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AWS Certificate Manager vs Certificate Lifecycle Manager comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Certificate Manager
Ranking in Certificate Management Software
3rd
Average Rating
9.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.7
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 (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Certificate Management Software category, the mindshare of AWS Certificate Manager is 10.3%, down from 28.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Certificate Lifecycle Manager is 8.5%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Certificate Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Certificate Lifecycle Manager8.5%
AWS Certificate Manager10.3%
Other81.2%
Certificate Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

SK
Senior IT Auditor at Ernst & Young
Have experienced several challenges while managing certificate lifecycle processes
The renewal function and automated certificate renewal are very helpful for our operations. AWS Certificate Manager provides central control of certificate lifecycle management, which helps to improve security. It streamlines the process and reduces human error. I use ACM Private Certificate Authority for additional security measures. I see benefits of using AWS Certificate Manager in integration with AWS for secure data transmission. I see a positive impact in managing SSL and TLS certificates, which simplifies compliance and reduces risk.
Deb Malya - PeerSpot reviewer
Section Head Cybersecurity at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Strong privileged access controls have protected critical sessions and improved credential oversight
The best features of CyberArk Certificate Manager include its robust privileged access management capability, session monitoring, and strong defense against threat vectors. PSM, PIM, and application legacy connectivity for CyberArk Certificate Manager are probably the best in the market. The real-time threat intelligence feature helps with preventing security breaches as it never allows any privileged access to get into the application until you check out the user ID and password, effectively managing credentials. It also includes MFA and session monitoring, tracking who is checking out the password and credentials, which are capabilities that cannot be bypassed, thus neutralizing threat protection. I use features like PSM, PIM, session monitoring, and everything else with CyberArk Certificate Manager.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It offers encryption with specific algorithms for better management."
"AWS Certificate Manager provides central control of certificate lifecycle management, which helps to improve security."
"The most valuable features are definitely the alerts."
"It is easy to generate, easy to use, easy to integrate, and very cost-effective."
"The solution has an import dashboard where we can import the certificates or create new certificates."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is their certificate discovery."
"Since using CyberArk Certificate Manager, it saves a lot of time, reduces errors, and makes compliance much easier."
"The support is definitely great. 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. That's probably the biggest thing. Besides the fact that it's a mature product and it works, the support is a big deal."
"Certificate Manager has reduced the certificate expiration outages to almost nil, and since 2022, we have had almost zero major incidents wherein we saw a financial impact or business disruption due to an expired certificate."
"CyberArk Certificate Manager has impacted our organization positively by making our life much easier by automatically updating and deploying certificates so our sites load correctly and we save a lot of time."
"The most important feature for us is the ease of use. If something is not available, we can develop our own scripts for it. We can create change management around this tool."
"CyberArk Certificate Manager is doing its best with multiple layers of security, and while they face challenges with legacy applications, they can still connect to web applications, rich applications, desktop applications, and cloud-native applications."
"Venafi solved the issue of many misplaced internal certificates, as we know that at one place we can get all the information, and the problem of notifications about expiring certificates is resolved, improving our overall system for Expedia."
 

Cons

"Maybe more integration with third-party certificate authorities would be useful."
"Currently, there is no option to customize beyond the default settings, and it would be beneficial to have the ability to customize certificates to fit specific requirements."
"The AWS Certificate Manager's technical support team is sometimes unavailable."
"Better reporting features would be beneficial."
"One potential improvement could be enabling the extraction of the certificate as a file to be used outside of AWS, even with an additional charge."
"In terms of areas for improvement, one thing that we did not appreciate about Certificate Manager was having agents on everything."
"The product was really good when it was a Venafi product. However, since its acquisition by CyberArk, there has been a lack of significant innovations. They are pushing for cloud adoption, but we prefer on-premises solutions due to regulatory concerns."
"Venafi excels in automating certificate rotation and deployment but could enhance its offering by improving support for hardware security modules like Fortanix and providing more advanced, out-of-the-box integrations with public certificate authorities for DNS re-verification."
"The initial setup is complex. You need third-party support or support from CyberArk Certificate Manager if you do not have a lot of skillset inside your own company."
"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."
"In terms of scalability, given that we were in the situation where it was on-prem, there were certain limitations there."
"Documentation could use some improvement, but that's about all."
"There are quite a few different technical aspects of Venafi that I feel they just missed out on; I'd have to look at my notes for the specifics."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing model is complex, considering factors beyond the number of certificates. This complexity can make our payments to Venafi challenging if costs continue to rise. It is good but more expensive than the competitors."
"Venafi's pricing appears to be competitive within the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with AWS Certificate Manager?
While AWS Certificate Manager works well within AWS, one limitation is that it is tightly coupled with AWS services. Exporting certificates for use outside AWS is not straightforward unless you use...
What is your primary use case for AWS Certificate Manager?
My primary use case for AWS Certificate Manager is to manage SSL/TLS certificates for securing applications running on AWS services like Application Load Balancer, CloudFront, and API Gateway. In d...
What advice do you have for others considering AWS Certificate Manager?
My advice would be to use AWS Certificate Manager if you are already operating within AWS, as it simplifies certificate management significantly. I would also recommend using Route 53 for DNS valid...
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...
 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Surescripts, CME Group, TD Bank Group, Aetna, MoneyGram, Zions Bancorp, Cisco
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