ZeroSSL Reviews & Product Details

ZeroSSL is a comprehensive solution for SSL certificate creation and management, designed to enhance website security through the issuance of SSL certificates. This platform caters to a variety of users, from individual website owners to large organizations, providing them with the tools necessary to secure their online presence. With a focus on user-friendliness, ZeroSSL offers multiple methods for certificate creation, including a straightforward user interface, ACME integrations, and a robust SSL REST API. The target audience for ZeroSSL includes web developers, IT professionals, and businesses seeking to implement secure connections on their websites. This solution is particularly beneficial for those managing multiple domains or requiring various types of certificates, such as single-domain, multi-domain, and wildcard certificates. The flexibility of choosing between 90-day and 1-year certificate validity periods allows users to tailor their security needs based on their specific requirements and operational timelines. Key features of ZeroSSL include its intuitive user interface, which simplifies the process of generating and managing SSL certificates. Users can easily navigate through the steps required to obtain a certificate, making it accessible even for those with limited technical expertise. Additionally, the ACME integrations streamline the process for developers, allowing for automated certificate issuance and renewal, which is essential for maintaining uninterrupted website security. The SSL REST API further enhances the platform's capabilities, enabling advanced users to integrate SSL management into their existing systems seamlessly. ZeroSSL stands out in the SSL certificate market by providing a combination of ease of use and flexibility. The ability to manage various types of certificates from a single platform reduces the complexity often associated with SSL management. Furthermore, the option to select different validity periods allows users to optimize their security strategy based on their operational needs. This adaptability, coupled with the platform's commitment to user experience, positions ZeroSSL as a valuable tool for anyone looking to enhance their website's security posture effectively.

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HID Global

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English

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Andreas Schuster

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Pricing provided by ZeroSSL.

Basic

Starting at $9.99

Per Month

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Get full protection for any domain, website and backend system in under 5 minutes by using ZeroSSL, the easiest way to issue free SSL certificates.

ZeroSSL Demo - Creating an SSL Certificate - Enter Domain(s)

You can enter a single domain or multiple domains, or choose to protect your domains using a wildcard certificate.

ZeroSSL Demo - Creating an SSL Certificate - Choose Validity

Next, you will need to choose between a 90-day or 1-year validity for your SSL certificate. To keep manual work renewing certificates at a minimum, we usually recommend choosing 1-year certificates.

ZeroSSL Demo - Verify Domains - Email Verification

To verify your domains via email, first, select one of the available verification email addresses and make sure you have access to the associated email inbox. Typically, you will be able to choose between the following types of email addresses for your specific domain: admin@domain.com admini...

ZeroSSL Demo - Verify Domains - DNS (CNAME)

Another way of verifying one or multiple domains is DNS (CNAME) Verification. When navigating to the domain verification page and choosing DNS (CNAME) as your verification method, you will receive a unique CNAME record consisting of two parts:

ZeroSSL Demo - Verify Domains - HTTP File Upload

The third and final method of verifying one or multiple domains is HTTP File Upload Verification. When navigating to the domain verification page and choosing HTTP File Upload as your verification method, you will be asked to download a unique verification file (Format: .txt) and upload it to a s...

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Verified User in Real Estate

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/20/2024

"Super easy, much cheaper"

5/5

What do you like best about ZeroSSL?

I tried out ZeroSSL to help our brokerage spend less money on our wildcard certificates. Not only was it much cheaper than our previous issuer, but the customer support has been awesome. I made some mistakes and needed guidance and assistance, and they were super responsive, and helped me with exactly what I needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZeroSSL?

I don't have many suggestions, just maybe more explanation for each step on what you're purhcasing, installing, etc., for newbies like myself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Bryson Perkins of ZeroSSL

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We're glad to hear that you found ZeroSSL to be a much cheaper option for your wildcard certificates and that our customer support was awesome. We appreciate your feedback about providing more explanation for each step and will take that into consideration for future improvements.

Matthew K.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/13/2024

"The advertizing is very deceptive - They are not an alternative for free SSL by any means"

0/5

What do you like best about ZeroSSL?

The have a nice easy to use console to manage and create your certs with. If you want to pay for certs, they have a nice enviroment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZeroSSL?

The stance they take on the "3 free certs" is quite different than what they lead you to believe. You get 3 free certs once, for life. That is you can get one free cert and renew it twice or in my case get 3 for just fun project domanins, and when you go to renew them find out, oh, gee we gave you the 3 free ones. No renewals, time to fork over some money. This is in sharp contrast to them being compared to places like freessl that are actually free. If you are just starting out, I woudl succuest avoiding these people as they have proven they can not be trusted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZeroSSL solving and how is that benefiting you?

I intended to use zerossl to provide free 90 days certs to a few small, personal web sites that I operate. Signing up with them was fast and easy, generating the certs was fast and easy, sadly, I never got to even try them as I had an accident and was laid up for a while, and they expired. No problem I thought, I can either renew them now that I am on my feet again or regnerate them if I can not rener them. This is where the problem with zerossl arose. They compare themselves with derivses that are truly free, but when zerossl says they will issues you 3 free ssl certs, they literally mean 3, no free renewals or regeneration of ones that have expired. You get 3 free certs for your lifetime from them. This is far from what some other places give you, totally free 90 certs for as long as you want to renew and deal with them every 90 days. Some of them even have the request, renewal, and install mechanized. Sadly my case is an odd web server and I am not able to use that service, and zerossl was able to give me certs to try and install manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Bryson Perkins of ZeroSSL

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We apologize for any confusion regarding our free SSL certificate offering. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we continue to improve our services.

