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DigiCert vs SSL.com

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for ssl certificates. SSL.com 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.

SSL.com has the lower entry price — DigiCert starts at $26/mo, SSL.com at $3.06/mo. Free tier: DigiCert No, SSL.com No. HIPAA: DigiCert —, SSL.com —.

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

SSL.com

$3.06/mo entry
Entry price$3.06/mo (Basic SSL (DV))
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forsoftware and DevOps teams

Sources — DigiCert: digicert.com (verified 2026-09-03) · SSL.com: ssl.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)

SSL.com: WebTrust-audited certificate authority with broad root store inclusion; ACME/RFC 8555 automation compatible with cert-manager, Caddy, Traefik, Certbot; FIPS-validated certificate options for government use cases; Document signing, client authentication, and EV solutions for regulated industries

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