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win-acme vs Dehydrated: catalog facts
win-acme	Dehydrated
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, Command line	Command line
Simple guided setup for IIS sites Automatic renewal via a scheduled task	Supports ACME v2 and wildcard certificates Can renew and revoke certificates
Windows only Advanced scenarios need familiarity with ACME validation	Requires OpenSSL and cURL
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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