Certify The Web vs GeoTrust
Certify The Web
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GeoTrust
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| Figure | Certify The Web | GeoTrust |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.92/mo | $2/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 13 | 8 |
| Spec score · Certificate Management Software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.3 (#8) |
| Certificate validation | Domain validation can use HTTP or DNS, including built-in DNS providers, Certify DNS, acme-dns, manual TXT records, or custom DNS scripts. | DV certificates are issued immediately, OV certificates in one day, and EV certificates in one to three days, according to the product page. |
| Support | Every license includes email support tickets, and the free evaluation includes helpdesk guidance. | Technical chat support is available 24/7, email support is offered through ticket submission, and phone support is available five days a week. |
Plans
Certify The Web
- Free evaluationFree
- Free evaluationFree
- Certify Certificate Manager cloud managed license$4.99 a month
- Cloud Managed License$4.99 a month
- Starter$59 a year
- Starter$59 a year
- Certify DNS (Standard)$60 a year
- Professional$149 a year
- Professional$149 a year
- Power Pro$1,199 a year
GeoTrust
- AutoInstall SSLFree
- SSL Monitor$2 a month
- Vulnerability Manager$12 a month
- QuickSSL Premium (DV SSL)$192 a year
- TrueBusiness ID (OV SSL)$372 a year
- TrueBusiness ID with EV (EV SSL)$540 a year
- DMARC ManagerPriced on request
- Uptime MonitorPriced on request
In their own words
Certify The Web
Certify The Web provides products for requesting, deploying, and renewing TLS certificates. Certificate Manager is intended for Windows servers or desktops, Management Agent for headless Linux and macOS systems, and Management Hub for central administration of multiple instances. The tools support ACME authorities including Let's Encrypt, Google Trust Services, ZeroSSL, Actalis, and private or enterprise CAs. Domain checks can use HTTP or DNS, with options ranging from built-in providers and Certify DNS to manual TXT records or custom scripts. Deployment tasks cover IIS, Apache, nginx, Tomcat, Exchange, ADFS, RDP, Azure App Service, Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault, and IIS Centralized Certificate Store. Other deployments can use scripts, webhooks, SSH/SFTP, or UNC shares. Hub offers a web interface, API, role-based access, managed DNS challenges, and certificate monitoring across instances. A free evaluation has no feature limits or time limit. Cloud-managed licensing starts at $4.99 a month per install; other plans have annual or longer billing terms. Licenses do not bypass certificate authority rate limits.
GeoTrust
GeoTrust Horizon is a security platform for SSL certificates, certificate automation and monitoring, and vulnerability management. GeoTrust says it is intended for small and medium businesses and fast-moving builders. It offers DV, OV, and EV certificates issued from DigiCert trusted roots. AutoInstall SSL automates certificate installation, re-issuance, and renewal, supporting Apache, NGINX, IIS, LiteSpeed, cPanel, Kubernetes, Docker, and more. With automatic renewal enabled, certificates renew 28 days before expiry. SSL Monitor checks domains and subdomains daily for certificate expiry, trust issues, HTTPS vulnerabilities, and more than 110 SSL issues. Vulnerability Manager scans servers daily for more than 375,000 vulnerabilities and provides remediation instructions; scans can be internal with an installed agent or external without one. GeoTrust says the tool uses Qualys vulnerability detection technology. SSL Monitor costs $2 a month per standard domain, and Vulnerability Manager costs $12 a month per server. Technical chat support is available 24/7; email support uses tickets and phone support is available five days a week.