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AppViewX CERT+ vs Certificate Lifecycle Manager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.2
AppViewX CERT+ cut costs by 50%, saved 10 hours weekly, and streamlined certificate management with automation for financial institutions.
Sentiment score
4.8
CyberArk Certificate Manager automates processes, reducing costs and risks, improving efficiency, and offering financial and operational benefits.
This efficiency saves time and money, which is particularly important in a financial company where time directly correlates to costs.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at IQEQ
I have seen a return on investment because it saves our efforts, so not many employees are required, which saves money cost as well as resources.
Associate Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We have seen a return on investment, as we had reduced our team strength, which significantly improved our ROI.
Member at FORTANIX INC
Earlier, we had an operations team of seven people to manage certificates manually, but now it has reduced costs by reducing the team to two people with the help of the certificate management tool.
Cybersecurity Solution Architect at Advance Auto Parts
CyberArk Certificate Manager is doing its best with multiple layers of security.
Section Head Cybersecurity at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I have seen a return on investment in terms of money saved and time saved.
Cybersecurity Manager at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
AppViewX CERT+ customer service is rated highly for responsiveness and issue resolution, despite occasional slow response times.
Sentiment score
6.5
CyberArk Certificate Manager customer service is quick and knowledgeable, but faces challenges in response time and global consistency.
it is not personalized for the customers
Cybersecurity Architecture Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
The customer support is impressive; I work with all stakeholders, including the CEO, and it is a very responsive team.
Member at FORTANIX INC
The customer support is pretty good; whenever we raise a case with the customer support, they respond immediately and resolve our issues.
Associate Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Inquiries are typically addressed the same day, with most issues, even complex ones, resolved within 24 hours.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Venafi's technical support is excellent, with even their first-tier support being in-house and highly competent.
Systems Engineer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
Their technical support is knowledgeable and helpful, making Venafi stand out among other CyberArk products.
Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
9.0
AppViewX CERT+ is praised for its scalability, reliability, and stability, efficiently meeting user needs across multiple data centers.
Sentiment score
5.9
CyberArk Certificate Manager efficiently scales to handle millions of certificates and users, with seamless expansion and strong cloud performance.
AppViewX CERT+ is completely stable because we use their cloud solution and they are everywhere.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at IQEQ
AppViewX CERT+ is scalable, and it can be done in a very fast manner, as the team is effective in what they do.
Member at FORTANIX INC
The overall features and the way it works make AppViewX CERT+ a very reliable platform with fewer issues.
Sr. Consutant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
This role-based access control enhances scalability and efficiency by providing a focused view of necessary information.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Horizontal scaling is a necessity rather than vertical scaling.
Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Scalability with Venafi is good; you can definitely use it if you have ten thousand certs, a thousand certs, a million, or a couple million.
Senior Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
9.0
AppViewX CERT+ ensures stability, scalability, and reliability with efficient cloud-based operations and straightforward customization across data centers.
Sentiment score
6.5
CyberArk Certificate Manager is stable and reliable, with minor server-related issues, rated 8-9/10 for stability.
AppViewX CERT+ is completely stable because we use their cloud solution and they are everywhere.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at IQEQ
There is no downtime on the platform, and even when there are vulnerabilities or patch updates, it is very straightforward, less time-consuming, and highly reliable.
Sr. Consutant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
A time when I needed to make changes or adjustments and how AppViewX CERT+ handled it smoothly was when we needed to create flows for internal people so they could request certificates by themselves.
Cybersecurity Architecture Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Venafi's stability has been consistently reliable.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Venafi is a stable product. It's definitely more stable than others.
Senior Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I observed that in the last year, CyberArk Certificate Manager was down two to three times without any notification.
Certified Ethical Hacker at Skillogic
 

Room For Improvement

AppViewX CERT+ should improve API integration, automation, customer engagement, independent certificate signing, and localized support for users.
CyberArk Certificate Manager needs improved automation, integrations, usability, support, interfaces, and customization for enhanced performance and flexibility.
This improvement will become crucial in the next two years when public certificates must be reduced from one year to 47 days, which presents a significant challenge for us.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at IQEQ
When we compare the cost of the AWS provided certificates with other vendors, they are very much cheaper, almost 20% to 25% of the costs of others.
Sr. Consutant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
On the support side, having local support in our case will be much better, to have someone that helps us solve issues faster.
Cybersecurity Architecture Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Expanding the range of out-of-the-box integrations would significantly improve the user experience.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The yearly DNS verification required by certificate authorities necessitates manual intervention, hindering full automation.
Systems Engineer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
They are pushing for cloud adoption, but we prefer on-premises solutions due to regulatory concerns.
Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

AppViewX CERT+ offers favorable pricing, clear licensing, and efficient setup compared to competitors, ensuring smooth implementation and satisfaction.
CyberArk Certificate Manager offers competitive pricing that users find equitable, balancing licensing costs with enterprise solution value.
the costs are acceptable and the licensing is quite clear.
Cybersecurity Architecture Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it depends on negotiation, and we negotiated effectively, feeling that the pricing fits within our budget compared to other vendors such as Thales.
Member at FORTANIX INC
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was really good.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at IQEQ
Venafi offers good value for the cost.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The pricing has increased for us, impacting our organization due to its operational expenditure (OPEX).
Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
For our budget, Venafi's cost is moderate. It's not expensive as internal certificate generation is free, and we only pay for the public CA certificate signer and for storage in Venafi.
Software Development Engineer 2 at Expedia Group
 

