Free Let's Encrypt AlternativesCertificate Authorities and other similar apps like Let's Encrypt

The best free alternative to Let's Encrypt is ZeroSSL. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Let's Encrypt and 11 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Let's Encrypt are acme.sh, Buypass, SSL For Free and AboutSSL.

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  1. ZeroSSL icon
     3 likes

    FREE SSL certificates issued instantly online with Free SSL Certificate Wizard. Downloadable client for all platforms and Docker image available. Zero system requirements, zero technical knowledge, zero cost.

    14 ZeroSSL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Comments about ZeroSSL as an Alternative to Let's Encrypt
    Farrel Franqois
    Positive
    0

    This is a one of good Let's Encrypt alternative CA.

    This CA provides unlimited free TLS/SSL certificates through its ACME server, and these certificates have better compatibility than Let's Encrypt because they use COMODO/Sectigo as their root CA.

    The downside is that their ACME server is quite unstable. Occasionally, when attempting to issue or renew certificates through their ACME server, random errors occur, sometimes with a 405 error despite no credential issues, or even a 5xx error.

    Subscribing to a paid plan will not solve the problem as long as you are still using the same ACME server. You may want to try using their REST API instead, which has different server, limitations for each plan and may be their REST API server are slightly more reliable.

    loziniak
    Positive
    -1

    They also have free SSL certificates.

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    ZeroSSL icon
    • ZeroSSL is Freemium and ProprietaryLet's Encrypt is Free and Open Source
  2. acme.sh icon
     2 likes

    A pure Unix shell script implementing ACME client protocol and deploying SSL certificates.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about acme.sh as an Alternative to Let's Encrypt
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Because Let's Encrypt is Certificate Authorities and acme.sh is ACME Client, is different

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    • acme.sh is Free and Open SourceLet's Encrypt is also Free and Open Source
  3. Buypass icon
     1 like

    Buypass is established as a major player in securing transactions with electronic IDs and SSL certificates in Norway. We are a trusted European Certificate Authority (CA). Large public enterprises including the majority of the Norwegian health sector, municipal services and the...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  4. SSL For Free icon
     7 likes

    Free SSL Certificate issued in less than a minute.

    12 SSL For Free alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
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    Comments about SSL For Free as an Alternative to Let's Encrypt
    Alexander Matzen
    Negative
    4

    The other ones are CA's, this is just a generator for Let's Encrypt

    SSL For Free icon
    SSL For Free icon
    • SSL For Free is Free and Open SourceLet's Encrypt is also Free and Open Source
  5. AboutSSL icon
     Like

    AboutSSL is all about SSL Certificate Reviews, Comparison, Installation Guides & Error Fixing Tricks. It Helps Your Site to Enjoy the Highest Security Levels.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. EncryptSSL icon
     4 likes

    An online platform that provides free SSL/TLS certificate generation and management for websites of any size. The service enables users to secure their domains with HTTPS encryption quickly and without cost, helping to protect data transmission and improve trust with visitors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. LabCA icon
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    A private Certificate Authority for internal (lab) use, based on the open source ACME Automated Certificate Management Environment implementation from Let's Encrypt (tm).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Debian
    • Linux
     
  8. Parsslio icon
     1 like

    Generate Free SSL Certificates using Let’s Encrypt.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about Parsslio as an Alternative to Let's Encrypt
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Parsslio is not an alternative to Let's Encrypt but rather a Service for Let's Encrypt.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Parsslio icon
    • Parsslio is Free and ProprietaryLet's Encrypt is Free and Open Source
  9. CAcert icon
     6 likes

    CAcert.org is a community-driven Certificate Authority that issues certificates to the public at large for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. SSLTutor icon
     Like

    SSLTutor is a learning platform that offers reading resources, blogs, and articles on SSL Certificate along with SSL Installation, SSL Browser Errors, Different SSL Tools, SSL Types, and some of the best SSL Certificate in the industry.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. Let's Encrypt/ACME client and library written in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
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