Published statistics / Certification prevalence
Certification prevalence
HIPAA is the most frequently published credential among IT service providers at 3,345 firms, ahead of CMMC at 1,522 and PCI DSS at 1,493.
Only 6,319 providers publish any credential at all.
n = 6,319 providers publishing at least one credential · measured 2026-09-17
Certification prevalence
n = 6,319 providers publishing at least one credential · measured 2026-09-17
HIPAA is the most frequently published credential among IT service providers at 3,345 firms, ahead of CMMC at 1,522 and PCI DSS at 1,493.
Only 6,319 providers publish any credential at all.
- hipaa3,345
- cmmc1,522
- pci_dss1,493
- soc21,207
- nist1,106
- gdpr617
- iso_27001491
- nist_800_171426
- iso27001364
- fedramp309
- sox284
- aws certified solutions architect - associate226
- aws certified ai practitioner197
- glba188
- aws certified cloud practitioner183
- cissp_on_staff168
- aws certified developer - associate166
- aws certified solutions architect - professional160
- aws certified sysops administrator - associate143
- veeam technical sales professional (vmtsp)141
| Credential | Providers |
|---|---|
| hipaa | 3,345 |
| cmmc | 1,522 |
| pci_dss | 1,493 |
| soc2 | 1,207 |
| nist | 1,106 |
| gdpr | 617 |
| iso_27001 | 491 |
| nist_800_171 | 426 |
| iso27001 | 364 |
| fedramp | 309 |
| sox | 284 |
| aws certified solutions architect - associate | 226 |
| aws certified ai practitioner | 197 |
| glba | 188 |
| aws certified cloud practitioner | 183 |
| cissp_on_staff | 168 |
| aws certified developer - associate | 166 |
| aws certified solutions architect - professional | 160 |
| aws certified sysops administrator - associate | 143 |
| veeam technical sales professional (vmtsp) | 141 |
Count of providers publishing each credential on their own site, over the firms that publish at least one; these are the 20 most common.
Certification status is known for 50.4% of firms: we have read certification content for 20,502 of the 40,647 providers we track, and the rest are unchecked rather than uncertified.
Source: MSP Signal, Certification prevalence, 2026-09-17, https://mspsignal.com/stats#certifications