# Certify The Web: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/certify-the-web/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate lifecycle management | 2% | 13 | 14% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Certify The Web if you manage Windows servers locally... This is the cheapest way to achieve high security without spending anything." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Certificate management)
- "Certify The Web or ZeroSSL are also cited as lower-cost options for smaller teams" (Perplexity Sonar, Certificate management)
- "Best for Windows-Heavy & Budget-Conscious Teams: Certify The Web (CCM)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Certificate management)
- "Certify The Web | IIS/Azure-heavy teams" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Certificate management)

## And against it

- "cited in roundups as a Windows-oriented automation reference point, implying limited cross-platform coverage" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Certificate management)

## In its own words

What Certify The Web's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Automated SSL/TLS certificates (https://certifytheweb.com/)
- For: Windows Server & IIS; centralized certificate management across multiple servers and organizations (https://certifytheweb.com/)
- Price stated: Commercial users and funded organisations are required to purchase a license key once they have completed their evaluation (https://certifytheweb.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Download and evaluate for free, with no feature limitations and no time limit (https://certifytheweb.com/)
- Customers named: NASA, World Health Organization, UPS, SIDEARM Sports, Kruso, Netservice

## What it publishes

Every page certifytheweb.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 990 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- report or ebook: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-10-28
- glossary or explainer: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-09-07
- Recent: 2020-10-28 comparison: 1099 https://community.certifytheweb.com/t/lets-encrypt-vs-buypass-go/1099
- Recent: 2020-09-07 glossary or explainer: 1019 https://community.certifytheweb.com/t/new-user-few-questions/1019
- Recent: 2020-09-06 glossary or explainer: 1016 https://community.certifytheweb.com/t/domains-not-listed-to-renew/1016
- Recent: 2020-09-03 glossary or explainer: 1011 https://community.certifytheweb.com/t/unable-to-create-a-register-contact-on-a-virtual-machine/1011
- Recent: 2020-09-03 glossary or explainer: 1012 https://community.certifytheweb.com/t/getting-certificate-on-other-exchange-dag-nodes/1012
- Recent: 2018-12-04 comparison: 291 https://community.certifytheweb.com/t/bug-custom-script-test-vs-request-difference/291

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.