cStatevsUltimate Certificate Manager
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| cState | Ultimate Certificate Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 50/100 |
| Rank in category | #7 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #4 of 8 in Certificate Management |
| GitHub stars | 2 901 | 171 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 4 |
| Latest release | v7-r1 · 17 Oct 2026 | v2.246 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | HTML | Python |
Which one should you pick?
cState scores 62/100 against 50/100 for Ultimate Certificate Manager, so it is the safer default.
Ultimate Certificate Manager ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for cState.
If you want the quickest setup, cState is easier to run; Ultimate Certificate Manager needs more configuration.
cState is growing faster right now (+6 stars in 30 days).
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