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Certificate Lifecycle Manager vs EJBCA Enterprise comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

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)
EJBCA Enterprise
Ranking in Certificate Management Software
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Certificate Management Software category, the mindshare of Certificate Lifecycle Manager is 9.1%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of EJBCA Enterprise is 2.9%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Certificate Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Certificate Lifecycle Manager9.1%
EJBCA Enterprise2.9%
Other88.0%
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Featured Reviews

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.
reviewer2920977 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Centralized certificate management has reduced costs and supports open-source goals
EJBCA Enterprise is performing very well overall. However, one area for improvement could be the addition of a native dashboard capability within EJBCA Enterprise to facilitate reporting. Currently, I rely on Venafi for reporting or have created a custom dashboard by establishing a read replica from the actual database, which requires running ETL jobs to pull new data every day for analytics, causing some headaches. Having native dashboard features directly in EJBCA Enterprise would be beneficial. I think EJBCA Enterprise is good as it currently stands. They are doing very well, but perhaps future improvements related to AI could be beneficial, although I'm unsure of specifics at this moment.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We use Venafi for PKI certificates."
"Certificate Manager's ability to help with compliance and regulatory requirements, including SOX and Swift, was great; this is a major selling point."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is their certificate discovery."
"Venafi takes care of automatically renewing and deploying your certificate so that you don't need to worry when it expires."
"So, from the perspective of risk reduction, it can be directly quantified in the value for the customer."
"By using Certificate Manager, we have reduced our potential risk significantly due to certificate expiry, as all teams are getting emails before 60 days and 90 days, which is helpful."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Venafi is the automation that helps save time and reduce human error."
"The best features EJBCA Enterprise offers, in my opinion, are its superior security compared to some other MFAs which are not anti-phishing."
"EJBCA Enterprise scales very well; autoscaling is part of the cloud EC2 setup without vendor reliance."
"The automation and scalability of EJBCA Enterprise is definitely one of the biggest standout features."
"EJBCA Enterprise has positively impacted my organization by providing ease of use, saving my team time, reducing errors, and improving security in a noticeable way."
"A notable feature is the extensive configuration possibilities regarding certificate templates and profiles, offering unparalleled flexibility compared to other PKI solutions on the market."
"The best features EJBCA Enterprise offers are that it is very easy to install, especially with the appliance or OVA version we are using, it integrates easily with HSM, it is easy to monitor because it has a good GUI and website interface, and it is more secure than other competitors."
"EJBCA Enterprise stands out in terms of flexibility and scalability."
"EJBCA Enterprise has positively impacted my organization by improving security, reducing operational risk, and enhancing production reliability."
 

Cons

"For Java applications, we currently convert the certificate in JKS manually. It would be helpful to have the capability to download certificates in JKS automatically."
"Unfortunately, we didn’t receive a notification from Venafi because it wasn't configured correctly, which led to a loss of around 12 million dollars."
"There's definitely lots of room for improvement with Venafi. They have a website where we can suggest new features, and they need to take that a little bit more seriously."
"Regarding needed improvements, the UI needs enhancement. Sometimes it experiences latency-wise issues."
"Venafi's overall installation could be made easier."
"The support from Certificate Manager needs improvement based on my experience. The response time needs improvement, and it takes too long to resolve or provide solutions for some tickets."
"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."
"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."
"Customer support has been good; it's a mixed experience. For critical incidents, knowledgeable experts provide support, but for minor issues, my experience has been that inexperienced support agents may struggle."
"I choose a rating of eight because EJBCA Enterprise console takes a lot of time to load and keeps buffering when I click on a certain link."
"The user interface looked quite orthodox and could be improved a little bit."
"EJBCA Enterprise could be improved in terms of certificate lifecycle management and error handling in Keyfactor jobs, which sometimes throw unclear error codes."
"I chose a seven or eight for my rating because, as I mentioned, the integrations should be much easier and the troubleshooting for certificate management needs improvement."
"I assigned a three rating because EJBCA Enterprise is a high-resource system, and there are instances where the CPU peaks for no apparent reason, making it difficult to investigate."
"Customer support is good for regular questions, but when I require expert advice on high-skill questions, it can be challenging."
"The customer support for EJBCA Enterprise is good, and the overall turnaround time is fast."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Venafi's pricing appears to be competitive within the market."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for EJBCA Enterprise?
My experience with pricing shows that it is very high and expensive. The setup cost is manageable, but licensing is expensive each year.
What needs improvement with EJBCA Enterprise?
EJBCA Enterprise can be improved once we start the digital signature business and after our business makes a decision to use EJBCA Enterprise at scale. I chose a rating of seven based on my seven y...
What is your primary use case for EJBCA Enterprise?
My main use case for EJBCA Enterprise is for certificate issuance for users and in the digital signature company. A specific example of how I use EJBCA Enterprise for certificate issuance and digit...
 

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