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Alternatives to step-ca

The tools Specifiction weighs against step-ca, from its list of public key infrastructure software, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.

  1. 01 EJBCA

    EJBCA suits organizations managing internal PKIs or securing industrial, IoT, DevOps, or national eID environments.

    From £5,172.08/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.2 Visit Specs
  2. 02 KeyTalk CKMS

    CKMS suits businesses managing digital certificates and keys, including managed service providers serving customers.

    From €5/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.8 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Let's Encrypt

    Let’s Encrypt suits people and organizations worldwide that need certificates for domain-named web, mail, or FTP servers.

    Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.6 Visit Specs
  4. 04 EZCA

    It suits organizations managing certificates across users, devices, applications, and IoT, especially those using Azure or existing PKI.

    From $200/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  5. 05 OpenCA PKI

    OpenCA PKI suits teams seeking free, on-premises PKI management and able to meet its software prerequisites.

    Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  6. 06 AWS Private Certificate Authority
    From $50/mo Free trial Web · API
    8.3 Visit Specs
  7. 07 AppViewX PKIaaS
    Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Boulder

    Boulder suits developers experimenting with ACME or working on systems aligned with Let’s Encrypt’s needs.

    Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.0 Visit Specs
  9. 09 cert-manager

    cert-manager suits teams running Kubernetes or OpenShift workloads that need managed certificates for public-facing or internal services.

    Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.0 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Dogtag Certificate System
    Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.9 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Keyfactor Platform

    It suits PKI, security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams that need certificate visibility, lifecycle controls, and automation across environments.

    Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.9 Visit Specs
  12. 12 Entrust Certificate Manager

    It suits organizations that need to discover and manage certificates across varied environments and certificate authorities.

    Web · Linux · iOS · Android
    7.7 Visit Specs
  13. 13 OpenXPKI

    It suits system administrators, IT operations staff, PKI operators, developers, and integration engineers managing professional PKI environments.

    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.6 Visit Specs
  14. 14 DigiCert Private CA
    Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.4 Visit Specs
  15. 15 XiPKI

    XiPKI suits organizations needing self-hosted certificate authority, registration authority, and OCSP services, particularly in critical infrastructure.

    Free plan macOS · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.3 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Google Cloud Secret Manager
    From $0.01/mo Free plan Web
    7.0 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Microsoft Cloud PKI
    From $2/mo Windows · macOS · iOS · Android
    6.5 Visit Specs
  18. 18 Microsoft Active Directory
    From $33.58/mo Windows
    6.4 Visit Specs
  19. 19 HashiCorp Vault
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    6.2 Visit Specs
  20. 20 CFSSL
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    6.1 Visit Specs
  21. 21 GlobalSign Managed PKI
    Web
    5.8 Visit Specs
  22. 22 SecureW2 Managed PKI
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    5.7 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Sectigo Private PKI
    Web
    5.4 Visit Specs
  24. 24 SSL.com Private Enterprise PKI
    Web
    5.3 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Smallstep Certificate Manager
    Web
    5.2 Visit Specs

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