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Competitive Comparison - Organization Validated SSL (PDF)

	True BusinessID with EV	True BusinessID Wildcard	True BusinessID	QuickSSL® Premium Wildcard	QuickSSL® Premium
	Recommended
When you need...	Maximum credibility and security	Strong business-level security for all subdomains	Strong business level SSL	Encryption for all subdomains, in minutes	Basic, inexpensive encryption, in minutes
Price 1yr $USD	BUY $299	BUY $499	BUY $199	BUY $745	BUY $149
SSL certificate management console	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Up to 256-bit Encryption	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Green Browser Address Bar	✓
Issuance Time	Most certificates issued in 1-3 days	Most certificates issued in one day	Most certificates issued in one day	Most certificates issued in minutes	Most certificates issued in minutes
Wildcard functionality / unlimited subdomains		✓		✓
UC/Subject Alternative Name (SAN) multi-domain support^*	Up to 24 SAN can be added with the same or different domain names^*		Up to 24 SAN can be added with the same or different domain names^*		Up to 24 SAN can be added with the same domain name^*
Base Domain Provided as Free SAN^**	✓^**	✓^**	✓^**	✓^**	✓^**
Authentication/ Validation	High-assurance Extended Validation (EV) Organization's identity and registration details Physical address Contact's employment and authority Domain ownership	Strong Organization Validation (OV) Organization's identity and location Contact's employment Domain ownership	Strong Organization Validation (OV) Organization's identity Contact's employment Domain ownership	Fast Domain Validation (DV) Domain control	Fast Domain Validation (DV) Domain control
Warranty	$1.5M USD	$1.25M USD	$1.25M USD	$500K USD	$500K USD
Validity options	1-2 years	1-3 years	1-3 years	1-3 years	1-3 years
2048-bit root	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
99+% browser compatibility	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free SSL Expert Support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Server Licenses per Certificate^**	Unlimited^**	Unlimited^**	Unlimited^**	Unlimited^**	Unlimited^**
Free Reissues	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mobile Device Compatibility	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buy	BUY $299	BUY $499	BUY $199	BUY $745	BUY $149
Renew	RENEW $299	RENEW $499	RENEW $199	RENEW $745	RENEW $149
Product Details	True BusinessID with EV	True BusinessID Wildcard	True BusinessID	QuickSSL® Premium Wildcard	QuickSSL® Premium
	Recommended

* UC/SAN can be added for an additional cost.

True BusinessID with EV, True BusinessID, and Quick SSL Premium certificates for www.domain.com also secure domain.com (domain.com is added as a free SAN). The base domain is added as a free SAN for certificates that begin with “www” and do not contain subdomains (e.g., added for www.domain.com, but not added for www.payments.domain.com). The free SAN does not count as part of the 24 SAN that can be added.

True BusinessID Wildcard and QuickSSL Premium Wildcard certificates for *.domain.com also secure domain.com (domain.com is added as a free SAN). The base domain is added as a free SAN for wildcard certificate domains without subdomains (e.g., added for *.domain.com, but not added for *.payments.domain.com).

** Prices, server licenses per certificate, and certificate management are different for GeoTrust Enterprise Security Center customers. Visit the GeoTrust TrueFlex solution page for more information on our enterprise solution.