A+: earned accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 2008.[16] A+ certification represents entry-level competency as a computer technician and is a vendor neutral certification that covers various technologies and operating systems.[17] By 2014, over one million people worldwide had earned A+ certification.[18] Expires in 3 years.[19] Certification prior to January 1, 2011 is considered good-for-life (GFL) and does not expire.[20]
Cloud+: released in October 2013 including both cloud computing and virtualization.[21] Expires in 3 years.[19]
CySA+: Cybersecurity Analyst; released in February 2017. The certification focuses on cyber-threat detection tools and analysis to identify vulnerabilities and risks. CSA+ was accredited by ANSI.[22][23][24] In January 2018, the certification was renamed from CSA+ to CySA+ due to trademark issues.[25] Expires in 3 years.[19]
Linux+: CompTIA partnered with the Linux Professional Institute to create the Linux+ certification, which replaced CompTIA's original Linux+ certification in 2010.[26] The certification covers Linux operating systems, from their installation and use to the basics of applicable free software and open source licenses.
Network+: accredited by ANSI in 2008.[16] The entry-level certification is used to measure skill as a network technician.[27] Expires in 3 years.[19] Certification prior to January 1, 2011 is considered good-for-life (GFL) and does not expire.[20]
Security+: also earned its ANSI accreditation in 2008.[16] Security+ is an entry-level vendor-neutral security certification that builds off of the network security knowledge covered by the Network+ certification.[28] Expires in 3 years.[19] Certification prior to January 1, 2011 is considered good-for-life (GFL) and does not expire.[20]
Project+: In 2001, CompTIA acquired the Project+project management certification program from the Gartner Group. The program, previously called "IT Project+", was updated in 2003.[29][30]
Server+: focuses on server-specific hardware and operating systems, IT environments, disaster recovery and business continuity.[31] It was developed in 2001, with updates released in 2005 and 2009.[32]
