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AWS Certificate Manager vs CyberArk Certificate Manager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2025

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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

AWS Certificate Manager
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
9.4
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Certificate Management Software (2nd)
CyberArk Certificate Manager
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Authentication Systems (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

Istiyak Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates secure data transfer across websites by managing SSL certificates
I use AWS Certificate Manager primarily for managing SSL certificates. This includes issuing certificates for domains hosted in different environments and integrating them with Elastic Load Balancer and EC2 instances AWS Certificate Manager facilitates secure data transfer across websites by…
Adam Goldstein - PeerSpot reviewer
Automates certificate management across platforms and has enhanced integration support
Venafi's automation capabilities were significant, as they allowed us to automate certificate rotation and deployment effectively. We integrated it with GlobalSign and aimed to automate DNS verification, although challenges remained. Venafi's platform-agnostic nature was beneficial for handling certificates across different systems like IIS, AWS, and Azure. It ensures centralized certificate management, which is crucial for compliance and maintaining best practices. It significantly improved our operational efficiency by automating certificate workflows. This reduced the number of certificates requiring manual management, freeing internal resources from deploying trivial certificates. While some complex certificates still needed manual intervention, automating simpler ones eliminated internal bottlenecks associated with tasks like uploading certificates to Imperva. By automating these processes, we reduced errors, streamlined workflows, and eliminated the need to repeatedly remember and execute complex procedures, ultimately increasing our overall operational efficiency. The automation capabilities are good; when properly configured, it performs as expected.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features are definitely the alerts."
"It is easy to generate, easy to use, easy to integrate, and very cost-effective."
"The solution has an import dashboard where we can import the certificates or create new certificates."
"It offers encryption with specific algorithms for better management."
"Automating anything, whether on-prem or cloud, is possible."
"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."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is their certificate discovery."
"We have reduced 80% to 90% of our outages with Venafi, which impacts the revenue substantially."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Venafi is the automation that helps save time and reduce human error."
"We use Venafi for PKI certificates."
"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 for Expedia."
 

Cons

"Maybe more integration with third-party certificate authorities would be useful."
"The AWS Certificate Manager's technical support team is sometimes unavailable."
"Currently, there is no option to customize beyond the default settings, and it would be beneficial to have the ability to customize certificates to fit specific requirements."
"One potential improvement could be enabling the extraction of the certificate as a file to be used outside of AWS, even with an additional charge."
"Venafi could enhance its offerings by providing more automation features."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
6%
University
5%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Small Business5
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Certificate Manager?
The solution has an import dashboard where we can import the certificates or create new certificates.
What needs improvement with AWS Certificate Manager?
There is room for improvement in AWS Certificate Manager with more customization options for the certificate bits. Currently, there is no option to customize beyond the default settings, and it wou...
What is your primary use case for AWS Certificate Manager?
I use AWS Certificate Manager primarily for managing SSL certificates. This includes issuing certificates for domains hosted in different environments and integrating them with Elastic Load Balance...
What do you like most about Venafi?
We use Venafi for PKI certificates.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Venafi?
For our budget, Venafi's cost is moderate. It's not expensive as internal certificate generation is free, and we only pay for the public CA certificate signer and for storage in Venafi. With the to...
What needs improvement with Venafi?
As an end user, I cannot specifically point out improvements, but I believe it would be beneficial to display active certificates in a separate column on the UI, so users can easily find what they ...
 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Surescripts, CME Group, TD Bank Group, Aetna, MoneyGram, Zions Bancorp, Cisco