AppViewX PKIaaS vs AWS Private Certificate Authority

AppViewX PKIaaS9.0Visit AWS Private Certificate Authority8.7Visit

Higher score AppViewX PKIaaS #4 in Public Key Infrastructure Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit AppViewX

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AWS Private Certificate Authority #7 in Public Key Infrastructure Software 8.7/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 5 features Visit AWS Private CA

• AppViewX PKIaaS fits best

  Advanced PKI with HSMs and integrations

• AWS Private Certificate Authority fits best

  AWS-centric managed private CA

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Side by side

Feature	AppViewX PKIaaS 9.0/10 Visit ↗	AWS Private Certificate Authority 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Public Key Infrastructure Software	#7 in Public Key Infrastructure Software
Best for	Advanced PKI with HSMs and integrations	AWS-centric managed private CA
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	$0.06/unit/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2	SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA
Integrations	200+ integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AppViewX PKIaaS 5/5 · AWS Private Certificate Authority 3/5
ACME support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
SCEP support	✓	✓
EST support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
HSM integration	✓	✓
Certificate profiles	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Supports ACME, SCEP, EST, OCSP, CRLs and certificate profiles Integrates with cloud and on-premises HSMs, Vault and Terraform Offers offline roots and post-quantum cryptography support	Root and subordinate CAs with CRL and OCSP revocation HSM-backed CA keys and certificate templates Connectors for Kubernetes, Active Directory, and SCEP
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales No perpetual free plan is offered Cloud deployment may not fit fully on-premises requirements	No free plan Usage charges make total costs more complex Best fit depends on the AWS ecosystem
Our verdict	AppViewX PKIaaS is a cloud-based private Public Key Infrastructure platform for enterprises managing complex certificate environments. It supports private certificate authority hierarchy creation, certificate issuance, revocation and… Read the review →	AWS Private Certificate Authority is a hosted cloud service for creating root and subordinate private certificate authorities and issuing private X.509 certificates. It is designed for organizations managing certificates for internal… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AppViewX PKIaaS — where it wins

  • Supports ACME, SCEP, EST, OCSP, CRLs and certificate profiles
  • Integrates with cloud and on-premises HSMs, Vault and Terraform
  • Offers offline roots and post-quantum cryptography support

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No perpetual free plan is offered
  • Cloud deployment may not fit fully on-premises requirements

• AWS Private Certificate Authority — where it wins

  • Root and subordinate CAs with CRL and OCSP revocation
  • HSM-backed CA keys and certificate templates
  • Connectors for Kubernetes, Active Directory, and SCEP

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Usage charges make total costs more complex
  • Best fit depends on the AWS ecosystem

• AppViewX PKIaaS9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad enterprise PKI platform for complex, HSM-backed environments.

  Visit AppViewXFull verdict →
• AWS Private Certificate Authority8.7/10 · 30-day trial

  A broad AWS-managed PKI service with clear CA pricing and usage-based certificate costs.

  Visit AWS Private CAFull verdict →