Platform Foundations Cert Lab
Moving on from Focus on Force? Test your way to Platform Foundations.
Cert Lab is designed to test you to success. You practice until passing feels routine, you spend less, and you get your money back if it isn't for you.
- 320 practice questions
- $9.99 for 12 months
- 30-day refund
What you get
Built to test you to success
Passing starts to feel routine
320 practice questions across all four exam sections, plus four full practice exams. Answer, read why, and go again until the right answer is automatic.
You spend less
$9.99 covers 12 months of lessons, practice questions, flashcards and practice exams in one place. Keep the rest for the exam fee.
No risk if it isn't for you
Email refunds@nickfrates.com within 30 days for a full refund. That covers every paid Cert Lab.
Why I built it this way
I loved Focus on Force. I used it constantly on my way to 17 Salesforce certifications. At first I studied the textbook way: buy the study guide, read it, then take the practice tests.
Then I noticed something. When I took practice tests rapid-fire, over and over, I learned much faster. Every miss showed me exactly what I didn't know yet.
So that's how I built my study guides and Cert Labs: fast testing, with up-to-date links and screenshots for each cert.
I'll be honest about what a cert is. It's about passing the exam. You'll understand more along the way, but nothing replaces years of real-world experience.
Certs still pay off. You learn what matters fast, earn a credential people notice, land interviews, get comfortable with the topics interviewers ask about, get hired, earn raises and step into new areas.
So learn to test well, get the cert, then build experience in the role you want.
Nick Frates, senior Salesforce developer with 17 Salesforce certifications
What practice looks like
Answer first, then see why
Every question opens up to the answer and the reasoning behind it. Here's one from the free sample lesson.
A real question from the Platform Foundations Cert Lab sample lesson.
Side by side
Cert Lab and K2U for Platform Foundations
K2U is the new home of Focus on Force. Here are the three places where Cert Lab clearly does more for a Platform Foundations student, using K2U's own product pages and terms, checked October 18, 2026.
Platform Foundations Cert Lab
by Nick Frates
K2U (formerly Focus on Force)
Platform Foundations Practice Exams and Study Guide
To be fair, K2U does some things really well. Its full practice exams are timed and match the real exam's 40 questions, it has screenshots and reference links, and it updates after each Salesforce release. If you already own it and like it, keep using it.
Inside the lab
All four exam sections
- Salesforce Ecosystem
- Navigation
- Data Model
- Reports & Dashboards
The sections follow the official Platform Foundations exam guide. Want a head start for free? Read my Platform Foundations study guide and try the Platform Foundations practice questions.
What happened to Focus on Force?
Nothing dramatic. Martin Gessner founded Focus on Force, and it launched in 2014. In September 2022, K2 University announced it had acquired Focus on Force, saying it had served more than 100,000 people by then.
Today focusonforce.com redirects to K2U, which calls itself the new home of Focus on Force and is part of K2 Partnering Solutions. The Platform Foundations study guide and practice exams are still sold there.
Try a lesson before you decide
Try a free lesson and answer its ten practice questions. No signup needed.
Try a free lessonIf you buy the Cert Lab and it isn't for you, email refunds@nickfrates.com within 30 days for a full refund.