# Let's Encrypt + ACME Clients: 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/let-s-encrypt-acme-clients

## 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% | 54 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you're very small (<5 certificates): Use Let's Encrypt with free ACME clients" (Kimi K2, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Let's Encrypt + ACME Clients, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cert-manager.io: 1
- certkit.io: 1
- g2.com: 1
- github.com: 1
- group.app: 1
- letsencrypt.org: 1
- microsoft.com: 1
- reddit.com: 1
- sectigo.com: 1
- sourceforge.net: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cert-manager.io/: 1
- https://cert-manager.io/docs: 1
- https://cert-manager.io/docs/getting-started: 1
- https://certkit.io/: 1
- https://certkit.io/certkit-vs-enterprise-clm: 1
- https://certkit.io/certkit-vs-open-source-acme: 1
- https://certkit.io/pricing: 1
- https://g2.com/products/certkit-certificate-lifecycle-management/reviews: 1

## 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.