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DigiCert ONE vs Let's Encrypt

DigiCert ONE

digicert.com

Let's Encrypt

letsencrypt.org

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FigureDigiCert ONELet's Encrypt
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
WebYesYes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published13
Spec score · Certificate Management Software7.8 (#14)8.6 (#5)
APIDigiCert ONE provides REST APIs for trust workflows, and DigiCert’s developer portal states there are over 1,000 APIs across CertCentral APIs and DigiCert ONE.The production ACME directory endpoint is https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory and a separate staging endpoint is provided for testing.
HeadquartersLehi, Utah, United StatesLinkedIn lists San Francisco, California as ISRG headquarters.
IntegrationsDigiCert lists 109 integrations across categories including DevOps, endpoint management, DNS, HSMs and vaults, enterprise IT, and infrastructure automation.Hosting providers can obtain and manage certificates for customers through their own ACME clients.

Plans

DigiCert ONE

  • DigiCert ONEPriced on request

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Let's Encrypt

  • Let's Encrypt certificatesFree
  • Let's Encrypt certificatesFree
  • Short-lived certificatesFree

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In their own words

DigiCert ONE

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Let's Encrypt

Let’s Encrypt is a global Certificate Authority that provides SSL/TLS certificates for HTTPS connections. The ACME protocol verifies control of a domain, and compatible clients can automate issuance, management, and renewal. Its client directory includes Apache HTTP Server, Caddy, nginx, Kubernetes, Docker, and Windows/IIS environments. Certificates are Domain Validation only; Let’s Encrypt says it does not plan to issue Organization Validation or Extended Validation certificates. Wildcard certificates are available through the DNS-01 challenge. Standard certificates last 90 days, with an optional six-day lifetime; these periods cannot be adjusted. Subscribers generate and manage private keys on their own servers. Issued and revoked certificates are publicly recorded, and the service says its certificates are trusted by most browsers and operating systems. Certificates cost nothing. A registered domain can receive up to 50 certificates every seven days under published rate limits. Direct subscriber support is not offered.

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