Compare SSL Certificates. Replace a Comodo, GoDaddy or GlobalSign SSL Certificate with a FREE RapidSSL Certificate.

RapidSSL® Certificates	GoDaddy Standard SSL	GlobalSign DomainSSL	Comodo InstantSSL

Price to Switch	Free for 1 year or more	$29.99	Free for 30 days + validity period	$279
Warranty	$10K	$2K	$10K	$10K
Clicks to Enrollment	1 click	2 clicks	3 clicks	3 clicks
Issuance	Minutes	Minutes	Minutes	Minutes
SSL encryption	Up to 256-bit	Up to 256-bit	Up to 256-bit	Up to 256-bit
99% browser recognition
Money-back guarantee
Discounts at renewal
New 1-year	$49	$69.99	$249	$279

Why should I choose RapidSSL?

RapidSSL® Certificates help you keep your customers’ transactions secure with strong encryption, and you’ll speed through enrollment with automated domain control validation. We keep our costs down and pass the savings on to you.

Cost: RapidSSL offers a low price SSL solution and includes a 7-day money back guarantee plus multi-year and renewal discounts.

Convenience: RapidSSL issues approved SSL certificates within minutes of enrollment, helping you develop and launch a secure site quickly. Our root certificate has 99+% browser recognition.

Confidence: RapidSSL provides base level customer confidence with the https, closed padlock and a static trust mark for download and display on your site.

What is encryption and why are there different levels?

Encryption is a mathematical process of coding and decoding information. The number of bits (40-bit, 56-bit, 128-bit, 256-bit) tells you the size of the key. Like a longer password, a larger key has more possible combinations. When an encrypted session is established, the encryption level is determined by the capability of the web browser, SSL certificate, web server, and client computer operating system.

How long does enrollment take and how soon will I be able to secure my site?

An SSL certificate may issued within minutes of submitting your enrollment information as long as the information is correct and the authorized administrator responds promptly to the confirmation email. RapidSSL® Certificates and RapidSSL® Wildcard both use an authentication process to verify domain validation control.

How do web site visitors know if a web site is using SSL?

When a browser connects to a secure site it retrieves the site's SSL certificate and checks that it has not expired, that it has been issued by a Certificate Authority the browser trusts and that it is being used by the web site for which it has been issued. If it fails any one of these checks, the browser will display a warning to the end user. If it succeeds, several security indicators are built into modern browsers to indicate that SSL is enabled.