications

### LoadRunner

* Cert Name: LoadRunner Professional 2020 Certified Professional Exam
 previously known as LoadRunner v12.5 Certified Professional
* Price: 200 USD
* Registration: https://microfocus.viewcentral.com/events/uploads/microfocus/contact.html
* Validity: Lifetime
* Complexity: Tough
* Free Retake: No
* Number of questions: 50
* Exam time: 2 hours
* Passing score: 70%
* Each question has a time duration of 3 minutes to be attempted by the student, failure to mark a response within the stipulated time will move the student to the next question on the block.  

### Silk Performer

* Cert Name: Silk Performer Certified Professional
* Price: 200 USD
* Registration: https://marketplace.microfocus.com/education/content/slk200-silk-performer-certified-professional-exam
* Validity: Lifetime
* Complexity: Moderate
* Free Retake: No
* Number of questions: 32
* Exam time: 2 hours
* Passing score: 70%
* Each question has a time duration of 2 minutes to be attempted by the student, failure to mark a response within the stipulated time will move the student to the next question on the block.  

**References**: 
* [How I successfully cleared MicroFocus LoadRunner certification?](https://qainsights.com/how-i-successfully-cleared-micro-focus-loadrunner-certification/)
* https://marketplace.microfocus.com/education/content/loadrunner-certified-professional-exam

## 🎯 Apache JMeter

There is no official certification from Apache Foundation. But I recommend Blazemeter certification.

### Blazemeter

* Cert Name: Apache JMeter Pro
* Price: Free
* Registration: https://university.blazemeter.com/
* Validity: Lifetime
* Complexity: Moderate
* Free Retake: Yes (3 attempts max)
* Number of questions: 20
* Passing score: 90%
* Exam time: 2 hours  

### VSkills

* Cert Name: Certified JMeter Tester
* Price: 3,499 INR
* Registration: https://www.vskills.in/certification/testing/jmeter-tester-certification
* Validity: Lifetime
* Complexity: Moderate
* Free Retake: No
* Number of questions: 50
* Passing score: 50%
* Exam time: 1 hour

Vskills is a certification programme run by ICSIL (Intelligent Communication Systems India Limited) which is a Government of India PSU, and a Joint Venture of TCIL (Govt of India PSU) and DSIIDC (A Govt of NCT Delhi PSU). 

## 🎯 Neotys NeoLoad

### Neotys Certified Professional for NeoLoad 

* Cert Name: Neotys Certified Professional for NeoLoad 
* Price: Free
* Registration: https://www.neotys.com/professional-services/neotys-certification-program
* Validity: Lifetime
* Complexity: Tough
* Free Retake: Yes (3 attempts max)
* Number of questions: 50
* Passing score: 70%  

**Reference**
* [How to get certified in Neotys NeoLoad?](https://qainsights.com/how-to-get-certified-in-neotys-neoload-professional-certification/)

### Neotys Certified Expert for NeoLoad

* Cert Name: Neotys Certified Expert for NeoLoad 
* Price: Free
* Registration: https://www.neotys.com/professional-services/neotys-certification-program
* Validity: Lifetime
* Complexity: Tough
* Free Retake: NA
* Exam time: 1 day
  * Morning > Practical Exam : 3 hours
  * After noon > Theory : 2 hours

## 🎯 Dynatrace


| Cert Names   	| Dynatrace Associate                                      	| Dynatrace Professional                                   	|
|--------------	|----------------------------------------------------------	|----------------------------------------------------------	|
| Price        	| 200 USD                                                  	| 250 USD                                                  	|
| Registration 	| https://university.dynatrace.com/certification/dynatrace 	| https://university.dynatrace.com/certification/dynatrace 	|
| Validity     	| 2 years                                                  	| 2 years                                                  	|
| Complexity   	| Moderate / Tough                                         	| Tough                                                    	|
| Free Retake  	| No                                                       	| No                                                       	|
| Number of questions  	| 70                                                | 100*                                                     	|
| Exam Time    	| 105 minutes                                               | 120 minutes                                               |
| Passing Score | 72%                                                      	| 70%                                                      	|

*Dynatrace Professional cert has Practical Exam w/ multiple choice questions. You get 2.25 hours to complete practicals and multiple choice questions. Passing score is 86% 

Dynatrace Master Journey requires submitting the application form to Dyntrace.  

## 🎯 New Relic

* Cert Name: New Relic Fundamentals
* Price: Free
* Registration: https://learn.newrelic.com/series/fundamentals
* Validity: 1 year
* Complexity: Moderate
* Free Retake: Yes
* Passing score: 80%

PS: New Relic Certified Performance Pro certification has been retired as on Nov 15 2019.  

## 🎯 AppDynamics

| Cert Names   	| AppDynamics Certified Associate Performance Analyst      	| AppDynamics Certified Professional                       	|
|--------------	|----------------------------------------------------------	|----------------------------------------------------------	|
| Price        	| 400 USD                                                  	| 400 USD                                                  	|
| Registration 	| https://education.appdynamics.com/                       	| https://education.appdynamics.com                        	|
| Validity     	| 2 years                                                  	| 2 years                                                  	|
| Complexity   	| Moderate / Tough                                         	| Tough                                                    	|
| Free Retake  	| No                                                       	| No                                                       	|
| Number of questions  	| 60-65                                             | 50-55                                                   	 |
| Exam Time    	| 105 minutes                                               | 90 minutes                                                |
| Passing Score | 62%                                                      	| 64%                                                      	|

## 🎯 ISTQB  

* Cert Name: Foundation Level Performance Testing
* Price: 199 USD
* Registration: https://www.istqb.org/certification-path-root/performance-testing.html
* Validity: Lifetime
* Complexity: Moderate
* Free Retake: No (there will be promos for free retakes, please check with ISTQB)
* Number of questions: 40
* Exam Time: 90 minutes
* Passing score: 65% 

## 🎯 Others

* [OctoPerf](https://octoperf.com/pricing/#training)

## 🎯 Retired

* IBM Rational Performance Tester v8

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