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Ecommerce
StarterSSL is ideal for low volume, low value ecommerce transaction
requirements. As a guide, typical customer transaction value is
sub 50 USD, and volumes of transactions per week are in the tens.
StarterSSL is the lowest cost 1 year valid trusted single
root SSL certificate available and is issued from a root certificate
owned by FreeSSL.com.
StarterSSL also includes automated 2nd Generation validation and
issuance allowing you to obtain certificates 24/7/365 immediately.
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for more info on StarterSSL |
StarterSSL |
2nd
Generation - no paperwork needed |
Immediate
24/7/365 |
96%+ |
Single
Root - fast and simple to install
Root owned by FreeSSL.com |
Tel,
Email |
$39
/ Free* |
| Comodo InstantSSL |
1st Generation -
faxed documents needed |
2 days |
96%+ |
Chained Root - must
install multiple certificates
Comodo do not own their own root

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$49 |
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| Professional
Level Websites
These products are single
root certificates. The roots are owned by each respective Certification
Authority.
If your website has high transaction volumes or you are a hosting
provider with service level agreements and your customer confidence
demands production grade Internationally accepted brands of SSL
certificates from well known, long time security vendors who own
their own trusted roots. you should consider the major players GeoTrust,
Thawte and Verisign.
GeoTrust offers the most cost-effective
highly trusted professional grade and enterprise class single root
install certificates on the market today.
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here for GeoTrust Products |
GeoTrust |
2nd
Generation - no paperwork needed |
Immediate
24/7/365 |
99%
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Single
Root |
Tel,
Email |
$159 |
| Thawte |
1st Generation
- faxed documents needed |
> 2 days |
99% + |
Single Root |
Tel, Email |
$199 |
| Verisign |
1st Generation
- faxed documents needed |
> 2 days |
99% + |
Single Root |
Tel, Email |
$349 |
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Ecommerce - Wildcard Chained Root
These products are chained root certificates.
Only ChainedSSL is issued from a stable
root.
If your website is hosted by a third party or if you are a hosting
provider, chained root certificates offer production grade SSL at
a very reasonable cost.
ChainedSSL is the only stable
chained root offering and provides the lowest cost highly trusted
chained root SSL available and provides strong 128 bit encryption.
ChainedSSL is ideal for low volume, low transaction ecommerce transaction
requirements. As a guide, typical customer transaction value is
sub 50 USD, and volumes of transactions per week are in the tens.
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here for ChainedSSL Wildcard |
| ChainedSSL
Wildcard |
2nd
Generation - no paperwork needed |
Immediate
24/7/365 |
96%+ |
Stable
Chained Root
Root owned by FreeSSL.com |
Tel,
Email |
$299
/ Free** |
Comodo
Wildcard |
1st Generation
- faxed documents needed |
2 days |
96%+ |
Chained Root
Comodo do not own their own root 
Click |
Tel, Email |
$449 |
* StarterSSL normally $70. We are currently
running an offer that allows Comodo InstantSSL customers to renew their
existing InstantSSL certificates with a StarterSSL certificate free of
charge.
** We are currently running an offer that allows Comodo Wildcard customers
to renew their existing Comodo certificates with a ChainedSSL Wildcard
certificate free of charge. ChainedSSL Wildcard $299 until further notice.
Normally $349.
1st Generation = manual process that validates the business organization
via articles of incorporation. 1st Generation certificates take up to
2 days to issue.
2nd Generation = automated process that validates the domain control,
business via Choicepoint Unique Identifier (DUNS equivalent), two factor
telephony authentication. 2nd Generation certificates are immediately
issued.
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