Wildcard SSL Certificates
Wildcard SSL certificates become more popular today as they have strong reputation of a great cost-savers since can protect unlimited sub-domains within same domain instead of purchasing multiple single domain certs. Most Wildcard certificates support unlimited server licensing and allowing installation to as many servers/devices as you want in versatile combination of sub-domains. Unlimited free reissues comes with every purchase.
| Product name | Validation | Issuance | Price/yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comodo Essential SSL Wildcard | Domain | 5 minutes | $71.08 | Details |
| Comodo PositiveSSL Multi Wildcard Popular Item | Domain | 5 minutes | $166.13 | Details |
| Comodo PositiveSSL Wildcard Popular Item | Domain | 5 minutes | $61.48 | Details |
| Comodo Premium SSL Wildcard | Business | 1-3 days | $112.73 | Details |
| GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium Wildcard | Domain | 8 minutes | $169.63 | Details |
| Symantec Secure Site Wildcard | Business | 1-5 days | $1,513.63 | Details |
| Thawte SSL 123 Wildcard | Domain | 8 minutes | $156.43 | Details |
| GeoTrust True BusinessID Wildcard Popular Item | Business | 1-3 days | $273.88 | Details |
| RapidSSL Wildcard certificate Popular Item | Domain | 5 minutes | $82.13 | Details |
| Thawte Wildcard SSL Certificate | Business | 1-3 days | $242.23 | Details |
| GGSSL Wildcard SSL Certificate | Domain | 5 minutes | $48.00 | Details |
| Product name | Secure | Siteseal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comodo Essential SSL Wildcard | ∞ subdomains | Static | Details |
| Comodo Multi-Domain Wildcard SSLPopular Item | ∞ subdomains | Static | Details |
| Comodo PositiveSSL WildcardPopular Item | ∞ subdomains | Static | Details |
| Comodo Premium SSL Wildcard | ∞ subdomains | Dynamic | Details |
| GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium Wildcard | ∞ subdomains | Dynamic | Details |
| GeoTrust True BusinessID WildcardPopular Item | ∞ subdomains | Dynamic | Details |
| GGSSL Wildcard SSL Certificate | ∞ subdomains | Static | Details |
| RapidSSL Wildcard certificatePopular Item | ∞ subdomains | Static | Details |
| Symantec Secure Site Wildcard | ∞ subdomains | Dynamic | Details |
| Symantec SSL 123 Wildcard | ∞ subdomains | Dynamic | Details |
| Thawte Wildcard SSL Certificate | ∞ subdomains | Dynamic | Details |
| Product name | Available | Warranty | Green bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comodo Essential SSL Wildcard | 10,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
| Comodo Multi-Domain Wildcard SSLPopular Item | 10,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
| Comodo PositiveSSL WildcardPopular Item | 10,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
| Comodo Premium SSL Wildcard | 250,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
| GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium Wildcard | 500,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
| GeoTrust True BusinessID WildcardPopular Item | 1,250,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
| GGSSL Wildcard SSL Certificate | 200,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
| RapidSSL Wildcard certificatePopular Item | 5,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
| Symantec Secure Site Wildcard | 500,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
| Symantec SSL 123 Wildcard | 500,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
| Thawte Wildcard SSL Certificate | 1,250,000$ | 2-years | No | Details |
Compare Wildcard SSL
Wildcard SSL certificates have a same technical feature to secure unlimited sub-domain under the same base domain; the only exception is Comodo Multi-Domain Wildcard SSL that allows protecting multiple websites with unlimited sub-domains. There are domain and business validation wildcard certs only; EV Wildcard SSL not exists. It is highly suggested to compare certificates before the purchase.
| Validation methods | Domain | Business | Extended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain ownership check via email | |||
| Business Documents check | |||
| Green address Bar | |||
| Average Issuance time for SSL | 5 minutes | 3 days | 4-7 days |
| Customer’s Trust level |