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24 alternatives to StartSSL

Free to affordable SSL certificates for your website & apps

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. StartSSL launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   TinyCert▲237

   Free SSL certificates for your startup.

   2014 · tinycert.org · its alternatives →

2. 2MS
   My side project that grew - cheap SSL certificates▲36

   2013 · getssl.me · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ZeroSSL: FREE SSL▲9

   Free SSL Certificates and Free SSL Tools for your website.

   2017 · zerossl.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SSL Montior▲77

   Free SSL monitoring app for macOS

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   StartEncrypt▲8

   Get and install an https certificate for free

   2016 · startssl.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Secure My Website▲245

   A pain-free service to add SSL to your site, for non-geeks

   2018 · sharphue.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   UnoSSL▲8

   Free SSL for one or multiple domains, supporting wildcards!

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Kilo SSL▲126

   Automatic SSL management solution for SaaS providers

   2020 · docs.kilossl.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Free Certificate Monitoring via RSS▲120

   2024 · raphting.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10FS
    Free SSL Certificates▲27

    Free SSL certificates issued in less than a minute, for one or multiple domains, supporting wildcards and ACME with tutorials.

    2015 · sslforfree.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SSL For Free▲10

    Never pay for SSL again.

    2015 · sslforfree.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Flywheel's Simple SSL 🎉▲20

    Our free SimpleSSL add-on makes securing your site a breeze!

    2016 · getflywheel.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AR
    Anchor Relay – A faster, easier way to get Let's Encrypt certificates▲80

    From the cryptic terminal commands to the innumerable ways to shoot yourself in the foot, I always struggled to use TLS certificates. I love how much easier (and cheaper) Let's Encrypt made it to get certificates, but there are still plenty of things to struggle with. That's why we built Relay: a free, browser-based tool that streamlines the ACME workflow, especially for tricky setups like homelabs. Relay acts as a secure intermediary between your ACME client and public certificate authorities like Let's Encrypt. Some ways Relay provides a better experience: - really fast, streamlined…

    2025 · anchor.dev · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Octopus mini▲71

    Simple SSL monitoring.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Let's Encrypt▲11

    Free SSL/TLS certificates.

    2019 · letsencrypt.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TrackSSL▲11

    Stop worrying about your SSL certificates expiring

    2017 · trackssl.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    haveibeenexpired▲68

    No more expired SSL certificates

    2021 · haveibeenexpired.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    CertSimple▲81

    EV SSL certificates delivered in hours, not days

    2015 · certsimple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Kilo SSL Pro▲80

    Multi-Instance SSL certificate management system

    2021 · docs.kilossl.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Parsslio▲7

    Free, Simple and Secure SSL certificates for all

    2020 · parsslio.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Let's Encrypt▲26

    A new Certificate Authority - free, automated, and open.

    2015 · letsencrypt.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Really Simple SSL▲6

    No setup required! You only need an SSL certificate

    2016 · wordpress.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    BrandSSL▲31

    On demand SSL for SaaS

    2021 · brandssl.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tap / Free WordPress SSL▲8

    Free Automated Let's Encrypt SSL

    2016 · thisistap.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →