Let's Encrypt AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Certificate Authorities

The best Certificate Authority alternative to Let's Encrypt is ZeroSSL, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Let's Encrypt and eight of them are Certificate Authorities so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Certificate Authority alternatives to Let's Encrypt are Buypass, DigiCert, LabCA and Cheap SSL Shop.

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  1. ZeroSSL icon
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    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.

    15 ZeroSSL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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  2. Buypass icon
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    Buypass is established as a major player in securing transactions with electronic IDs 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 Norwegian Police is...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. DigiCert icon
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    Wildcard SSL Certificates & 2048 Bit Extended Validation EV SSL Certificate Authentication. Strong Secure Sockets Layer Https Encryption for Network Security.

    26 DigiCert alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. 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
     
  5. Cheap SSL Shop is globally and authorized reseller of trusted SSL certificate authorities namely: Comodo, Symantec, GeoTrust, RapidSSL, Thawte, and GlobalSign. Cheap SSL Shop offers various types of SSL certificates like Domain Validation, Organization Validation, Extended...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. GeoTrust icon
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    Guarantee online customer security with SSL certificates from GeoTrust. Purchase in bulk, manage multiple certificates & become your own Certificate Authority.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Actalis icon
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    Actalis is a European certification authority that provides SSL/TLS certificates for websites and online services. It offers Domain Validation (DV), Organization Validation (OV) and Extended Validation (EV) certificates, plus ACME support for automated DV certificate issuance...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
8 of 8 Let's Encrypt alternatives