Certificate lifecycle management for small business buyers
Asked as “certificate lifecycle management platform”, and as “SSL/TLS certificate management tool”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 57 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each. Added to the September 2026 Edition; its answers are read by the distilled judge (ai-indexes-judge-qwen3-14b-run3), not the claude-opus-5 judge of the earlier categories: how the two compare.
Standing · first-choice share
12%
Contested · Let's Encrypt 11%
12Sectigo Certificate Manager11Let's Encrypt09Certbot68others
12% of first choices, contested.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the six products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
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Key
01Sectigo Certificate Manager12%
Sectigo Certificate Manager12%02Let's Encrypt11%
Let's Encrypt11%03Certbot9%
04ZeroSSL7%
ZeroSSL7%05Sectigo SCM Pro7%
Sectigo SCM Pro7%06Smallstep Certificate Manager5%
Smallstep Certificate Manager5%07Certify The Web4%
Certify The Web4%08CertKit4%
CertKit4%09DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager2%
DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager2%10Venafi2%
Venafi2%11AWS Certificate Manager0%
12cert-manager0%
cert-manager0%13DigiCert0%
DigiCert0%14Keyfactor0%
Keyfactor0%15AppViewX CERT+0%
AppViewX CERT+0%16Keyfactor Command0%
Keyfactor Command0%What they warned about
One of twelve models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX and MiniMax M2.5 changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Venafi79%
15 of 19 labels negative · 9 of 12 models · 6 hard negative
“you absolutely do not need—and should actively avoid—complex, six-figure enterprise CLMs like CyberArk/Venafi or Keyfactor Command” Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt
Keyfactor Command75%
12 of 16 labels negative · 8 of 12 models · 6 hard negative
“premium pricing (often $$$$$ tier), heavy on integrations and risk scoring... overpriced for hybrid setups with <100 certs” Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt
AppViewX CERT+69%
11 of 16 labels negative · 8 of 12 models · 4 hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget - **Venafi, AppViewX, Keyfactor** – enterprise-grade, expensive, and overkill” DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt
Keyfactor69%
11 of 16 labels negative · 7 of 12 models · 3 hard negative
“**Avoid**: Heavy enterprise tools like Keyfactor or full DigiCert ONE (great for large-scale but often custom-priced and overkill).” Grok 4.1 Fast, direct prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the twelve in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
78 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1104 links across 162 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.
47 answers · 88 citations · 11 models
vendor site · G245 answers · 93 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Gitnux36 answers · 45 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Sectigo35 answers · 55 citations · 11 models
29 answers · 30 citations · 11 models
vendor site · DigiCert27 answers · 40 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Infisical27 answers · 27 citations · 10 models
vendor site · QCecuring26 answers · 35 citations · 11 models
19 answers · 22 citations · 9 models
17 answers · 18 citations · 6 models
vendor site · Guideflow17 answers · 18 citations · 8 models
16 answers · 28 citations · 6 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
31 answers · 11 models
28 answers · 10 models
26 answers · 10 models
25 answers · 10 models
24 answers · 11 models
24 answers · 10 models
24 answers · 9 models
16 answers · 5 models
16 answers · 8 models
16 answers · 9 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best certificate lifecycle management platform”, “certificate lifecycle management platform”, “certificate lifecycle management platforms”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
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| Sectigo SCM Pro sectigo.com Sectigo Certificate Manager 12%, Sectigo SCM Pro 7%, Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) Pro 2% | 21% | 131 | 880 | 2 | 64,855 | $809 | 34 | 3 |
| Let's Encrypt letsencrypt.org Let's Encrypt 11%, Let's Encrypt + Certbot 2% | 12% | 18 | 8,100 | 719 | 135,310 | |||
| Certbot | 9% | 2,900 | 342 | |||||
| ZeroSSL zerossl.com | 7% | 47 | 1,600 | 26 | 9,820 | 21 | ||
| Smallstep Certificate Manager smallstep.com | 5% | 22 | 40 | 0 | 8,139 | 6 | ||
| ManageEngine parent site ManageEngine Key Manager Plus 5% | 5% | 19 | 8,100 | 675 | ||||
| Cloudflare parent site Cloudflare Universal SSL 5% | 5% | 11 | 550,000 | 10,897 | ||||
| Certify The Web certifytheweb.com | 4% | 29 | 880 | 9 | 29,388 | |||
| CertKit certkit.io | 4% | 19 | 90 | 0 | 2,568 | 1 | ||
| DigiCert CertCentral digicert.com | 4% | 23 | 210 | 1 | 510,419 | 5 | 4 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 21 sites; 5 of them are among the sites the models cited here (digicert.com, g2.com, gartner.com, qcecuring.com, sectigo.com). The first result for “best certificate lifecycle management platform” is reddit.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best certificate lifecycle management platform for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which SSL/TLS certificate management tool would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top certificate lifecycle management platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best certificate lifecycle management platform for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a certificate lifecycle management platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which certificate lifecycle management platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Sectigo Certificate ManagerLet's EncryptChangedDigiCert, Sectigo Certificate ManagerGlobalSign Atlasno first choiceagainst: ManageEngine, Venafi TLS Protect
