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Best Microsoft Cloud PKI Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from certificate management software ranked against Microsoft Cloud PKI on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Certify The Web Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $4.92/mo6.7
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs Certify The Web
  2. 2
    acme.sh Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs acme.sh
  3. 3
    Certbot Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs Certbot
  4. 4
    OpenXPKI Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs OpenXPKI
  5. 5
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.5
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  6. 6
    AWS Certificate Manager Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs AWS Certificate Manager
  7. 7
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  8. 8
    cert-manager Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs cert-manager
  9. 9
    Entrust Certificate Manager AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted 5.7
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs Entrust Certificate Manager
  10. 10
    KeyTalk CKMS Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €5/mo5.7
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs KeyTalk CKMS
  11. 11
    ManageEngine Key Manager Plus Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $49.92/mo5.6
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs ManageEngine Key Manager Plus
  12. 12
    Keyfactor Platform Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs Keyfactor Platform
  13. 13
    Certynx apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs Certynx
  14. 14
    GlobalSign Atlas apiWeb 5.4
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs GlobalSign Atlas
  15. 15
    Google Cloud Certificate Manager apiWeb 5.4
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs Google Cloud Certificate Manager
  16. 16
    SSL.com Certificate Lifecycle Management apiWeb 5.4
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs SSL.com Certificate Lifecycle Management
  17. 17
    GeoTrust WebWinLinux 5.3
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs GeoTrust
  18. 18
    DigiCert ONE Web 5.2
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs DigiCert ONE
  19. 19
    DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager apiLinuxWebWin $3.33/mo5.2
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager
  20. 20
    EJBCA Web 5.2
    Microsoft Cloud PKI vs EJBCA

Microsoft Cloud PKI alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Certify The Web6.7Free plan$4.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2acme.sh6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3Certbot6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4OpenXPKI6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.5No—API, Linux, Web
6AWS Certificate Manager6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
7Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
8cert-manager6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
9Entrust Certificate Manager5.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10KeyTalk CKMS5.7No€5/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11ManageEngine Key Manager Plus5.6No$49.92/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Keyfactor Platform5.5No—API, self-hosted, Web
13Certynx5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
14GlobalSign Atlas5.4No—API, Web
15Google Cloud Certificate Manager5.4No—API, Web
16SSL.com Certificate Lifecycle Management5.4No—API, Web
17GeoTrust5.3No—Web, Windows, Linux
18DigiCert ONE5.2No—Web
19DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager5.2No$3.33/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
20EJBCA5.2No—Web
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Questions about Microsoft Cloud PKI alternatives

What is the best alternative to Microsoft Cloud PKI?

Certify The Web, number 1 in certificate management software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: acme.sh, Certbot, OpenXPKI and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Microsoft Cloud PKI?

Certify The Web is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.