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Symantec certificates, and what to buy instead
These are legacy enterprise listings, and they are the most expensive certificates on this site by a wide margin. Symantec has not run a certificate authority since 2017 — the business was bought by DigiCert and the brand has since been retired. Before you order anything here, read the panel below: for almost everybody, one of the cheaper brands is the same certificate.
- Business acquired by DigiCert in 2017
- Brand retired
- Legacy enterprise pricing
- Ask us before ordering
- 10 products, from $279
Read this before ordering
Symantec sold its website security business — the certificate authority — to DigiCert in 2017. The sale followed browser findings about certificates that had been misissued under Symantec’s roots, and Chrome and Firefox went on to remove trust in those legacy roots entirely. Certificates issued after the handover come from DigiCert’s infrastructure and are trusted normally, and DigiCert has since retired the Symantec brand in favour of its own. The practical consequence is simple: there is no longer a Symantec certificate that is meaningfully different from a DigiCert one, and the prices on this page are historic enterprise prices.
- Certificate authority
- Acquired by DigiCert, Inc. in 2017
- Legacy roots
- Distrusted by Chrome and Firefox after the misissuance findings
- Brand today
- Retired by DigiCert in favour of DigiCert-branded products
- Our advice
- Talk to us first — a cheaper brand is almost always the same certificate
We would rather say this than take the order quietly. If a contract or an internal standard genuinely names Symantec, tell us what it says and we will confirm what satisfies it before you spend anything. Otherwise GeoTrust and Thawte are the same DigiCert issuance under names that are still current, and Sectigo is cheaper again.
- Lowest price guaranteeFind the same certificate cheaper anywhere and we match it.
- Free unlimited reissuesChange a hostname or move host mid-term at no cost.
- Unlimited serversOne file on the load balancer, the app servers and staging.
- Free installation supportcPanel, IIS, Nginx, load balancers and appliances.
Why we still list these
Because people search for them and because a handful of organisations are contractually stuck with the name. That is the whole reason — it is not a recommendation.
- Some contracts still name the brandLong-running framework agreements and internal security standards occasionally specify Symantec by name. If yours does, we would rather you found a real price list than a dead page.
- Renewals need somewhere to landIf you are running something bought years ago and want to know what replaces it, this page and one message to us will answer it.
- The cheaper equivalent is usually identicalGeoTrust and Thawte are DigiCert brands issued from the same infrastructure. In most cases they satisfy the same requirement at a fraction of the price.
- We will tell you when not to buySend us the requirement before you order. If something cheaper meets it we will say so, which costs us the margin and saves you the money.
Is this the right brand for you?
A brand name in a requirement is worth following. A brand name you picked because you recognised it usually is not, and the second list is a route out rather than a dead end.
Buy from this brand if
- A contract or internal standard names Symantec specifically and cannot be varied
- You are auditing what an existing Symantec certificate should be replaced with
- A procurement system will only accept this brand name on the invoice
If you would rather not read a price list
Three out of the 10 below, chosen for the three reasons people actually buy on. Every price, warranty and specification here is read from the catalogue, so it is what the cart will charge.
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Entry point here
Symantec Secure Site Multi-Domain Certificate (SAN)
The least expensive Symantec SSL certificate we list, and still several times the price of an equivalent certificate from a current brand. Organisation validated, covering multiple hostnames.
- Organisation validated · issued in 1-3 days
- One name, more can be addedup to 99 in total
- $1,500,000 warranty
- Unlimited servers · free unlimited reissues
$376Full specification →$399save 6% per year, before term discounts -
The enterprise line
Symantec Secure Site Pro Multi-Domain Multi-Server Certificate
The Secure Site Pro tier, which is what most Symantec framework agreements actually named. Check with us what it needs to be replaced with before renewing at this price.
- Organisation validated · issued in 1-3 days
- One name, more can be addedup to 99 in total
- $1,500,000 warranty
- Unlimited servers · free unlimited reissues
$869Full specification →$995save 13% per year, before term discounts -
Widest coverage
Symantec Secure Site Wildcard with Anti-Malware Scan
A wildcard with malware scanning attached. Worth comparing directly against a wildcard from Sectigo or Certum before ordering — the difference is usually four figures.
- Organisation validated · issued in 1-3 days
- One domain, unlimited subdomains*.example.com and example.com
- $1,500,000 warranty
- Unlimited servers · free unlimited reissues
$1,775Full specification →$1,999save 11% per year, before term discounts
Every Symantec product we sell, cheapest first
All 10 of them, grouped by what the product actually is and sorted by price inside each group. Any price is a buy button — it opens the same order card as the product page.
