EJBCA vs Smallstep Certificate Manager
EJBCA
ejbca.orgSmallstep Certificate Manager
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| Figure | EJBCA | Smallstep Certificate Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £5,172.08/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 0 |
| Spec score · Public Key Infrastructure Software | 9.2 (#1) | 5.2 (#26) |
| Spec score · Certificate Management Software | 9.2 (#2) | 5.2 (#31) |
Plans
EJBCA
- EJBCA Community EditionFree
- EJBCA Enterprise Cloud trialFree
- EJBCA Enterprise trialFree
- EJBCA PKI SaaS£62,065 a year
- EJBCA EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
EJBCA
EJBCA is open-source PKI and Certificate Authority software for managing certificates, registration, enrollment, and validation. A single installation can host multiple independent PKIs separated through CA, RA, and VA modules. Certificate validation uses OCSP and CRL, and enrollment options listed for Community and Enterprise include CMP, SCEP, EST, ACME, SOAP API, and REST APIs. Community Edition can be deployed with Helm, as a container, or from source, with Helm and Ansible playbooks available for automating setup and configuration. Its stated use cases include internal PKIs, DevOps workflows, industrial environments, IoT devices, and national eIDs. Community is free under LGPL version 2.1 or later for learning, testing, and prototyping, but is not intended for production because it lacks production audit, compliance, SLA, high-availability, and security capabilities. Enterprise adds advanced PKI functionality and professional support with an SLA; a 30-day trial is available through AWS or Azure marketplaces.
Smallstep Certificate Manager
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