Where Is My Tableau Certification Badge? (Credly → Trailhead)

Update (2026): Since Tableau certifications moved to Salesforce in July 2025, new certifications no longer come with a Credly badge. Your credential appears on your Trailblazer profile on Trailhead, and employers can verify it at trailhead.salesforce.com/credentials/verification. Tableau eLearning skill badges are still issued on Credly. When I passed the Data Analyst exam (before the change), I got this Credly badge:

Credly badges you already earned stay on Credly. For new certifications, share your Trailblazer profile link or add the certification to LinkedIn yourself (Licenses & certifications → Issuing organization: Salesforce).

Is a Tableau certification worth it for your career?

Is there a benefit to sharing your badge? I guess that gets into the question of whether certifications make your more attractive in the job market. A few thoughts on this:

• If you google the question, you’ll see posts that simply assert, without evidence, that certifications are valuable. But where’s the data? What’s the evidence that certifications give an edge in the job market? How about a randomized control trial where we send resumes with and without certifications and see if it makes any difference in the response rate.
• We can get some sense of employer interest in Tableau Certifications by seeing how many listings there for “Tableau Certified” are on Indeed.com. It turns out that about 5% of the Tableau postings specifically mention “Tableau Certified.” (That figure is from when I first checked in early 2022; re-run the search for a current number.)

 

• Common sense suggests that certifications make more sense for someone early in their career or someone switching into data visualization. Experience and a track record of success will be more impressive than passing an exam.
• Some employers might actually have a negative association with certifications – they might see applicants showing a bunch of certifications as people who are good test takers, but not necessarily good employees.

Preparing for the Data Analyst exam? Start with the Data Analyst study guide and the free practice tests. Taking the Desktop Foundations exam instead? See the Desktop Specialist (Foundations) study guide.

How to verify a Tableau certification in 2026

1. Go to https://trailhead.salesforce.com/credentials/verification
2. Search by the holder’s name or email.
3. Current credential names: Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations, Salesforce Certified Tableau Data Analyst, Salesforce Certified Tableau Server Administrator (formerly Desktop Specialist, Certified Data Analyst and Server Certified Associate).

FAQ

Do Tableau certifications still come with a Credly badge?

No, not for certifications earned after the Salesforce transition. They show on your Trailblazer profile instead.

What happens to my old Credly badge?

It stays in your Credly account.

Is Credly free?

Yes, for earners. Issuing organizations pay for it.

How do I add my Tableau certification to LinkedIn?

Add it manually under Licenses & certifications, list Salesforce as the issuer, and paste your Trailblazer verification link as the credential URL.

Source: Salesforce rename & credential FAQ.