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Free Trial SSL Certificates

This is a list of free trial SSL Certificates. Most of the free trial certificates are full-blown certificates but they only work for a few days or a few weeks. Using these certificates will allow you to test them on your server if you have a complex system configuration without having to pay up-front. Using a free trial certificate will let you test your server configuration before buying a real certificate.

Note that some of the free trial SSL certificates are issued using a different root certificate than the one that you pay for so they may not work exactly the same as a real certificate. Getting a free trial SSL Certificate can also help you get to know a Certificate Authority's ordering process and management functions. There are also ways to get free SSL certificates that last for more than a few weeks.

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Certificate Provider

Support Options

Refund Policy

Reviews

Price For 1 Year

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Top Ranked Provider

24/7 Customer Support by Chat, Phone, and E-mail Full refund within 30 days of issuance 4.8
844 reviews
$49.00
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24/7 Customer Support by Chat, Phone, and E-mail Full refund within 30 days of issuance 3.7
130 reviews
$17.00
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24/7 Customer Support by Chat, Phone, and E-mail Full refund within 30 days of issuance 3.1
81 reviews
$118.00
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Detailed SSL Certificate Comparison

Provider Info
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Provider


Provider Rating 4.8
From 844 reviews
3.7
From 130 reviews
3.1
From 81 reviews
Year Founded 2002 2001 1995
Headquarters Houston, Texas, USA Lehi, Utah, USA Cape Town, South Africa
Support Options 24/7 Customer Support by Chat, Phone, and E-mail 24/7 Customer Support by Chat, Phone, and E-mail 24/7 Customer Support by Chat, Phone, and E-mail
Refund Policy Full refund within 30 days of issuance Full refund within 30 days of issuance Full refund within 30 days of issuance
Certificate Info
Product Name

Basic SSL

RapidSSL

SSL Web Server Certificate

Price For 1 Year

$49.00

$17.00

$118.00

Issuance Speed Within a few minutes Within a few minutes 2-4 Business days
Domains Secured Single Domain Name (FQDN) + www SAN Single Domain Name (FQDN) + www SAN Single Domain Name (FQDN)
Warranty $10,000 $10,000 $0
Validation Required Domain Validation Domain Validation Organization and Domain Validation
Notification Level in Browsers Domain Name Shown On Certificate Only Domain Name Shown On Certificate Only Domain Name and Organization Name Shown On Certificate
Server License Unlimited Servers Unlimited Servers Single Server - Additional server licenses may be purchased
Other Features N/A N/A N/A
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