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Certificate Lifecycle Manager pros and cons

Vendor: Idira
4.1 out of 5
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PROS

Venafi automation significantly reduces human error and time spent on certificate management.
Venafi offers exceptionally fast technical support and ease of contact for resolving queries.
Automated certificate management reduces risk from expiry and improves cryptographic governance.
CyberArk Certificate Manager simplifies compliance and regulatory requirements while enhancing security.
Automating credential processes with CyberArk reduces errors and saves substantial time.

CONS

Specific processes require manual installations due to the lack of built-in integrations.
The on-prem version is more mature than the cloud version, which lacks features.
There is no capability to automatically download certificates in JKS for Java applications.
Venafi's installation process could be simplified.
CyberArk Certificate Manager has experienced downtimes without notification.
 

Certificate Lifecycle Manager Pros review quotes

Karthik Kashyap T H - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Jul 21, 2025
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.
Deb Malya - PeerSpot reviewer
Section Head Cybersecurity at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 11, 2026
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.
KK
Cybersecurity Solution Architect at Advance Auto Parts
Feb 24, 2026
CyberArk Certificate Manager has positively impacted my organization as a powerful tool for enhancing the security certificate management process, and by automating the lifecycle of TLS and SSL certificates, it has improved security and ensured operational efficiency, making it a vital component of modern IT infrastructure management.
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Siva Nagaraju - PeerSpot reviewer
Certified Ethical Hacker at Skillogic
Sep 26, 2025
CyberArk Certificate Manager has excellent capability in handling certification renewals; whenever you specify any validity period that needs to be renewed within certain days, it triggers automatically, and I appreciate that aspect.
Adam Goldstein - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
Dec 9, 2024
Venafi's automation capabilities were significant, as they allowed us to automate certificate rotation and deployment effectively.
reviewer2600361 - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 9, 2024
The most valuable feature of Venafi is the automation that helps save time and reduce human error.
reviewer2678859 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Mar 27, 2025
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.
reviewer2688693 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Apr 8, 2025
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.
YP
IT Executive at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Oct 11, 2023
We use Venafi for PKI certificates.
Venu Sunkara - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead System Operation Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 14, 2022
Automating anything, whether on-prem or cloud, is possible.
 

Certificate Lifecycle Manager Cons review quotes

Karthik Kashyap T H - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Jul 21, 2025
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.
Deb Malya - PeerSpot reviewer
Section Head Cybersecurity at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 11, 2026
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.
KK
Cybersecurity Solution Architect at Advance Auto Parts
Feb 24, 2026
Regarding needed improvements, the UI needs enhancement. Sometimes it experiences latency-wise issues.
Learn what your peers think about Certificate Lifecycle Manager. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2026.
896,692 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Siva Nagaraju - PeerSpot reviewer
Certified Ethical Hacker at Skillogic
Sep 26, 2025
Regarding stability, I observed that in the last year, CyberArk Certificate Manager was down two to three times without any notification.
Adam Goldstein - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
Dec 9, 2024
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.
reviewer2600361 - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 9, 2024
Currently, specific processes require manual installations due to the lack of built-in integrations.
reviewer2678859 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Mar 27, 2025
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.
reviewer2688693 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Apr 8, 2025
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.
YP
IT Executive at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Oct 11, 2023
Venafi's overall installation could be made easier.
Venu Sunkara - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead System Operation Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 14, 2022
Currently lacks the capability to automatically download certificates in JKS.