CNCF / Linux Foundation · Professional Certification · Associate
Certified Backstage Associate (CBA)
Crydd Score 63
Demand Growing
Career Value Moderate
Recognition Moderate
CBA (Backstage) at a glance
- Provider
- CNCF / Linux Foundation
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- DevOps & Platform
- Level
- Associate
- Cost
- $250 (includes one retake)
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- 1–2 months
- Validity
- 2 years
- Format
- Multiple-choice, online proctored, 90 minutes
- Prerequisites
- None; a grounding in IT infrastructure, cloud and DevOps recommended
What is CBA (Backstage)?
The CNCF's associate certification for Backstage, the open-source framework for building internal developer portals: customising it, its development workflow, its infrastructure and its software catalog.
Skills it covers
- Backstage customisation
- Software catalog
- Backstage infrastructure
- Plugin development workflow
- Internal developer portals
Is CBA (Backstage) worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 63Choose it if
You build or maintain an internal developer portal, or your platform team has adopted Backstage.
Consider alternatives if
You want the broader platform engineering credential: CNPA.
Why we say so
Developer portals are central to platform engineering, and Backstage is the most widely used framework for them.
Market demand
Platform engineering roles increasingly mention Backstage; the credential is specialised and best paired with Kubernetes skills.
Where CBA (Backstage) takes you
- Platform Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- Software Engineer
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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Careers CBA (Backstage) leads to
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A sensible order
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