We are always being asked "What is the difference between GoDaddy and SSL certificates here?" and "Why is GoDaddy more expensive?". We hope to answer these questions by comparing Godaddy's Standard SSL and PositiveSSL from Sectigo/Comodo available on this website.
Lets Compare...
(with one-time 20% new order discount)
Covers 1 website for 1 year
Within a business day
Domain Validation (DV)
Up to 256-Bit SSL Key, 2048-bit RSA Key
Unlimited and Free Re-issues
$1,000,000
Supported by 99% of Mobile and Web Browsers
Yes
Free Static Site Seal included
Yes
Yes
(63% off everytime, buy more - pay even less)
Covers 1 website for 1 year
Takes only Minutes
Domain Validation (DV)
Up to 256-Bit SSL Key, 2048-bit RSA Key
Unlimited and Free Re-issues
$10,000
Supported by 99% of Mobile and Web Browsers
Yes
Free Static Site Seal included
Yes
The Differences
As you can see all certificate features including security level, website benefits, etc. remain the same.
So you are only paying extra for the website warranty. The rule-of-thumb is higher the value of payment transactions on your website, higher the warranty needed to cover issues. Do you need a higher warranty for your website?
Plus, you can also use PositiveSSL with most GoDaddy Web Hosting options. So if you use GoDaddy Web Hosting you are not locked-in to use only GoDaddy SSL.
We hope this post has been informative and can help you make a more informed choice of SSL certificate for your website.
