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Blog5_TM: Consolidated, Full & up-to-date ServiceNow Certification List (2026)

Tanushree Maiti
Giga Sage

Background : 

At the end of last year 2025, during a company certification competition covering Mainline, Micro-Certifications, Accreditations, Suites, Sales, Presales, and Bootcamps, it was difficult to find a single consolidated list with accurate and updated links.

Community lists like Steele Smith ’s compilation helped to some extent, but a fully consolidated view was still missing.

This document aims to provide a complete consolidated list of ServiceNow certifications available through ServiceNow University (2026).

 

Intended Audience :

Anyone who wants to pursue any kind of certification/accreditation within ServiceNow University.

 

Status: Working on fine-tuning it.

 

 

CertificationTypeFor /subtypeCredential Requirements
Certified Master Architect (CMA)MainlineExpert
  • CSA
  • CAD
  • CIS-ITSM
  • Any 2 other CIS ( CIS in CSM, HR, SecOps, ITOM etc)
  • ITIL V3 or V4
Certified Technical Architect (CTA)MainlineExpert
  • CSA
  • CAD
  • ArchX (Required for 2026 CTA )
  • Any 2 CIS
Certified CRM Architect (CRMA) MainlineExpert
  • CSA
  • ArchX
  • CIS-CSM or CIS-FSM
Architecture Excellence (ArchX)MainlineExpert
  • CSA
  • CIS (Recommended)
Servicenow certified system administratorMainlineCore 
Servicenow certified application developerMainlineCore( Recommended 6+ months of hands‑on ServiceNow application development experience.)
Certified platform owner associateMainlinePlatform Owner ( Recommended 3-5 years of ServiceNow or Platform Owner experience)
Certified implementation specialist – it service management(CIS-ITSM)MainlineImplementerTo hold this cert, must pass the CIS-DF exam by December 31, 2026
Certified implementation specialist – human resources(CIS-HRSD)MainlineImplementer 
Certified implementation specialist – software asset management(CIS-SAM)MainlineImplementerTo hold this cert, must pass the CIS-DF exam by December 31, 2026
Certified implementation specialist – third-party risk management (CIS-TPRM) MainlineImplementer 
Certified implementation specialist – service mapping(CIS-SM)MainlineImplementerTo hold this cert, must pass the CIS-DF exam by December 31, 2026
Certified implementation specialist – data foundations (cmdb and csdm)((CIS-DF (CMDB and CSDM))MainlineImplementer 
Certified implementation specialist – field service management(CIS-FSM)MainlineImplementer 
Certified implementation specialist – customer service management(CIS-CSM)MainlineImplementer 
Certified implementation specialist – risk and compliance(CIS-RC) MainlineImplementer 
Certified implementation specialist – discovery(CIS-Disco)MainlineImplementerTo hold this cert, must pass the CIS-DF exam by December 31, 2026
Certified implementation specialist – hardware asset management(CIS-HAM)MainlineImplementerTo hold this cert, must pass the CIS-DF exam by December 31, 2026
Certified implementation specialist – event management(CIS-EM)MainlineImplementer 
Certified implementation specialist – platform analytics(CIS-PA)MainlineImplementer 
Certified implementation specialist – vulnerability response(CIS-VIR) MainlineImplementerTo hold this cert, must pass the CIS-DF exam by December 31, 2026
Certified implementation specialist – service provider(CIS-SP) MainlineImplementer 
Certified implementation specialist – strategic portfolio management(CIS-SPM)MainlineImplementer 
Certified implementation specialist – security incident response(CIS-SIR) MainlineImplementerTo hold this cert, must pass the CIS-DF exam by December 31, 2026
micro-certification - agentic ai executiveMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
micro-certification - ui builderMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
micro-certification - welcome to servicenow (Zurich)Micro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
micro-certification - automated test frameworkMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
micro-certification - integration hubMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
micro-certification - introduction to app engine studioMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
micro-certification - platform analyticsMicro-CertificationSimulator 
micro-certification - cmdb healthMicro-CertificationSimulator 
micro-certification - configure the cmdbMicro-CertificationSimulator 
micro-certification - flow designerMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
micro-certification - predictive intelligenceMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
micro-certification - service portalMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
micro-certification - virtual agentMicro-CertificationSimulator 
micro-certification - agile and test management implementationMicro-CertificationSimulator 
micro-certification – Devops change velocityMicro-CertificationSimulator 
micro-certification - playbooks essentialsMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
micro-certification - business continuity managementMicro-CertificationSimulator 
micro-certification - playbooks advancedMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
Executive Citizen Developer Micro CertificationMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
Gen AI RampCampBootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Cloud Accelerate Implementation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Health and Safety Implementation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Sales and Order Management Implementation Essentials AccreditationBootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Digital End-user Experience Bootcamp AccreditationBootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Digital Product Release ManagementBootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Contract Management Pro (CMP)Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Retail Service Management Bootcamp Accreditation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Service Reliability ManagementBootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Enterprise Asset Management Bootcamp AccreditationBootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Employee Growth and Development Implementation Bootcamp Accreditation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Talent Development Implementation Bootcamp Accreditation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Bootcamp Credential - Finance Case Management Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
API Insights Implementation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Synthetic Monitoring Implementation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Service Graph Connector Central Implementation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Service Observability Implementation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Cloud Observability Bootcamp AccreditationBootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Manufacturing Commerical Operations Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Disputes Management – Financial Services Operations Delivery Accreditation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Creator Studio Implementation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Healthcare and Life Sciences EMR Help Implementation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Now Assist for Field Service Management - FSM AccreditationBootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Now Assist for Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM)Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Now Assist for Customer Service Management (CSM) Implementation Bootcamp  Accreditation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Now Assist for ITOM Implementation Bootcamp AccreditationBootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Now Assist for IT Service Management (ITSM) Implementation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Now Assist for HR Service Delivery (HRSD) Implementation Bootcamp Accreditation Bootcamp AccreditationAccreditation 
Now Assist and Agentic Workflow for ITOM Delivery Accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
now assist executive micro certMicro-CertificationMicro-Certification 
Now assist for customer service management (csm) implementation  Delivery-AccreditationAccreditation 
now assist for strategic portfolio management (spm)Delivery-AccreditationAccreditation 
Now assist for human resource service delivery implementation Delivery-AccreditationAccreditation 
Now assist for creator implementation Delivery-AccreditationAccreditation 
suite certification - now assist for it service management (itsm) pro plus suiteSuiteSuite

