This video is literally so helpful, Keep posting more videos. It help us to grow and understand things in better manner. Thanks David.

Thank you so much for this, David. I have been trying to figure out which direction to go in when it comes to which certification, and you could not have posted this video at a better time! Greatly appreciate your insight. Looking forward to more videos about this!

Hey David, I've just began one week ago in SalesForce, your video really makes me excited to see what's going on ahead! Hope to see more of your content

I go back to this every year. Feel so grateful. Never forget where you came from

Ooh I hit all the marks of those conditions, I'm not scared to be all in, and I'm 49 years looking to have some fun at the end - very interested in hybriding a Salesforce System Admin *And* Development after your encouragement. You said all the most inspiring things being later in career and making a change. Thank you!

When Charmander evoles into Charizard has to be the most relatable analogy I've heard yet.

Thank you so much David! It really gave me a direction and now I know what to aim for next.

ok David Liu + Focusonforce voucher ?? I already love this video :p I'm so thankful for your blog. I found it 3 years ago, while I was in the middle of a carreer change, and I'm now a 8X certified Salesforce developer (even platform II even though I NEVER thought I would call myself a developer one day) ! Your blog (and now your youtube channel) are a great souce of motivation and advice ! Thanks so much for all that you do !

Great video. I'm glad I have few certifications are in A and B level 🤓 Working on getting developer I and your Apex academy videos are sooooo helpful and fun! You definitely have the voice to get me stay engaged!!!

You are still the best SFDC admin I've ever worked with. Love you DLO! Listen to this man!!

Many people nowadays are teaching salesforce but you are the one unique who is addressing some real confusions for the newbies in ohana. you are an inspiration for many sir

Wow David. You never cease to amaze us. This was extremely helpful. Keep it up!

You're awesome! I love your style and flair! Thank you for the education! 👊🏾

David, thank you for making these videos. You really are providing us with so much value.

Thanks for explaining. Been waiting for these kind of videos.

Solid Advice - Loved the charting to get a feel for what certs you see as valuable 💪🏼

Great video as always. Really looking forward for the order of taking Certifications video ✌️

Good stuff man, thanks! Currently studying for my first cert... :)

Love the Pokemon reference! And I am seriously considering focusonforce because of your recommendation. :)

Thanks man!! Great info. I was super lost on which cert path to take with my experience in SFMC.

Your channel is a gold mine! Thanks so much for everything!!

I really enjoy your videos and often refer back to this one. I am a veteran so HAVE to get my Admin cert before I get any more vouchers, but was wondering if you might consider updating this list annually? I'm curious about the projected growth of CPQ and Field Service Lightning specifically. Thanks, and yes, I did hit the "Subscribe" button.

Awesome content David, looking forward to your next video about the order of certifications to get. Actually I was confused if I should opt for advanced admin or not, well now I have 30 days target for that. Thank you

David thank you for this insightful video, agree with all your cert-chart S,A,B,C except one point, reality we face today getting a real paying job is difficult even if DEV II or CTA and numbers of certs 10-16-20 help some but not as much as it may be marketed.

This was a really very helpful video !!😀 Thanks David !

This video is really helpful. Thanks for posting and please do post the order of certifications as well.

Thank you for the valuable information David 🎉🎉

thank you David ,this video really helped me with setting my goals 2023 Tier please !

Thanks a lot David for this useful information...

Another helpful resource video. Thanks David! But question, I was laid off due to COVID and making that career pivot. I will soon be taking the Administrator exam. Soon after if/when I pass, I want to pursue the Marketing certs. I find the SF Marketing Cloud career path very interesting. Even though you said it's very niche and probably not as lucrative as the path you recommend, are there many opportunities with Marketing certs?

Hey David, how many certs do we need to cross the FU threshold?? Great vid by the way.

Excellent info. Very helpful. My employer wants me to get the Administrator cert for a promotion. Once I get that, I'll work on the advanced admin. I was hoping to stay at my current employer, so that's why I would get the one they recommend instead of what you recommend. Really appreciate your channel!

Thanks David, that’s really helpful

Thanks for the honesty. I feel a bit deflated, but I'll be ok.

Thanks for continuing to put this content out mate. I'm still working through your trailmix (85% done). when I get through this, I was planning on doing the Mike Wheeler Udemmy course, do you think I would be in a good position to take the Admin exam after that?

Awesome thank you - and fun - fu certified love it

Hey David, great video!! My question to you is do you think this ranking still applies more than 2 years later, or do you think some of these certs have moved up in rank?

PD2 with all the super badge requirements is much longer and time consuming to obtain than the exam conducted earlier. The exam only had one scenario but the badges require a lot of effort, even for someone to use code from elsewhere, it takes time. You will truly be exposed to a very large number of features and areas in Salesforce without a doubt. Personally I feel PD2 is more valuable now than earlier, the previous one was a much simpler means to pass.

Hi David. Great Video. Do you think there is enough change in salesforce ecosystem that requires a new video?

