EJBCA vs SSL.com Private Enterprise PKI

EJBCA9.4Visit SSL.com Private Enterprise PKI9.1Visit

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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SSL.com Private Enterprise PKI #3 in Public Key Infrastructure Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit SSL.com

• EJBCA fits best

  Broad, self-hosted enterprise PKI

• SSL.com Private Enterprise PKI fits best

  Organizations wanting priced managed PKI

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Side by side

Feature	EJBCA 9.4/10 Visit ↗	SSL.com Private Enterprise PKI 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Public Key Infrastructure Software	#3 in Public Key Infrastructure Software
Best for	Broad, self-hosted enterprise PKI	Organizations wanting priced managed PKI
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan · 30-day trial	$2,000/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features EJBCA 0/5 · SSL.com Private Enterprise 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	Dedicated Root CA and Issuing CAs with HSM-backed keys ACME, SCEP, EST, and REST API enrollment support Certificate inventory, forecasting, audit logs, and SIEM/SOAR integration
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	Lab plan is for development and testing, not production use Private Enterprise PKI does not include the WebTrust compliance program Pricing is indicative and subject to change
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 →	SSL.com Private Enterprise PKI is a hosted private certificate authority service for organizations managing internal certificates across teams, devices, workloads, and applications. It provides a dedicated Root CA and Issuing CAs, with CA… 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

• SSL.com Private Enterprise PKI — where it wins

  • Dedicated Root CA and Issuing CAs with HSM-backed keys
  • ACME, SCEP, EST, and REST API enrollment support
  • Certificate inventory, forecasting, audit logs, and SIEM/SOAR integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Lab plan is for development and testing, not production use
  • Private Enterprise PKI does not include the WebTrust compliance program
  • Pricing is indicative and subject to change

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

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

  Visit EJBCAFull verdict →
• SSL.com Private Enterprise PKI9.1/10 · Free plan

  Managed private PKI with broad enrollment protocols, lifecycle controls, and published plan pricing.

  Visit SSL.comFull verdict →