acme.sh Alternatives

Apps similar to acme.sh include Let's Encrypt, which is free and open source. Other options are Certbot, Lego (go-acme), CertKit and Actalis. In total there are six Certificate Authorities like acme.sh for self-hosting, Linux, the web and Mac.

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  1. Let's Encrypt icon
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    Anyone who has gone through the trouble of setting up a secure website knows what a hassle getting and maintaining a certificate can be. Let’s Encrypt automates away the pain and lets site operators turn on and manage HTTPS with simple commands.

    28 Let's Encrypt alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Certbot icon
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    Certbot is an open source tool from EFF for automating HTTPS deployment on websites, supporting servers like Apache and nginx. Works with Let's Encrypt for free certificates, accessible via command line, ensuring security with automatic renewal and optional HTTP to HTTPS redirection.

    8 Certbot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • CentOS
    • Fedora
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Ubuntu Server
    • OpenBSD
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  3. Let's Encrypt/ACME client and library written in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
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  4. CertKit icon
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    CertKit provides automated SSL/TLS certificate management software that eliminates the complexity of maintaining certificates across modern infrastructure. Founded by engineers who spent too many hours debugging certificate renewals and watching competent teams waste days on...

    9 CertKit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. Actalis icon
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    Actalis is a European certification authority that provides SSL/TLS certificates for websites and online services. It offers Domain Validation (DV), Organization Validation (OV) and Extended Validation (EV) certificates, plus ACME support for automated DV certificate issuance...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. CertMate icon
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    Self-hosted certificate lifecycle management: issue, renew, discover, inventory and deploy TLS certificates across your infrastructure.

    15 CertMate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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