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DigiCert vs Sectigo

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for ssl certificates. Sectigo has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Sectigo has the lower entry price — DigiCert starts at $26/mo, Sectigo at $1.33/mo. Free tier: DigiCert No, Sectigo No. HIPAA: DigiCert —, Sectigo —.

As of 2026-09-03 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

DigiCert

$26/mo entry
Entry price$26/mo (Basic OV — Single Domain)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forlarge enterprises

Sectigo

$1.33/mo entry
Entry price$1.33/mo (PositiveSSL DV — Single Domain)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forresellers and hosting providers

Sources — DigiCert: digicert.com (verified 2026-09-03) · Sectigo: gogetssl.com (verified 2026-09-03)

Key features

DigiCert: CertCentral enterprise platform for automated certificate lifecycle management; Multi-domain option secures all domains and subdomains in a single certificate (unlimited SANs option); Higher tiers add vulnerability assessment, blocklist/blocklist checking, and Certificate Transparency log monitoring; Tiered warranty coverage scaling from $1.25M (Basic) up to $2M (Secure Site Pro)

Sectigo: WebTrust (multiple) and ISO/IEC 27001 certified certification authority; SCM platform provides full certificate lifecycle management; DV, OV, EV validation levels with single, wildcard, and multi-domain (SAN/UCC) options; EV displays company name with human-specialist final vetting

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