Salesforce Administrator
Certifications

Configure, secure, and run a Salesforce org

Administrators own the org: users and permissions, objects and fields, automation, reports, and now the Agentforce settings that sit on top of all of it. The Platform Administrator credential is the most common first Salesforce certification and the prerequisite for most consultant tracks.

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Last updated September 2026

Which Salesforce Administrator certification should I start with?

New to Salesforce? Platform Foundations is the entry-level credential, and the Certifyforce pack for it is free with an account. Then take Platform Administrator. It has no prerequisite, it unlocks the consultant credentials, and roughly a fifth of its 2026 outline is automation and Agentforce, which carries directly into the AI tracks.

Which Salesforce Administrator certifications are there?

5 certifications sit in this track, ordered foundational first.

Foundational

Platform Administrator

formerly Salesforce Certified Administrator

The standard first Salesforce certification, and the prerequisite for both Agentforce consultant exams.

60 questions·105 min·68% to pass

316 reviewed practice questions

FoundationalFree

Platform Foundations

formerly Salesforce Certified Associate

The entry-level Salesforce credential (formerly Salesforce Certified Associate) for people new to the platform, and a natural first step before Platform Administrator.

40 questions·70 min·62% to pass

Free with a Certifyforce account

151 reviewed practice questions

Intermediate

Platform App Builder

Declarative app building: data models and relationships, formulas and validation rules, Flow automation and approvals, Lightning pages and mobile actions, and deploying with sandboxes, change sets and packages. The usual next step after Platform Administrator.

60 questions·105 min·73% to pass

310 reviewed practice questions

Intermediate

Slack Administrator

Running a Slack organization: provisioning, workspace and org settings, Slack Connect, apps and Slack AI, security, compliance, and adoption.

60 questions·105 min·65% to pass

306 reviewed practice questions

Advanced

Platform Administrator II

formerly Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator

Requires Platform Administrator

Advanced administration (formerly Advanced Administrator): complex sharing and territories, auditing and security reviews, forecasting, Knowledge and entitlements, advanced reporting and data management, and choosing the right automation for a complex requirement.

60 questions·105 min·65% to pass

314 reviewed practice questions

What is on each Salesforce Administrator exam?

Official exam outline sections and their weights. Certifyforce draws practice questions in these same proportions, so a practice score means something.