Alessandro T.

CEO / IT Administrator

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/2/2024

"Convenient and fast!"

5/5

What do you like best about ZeroSSL?

I have to say it all! I'm very happy with ZeroSSL. Very fast certificate creation (with email verification) and very simple implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZeroSSL?

Nothing, in my opinion it is complete! I don't see any deficiencies in the service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Bryson Perkins of ZeroSSL

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We're thrilled to hear that you are happy with our fast certificate creation and simple implementation. Thank you for your positive feedback!

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/21/2024

"Simple to use and fast to set up"

5/5

What do you like best about ZeroSSL?

The site is intuative, and easy to use, it's clear and the setup instructions are almost idiot-proof so even if you're new to setting up and integrating SSL certificates it's actaully really easy on ZeroSSL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZeroSSL?

Revoked certificates count as part of your usage, but I sort of understand why, so be very careful when setting up certificates to ensure you've got all the right details! This comes under user-error really tho, rather than an issue with the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Bryson Perkins of ZeroSSL

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We're glad to hear that you find ZeroSSL intuitive and easy to use. We strive to make the setup process as simple as possible for all users, regardless of their experience level.

Pasquale D.

Director of Infrastructure and Security

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/24/2024

"Easy to use certificates"

5/5

What do you like best about ZeroSSL?

One of the most user-friendly websites for generating SSL certificates, with minimal hassle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZeroSSL?

Confusion on upgrading a current free cert to a paid certificate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Bryson Perkins of ZeroSSL

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We're glad to hear that you find ZeroSSL user-friendly for generating SSL certificates!

Carlo R.

CTO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/24/2024

"Practical"

2.5/5

What do you like best about ZeroSSL?

Unlimited 90 days certificates are pactical Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZeroSSL?

Renewal is not possible which makes all the process manual Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Bryson Perkins of ZeroSSL

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We're glad to hear that you find our unlimited 90-day certificates practical for your development process!

Alex L.

Founder

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/9/2023

"Reliable SSL certificate provider with ACME features"

4/5

What do you like best about ZeroSSL?

ZeroSSL allows you to manually generate and renew certificates, or to generate and renew them using an ACME client (like Caddy web server, for example.) I most appreciate that I can manually generate 3-month or 1-year certs to use on non-ACME-compatible systems. It is much more cost effective and provides you with an intuitive dashboard to view the status of your certificates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZeroSSL?

I believe they could improve the dashboard and the developer experience. There are some lacking features that would be loved, including having multiple API keys and improving the dashboard to show more information on a single page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Bryson Perkins of ZeroSSL

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We're glad to hear that you appreciate our ability to manually generate and renew certificates, as well as our support for ACME clients. We will take your feedback about the dashboard and developer experience into consideration for future improvements.

Andreas S.

Chief Product Officer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/18/2021

"Easy to use 1y certs"

5/5

What do you like best about ZeroSSL?

I'm using ZeroSSL to get 1 year certificates for my website. Verification is always super smooth via DNS.

90d certs via ACME are also useful for side projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZeroSSL?

They have sometimes longer maintenance on Saturdays. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Bryson Perkins of ZeroSSL

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We're glad to hear that you find our verification process smooth and our 90-day certificates useful for side projects. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by longer maintenance periods on Saturdays.

Rosana S.

Redactor de contenidos web

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/27/2022

"A good solution for SSL"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ZeroSSL?

I used ZeroSSL as a solution to a free SSL, it wasn't easy to understand the setup at first but by searching a youtube video I could apply the SSL to my website. The best part is that they send you a reminder when it is about to expire many days in advance so you can prepare for renewal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZeroSSL?

The only thing is that the premium SSL is quite expensive and the free option only last 3 months but it lets you renew three times for free. I think the premium version should always last with a year's payment less expensive, I believe many people will choose this option if possible. Also, I think it should be possible to set up quickly with the email you use for the account or any email available from the website, not just the ones they gave, it makes the process harder to do it. If anyone is doing the setup for the first time, make sure to do it by uploading the files to FTP, but if you have questions search on youtube. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Bryson Perkins of ZeroSSL

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We're glad to hear that you found ZeroSSL to be a good solution for obtaining a free SSL for your website. We appreciate your feedback about the setup process and the reminder for SSL expiration. We understand your concerns about the premium SSL pricing and the limited duration of the free option. We will take your suggestions into consideration for future improvements.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/22/2022

"Easy to use UI, but there's a disparity between Basic and Premium subscription levels."

4/5

What do you like best about ZeroSSL?

The UI is very easy to navigate; the dashboard is useful in viewing the overall status of the certificates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZeroSSL?

The Basic level, at $10 per month, offers three 1-year certificates; the next level up, Premium, is $50 per month and offers ten 1-year certificates.

Many web developers will need more than three 1-year certs., but perhaps less than 10. The most cost-effective way to do this is to open up a second Basic account to have up to six 1-year cert.s per year. This would cost only $20 per month rather than $50 per month for 10.

Perhaps Zero SSL can look at a pay-as-you-go plan and charge incrementally for the number of 1-year cert.s that are needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZeroSSL solving and how is that benefiting you?

Overall, the process of securing a website is super easy with Zero SSL; each step is well documented and follows the previous one until the certificate is generated. They also provide several ways to verify ownership/access to the website for which the certificate is being generated - HTML, DNS entry and uploading of a file to a hidden directory.

A great tool and a great value! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Bryson Perkins of ZeroSSL

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Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your input on the disparity between Basic and Premium subscription levels. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our offerings and will take your suggestions into consideration for future updates.