# Certbot: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/certbot

## 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% | 9 | 0% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "is Sectigo SCM Pro or Certbot, as they offer low-cost and basic automation features" (Llama 4 Maverick, Certificate management)
- "A free, open-source tool from Let's Encrypt, ideal for automating the issuance and renewal of SSL/TLS certificates" (Mistral Small, Certificate management)
- "Certbot (for public certificates) ... open-source options that can handle many use cases" (Mistral Small, Certificate management)
- "open-source options (e.g., cert-manager, certbot with ACME) score well for smaller teams" (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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Certbot, from 31 of the 33 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 24
- akeyless.io: 22
- gane.ai/index: 15
- appviewx.com: 13
- reddit.com: 13
- qcecuring.com: 10
- sectigo.com: 10
- topbusinesssoftware.com: 10
- digicert.com: 7
- infisical.com: 7

### Pages cited

- https://akeyless.io/blog/blog-best-certificate-lifecycle-management-software: 22
- https://g2.com/categories/certificate-lifecycle-management-clm/small-business: 15
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/certificate-lifecycle-management/smb: 14
- https://appviewx.com/blogs/best-certificate-lifecycle-management-software-2026: 10
- https://reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1tqbeq3/certificate_lifecycle_management_vendor_comparison: 10
- https://qcecuring.com/blog/best-clm-platforms-2026: 8
- https://keytos.io/blog/pki/the-best-certificate-lifecycle-management-according-to-g2: 6
- https://mlabs.city/blog/certificate-lifecycle-management-tools: 5

## 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.