DigiCert CertCentral
Certificate lifecycle management (CLM) software
SSL & TLS certificates software
Confidentiality software
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What is DigiCert CertCentral
DigiCert CertCentral is a certificate lifecycle management platform used to request, issue, renew, and revoke public trust SSL/TLS certificates and related certificate types. It is used by security, IT operations, and PKI teams to manage certificates across domains, servers, and applications while maintaining inventory and governance controls. The product combines a web console with APIs and automation options to reduce manual certificate handling and support compliance and audit needs.
Centralized certificate inventory
CertCentral provides a single place to track issued certificates, their status, and upcoming expirations across teams and business units. This supports operational visibility for certificate owners and reduces reliance on spreadsheets and ad hoc tracking. It also helps standardize workflows for requesting and approving certificates.
Automation via APIs and tools
The platform supports automation through APIs and integration options that can be used to streamline issuance and renewal processes. This is useful for environments with frequent certificate rotation and short validity periods. Automation reduces the risk of outages caused by missed renewals and inconsistent deployment steps.
Governance and access controls
CertCentral includes role-based access and administrative controls to separate duties between requesters, approvers, and administrators. These controls help organizations enforce policy around who can issue certificates and for which domains. The resulting audit trail supports internal reviews and external compliance requirements.
Primarily public trust focus
CertCentral is oriented around managing publicly trusted certificates and related workflows. Organizations looking for a single system that also provides a full private CA service and deep internal PKI lifecycle management may need additional components. This can increase architectural complexity when both public and private PKI must be managed together.
Integration effort varies by environment
While APIs and automation are available, the level of effort to integrate with diverse infrastructure (load balancers, ingress controllers, legacy servers, and custom apps) can vary. Some deployments require scripting, connector selection, and process redesign to achieve end-to-end automation. Teams without PKI automation experience may need additional implementation time.
Cost and licensing considerations
Total cost depends on certificate volumes, automation needs, and administrative features required. For smaller organizations or low certificate counts, a full CLM platform can be more than what is needed compared with simpler certificate procurement options. Budgeting can also be affected by organizational growth and increasing certificate rotation frequency.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Subscription / pay-as-you-go (annual CertCentral subscription based on assets you protect; CertCentral access is included with certificate subscriptions).
Free tier/trial: See separate fields — none found on official site (no permanent free tier; no time-limited CertCentral trial stated).
Example costs (official DigiCert product pages & ordering UI):
- Basic TLS (Standard domain): $26 per month per standard domain (12-month auto-renewing subscription) — product ordering UI shows $26 / month / domain (example retail price shown on DigiCert Basic TLS product page).
- Basic TLS (Wildcard): $82 per month per wildcard domain (12-month auto-renewing subscription) — product ordering UI example.
- Code Signing (standard): $44 per month per certificate (example shown; subscription $600/year in ordering UI).
- Example base product prices shown on DigiCert ordering UI: $218, $344, $399, $995, $1495 (various TLS/SSL product base prices displayed on DigiCert order/compare page).
Notes / pricing model details (from DigiCert docs):
- DigiCert has moved to a 12-month subscription model where pricing is based on the assets you protect; subscriptions are paid annually and include access to CertCentral. (CertCentral subscription accounts: subscription-based, prorated additions during term, auto-renew behavior described in DigiCert documentation.)
- CertCentral access is included with DigiCert certificate subscriptions (i.e., CertCentral is bundled with certificate/subscription purchases rather than listed as a separately-priced platform license on retail pages).
- Multi-year "MyP" (“Multi-year Plans”) remain for some products historically but CertCentral subscription accounts are billed yearly for assets; DigiCert documentation explains transition from multi-year plans to the subscription model and current multi-year plan availability (1-3 years) for legacy MyP orders.
Seller details
DigiCert, Inc.
Lehi, Utah, USA
2003
Private
https://www.digicert.com/
https://x.com/digicert
https://www.linkedin.com/company/digicert/
