Certbot vs GlobalSign Atlas
Certbot
certbot.eff.orgGlobalSign Atlas
globalsign.comSide by side
| Figure | Certbot | GlobalSign Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Certificate Management Software | 8.1 (#9) | 7.2 (#22) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Tokyo, Japan |
| Purpose | Certbot automatically uses Let’s Encrypt certificates on manually administered websites to enable HTTPS. | Atlas is a digital identity platform for managing public and private digital certificates. |
| Support | The site points users to project documentation and the Let’s Encrypt community forum for help. | Atlas support documentation offers self-service articles and guides, live chat, email, support tickets and scheduled calls with technical support. |
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In their own words
Certbot
Certbot is free, open-source software from the Electronic Frontier Foundation for enabling HTTPS on websites that administrators manage themselves. It obtains Let’s Encrypt certificates and can install them on a web server automatically in many cases. The command-line tool names Apache and Nginx integrations, along with webroot and standalone methods. DNS validation avoids requiring an inbound connection from Let’s Encrypt, so it does not depend on an existing HTTP site or an open port 80. Certbot renews certificates when less than one-third of their lifetime remains; for certificates lasting 10 days or less, renewal occurs when half their lifetime remains. It is generally run on a Unix-like server, often remotely over SSH, and is intended for administrators comfortable with command-line work on a dedicated server, VPS or cloud-hosted server. The project points users to its documentation and the Let’s Encrypt community forum for help.
GlobalSign Atlas
GlobalSign Atlas has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.