Earning a certification in Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud can be a valuable goal. It also isn’t cheap. So where do you find a discount, a voucher, or a free shot at the exam?
Certifications vs Accreditations
Before we start, we need to distinguish between the types of certifications.
In 2021 a new type of “accreditation” made its way to partners and Salesforce employees: “Accredited Professional.” These accreditations run on a separate track from standard certifications, with partner-only eligibility and their own vouchers and discount codes.
Most of what follows is aimed at regular certifications, not accreditations — each section’s bullets below spell out which applies.
Partner Vouchers
Depending on what “level” you are as a partner with Salesforce, you get vouchers that cover the total cost of the certification exam.
So if you are working for a partner company, ask if some are available for your certification!
From what I gathered, getting vouchers for the Accredited Professional exams is also possible (at the very least with a discount).
- Certifications: Yes, full vouchers are common.
- Accreditations: Yes, though often a discount rather than a full voucher.
Community Events
Community events often hand out certification vouchers and discounts as prizes.
Since these events are for everyone, chances are low to non-existing that the vouchers are for Accredited Professional certifications.
- Certifications: Yes.
- Accreditations: Rare to non-existent.
Trailhead Certification Events
Keep an eye out in the Trailhead Community groups for one-time events that offer discounts and vouchers. They surface without much warning and vanish just as fast. Check in periodically; nothing here stays posted for long.
- Certifications: Yes.
- Accreditations: No, these groups are open to the whole community, not just partners.
Partner Community Certification Events
In the Partner Community there are also some groups to keep an eye out for! I’ve previously linked directly to posts announcing “400 free certification vouchers” and free Slack vouchers, but those were one-time email notification links tied to a specific 2022 promotion, and they no longer resolve. That’s the nature of this channel: a group posts a time-limited drop, it gets claimed, and the link is dead within weeks. Salesforce’s own certification exam vouchers and discounts article explains how partner-tier vouchers work, and it’s not tied to a single post that will eventually go dark.
- Certifications: Yes.
- Accreditations: Possible, given the partner-only audience, but not confirmed.
Certification Days
Every year there is something called “Certification Days,” a series of webinars organised by Salesforce to inform you about the different types of certification and some helpful tips to get you started.
After participating, you can get a $40 discount, which doesn’t cover the entire thing. But every discount helps, right?
- Certifications: Yes.
- Accreditations: Not mentioned in the programme materials.
Trailhead Quests
Trailhead Quests is an official Salesforce Trailhead programme, offering rewards for completing a Trailmix within a set time window. It now runs as a series of dated prize draws rather than a fixed monthly cadence, and the reward tiers shift from quest to quest, from SWAG to certification vouchers. Check the current quest list — last year’s cadence doesn’t hold anymore.
- Certifications: Yes.
- Accreditations: No, this is a general Trailhead programme, not partner-specific.
Salesforce Webinars
Salesforce webinars are worth attending for more than the content — watch for a slide near the end.
Especially when a new accreditation or certificate launches, that slide often carries a discount code, or a form to enter for a free exam attempt.
- Certifications: Yes.
- Accreditations: Yes, especially around a new accreditation’s launch.
Bringing it all together
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