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LSectigo vs ZeroSSL
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Sectigo if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you're in its core audience: website owners, enterprise it and security teams
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Choose ZeroSSL if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: website owners, developers
Side by side
Feature Sectigo ZeroSSL
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price—$14.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWebWeb, API
CompanySectigo LimitedHID Global Corporation
Full feature lists
S Sectigo
- DV, OV and EV SSL/TLS certificates
- Code signing and S/MIME email certificates
- VMC/CMC certificates
- Automatic certificate discovery and inventory
- Automated issuance, deployment and renewal
- Public and private CA management in one console
- 50+ integrations with existing tools
- Cryptographic asset discovery for quantum readiness
Z ZeroSSL
- Free 90-day SSL certificates
- Annual, wildcard and multi-domain certificates
- Domain validation by email, server upload or CNAME
- Automated renewal through ACME clients
- REST API for issuance and CSR validation
- SSL monitoring and installation checks
- Audit log and management console
- Protect scans for malware, XSS and SQL injection
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Sectigo · sectigo.com
ZeroSSL · zerossl.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Sectigo
Free trial. Plan details aren't published.
ZeroSSL
Free$0
Basic$19.99/mo or $14.99/mo billed yearly
Premium$92.49/mo or $68.99/mo billed yearly
Business$174.99/mo or $129.99/mo billed yearly
Platinum$249.99/mo or $219.99/mo billed yearly
Strengths and limitations
Sectigo
- One provider for both single certificates and enterprise lifecycle management
- More than 50 integrations
- Free trial available
- Covers many certificate types, including code signing and S/MIME
- Enterprise CLM pricing requires contacting sales
ZeroSSL
- Free plan with 3 90-day certificates and no credit card
- Works with ACME clients and offers a REST API
- Paid plans include unlimited 90-day certificates
- Three domain validation methods
- Free plan is self-service only, with no support
- Annual and wildcard certificates require paid plans
- Annual certificates must be renewed by day 199 under Ballot SC-081v3
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 10, 2026. Editorial policy