Four alternatives
Certbot + Let's Encrypt, DigiCert, GlobalSign Atlas, QCecuringTwo alternatives
DigiCert, Sectigo Certificate ManagerTwo alternatives
Akeyless, HashiCorp VaultThree alternatives
Certbot + Let's Encrypt, Sectigo Certificate Manager, TrackSSLGPT-5.4 miniSectigo Certificate ManagerCertbot with Let's EncryptChangedDigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manageragainst: VenafiCertMateagainst: CertPilotno first choiceagainst: AppViewX AVX ONE CLM, DigiCert CertCentral / Trust Lifecycle Manager, Keyfactor Command, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Trust Security, Sectigo Certificate Manager
Two alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, DigiCert Trust Lifecycle ManagerTwo alternatives
Red Sift Certificates Lite, Sectigo Certificate ManagerTwo alternatives
Keyfactor Command, Sectigo Certificate ManagerThree alternatives
AppViewX CERT+, Venafi, certimateGemini 3.5 FlashCertKitagainst: AppViewX CERT+, Keyfactor, VenafiCloudflare Universal SSLChangedCertKitagainst: Keyfactor Command, VenafiCertKitagainst: AppViewX CERT+, Keyfactor, VenafiCloudflare Universal SSLagainst: CyberArk Certificate Manager, Keyfactor Command, Venafiagainst: AppViewX CERT+, CyberArk (Venafi) TLS Protect, DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager / CertCentral, Keyfactor Command, Microsoft AD CS
Six alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, Azure Key Vault, Certbot + Let's Encrypt, QCecuring, Sectigo SCM Pro, cert-managerSeven alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, Approximated, Azure Key Vault, Google Cloud Certificate Manager, Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) Pro, TrackSSL, UptimeRobotFive alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, Cloudflare SSL, Keytos, Sectigo SCM Pro, Smallstep Certificate ManagerSix alternatives
CertMate, Certbot + Let's Encrypt, EZCA, Sectigo SCM Pro, TrackSSL, cert-managerSix alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, CertKit, DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, Sectigo SCM Pro, SecureW2 JoinNow, Smallstep Certificate ManagerPerplexity SonarGlobalSign TLS Connectagainst: DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, Entrust Certificate Lifecycle ManagementSectigo Certificate ManagerChangedCertify The Webagainst: ZeroSSLCertbotagainst: Sectigo SCM Prono first choiceagainst: Akeyless, AppViewX CERT+, CertKit, Entrust CLM, Keyfactor, Venafi
One alternative
InfisicalTwo alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, KeyhubThree alternatives
DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, GlobalSign CLM, cert-managerThree alternatives
GlobalSign Atlas, Vault PKI, cert-managerGrok 4.1 FastSectigo Certificate Manageragainst: DigiCert ONE, KeyfactorCertbot, Let's EncryptChangedagainst: AWS Certificate Manager, DigiCert CertCentral, Sectigo Certificate ManagerCertify The Web, ZeroSSLagainst: DigiCert, KeyfactorCertbot, Let's Encryptno first choiceagainst: AppViewX CERT+, DigiCert CertCentral, Keyfactor Command, Venafi
Three alternatives
Certbot, GlobalSign Certificate Lifecycle Management, ZeroSSLThree alternatives
Plesk, ZeroSSL, cPanelFour alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, Entrust Certificate Hub, SSL.com, Sectigo Certificate ManagerFour alternatives
Cloudflare Universal SSL, Smallstep Certificate Manager, ZeroSSL, cert-managerMistral SmallZeroSSLno first choiceChangedCertify The Web, ZeroSSLagainst: DigiCert Trust Lifecycle ManagerCertify The Webno first choiceagainst: Venafi TLS Protectagainst: Akeyless, CertKit, Keyfactor, Sectigo SCM Pro, Venafi
Two alternatives
AVX ONE, CyberArk Certificate ManagerTwo alternatives
KeyTalk Certificate Lifecycle Management, SSL Certificate ManagementOne alternative
ZeroSSLDeepSeek V4 FlashSectigo SCM Proagainst: AppViewX CERT+, DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, EJBCA, Keyfactor Command, Venafi, cert-managerSectigo Certificate ManagerChangedagainst: Let's EncryptSectigo Certificate Manager, ZeroSSLagainst: DigiCert Trust Lifecycle ManagerSectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) Proagainst: AppViewX CERT+, DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, Keyfactor, VenafiSectigo SCM Proagainst: Keyfactor Command, Venafiagainst: CyberArk Certificate Manager, DigiCert ONE, Keyfactor Command, Venafi Trust Protection Platform
One alternative
GlobalSign TLS ConnectThree alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, SSL.com, ZeroSSLTwo alternatives
AppViewX CERT+, Keytos EZCAThree alternatives
Certbot + Let's Encrypt, Certify The Web, ZeroSSLThree alternatives
CertKit, ManageEngine Key Manager Plus, ZeroSSLLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceno first choiceHeldCertify The Webagainst: DigiCert, KeyfactorCertbot, Sectigo SCM Prono first choiceagainst: AppViewX CERT+, DigiCert, Keyfactor, Venafi
Four alternatives