Get your cta man i would love to see you succeed

Thank you for this. I have never thought of making saleforce into a profession on its own. I am already using saleforce daily in my own company and these videos just opened my eyes to new opportunities.

This is awesome! Does this kind of ranking also work for super badges?

Hey David, while doing modules in trailhead , is it enough to just read what is present in trailhead or down in every module there is resources section and it provide some links which would lead to salesforce help docs. Do we need to also read salesforce help docs as well? . I am new to salesforce , sorry if i asked naive question.

David you should make a video about the ton of (new?) Vlocity/Omnistudio, Solution arch certs

Hi David, Great and informative videos. Just subscribed! I recently just bought a Udemy course regarding "Salesforce Certified Administrator (aka 201) 2020" to prepare for the admin certification test. Is this a good idea or is it better to do badges on trailhead?

I have been hearing a lot about Tableau. I know the names of some certifications have recently changed. Is an equivalent to "Tableau CRM & Einstein Discovery Consultant" represented in the tier list? If not, where would you rank it?

narration game is on point 🦾

He says that in a future video he will tell us how may salesforce certifications to get and what order to get them in. That is what I was expecting in this video based on it's title.

I am in commercial banking and use salesforce as our CRM. I want to shift careers and learned html and css this year. Thinking of switching over to salesforce admin then up to developer role. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks.

David I have just competed my PGDM recently. Is every Salesforce certification needed if I dream of becoming a Salesforce BDA?

Brand new just entering back in the workforce after mom break for decades! Is there a synopsis anywhere of these different certifications? Thanks for sharing your KZfaq video!

Hi David! With so many certifications, how do you find the time to do the maintenance on them? Thank for the video! Very helpful.

Thanks for the video 👍

David, can we have an updated version of this video? New certs came out, and certs have been updated and the market as well.

Man I appreciate the useful info but you're killing my dreams of switching careers lol. I had put a lot of hope into getting the admin cert

Ótimo vídeo.. confirmou coisas que eu já pensava parecido, e destacou outras que não estava tão atento. Obrigado!

Hi David great video.. a small question . For someone who is just starting their sales force journey .. why certification is best to get into an entry level job. I have a project management background and want to get into the tech sector

I'm not even in an industry that uses Salesforce and I enjoyed your video =)

Nice video David. I want to kick off a career in Salesforce. Do I need to do the Administrator cert and then take the Salesforce UX design course? Is UX design course in demand?

I drew the chart down and posted it on my office wall.

I agree with David with regards to the classification of the SCA; most employers just expect you to have it. The number of LinkedIn connections and job interests I received when I gained my PD1 was well worth the time invested. One tit-bit for you guys is that I got to sit my PD1 for free as I'd gained my first Salesforce certification in the final quarter of 2021. I plan to sit the Platform App Builder and Sharing and Visibility certs later in 2022, then want to tackle PD2 sometime in 2023.

David, I only just discovered your channel (literally this morning) and am already enjoying the content. I may even need to look you up on LI because you just seem like a cool guy to get to know. Anyway, I really like what you did here but I have one disagreement with it and one question. The disagreement is regarding the Non-Profit Consultant. Now this isn't just because I have it, but also because SF has been making a rather large push into the Non-Profit world. I don't see this (or any of the Consultant certs) as D-tier. At worse, I think you should have them in C-Tier because at the very least it is a niche market. I am not even working in non-profit any longer (work for a SF partner now) but I still stand by this defense. My question ... Tiermaker?? I've never heard of it, but now I want to go mess with it (later). What other cool (dare I say nerdy) tools do you like to use that guys like us would probably enjoy but don't necessarily know exist? :-) Oh, and I agree with Fong Chau below ... the Charmander evolution comment was both hilarious and brilliant.

The coupon code only discounted my order by 3% instead of 25%. Is it only for certain courses or the entire cart?

Amazing Video!! Can you do an update for 2023?

Great video In my experience working on Salesforce in Italy I have faced B2B Commerce a lot of times, I don't know if it's a peculiar characteristic of the Italian market

Hello David, Thank you for the quality content that you propose on your channel! I'm a student in an international BBA (in Paris) and my major is marketing (4th and last year). I will do a 6 months internship at the end of the year and obtain my degree. If I get a good internship I will maybe continue working in the same company for 2 or 3 years, then go for a prestigious MBA. I have two questions for you. Do you think it's really relevant to get those certifications regarding the path that I want to take? Do you think that the knowledges that I could get thanks to those certifications would be useful if I don't want to go for a career in the Salesforce ecosystem? I would like to get those certifications to increase my employability for internships and first jobs but I'm scared to block my career by doing this. I'm great at leading projects, business dev., marketing in general and maybe crossing those skills with salesforce's certifications could be a plus? Hope I'm clear, I would be so grateful to get feedback from you about my situation. Keep going for your amazing content :) Lucas

6:15 - you just crushed all the new sfdc folks lol

Should I go straight for the advanced admin cert? Currently studying for admin cert.

I want to trade SalesForces certs like collector cards. Those classic FU cert cards.

