PKI / Certificate Lifecycle
Keyfactor
Founded 2001Independence, Ohio, USAPrivate (Sixth Street, Insight)Score 4.3/5Evaluated 2026-06-10Website ↗
Capability scores
Methodology →- Authentication
- 3.0
- SSO & Federation
- 2.0
- Authorization
- 3.0
- Lifecycle & Provisioning
- 4.5
- MFA & Passwordless
- 2.0
- Governance & Audit
- 4.5
- Developer Experience
- 4.0
- Deployment Flexibility
- 4.5
- Pricing Transparency
- 3.0
- Support & Ecosystem
- 3.5
Scored 0–5 against a published rubric. Independent analysis, no vendor sponsorship.
Overview
Keyfactor provides certificate lifecycle automation and PKI-as-a-service, and stewards the open-source EJBCA certificate authority, making it a central machine-identity player.
Capability deep-dive
Discovery, automated issuance and renewal, and crypto-agility across large fleets are the strengths, plus the credibility of EJBCA. It is enterprise-focused, so small or simple TLS needs are over-served by it.
Pricing
Enterprise subscription, quote-based.
Bottom line
A leading choice for enterprise certificate lifecycle automation and PKI modernization.
Independent editorial review. Author: Deepak Gupta. Last evaluated 2026-06-10.