SSL Certificate Comparison

Certificate Name DigiCert's Wildcard Plus GoDaddy's Deluxe SSL Wildcard Network Solutions' SiteSafe SSL Wildcard GeoTrust's True BusinessID Wildcard Comodo's SSL Premium Wildcard Comodo's Enterprise Platinum SSL Wildcard Thawte's Wildcard Certificate
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Certificate Authority
DigiCert

GoDaddy

Network Solutions

GeoTrust

Comodo

Comodo

Thawte
Certificate Authority Rating
From 94 reviews
From 28 reviews
From 4 reviews
From 15 reviews
From 32 reviews
From 32 reviews
From 14 reviews
Price For 1 Year
$595
$299
$599
$995
$449
$999
$799
Price For 2 Years $1,070.00 $539.98 $1,058.00 $1,741.00 $855.90 $1,779.90 $1,349.00
Number of Certificates Included 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Multiple Year Options Up to 3 Years Up to 3 Years Up to 4 Years Up to 5 Years Up to 5 Years Up to 5 Years Up to 2 Years
Domains Secured Unlimited sub domains on a single Domain Name + the base domain Unlimited sub domains on a single Domain Name Unlimited sub domains on a single Domain Name Unlimited sub domains on a single Domain Name Unlimited sub domains on a single Domain Name + the base domain Unlimited sub domains on a single Domain Name + the base domain Unlimited sub domains on a single Domain Name
Issuance Speed Within 1 hour Within 2 to 4 hours 1 business day 1-2 days Within 1 hour Within 1 hour 2-4 Business days
Validation Required Organization and Domain Validation Organization and Domain Validation Organization and Domain Validation Organization and Domain Validation Organization and Domain Validation Organization and Domain Validation Organization and Domain Validation
Notification Level in Browsers Domain Name and Organization Name Shown On Certificate Domain Name and Organization Name Shown On Certificate Domain Name and Organization Name Shown On Certificate Domain Name and Organization Name Shown On Certificate Domain Name and Organization Name Shown On Certificate Domain Name and Organization Name Shown On Certificate Domain Name and Organization Name Shown On Certificate
Encryption Strength Up to 256-bit Up to 256-bit Up to 256-bit Up to 256-bit Up to 256-bit Up to 256-bit Up to 256-bit
Browser Compatibility 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% 99%
Includes Site Seal Included Included Included Included Included Included Included
Number of Free Reissues Allowed Unlimited until expired Unlimited until expired Unlimited until expired Unlimited until expired Unlimited until expired Unlimited until expired Unlimited until expired
Server License Unlimited Servers Unlimited Servers Single Server Single Server - Additional server licenses may be purchased Single Server - Additional server licenses may be purchased Single Server - Additional server licenses may be purchased Single Server - Additional server licenses may be purchased
Support Options Free Chat, Phone and E-mail, Monday-Thursday 24 hrs., Friday 12 am-7 pm, Saturday 10 am-5 pm MST Free Phone and Email, 24x7 Free Phone and Email, 24x7 Free Chat, and E-mail, Monday-Friday 8AM-8PM EST, Phone support available for purchase Free Chat, Phone and E-mail, 24/7 Free Chat, Phone and E-mail, 24/7 Free Chat, Phone and E-mail, 24/5, Multi-lingual
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Free Trial Available No No No No No No No
Uses Chain Certificates Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Refund Policy Full refund within 30 days of issuance Full refund - $15 within 30 days of issuance. No refund after 30 days. No refund Full refund within 7 days of issuance Full refund within 30 days of issuance Full refund within 30 days of issuance Full refund within 30 days of issuance
Warranty $1,000,000 $2,000 $1,000,000 $10,000 $250,000 $1,000,000 $0
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