Sectigo. Certificate automation that scales with you.
Sectigo (formerly Comodo CA) is one of the world's largest certificate authorities by volume — known for its broad range of SSL/TLS certificates and automation built for organizations that keep growing.
Why businesses choose Sectigo
One of the highest-volume certificate authorities in the world, with strong automation for businesses whose certificate count keeps growing.
Certificate expiry shouldn't be a manual tracking problem.
As organizations run more websites, APIs, and internal systems, manually tracking certificate expiry becomes a real operational risk. Sectigo addresses this with strong automation tools alongside a wide range of certificate types — from basic domain validation to extended validation and multi-domain certificates — covering nearly any use case at a competitive price point.
All of that automation is set up and monitored for you through Fast SSL Arena, so you get the benefit without needing to run the tooling yourself.
Where Sectigo wins, and where to think twice.
We'd rather you know both sides before you buy than find out after.
Strengths
- One of the highest-volume certificate authorities globally, with strong infrastructure
- Automated issuance and renewal at scale, deployed and managed for you by Fast SSL Arena
- Wide range of certificate types for different validation and use-case needs
- Competitive pricing across its certificate range
- Strong integration options for DevOps and automated environments
Considerations
- Brand recognition is lower among end users than some premium certificate authorities
- Best value is realized when using Sectigo's automation tools, not just individual certificates
The business case
For businesses managing multiple domains, subdomains, or a growing number of internal systems, Sectigo's automation reduces the operational burden of certificate management while keeping costs down — a practical option for organizations scaling their web presence without scaling their IT overhead in parallel.
Where Fast SSL Arena fits
Fast SSL Arena deploys and manages Sectigo certificates and automation tooling for SMB and mid-market clients across African markets, reducing the manual work and the risk of a missed renewal as a business's digital footprint grows.
How Sectigo stacks up against other authorities.
A quick, honest read on where Sectigo sits next to DigiCert, GeoTrust, RapidSSL and Thawte — no certificate is the "best" one, only the right one for what you're securing.
| Authority | Validation types | Issuance speed | Management platform | Best for | Starting from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SectigoThis page | DV, OV, EV, multi-domain | Fast, automatable | Fast SSL Arena portal | Scaling & DevOps teams | R66/yr |
| DigiCert | DV, OV, EV, IoT, signing | Standard, thorough | Fast SSL Arena portal | Regulated & enterprise | R267.84/yr |
| GeoTrust | DV, OV | Fast | Fast SSL Arena portal | Small business, single site | R200.88/yr |
| RapidSSL | DV, wildcard | Minutes | Fast SSL Arena portal | Multi-site, dev & staging | R37.80/yr |
| Thawte | DV, OV, wildcard | Fast | Fast SSL Arena portal | Portals & internal apps | R200.88/yr |
Sectigo covers nearly any use case at a competitive price — if you specifically need IoT or document-signing certificates, DigiCert is the better fit. For the simplest, cheapest option, RapidSSL is hard to beat.
Every Sectigo certificate, priced honestly.
Our October 2026 price list for the full Sectigo range. Prices shown are per year; 2 and 3-year terms are available at checkout.
Comparing across authorities? See the full price list or compare Sectigo to DigiCert, GeoTrust, RapidSSL and Thawte.
Get Sectigo protection, deployed properly.
Tell us what you're securing — a storefront, an API, a portfolio of domains — and we'll confirm the right Sectigo product and handle the rest.