# Entrust Certificate Manager: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/entrust-certificate-manager

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Certificate lifecycle management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/certificate-lifecycle-management/index.md) | 0% | 71 | 30% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "evaluate reputable vendors like DigiCert, Entrust, or Keyfactor based on recent reviews and your specific use case" (MiniMax M2.5, Certificate management)

## And against it

- "Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox announced they will no longer trust certificates issued from Entrust root CAs for new issuance due to a sustained pattern of compliance failures" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Certificate management)
- "Generally positive but can be pricey with setup complexity" (Grok 4.20, Certificate management)
- "Proprietary Lock-in Vendors: Sectigo & Entrust" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Entrust Certificate Manager, from 24 of the 28 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- akeyless.io: 21
- appviewx.com: 17
- sectigo.com: 17
- g2.com: 14
- infisical.com: 9
- digicert.com: 8
- emudhra.com: 5
- keyfactor.com: 5
- reddit.com: 5
- ciopages.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://akeyless.io/blog/blog-best-certificate-lifecycle-management-software: 21
- https://appviewx.com/blogs/best-certificate-lifecycle-management-software-2026: 13
- https://g2.com/categories/certificate-lifecycle-management-clm: 8
- https://sectigo.com/uploads/resources/G2_Sectigo_Grid_Report_Certificate_Lifecycle_Management_CLM_Winter_2026.pdf: 6
- https://g2.com/discussions/what-certificate-lifecycle-management-clm-platforms-are-most-trusted-by-managers-at-general-business-based-on-user-reviews: 5
- https://infisical.com/blog/best-certificate-management-tools.md: 5
- https://reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1tqbeq3/certificate_lifecycle_management_vendor_comparison: 5
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/certificate-lifecycle-management: 4

## In its own words

What Entrust Certificate Manager's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Automate management of keys, secrets, and certificates with full visibility. (https://entrust.com/)
- For: Security leaders (https://entrust.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page entrust.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 366 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 69 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- case study: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 79 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 87 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-01
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 53 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Outcome based pricing the next major shift in enterprise ai https://www.entrust.com/blog/2026/09/outcome-based-pricing-the-next-major-shift-in-enterprise-ai
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Taking control of cloud encryption https://www.entrust.com/blog/2026/09/taking-control-of-cloud-encryption
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Outcome based pricing the next major shift in enterprise ai https://www.entrust.com/ro/blog/2026/09/outcome-based-pricing-the-next-major-shift-in-enterprise-ai
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Taking control of cloud encryption https://www.entrust.com/ro/blog/2026/09/taking-control-of-cloud-encryption
- Recent: 2026-08-01 blog: Migrating for post quantum cryptography https://www.entrust.com/blog/2026/08/migrating-for-post-quantum-cryptography
- Recent: 2026-08-01 glossary or explainer: What is a hardware root of trust https://www.entrust.com/blog/2026/08/what-is-a-hardware-root-of-trust

## 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.