SSL certificates · organisation validated
6 productsThe authority also verifies that your company exists and writes its registered name into the certificate, where an auditor or a customer can read it. Allow a few working days.
| Product | Validation | Covers | Warranty | Issued in | From | |
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| Symantec Secure Site Multi-Domain Certificate (SAN) | OV | One name, more can be addedup to 99 in total | $1,500,000 | 1-3 Days |
$376
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| Symantec Secure Site Pro Multi-Domain Multi-Server Certificate | OV | One name, more can be addedup to 99 in total | $1,500,000 | 1-3 Days |
$869
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| Symantec Secure Site Pro SHA-1 Private SSL | OV | One name, more can be addedup to 99 in total | $1,500,000 | 1-3 Days |
$1,499
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| Symantec Secure Site Wildcard with Anti-Malware Scan | OV | One domain, unlimited subdomains*.example.com and example.com | $1,500,000 | 1-3 Days |
$1,775
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| Symantec Secure Site Multi-Domain Wildcard Certificate | OV | Several domains, every subdomain2 names included, up to 98 | $1,500,000 | 1-3 Days |
$2,697
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| Symantec Secure Site Pro Wildcard with Anti-Malware Scan | OV | One domain, unlimited subdomains*.example.com and example.com | $1,500,000 | 1-3 Days |
$4,805
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SSL certificates · extended validation
2 productsThe strictest vetting the industry defines - legal, physical and operational checks on the company - and the largest warranties. Buy it for what it proves in an audit.
| Product | Validation | Covers | Warranty | Issued in | From | |
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| Symantec Secure Site Multi-Domain Green Bar EV with Anti-Malware Scan | EV | One name, more can be addedup to 99 in total | $1,750,000 | 1-5 Days |
$1,610
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| Symantec Secure Site Pro Multi-Domain Green Bar EV with Anti-Malware | EV | One name, more can be addedup to 99 in total | $1,750,000 | 1-5 Days |
$2,406
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Code signing certificates
1 productFor signing software so Windows and macOS stop warning that the publisher is unknown. These are issued to an organisation and, at extended validation, on a hardware token.
| Product | Validation | Covers | Warranty | Issued in | From | |
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| Symantec Code Signing Certificate | OV | Signs softwarenot tied to a domain | $1,500,000 | 1-3 Days |
$419
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Scanning and trust marks
1 productServices that check a site for malware, defacement and known vulnerabilities on a schedule. These are not certificates and will not put a padlock on your site.
| Product | Validation | Covers | Warranty | Issued in | From | |
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| Symantec Safe Site Scanning Multi-Server Certificate | OV | Not a certificatescanning service | — | 1-3 Days |
$279
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Prices are for one year. Most certificates can be bought for two, which is the longest term the industry rules allow to be sold — the saving is shown on the product page.
Questions we get asked about Symantec
Is Symantec still a certificate authority?
No. Symantec sold its website security business to DigiCert in 2017 and no longer operates a certificate authority. DigiCert has since retired the Symantec brand in favour of its own.
Were Symantec certificates distrusted by browsers?
The legacy roots were. After findings about misissued certificates, Google and Mozilla removed trust in the old Symantec-operated roots. Certificates issued after DigiCert took over come from DigiCert’s infrastructure and are trusted normally.
I have a Symantec certificate that is expiring. What do I replace it with?
In most cases a GeoTrust or Thawte certificate at the same validation level, which is the same DigiCert issuance under a current name, or a Sectigo one if the brand does not matter. Send us the details and we will name the cheapest thing that meets your requirement.
Why are these prices so high?
They are historic enterprise list prices from when the brand was positioned at the top of the market. They are not a reflection of the certificate being better than a modern equivalent.
My contract names Symantec. What do I do?
Send us the wording. Most contracts that name a brand were written before the DigiCert acquisition and are satisfied by the successor product; we will confirm that in writing before you order anything.
The other authorities we sell
Almost everybody who lands here should buy a different brand. GeoTrust and Thawte are the direct DigiCert successors; Sectigo and Certum are cheaper again and just as trusted.
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The largest commercial authority there is. Was Comodo CA until 2018.
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The same certificates under the name they were sold under before the rename.
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Polish authority in every root store. The cheapest EV and S/MIME on this site.
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A DigiCert brand. Mid-market, and the name most hosting panels still list.
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A DigiCert brand, and one of the oldest names in the business.
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A DigiCert brand. Domain validated only, and priced for one small site.
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Legacy listings. The business became DigiCert in 2017 and the brand is retired.
You are here
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Malware and PCI scanning from Sectigo. Not an SSL certificate.
Not sure this is the brand you were told to buy?
Send us the requirement — the line from the tender, the audit finding or your host’s documentation — and we will tell you which certificate satisfies it and what the cheapest one that does costs. Including when that is not the brand you are looking at. No obligation and no sales call.