Let's Encrypt vs TigerTrust
Let's Encrypt
letsencrypt.orgTigerTrust
tigertrust.ioSide by side
| Figure | Let's Encrypt | TigerTrust |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Certificate Management Software | 8.6 (#5) | 7.0 (#25) |
| Automation | The ACME protocol verifies control of a domain and is used to issue certificates; clients can automate certificate management and renewal. | The platform automates certificate renewal, deployment, and revocation using lifecycle policies. |
| Headquarters | LinkedIn lists San Francisco, California as ISRG headquarters. | 244 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States |
| Integrations | Hosting providers can obtain and manage certificates for customers through their own ACME clients. | The integrations page lists 50+ integrations, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Okta, Slack, and Datadog. |
| Support | Let’s Encrypt does not offer direct subscriber support and points users to its documentation and community support forums. | The support page lists standard email support with a 48-hour response time, professional 24-hour response, and enterprise 24/7 phone support with a one-hour response time. |
Plans
Let's Encrypt
- Let's Encrypt certificatesFree
- Let's Encrypt certificatesFree
- Short-lived certificatesFree
TigerTrust
- CustomPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
- StarterPriced on request
In their own words
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.
TigerTrust
TigerTrust has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.