AVX ONE, KeyTalk Certificate Lifecycle Management, SSL Certificate Management, ZeroSSLOne alternative
ZeroSSLQwen 3.7 FlashLet's Encrypt, ZeroSSLagainst: Entrust Certificate Lifecycle ManagementDigiCert CertCentralChangedZeroSSLManageEngine Key Manager Plusagainst: Keyfactor, Trustwave, VenafiGlobalSign Managed Services, Trustwave TrustNet, Venafiagainst: CyberArk Certificate Manager, Salted Security, Venafiagainst: AppViewX CERT+, DigiCert ONE, Entrust Certificate Hub, Keyfactor, Sectigo Certificate Manager
Three alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, DigiCert Identity Security Center, Sectigo (formerly Comodo) – Certificate ManagerTwo alternatives
Certify The Web, Cloudflare Universal SSLThree alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, Certify The Web, Sectigo Certificate ManagerSix alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, Azure App Service Managed Certificates, Certify The Web, Let's Encrypt, Smallstep CLI, ZeroSSLFive alternatives
AWS ACM Private CA, Acronis, EasyEngine/Caddy, HashiCorp Vault, cert-managerKimi K2DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, Smallstep Certificate ManagerLet's Encrypt with CertbotChangedInfisical, Sectigo Certificate Manageragainst: LemurSmallstep Certificate Manager, TrackSSLagainst: Dogtag PKIDigiCert CertCentralagainst: AppViewX CERT+, DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager / CertCentral, Keyfactor Command, Sectigo Certificate Manager, Venafi
Two alternatives
GlobalSign Certificate Lifecycle Management, Sectigo Certificate ManagerThree alternatives
DigiCert CertCentral, SSL.com, Sectigo Certificate ManagerFive alternatives
Certbot, Certimate / CertMate, DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, TrackSSL, ZeroSSLFour alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, CZERTAINLY, CertHat Essentials, Smallstep OSSFour alternatives
Keyfactor, ManageEngine Key Manager Plus, Sectigo Certificate Manager, Smallstep Certificate ManagerGLM 4.7 FlashXManageEngine Key Manager PlusCloudflare Automatic SSL/TLSChangedagainst: DigiCert ONEcert-manageragainst: DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, Entrust Certificate Lifecycle ManagementLet's Encrypt + Certbot, Smallstep Certificate Manageragainst: AppViewX CERT+, CyberArk Certificate Manager, DigiCert ONE, Keyfactor Commandno first choiceagainst: Entrust Certificate Services, GlobalSign Atlas
Three alternatives
DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, GlobalSign Atlas, Sectigo Certificate ManagerThree alternatives
Caddy, Let's Encrypt + Certbot, Sectigo Certificate ManagerSeven alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, Azure Key Vault Certificates, Cloudflare Application Security and Performance, Cloudflare ZeroSSL, ManageEngine Key Manager Plus, SSL.com Enterprise SSL Manager, Sectigo Certificate ManagerSix alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, Cloudflare Application Security, HashiCorp Vault, Sectigo Certificate Manager, Smallstep Community, ZeroSSLMiniMax M2.5Certify The Web, ZeroSSLagainst: CyberArk Certificate ManagerSSL.com, Sectigo Certificate ManagerChangedagainst: DigiCert Trust Lifecycle ManagerSmallstep Certificate ManagerCertbot, Let's Encryptno first choiceagainst: Certifier, Credly, DigiCert CertCentral / DigiCert ONE, Sectigo Certificate Manager
Three alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, DigiCert, Sectigo Certificate ManagerOne alternative
ZeroSSLFive alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, CertKit, DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, Keyfactor, Let's Encrypt + CertbotFour alternatives
AWS Certificate Manager, Azure Key Vault, QCecuring Free Tier, Sectigo SCM ProBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
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Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
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| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:08 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:44 | yes | 3 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:30 | yes | 17 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:42 | yes | 18 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:26 | yes | 23 | 11 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 01:49 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 23:58 | yes | 23 | 30 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:37 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:40 | yes | 5 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-04 23:05 | yes | 23 | 29 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 01:15 | yes | 23 | 214 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 01:13 | yes | 9 | 57 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:09 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:27 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:05 | yes | 14 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 00:45 | yes | 15 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:32 | yes | 21 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:52 | no | 0 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:06 | yes | 25 | 29 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 00:55 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:45 | yes | 9 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:04 | yes | 19 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 22:10 | yes | 25 | 51 