# Certbot + Let's Encrypt: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/certbot-let-s-encrypt

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Certificate lifecycle management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/certificate-lifecycle-management/index.md) | 2% | 12 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best Overall for Most Small Companies – Completely Free" (Grok 4.20, Certificate management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Certbot + Let's Encrypt, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- appviewx.com: 3
- g2.com: 3
- infisical.com: 3
- qcecuring.com: 3
- topbusinesssoftware.com: 3
- akeyless.io: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- mlabs.city: 2
- omr.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://appviewx.com/blogs/best-certificate-lifecycle-management-software-2026: 3
- https://qcecuring.com/blog/best-clm-platforms-2026: 3
- https://akeyless.io/blog/blog-best-certificate-lifecycle-management-software: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/certificate-lifecycle-management-clm/small-business: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/certificate-lifecycle-management/smb: 2
- https://infisical.com/blog/best-certificate-management-tools.md: 2
- https://mlabs.city/blog/certificate-lifecycle-management-tools: 2
- https://omr.com/en/reviews/category/certificate-lifecycle-management-clm: 2

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.