Valuable Features

AppViewX CERT+ enhances certificate management with automation, integration, real-time notifications, and compliance, improving efficiency and reducing errors.
CyberArk Certificate Manager automates certificate management, enhancing security, reducing errors, and supporting DevOps and Zero Trust architectures.
The solution also provides extensive integration capabilities with various components and device types, such as pushing certificates directly to NetScaler or creating certificates in Azure automatically.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at IQEQ
The best feature I appreciate is that AppViewX CERT+ supports different endpoints where the application or certificates need to be updated, such as Windows, Linux, different firewall vendors, cloud platforms such as Akamai and Salesforce, and load balancers such as F5 and Citrix.
Sr. Consutant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
With AppViewX CERT+, we receive expiration notifications in advance, so the process of certificate expiration is now much more reliable.
Cybersecurity Architecture Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
The most valuable feature of Venafi is the automation that helps save time and reduce human error.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
It ensures centralized certificate management, which is crucial for compliance and maintaining best practices.
Systems Engineer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
What I like best about Venafi is that it's very easy to get somebody on a call and get any of my questions answered.
Senior Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

AppViewX CERT+
Ranking in Certificate Management Software
4th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Certificate Lifecycle Manager
Ranking in Certificate Management Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Authentication Systems (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Certificate Management Software category, the mindshare of AppViewX CERT+ is 9.1%, down from 12.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Certificate Lifecycle Manager is 8.4%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Certificate Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Certificate Lifecycle Manager8.4%
AppViewX CERT+9.1%
Other82.5%
Certificate Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Francois Gotti - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at IQEQ
Automation has streamlined certificate workflows and reduced human errors significantly
We have discussed with them the need for better integration with APIs, including specific definitions and business cases. We would benefit from templates for specific APIs that need to connect with external vendors or integrate directly with our backend. This feature is currently in their development pipeline. Another improvement area is the integration with automation, specifically simplifying the ACME services they offer to work without an agent. Currently, every backend machine requires an agent for ACME services. This improvement will become crucial in the next two years when public certificates must be reduced from one year to 47 days, which presents a significant challenge for us.
Karthik Kashyap T H - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Eliminates certificate expiration outages and offers good customization and reporting capabilities
Even though it allows for email editing, until version 23.1, you had to log on to the server, and the console itself used to take a lot of time. That has changed from the last release onwards. When you're defining the flow, there are some areas that can probably cause confusion to the users. If you want to rename the default field, you cannot rename it, which caused a lot of confusion during the initial days until everyone got settled in. Allowing the renaming or updating of the default field is something Certificate Manager can improve on. Certificate Manager has both the on-prem and the cloud versions, but the on-prem version is far more mature than the cloud version, which lacks a lot of features that the on-prem version offers, at least when we did the POC and evaluated the product. The maturity of the cloud version needs improvement. Additionally, when considering the on-prem version, there is a minor glitch in the system. When an administrator makes changes, they have flexibility regarding the approval flow. When dealing with a certificate that requires approval from several different teams, there is a minor glitch in the system where the name of the approver does not appear. This is a bug that we are currently addressing. Additionally, there is room for improvement in key management. Changing the default account name is not a straightforward process; it can be quite tedious. This is an area where improvements could be made. If there is a particular workflow that we want to tweak, right now, we can achieve it only via a PowerShell script. It would be great if they could also support a small Python script or anything to expand their scripting or adaptable workflow code base. Even though we can call another script from a PowerShell script, if someone doesn't have knowledge of PowerShell, that would be challenging.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Insurance Company
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
Wholesaler/Distributor
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AppViewX CERT+?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it depends on negotiation, and we negotiated effectively, feeling that the pricing fits within our budget compared to other vendors suc...
What needs improvement with AppViewX CERT+?
Sometimes the new features need to be amplified more, as I feel they are underplayed, and I think there should be more integrations that need to be done first of its kind for the tool.
What is your primary use case for AppViewX CERT+?
My main use case for AppViewX CERT+ is certificate life cycle management. We use AppViewX CERT+ to integrate with various platforms to rotate certificates on a periodic manner to ensure that the pr...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Venafi?
In terms of pricing, they are a little costly, but they are the best in the market today, so I would say they are worth every penny, rating them again at seven or eight.
What needs improvement with Venafi?
CyberArk Certificate Manager can be improved, particularly in terms of integrations with other tools. I would like to see improvements in integrations with ID, Kerberos, or with other companies for...
What advice do you have for others considering Venafi?
Since using CyberArk Certificate Manager, I have seen specific outcomes such as a reduction in incidents because I can work with CyberArk Certificate Manager, where digital certificates are everywh...
 

Also Known As

CERT+
Venafi
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

One of the top banks in USA
Surescripts, CME Group, TD Bank Group, Aetna, MoneyGram, Zions Bancorp, Cisco
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