Smallstep Certificates Alternatives

Apps similar to Smallstep Certificates include xca - X Certificate and Key management, which is free and open source. Other options are Verisign, Dogtag Certificate System, CertHat - Tools for Microsoft PKI and Pkcs11Admin. You can choose from more than 10 Certificate Authorities like Smallstep Certificates for self-hosting, Windows, Linux, the web and Mac.

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  1. X Certificate and Key management is an interface for managing asymetric keys like RSA or DSA. It is intended as a small CA for creation and signing certificates. It uses the OpenSSL library for the cryptographic operations.

    17 xca - X Certificate and Key management alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. Verisign icon
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    Verisign’s critical yet mostly invisible role – helping to maintain the security, stability and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS) and the internet – can sometimes be overshadowed by more visible aspects of the domain name business.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. The Dogtag Certificate System is an enterprise-class open source Certificate Authority (CA). It supports all aspects of certificate lifecycle management, including key archival, OCSP and smartcard management, and much more.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. CertHat is solution for managing and monitoring digital certificates from Microsoft AD CS but also mother/external PKI sources.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Pkcs11Admin icon
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    Pkcs11Admin is an open-source GUI tool for administration of PKCS#11 enabled devices (smartcards, HSMs etc.) which runs under .NET 4.5 on MS Windows and under Mono 3.X on Linux and Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. EJBCA icon
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    Enterprise Java Beans Certificate Authority, or EJBCA, is a free software public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate authority software package.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. OpenXPKI icon
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    OpenXPKI is a software stack that provides all necessary components to manage keys and certificates primarily based on the X509v3 cryptography standard.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  8. AlertaCert icon
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    Secure digital certificate vault for accounting firms with automated WhatsApp and email alerts. Covers e.firma (SAT), DIAN, AFIP, and e-CNPJ.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. Trustpoint icon
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    Trustpoint is an open-source platform for managing digital machine identities and their certificate lifecycle in industrial environments.

    8 Trustpoint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  10. The AppViewX CERT+ platform provides users with a full-cycle certificate management suite, enabling 360-degree control and visibility into network infrastructures.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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  11. 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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  12. LabCA icon
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    A private Certificate Authority for internal (lab) use, based on the open source ACME Automated Certificate Management Environment implementation from Let's Encrypt (tm).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Debian
    • Linux
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