Suite Certification:

IT Service Management Suite Professional 

 Accreditations:

  • Now Assist for IT Service Management
suite certification - now assist for hr service delivery pro plusSuiteSuite

Suite Certification: HR Service Delivery Suite Professional

Accreditations:

  • Now Assist for HR Service Delivery
suite certification - now assist for customer service management (csm) pro plus suiteSuiteSuite

Suite Certification: CSM Suite

Accreditations:

  • Now Assist for CSM
Suite Certification – IT Operations Management Visibility (ITOM Visibility)SuiteSuite

Mainline: CIS- Disco, CIS-SM

Accreditation: Agent Client Collector

 

suite certification - application developer core skills microSuiteSuite

Micro-Certifications 

  • Automated Test Framework 
  • Flow Designer
  • Integration Hub
  • UI Builder
suite certification - itsm professionalSuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CIS-ITSM

Micro-Certifications:

  •  Platform Analytics
  • Predictive Intelligence
  • Virtual Agent
suite certification - workplace service deliverySuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CSA

Accreditations:

  • Workplace Service Delivery

Micro-Certifications:

  •  Integration Hub
  •  Platform Analytics
  •  Service Portal
  •  UI Builder
suite certification - hr professionalSuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CIS-HRSD

Micro-Certifications:

  • Platform Analytics
  • Predictive Intelligence
  • Virtual Agent
suite certification - ham with telecommunications network inventory professionalSuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CIS-HAM

Micro-Certifications:

  • Telecommunication Network Inventory
suite certification – accounts payable operationsSuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CSA

Accreditations:

  • Accounts Payable Operations
  • Employee Center

Micro-Certifications:

  •  Integration Hub
  •  Flow Designer
  •  Service Portal
  •  UI Builder
  • Welcome to ServiceNow
suite certification - fso banking and wealth management professionalSuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CIS-CSM

Accreditations:

  • Financial Service Operations - Insurance

Micro-Certifications:

  •  Platform Analytics
  • Predictive Intelligence
  • Virtual Agent
suite certification - fso insurance professionalSuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CIS-CSM

Accreditations:

  • Financial Service Operations - Insurance 

Micro-Certifications:

  •  Platform Analytics
  • Predictive Intelligence
  • Virtual Agent
suite certification - healthcare and life sciences management professionalSuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CIS-CSM

Accreditations:

  • Healthcare and Life Sciences

Micro-Certifications:

  •  Platform Analytics
  • Predictive Intelligence
  • Virtual Agent
suite certification - legal service deliverySuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CSA

Accreditations:

  • Legal Service Delivery

Micro-Certifications:

  •  Integration Hub
  •  Platform Analytics
  •  Service Portal
  •  UI Builder
suite certification – order management - telecom, media, technology, professionalSuiteSuite

Mainline: CIS-CSM

Accreditation: 

  • Order Management for Telecommunications, Media, and Technology
  • Telecommunications, Media, and Technology
suite certification - public sector digital services (psds)SuiteSuite

Mainline: CIS-CSM

Micro-cert: 

  • Platform Analytics
  • Predictive Intelligence
  • Virtual Agent
suite certification – sourcing and procurement operationsSuiteSuite

Mainline: CSA

Accreditation: 

  • Employee Center
  • Sourcing and Procurement

Micro-cert: 

  • Flow Designer
  • Integration Hub
  • Service Portal
  • UI Builder
  • Welcome to ServiceNow
suite certification – supplier lifecycle operationsSuiteSuite

Mainline: CSA

Accreditation:  Supplier Lifecycle Operations

Micro-cert: 

  • Flow Designer
  • Integration Hub
  • Service Portal
  • UI Builder
  • Welcome to ServiceNow
suite certification - technology provider service managementSuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CIS-CSM, CIS-ITSM

Accreditations:

  • Account Lifecycle Events
  • Proactive Service Experience Workflows (PSEW)
  • Service Bridge 
  • Telecommunications, Media, and Technology Service Management
suite certification - telecommunication and media service managementSuiteSuite

Mainline Certification: CIS-CSM

Accreditations:

  • Account Lifecycle Events
  • Proactive Service Experience Workflows (PSEW)
  • Service Bridge 
  • Telecommunications, Media, and Technology Service Management

Suite Certification - Telecommunication and Media Service Management Professional

SuiteSuite 
suite certification - workflow data fabricSuiteSuite

Mainline: CSA

Accreditation:  

  • Automation Center Delivery
  • Process Mining Fundamentals
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  • Stream Connect for Apache Kafka

Micro-cert:

  • Integration Hub
suite certification - citizen developer core skills microSuiteSuite 
suite certification - data foundations (cmdb and csdm) professionalSuiteSuite

Mainline : CIS-Data Foundations (CMDB and CSDM)

Micro-Cert:

  • CMDB Health
  • Configure the CMDB
suite certification - csm professionalSuiteSuite

Mainline : CIS-CSM

Micro-Cert:

