IT and cloud
GraphAcademy: Neo4j Certified Professional
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An official graph database certification where the exam is free as well.
The link goes to the provider's own site. You enrol there, not here.
- Provider
- Neo4j
- What you get
- a certificate, and the exam is free too
- Weight on a CV
- moderate weight
- Time cost
- ~15 h
- Validity
- No cut-off date
- Language
- in English
- Verified
- 7 August 2026
What this is
GraphAcademy is Neo4j's own learning platform: the Cypher language, modelling data as graphs, application integration. The Neo4j Certified Professional exam is taken there in the browser and costs nothing.
The niche is narrow, and that is exactly why it is worth something: graph databases run fraud detection, recommendations and knowledge graphs, and the competition is far thinner than on the SQL side.
Who it is for
Backend and data engineers who want one distinctive line on the CV.
How to get it
- 1Open Neo4j and create a free account. No card is asked for at any point.
- 2Work through the material, ~15 h in total. It is self-paced, so the time is yours to spread.
- 3Pass the graded exam. This is the part that is normally paid elsewhere, and it is the reason this row is in the directory.
- 4Download the certificate as a PDF and keep the verification link, which is what an employer actually checks.
From Georgia
Free and unrestricted. An account is the only requirement.
Where this helps
Live remote vacancies in the same direction. You apply on the employer's own site; the board itself is written in Georgian.
Frequently asked questions
Is GraphAcademy: Neo4j Certified Professional really free?
An official graph database certification where the exam is free as well. The credential itself costs nothing, and so does the qualifying exam. Checked against Neo4j's own page on 7 August 2026.
How long does GraphAcademy: Neo4j Certified Professional take?
Neo4j states roughly 15 hours. It is self-paced, so that is an evenings-and-weekends number rather than a schedule.
Can I take it from Georgia?
Free and unrestricted. An account is the only requirement.
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