Funny, nowadays Dev II is one of the easiest certs, it was tough only when required panel pass with real development and QA from SF. Now its just super badge on trailhead + 60 questions routine. But overall I agree with this table. I recently passed Nonprofit and I feel its useless for me, waste of time.

I’m learning to become a Market Research Analyst. Any Salesforce cert you recommend I’d look into?😊

Hi David, While going through the trailhead for "Platform Developer 1" certification, I came across "Apex and .NET" basics module, can you please let me know do I need to know(and if how much proficient I should be) .NET and Java to become a Salesforce developer. Thank you!

One other question. I recently subscribed to Focus on Force to increase my SFDC knowledge before I attempt the exam, but you also mention in a video that memorizing the test questions is also a good learning tool. Are you referring to the practice exam on SFDC or some other question bank?

I think you should make an update... Cloud marketing has become one of the most attractive field of expertise with covid19

Planning PD1 and Admin1

Great content!!

Hey David, Is it right to assume that if someone has the Platform Developer II, this person also has the skills required for Platform Developer I? I'm asking this because I can't pay for too many certifications, so I want to make sure of my choices.

Thanks for the video :) I have Admin certification only and App Builder already scheduled, also, I have a voucher for Platform Developer I, and finally, I have another voucher and I need scheduled because of the expiration date, I think about Service Consultant but now I working with Sales, so I'm more in doubt between Java Script Developer I and Sharing and Visibility Design. What do you think is the best with this background? Because bouth are in the A level

David, what about the Omnistudio/Vlocity certifications (Developer and Consultant), which tier would you put them? It would be great if you make a video talking about Omnistudio/Vlocity.

Damn..it took me four tries to get my PD1 cert, and see you value it pretty high makes me feel validated, ngl. My employers really want me to get system administrator too. They argue its the best one to have so they would disagree with your estimation of it i'm sure. I'll take your word over theirs tho! Update: I have acquired my Platform Developer I, System Administrator and Platform App Builder certifications.

Would you recommend getting the admin done before the advanced admin? Or can that be considered as skipping steps?

I am a solutions consultant working on integrating our CRM to many platforms and architecting solutions from both within and out of our software. I got my SFCA last year to learn more about CRM fundamentals and to help me become a better consultant. What should i get next? Platform app builder, sales cloud consultant, or advanced admin? 🧐

Hello David, I have been going through your most important badges trail and was wondering, when I get to the first exam trail am I ready to sign up to take the exam and then shift my focus on the exam study materials that are out there, or should I complete the trail then look to get certified?

I was about to start learning about TABLEAU CRM and then i saw Einstein Analytics and Discovery Consultant in D Tier 😐 Talk about boost to the morale 😬😛

Mark Benioff is your fav person... And David liu is my fav person!!!

help me!!!!! currently i am having 86 batches on trailhead. i want coupon for certificate from trailhead which probably i will get from the quest. brother, just tell me one thing, should i complete my 100 batches this month or complete it in next month to get coupon for certificate???

Just last night I purchased a course from Focus on Force .. I wish I knew about the coupon code 😕

Pls make a similar chart for Tableau n Mulesoft hierarchy too

Question. Is there a default "best" certification prep provider/school? Want to take my admin cert test soon but could really use some help. Cheers

Hey I am from Marketing background (not IT), can I just do Admin & advanced admin certification to get a good job? What you recommend? Thanks in advance

I only work in marketing cloud/sales cloud with limited access to admin access :(

Hey David, do you have a recommended list of certs we should get and which order? Thanks for the great videos!

Very informative

I want to be a developer in the ecosystem, would Developer 1 be enough to get started? Or Developer 1 & 2 to get a job first?

@David, If you are watching this comment, Can you please create a new video on this one? I guess its 2yr old and might be outdated in some terms 😅

ya get one

If you have no prior job experience with Salesforce and you work on obtaining certification to become in the S Tier. Would it be difficult to land a job after ?

I think that putting Admin cert in the Niche tier is incorrect, Its a mandatory cert to even attempt some of the others and for those starting in the industry is a good benchmark to prove yourself as some employers won't even let you in the door until you have it. from experience I find that the most overrated cert is the advanced admin as it doesn't really cover flows in much depth and when you want a good admin, you will want them to be able to create flows I have known many admins that have this cert and they are really not very good. agreed with all the other rankings ... love the channel

I'm a Avaya contact center that designs call flows with no experience in Salesforce. Which entry certs should I start with?

Hi David, please clarify my doubt, i see this trigger from your videos in Pluralsight, that is HelloWorld trigger you have written on Lead object, trigger HelloWorldTrigger on Lead (before update) { if(trigger.isbefore && Trigger.isupdate) { for (Lead l : Trigger.new) { l.FirstName = 'karthik '; l.LastName = 'chandra'; } } } this trigger should get fire only at the time lead record update but in reality its firing on both insert and update, I go to lead object =>click new => entered some random first name, last name and save. I should see my random name but i am seeing karthik chandra. i should see karthik chandra only when i update but that's not how its behaving. please look into this issue :)