  • Platform Analytics
  • Predictive Intelligence
  • Virtual Agent
partner presales: servicenow ai platformPreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: customer service management(CSM) PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: environmental, social, and governance (ESG) PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: field service management (FSM) PreSalesAccrediation 
Partner presales: financial services operations (FSO) PreSalesAccrediation 
Partner presales: healthcare and life sciences(HCLS) PreSalesAccrediation 
Partner presales: hr service delivery(HRSD) PreSalesAccrediation 
Partner pre-sales: integrated risk management PreSalesAccrediation 
partner presales: it operations management (ITOM) and cmdb PreSalesAccrediation 
Partner presales: it service management (ITSM) & devops PreSalesAccrediation 
Partner presales: Legal and Contract Operations (LCO) PreSalesAccrediation 
Partner presales: manufacturing & operational technology(OT) PreSalesAccrediation 
Partner presales: public sector digital service(PSDS) PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales:Sales and Messaging Foundations PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: security operations (SecOps) PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: servicenow ai platform PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: source-to-pay operations(S2P) PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: strategic portfolio management(SPM)PreSalesAccreditation 
partner presales: technology provider solutions PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: Telecom Network Solutions PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: workflow data fabric (wdf)PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: workplace service delivery(WSD) PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner security black belt PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner security brown belt PreSalesAccreditation 
Selling ServiceNow Basics for Partners PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner security white belt PreSalesAccreditation 
Associate Sales RepresentativePreSalesAccreditation 
Customer Relationship Management(CRM) PreSalesAccreditation 
Partner presales: it asset management (ITAM) PreSalesAccreditation 
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: customer service management(CSM) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: environmental, social and governance(ESG) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: field service management(FSM) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: financial services operations SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: healthcare and life sciences(HCLS) SalesAccreditation 
Hero Sales PlaysSalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: HR service delivery(HRSD) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: integrated risk management SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: it asset management(ITAM) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: it operations management(ITOM) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: it service management(ITSM) & DevOps SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: Legal and Contract Operations (LCO) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: manufacturing and operational technology(OT) SalesAccreditation 
Partner Security Black Belt SalesAccreditation 
Partner Security Brown Belt SalesAccreditation 
Partner Security White Belt SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: public sector digital services(PSDS) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: sales and messaging foundations SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: security operations(SecOps) SalesAccreditation 
Selling ServiceNow Basics for Partners SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: ServiceNow ai platform SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: source-to-pay operations(S2P) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: strategic portfolio management(SPM) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: technology provider solutions SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: Telecom Network Solutions SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: workflow data fabric(WDF) SalesAccreditation 
Partner sales: workplace service delivery(WSD) SalesAccreditation 
partner journey: automotive professional sales representativeSalesAccreditation 
partner journey: banking expert sales representativeSalesAccreditation 
partner journey: banking professional sales representativeSalesAccreditation 
partner journey: healthcare provider expert sales representativeSalesAccreditation 
partner journey: healthcare provider professional sales representativeSalesAccreditation 
partner journey: technology professional sales representativeSalesAccreditation 
partner journey: telecommunications professional sales representativeSalesAccreditation 
Associate Sales representativeSalesAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - ai agentsDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
AI Agents Delivery Accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - automation centerDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - workplace service delivery Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
telecommunications, media, and technology service managementDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
workplace service delivery accreditationDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - public sector digital services Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Retail Delivery Accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Telecommunication network inventory delivery accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
account lifecycle events (ale)Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
accounts payable operations accreditationDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
cloud observability bootcamp accreditationDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - financial service operations - banking & wealth Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - financial service operations - insurance Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - healthcare and life sciences Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Health Log Analytics for ITOM Delivery Accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
delivery accreditation - legal service deliveryDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - operational technology Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - order management for telecommunications, media and technology Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - process mining fundamentals Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery Accreditation - Process Mining Advanced Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - stream connect for apache kafka Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
employee center accreditationDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
proactive service experience workflows (psew)Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Robotic process automation (rpa) delivery accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
sales and order management implementation essentials accreditationDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Sales and Order Management Delivery Accreditation Delivery Accreditation Accreditation 
Service bridge delivery accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
service observability implementation bootcamp accreditationDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
sourcing and procurement operations accreditationDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Strategic planning delivery accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
supplier lifecycle operations  accreditationDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Delivery accreditation - universal request Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Financial services operations (FSO) disputes management delivery accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Enterprise architecture implementation delivery accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
api insights implementation bootcamp accreditationDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Agent client collector (acc) Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
App engine for erp delivery accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Creator studio delivery accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Environmental, social, and governance management (ESGM) delivery accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
User Experience Delivery Accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Growth Experiences Delivery Accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
cloud accelerate implementation bootcamp accreditationDelivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Cloud Cost Management Delivery Accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Collaborative Work Management - Delivery Accreditation Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
Digital product release management Delivery AccreditationAccreditation 
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