EJBCA vs SecureW2 Managed PKI

EJBCA9.4Visit SMSecureW2 Managed PKI8.6Visit

Higher score EJBCA #1 in Public Key Infrastructure Software 9.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit EJBCA

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SM SecureW2 Managed PKI #8 in Public Key Infrastructure Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit SecureW2

• EJBCA fits best

  Broad, self-hosted enterprise PKI

• SecureW2 Managed PKI fits best

  Device identity and managed-device PKI

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Side by side

Feature	EJBCA 9.4/10 Visit ↗	SMSecureW2 Managed PKI 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Public Key Infrastructure Software	#8 in Public Key Infrastructure Software
Best for	Broad, self-hosted enterprise PKI	Device identity and managed-device PKI
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Integrations	7 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features EJBCA 0/5 · SecureW2 Managed PKI 5/5
ACME support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
SCEP support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
EST support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
HSM integration	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Certificate profiles	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Covers CA, RA, VA, revocation, OCSP, and CRL workflows Supports ACME, CMP, EST, SCEP, REST, SOAP, and auto-enrollment Offers HSM integrations and container, cloud, and appliance deployments	Supports SCEP, ACME, JSON, WSTEP, and EST enrollment APIs Integrates with Intune, Jamf, Workspace ONE, and MobileIron Covers Wi-Fi, VPN, desktop, application, S/MIME, and code-signing use cases
Cons	Community Edition is positioned for learning, testing, and prototyping Production-oriented capabilities are reserved for Enterprise and Cloud editions Its broad deployment and protocol scope may require specialist PKI expertise	Quote-based pricing requires a sales conversation The broad feature set may exceed narrow PKI requirements Certificate policies and lifecycle operations require centralized administration
Our verdict	EJBCA is open-source PKI and certificate authority software for issuing, managing, validating, and revoking digital certificates. It is designed for organizations building certificate infrastructures across DevOps, IoT, industrial systems,… Read the review →	SecureW2 Managed PKI is a cloud-based private PKI service for organizations managing certificate-based identity and access. It lets administrators create and manage private certificate authorities, issue and revoke certificates, define… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• EJBCA — where it wins

  • Covers CA, RA, VA, revocation, OCSP, and CRL workflows
  • Supports ACME, CMP, EST, SCEP, REST, SOAP, and auto-enrollment
  • Offers HSM integrations and container, cloud, and appliance deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition is positioned for learning, testing, and prototyping
  • Production-oriented capabilities are reserved for Enterprise and Cloud editions
  • Its broad deployment and protocol scope may require specialist PKI expertise

• SecureW2 Managed PKI — where it wins

  • Supports SCEP, ACME, JSON, WSTEP, and EST enrollment APIs
  • Integrates with Intune, Jamf, Workspace ONE, and MobileIron
  • Covers Wi-Fi, VPN, desktop, application, S/MIME, and code-signing use cases

  Where it doesn't

  • Quote-based pricing requires a sales conversation
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrow PKI requirements
  • Certificate policies and lifecycle operations require centralized administration

• EJBCA9.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad, self-hosted PKI platform with deep certificate and deployment support.

  Visit EJBCAFull verdict →
• SMSecureW2 Managed PKI8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad cloud PKI platform for device certificates, authentication, and lifecycle control.

  Visit SecureW2Full verdict →