Keyfactor Platform vs KeyTalk CKMS
Keyfactor Platform
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KeyTalk CKMS
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| Figure | Keyfactor Platform | KeyTalk CKMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €5/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 12 |
| Spec score · Certificate Management Software | 7.9 (#13) | 8.9 (#3) |
| Spec score · Public Key Infrastructure Software | 7.9 (#12) | 8.8 (#2) |
| Deployment | The product can be deployed as a service, container, software appliance, on-premises installation, or with hosted PKI as a Service. | CKMS is delivered as a virtual machine for customer infrastructure, private cloud environments including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, or KeyTalk-managed PKI as a service. |
| Headquarters | Independence, Ohio, United States | Amersfoort, Netherlands |
| Integrations | Keyfactor describes an API-first architecture with integrations for DevOps tools, key vaults, mobile and IoT devices, and other systems. | Documented integrations include Microsoft Intune, MobileIron, VMware Workspace ONE, JAMF, RADIUS, LDAP, MySQL and HSMs. |
| Protocols | The product supports SCEP, ACME, and EST protocols. | CKMS supports REST, ACME and SCEP for certificate automation and deployment. |
| Support | Keyfactor advertises PKI expertise and provides customers with a support portal. | KeyTalk says it offers customers 24/7 support. |
Plans
Keyfactor Platform
- Keyfactor Certificate Lifecycle AutomationPriced on request
KeyTalk CKMS
- S/MIME on-premise€5 a month
- S/MIME hosted SaaS€6.50 a month
- CKMS 0–49 seatsPrice not published
- CKMS 100,000+ seatsPriced on request
- CKMS 10,000–24,999 seatsPrice not published
- CKMS 1,000–2,499 seatsPrice not published
- CKMS 25,000–49,999 seatsPrice not published
- CKMS 2,500–9,999 seatsPrice not published
- CKMS 250–999 seatsPrice not published
- CKMS 50,000–74,999 seatsPrice not published
In their own words
Keyfactor Platform
Keyfactor Platform, through Keyfactor Command, gives PKI, security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams visibility into certificates and tools to govern their lifecycle. It can inventory certificates from certificate authorities, scan networks for unknown SSL/TLS certificates, and connect to key and certificate stores. Teams can automate enrollment, renewal, revocation, and provisioning, with self-service workflows available through a user interface or API. Listed enrollment protocols are SCEP, ACME, and EST. Administrators can set role-based permissions, protect private keys with retention and storage policies, and require enrollment or approval workflows. Integrations span CI/CD, cloud, HSM, IoT, ITSM, public and private certificate authorities, and web servers. Deployment options are on premises, as a hosted certificate lifecycle service, or as fully managed PKI in a single-tenant cloud platform. Keyfactor says Command has been tested for deployments with more than 500 million certificates. A 30-day trial is offered. Pricing is available on request, and there are no per-certificate fees listed.
KeyTalk CKMS
KeyTalk CKMS automates PKI implementation and the enrollment, distribution and management of digital certificates. It keeps certificates and keys in a central repository and supports automated or semi-automated deployment and renewal, alongside reporting, notifications and alerts. Smart Security Scan finds certificates and keys on a network so valid findings can be imported. The product includes a private certificate authority that can operate beneath an existing root or as a standalone root. Integrations and protocols include DigiCert, DigiCert QuoVadis, GlobalSign, Microsoft CA, Intune, MobileIron, load balancers, HSMs, Citrix, SCEP and ACME. Access controls include AD and Entra ID authorization, multifactor authentication and role-based controls. CKMS can run as a virtual machine on customer infrastructure, in private cloud environments such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, or as KeyTalk-managed PKI service. General CKMS pricing is on request, and a free trial is available. Separate S/MIME plans cost €5 a month for on-premise service and €6.50 a month for hosted SaaS, billed per user per month.