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 23:43 | yes | 11 | 73 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 00:47 | yes | 14 | 11 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:15 | yes | 4 | 10 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 01:05 | yes | 23 | 32 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 00:44 | yes | 16 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:29 | yes | 20 | 13 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:19 | yes | 10 | 8 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 23:59 | yes | 24 | 31 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 00:01 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 23:28 | yes | 8 | 39 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:53 | yes | 25 | 35 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 23:14 | yes | 22 | 77 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 23:46 | yes | 20 | 39 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 00:53 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:17 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 22:17 | yes | 20 | 28 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:03 | yes | 16 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:43 | yes | 24 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-04 23:58 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:13 | yes | 25 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:37 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:23 | yes | 10 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:16 | yes | 19 | 19 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 00:45 | yes | 23 | 116 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 01:13 | yes | 12 | 80 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 00:17 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:12 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:46 | yes | 18 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:26 | yes | 24 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:55 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:42 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:50 | yes | 22 | 35 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-04 22:21 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:53 | no | 0 | 36 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-04 22:24 | yes | 14 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 00:59 | yes | 10 | 36 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 23:56 | yes | 5 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 00:45 | yes | 18 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:22 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 01:45 | yes | 10 | 23 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-04 23:52 | yes | 23 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-04 23:50 | yes | 21 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-04 23:40 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:35 | yes | 25 | 58 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:26 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 22:28 | yes | 14 | 49 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:53 | yes | 25 | 44 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 23:30 | yes | 22 | 193 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 22:43 | yes | 14 | 27 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
AppViewX read as AppViewX CERT+
Cloudflare read as Cloudflare Universal SSL
Cloudflare (SaaS/Websites) read as Cloudflare Universal SSL
CyberArk read as CyberArk Certificate Manager
CyberArk (CLM module) read as CyberArk Certificate Manager
DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager (TLM) — Essentials Plan read as DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager
Entrust read as Entrust Certificate Manager
Sectigo read as Sectigo Certificate Manager
SecureW2 read as SecureW2 JoinNow
Smallstep read as Smallstep Certificate Manager
Smallstep (Smallstep Certificate Manager) read as Smallstep Certificate Manager
Smallstep (step-ca) read as Smallstep Certificate Manager
Smallstep Certificate Manager — Team Plan read as Smallstep Certificate Manager
Smallstep Cloud read as Smallstep Certificate Manager
smallstep read as Smallstep Certificate Manager
Unresolved, counted raw
AppViewX AVX
Approximated
Azure App Service Managed Certificates
Boulder
CZERTAINLY
CertHat Essentials
CertPilot
Certbot with Let's Encrypt
Certificate Hub
Certifier
Certimate / CertMate
Certnanny
Cloudflare Automatic SSL/TLS
Cloudflare SSL
Cloudflare ZeroSSL
Credly
Critical Path
CyberArk (Venafi) TLS Protect
DigiCert CertCentral Managed Automation or Discovery
DigiCert Identity Security Center
DigiCert Trust Life Manager / DigiCert Certificate Lifecycle Management
EasyEngine/Caddy
Entrust CLM
GlobalSign Managed Services
Google CA
Google Cloud CAS
KeyTalk
Keyhub
Keystash
Keytos (EZCA)
Lemur (Netflix)
Let's Encrypt with Certbot
Microsoft AD CS (Active Directory Certificate Services)
Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Trust Security
Plesk
QCecuring Free Tier
Red Sift Certificates Lite
SSL Certificate Checker
SSL Manager
SSL.com Enterprise SSL Manager
SSL.com Manager
Salted Security
Sectigo (formerly Comodo) – Certificate Manager
Smallstep CLI
Smallstep Community
TLS Connect by GMO
TokenTimer
Trustwave TrustNet
Win-ACME
certimate
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.