# AWS Certificate Manager alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 215 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where AWS Certificate Manager holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/aws-certificate-manager/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Sectigo Certificate Manager: 28
- Keyfactor Command: 23
- Venafi: 18
- CyberArk Certificate Manager: 9
- Sectigo SCM Pro: 8
- Certify The Web: 7

## Certificate lifecycle management

**Small business**: 61 of 84 answers did not name AWS Certificate Manager (AWS Certificate Manager is #11 of 16 at 0%).

- Certify The Web: first choice in 7 of those 61
- Sectigo Certificate Manager: first choice in 7 of those 61
- Certbot: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Sectigo SCM Pro: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Let's Encrypt: first choice in 4 of those 61
- ZeroSSL: first choice in 4 of those 61
- DigiCert CertCentral: first choice in 2 of those 61
- DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager: first choice in 2 of those 61

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name AWS Certificate Manager (AWS Certificate Manager is #4 of 11 at 6%).

- Sectigo Certificate Manager: first choice in 12 of those 73
- Keyfactor Command: first choice in 6 of those 73
- Venafi: first choice in 6 of those 73
- AppViewX CERT+: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Sectigo SCM Pro: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Certbot + Let's Encrypt: first choice in 2 of those 73
- DigiCert CertCentral: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Let's Encrypt: first choice in 2 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name AWS Certificate Manager (AWS Certificate Manager is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Keyfactor Command: first choice in 17 of those 81
- Venafi: first choice in 12 of those 81
- CyberArk Certificate Manager: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Sectigo Certificate Manager: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Keyfactor: first choice in 6 of those 81
- DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager: first choice in 5 of those 81
- DigiCert ONE: first choice in 2 of those 81
- AppViewX CERT+: first choice in 1 of those 81

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