Certbot vs Sectigo Certificate Manager
Certbot
certbot.eff.orgSectigo Certificate Manager
sectigo.comSide by side
| Figure | Certbot | Sectigo Certificate Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $20.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Spec score · Certificate Management Software | 8.1 (#9) | 7.6 (#21) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
| Support | The site points users to project documentation and the Let’s Encrypt community forum for help. | Sectigo says it provides dedicated support and white-glove service from onboarding through continued account services. |
Plans
Sectigo Certificate Manager
- Basic$25 a month
- Plus$100 a month
- Advanced$225 a month
- Basic$250 a year
- Plus$1,000 a year
- Advanced$2,250 a year
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.
Sectigo Certificate Manager
Sectigo Certificate Manager has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.