Certify The Web vs Google Cloud Certificate Manager
Certify The Web
certifytheweb.com
Google Cloud Certificate Manager
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| Figure | Certify The Web | Google Cloud Certificate Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.92/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 13 | 1 |
| Spec score · Certificate Management Software | 9.4 (#1) | 7.0 (#24) |
| Purpose | Certify The Web products request, deploy, and renew TLS certificates. | Certificate Manager simplifies the acquisition, deployment, and management of TLS certificates. |
| Security | Credentials are encrypted at rest; Certificate Manager uses Windows DPAPI or .NET key-based encryption, while Hub adds role-based access controls and scoped API authentication. | Google-managed certificates remove the need for customers to manage certificate private keys, and Certificate Manager supports mTLS on load balancers. |
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
Google Cloud Certificate Manager
- Certificate ManagerPrice not published
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.
Google Cloud Certificate Manager
Google Cloud Certificate Manager has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.