Rising Stars are recognized for providing high-quality answers to other users. Rising Stars receive a certificate of achievement and are on the path to becoming Community Leaders.
The certifications are officially recognised by Atlassian, and therefore cost money.
However, many of the courses that are recommended as preparation for the exam can be taken for free. So if you are more interested in the knowledge than the certification itself I recommend looking at the courses in the Jira Project Administrator Learning path. Or going through the documentation listed in the exam topics section.
If you feel that the certification would be valuable to you it might be worth checking with your employer whether they can pay the course / exam costs for you.
