Earn a Higher-Level CompTIA Certification

You can renew your CompTIA certification by earning a qualifying, higher-level CompTIA certification.

Overview and Eligibility

Earning a qualifying higher-level CompTIA certification can also renew your lower-level CompTIA certifications. Click on a certification below to see which ones will automatically renew other CompTIA certifications.

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) ce

Fully renews: Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), PenTest+, Security+, Network+ and A+

CompTIA CySA+ ce, CompTIA PenTest+ ce

CySA+ Fully Renews: PenTest+*, Security+, Network+, A+

*CEUs provided when CySA+ certification is initially earned by passing the exam. Renewing PenTest+ does not automatically renew CySA+. The system does allow you to apply CySA+ CEUs to PenTest+.

PenTest+ Fully Renews: CySA+**, Security+, Network+, A+

**CEUs provided when PenTest+ certification is initially earned by passing the exam. Renewing CySA+ does not automatically renew PenTest+. The system does allow you to apply the PenTest+ CEUs to CySA+.

CompTIA Cloud+ ce

Cloud+ (CV0-002)
Fully renews: A+ and Linux+

Cloud+ (CV0-003)
Fully renews: A+, Network+ and Linux+

CompTIA Linux+ ce

Fully renews: A+

CompTIA Security+ ce

Fully renews:Network+ and A+

CompTIA Network+ ce

Fully renews: A+

CompTIA DataSys+ ce

Fully Renews: N/A

CompTIA Data+ ce

Fully renews: N/A

CompTIA A+ ce

Fully renews: N/A

You can renew certain CompTIA certifications by achieving CompTIA Server+. Click on a certification to see which other CompTIA certification(s) it renews.

CompTIA Server+

Fully renews: Network+ and A+

What You Need to Know

Follow these requirements to renew your certification by earning a higher-level CompTIA certification.

Timing: You must earn the higher-level CompTIA certification during your three-year renewal cycle.
Documentation: You do not need to provide specific documentation. When you pass the exam of a valid CompTIA certification within the three-year renewal cycle, CompTIA will automatically renew your certification.
Relevance: The higher-level CompTIA certification must correspond to the lower-level CompTIA certification you are renewing.
CE Fees: Continuing Education (CE) fees for your existing CompTIA certification are waived when you renew fully by earning a higher-level CompTIA certification.