Certera

Certera is an SSL and TLS certificate reseller selling certificates from established authorities at published, heavily discounted prices, with automation options layered on top. It occupies a different position from the enterprise certificate lifecycle platforms in this category, and the difference is worth stating plainly: those platforms manage certificates you already own across a large estate, whereas Certera is primarily where a smaller organisation buys certificates cheaply and adds automation as a secondary concern.

Pricing is fully published rather than quoted, which is itself the differentiator. Domain Validated certificates start at $3.99 per year with issuance in minutes, Multi-Domain SAN certificates start at $13.99 per year covering a main domain plus two free SANs, Multi-Domain Wildcard starts at $13.99, Organisation Validated starts at $23.99, Wildcard certificates start at $39.99 for unlimited subdomains and Extended Validation starts at $60.99 with full organisation validation. SMIME email certificates start at $9.49 per year.

Choosing between validation levels is the decision that matters more than price at these amounts. Domain Validated proves only control of the domain and issues in minutes; Organisation Validated and Extended Validation involve checks on the organisation itself and take longer. For a public-facing commercial site the higher levels signal something to visitors and to some compliance regimes, while for an internal service they add cost and delay without benefit.

Automation is offered through Sectigo ACME Certificate as a Service, RapidSSL Automation from $19.99 per year, GeoTrust Automation and wildcard automation variants, positioned explicitly as preparation for shorter certificate lifecycles. That framing is correct, since the shortening validity periods that are driving enterprise automation projects affect small operators equally, and a certificate that must be replaced every few months cannot reasonably be renewed by hand.

Supporting services include SSL installation, mark certificates for brand logos in email, a 30-day money-back guarantee, SSL comparison tools, a knowledge base, FAQs and support. SiteLock website security starts at $5.40.