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AppViewX CERT+ vs CyberArk Certificate Manager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 14, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

AppViewX CERT+
Ranking in Certificate Management Software
4th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CyberArk Certificate Manager
Ranking in Certificate Management Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Authentication Systems (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Certificate Management Software category, the mindshare of AppViewX CERT+ is 9.4%, down from 11.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CyberArk Certificate Manager is 8.2%, up from 7.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Certificate Management Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
CyberArk Certificate Manager8.2%
AppViewX CERT+9.4%
Other82.4%
Certificate Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Francois Gotti - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at IQEQ
Automation has streamlined certificate workflows and reduced human errors significantly
We have discussed with them the need for better integration with APIs, including specific definitions and business cases. We would benefit from templates for specific APIs that need to connect with external vendors or integrate directly with our backend. This feature is currently in their development pipeline. Another improvement area is the integration with automation, specifically simplifying the ACME services they offer to work without an agent. Currently, every backend machine requires an agent for ACME services. This improvement will become crucial in the next two years when public certificates must be reduced from one year to 47 days, which presents a significant challenge for us.
Karthik Kashyap T H - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Eliminates certificate expiration outages and offers good customization and reporting capabilities
Even though it allows for email editing, until version 23.1, you had to log on to the server, and the console itself used to take a lot of time. That has changed from the last release onwards. When you're defining the flow, there are some areas that can probably cause confusion to the users. If you want to rename the default field, you cannot rename it, which caused a lot of confusion during the initial days until everyone got settled in. Allowing the renaming or updating of the default field is something Certificate Manager can improve on. Certificate Manager has both the on-prem and the cloud versions, but 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. The maturity of the cloud version needs improvement. Additionally, when considering the on-prem version, there is a minor glitch in the system. When an administrator makes changes, they have flexibility regarding the approval flow. When dealing with a certificate that requires approval from several different teams, there is a minor glitch in the system where the name of the approver does not appear. This is a bug that we are currently addressing. Additionally, there is room for improvement in key management. Changing the default account name is not a straightforward process; it can be quite tedious. This is an area where improvements could be made. If there is a particular workflow that we want to tweak, right now, we can achieve it only via a PowerShell script. It would be great if they could also support a small Python script or anything to expand their scripting or adaptable workflow code base. Even though we can call another script from a PowerShell script, if someone doesn't have knowledge of PowerShell, that would be challenging.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AppViewX CERT+ is one of the great tools based on my usage over the last three years, and it is going to definitely increase your team's operational efficiency, and you should consider this product for evaluation."
"It's definitely worth the money to have Venafi as a tool; it's definitely miles away from the competition, in my opinion."
"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."
"We use Venafi for PKI certificates."
"Venafi's technical support is impressively fast."
"Certificate Manager's ability to help with compliance and regulatory requirements, including SOX and Swift, was great; this is a major selling point."
"Venafi is super stable, and we experienced no issues with its stability."
"The most valuable feature of Venafi is the automation that helps save time and reduce human error."
"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."
 

Cons

"However, I do not see that AppViewX CERT+ currently supports AWS public CA for certificate integration and automation, which is something they can add."
"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."
"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."
"Currently lacks the capability to automatically download certificates in JKS."
"I would like to see included in the next release of Venafi integration with the cloud HSM's, Hardware Security Module. Additionally, I would say other cloud services, because it's not only cloud that's essential. If you have a customer that has a lot of their IT moved into cloud, integration with different cloud services is always an area to improve."
"Venafi's overall installation could be made easier."
"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."
"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."
"Currently, specific processes require manual installations due to the lack of built-in integrations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"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
16%
Government
12%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise13
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AppViewX CERT+?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was really good. It was defined as a project and all the mandatory dates were expected and followed correctly. We had no issues with them and t...
What needs improvement with AppViewX CERT+?
We have discussed with them the need for better integration with APIs, including specific definitions and business cases. We would benefit from templates for specific APIs that need to connect with...
What is your primary use case for AppViewX CERT+?
My main use case for AppViewX CERT+ includes three business cases that I can explain. For internal websites that we have in the company, we share with the business and provide because we need to be...
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?
One area of CyberArk Certificate Manager that could be improved is the capability of integration with legacy applications. The initial setup is complex. You need third-party support or support from...
What advice do you have for others considering Venafi?
I would love to provide a review for one of the ones that I have experience with. With 15 years in the Identity and Access Management industry, I have probably used 20 different authentication syst...
 

Also Known As

CERT+
Venafi
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

One of the top banks in USA
Surescripts, CME Group, TD Bank Group, Aetna, MoneyGram, Zions Bancorp, Cisco
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