# CertMate vs Ultimate Certificate Manager

> Two self-hosted [Certificate Management projects](https://selfhost.directory/certificate-management), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | CertMate | Ultimate Certificate Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 ✓ | 50/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 8 in Certificate Management | #4 of 8 in Certificate Management |
| GitHub stars | 1 480 ✓ | 170 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 ✓ | 4 |
| Latest release | v2.55.0 · 26 Oct 2026 | v2.246 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

CertMate scores 62/100 against 50/100 for Ultimate Certificate Manager, so it is the safer default.

CertMate ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Ultimate Certificate Manager.

## Details

- [CertMate](https://selfhost.directory/project/certmate) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/certmate.md)
- [Ultimate Certificate Manager](https://selfhost.directory/project/ultimate-ca-manager) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ultimate-ca-manager.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/certmate-vs-ultimate-ca-manager