Smallstep step-ca Self-Hosted

Explore this developer service’s free allowance, critical restrictions and official documentation before deploying.

INCLUDED FREE ALLOWANCE

Apache-2.0 self-hosted private X.509 and SSH certificate authority with ACME issuance and automated renewal; no vendor-imposed certificate quota.

Plan details

Plan: Ongoing free allowance
Credit card: Not required
Commercial use: Allowed
Added to directory (UTC): 2026-10-28
Last checked: 2026-10-28

Important restrictions

Free open-source CA lacks several commercial Smallstep features, including turnkey multi-CA, high-availability and enterprise support; manage private keys and infrastructure yourself.

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