Alibaba SSL Certificates Service
SSL & TLS certificates software
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$68.31 per certificate-year
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What is Alibaba SSL Certificates Service
Alibaba SSL Certificates Service is a certificate procurement and management service offered through Alibaba Cloud for issuing and deploying SSL/TLS certificates to secure web and application traffic. It targets organizations that run internet-facing services on Alibaba Cloud and want a centralized place to purchase, validate, renew, and deploy certificates. The service supports common certificate types (such as domain-validated and organization-validated options) and integrates with Alibaba Cloud resources for certificate installation and lifecycle operations.
Integrated with Alibaba Cloud
The service is designed to work with Alibaba Cloud infrastructure and consoles, which can simplify certificate deployment to supported cloud services. Centralized management reduces the need to manually move certificate files between systems for common Alibaba Cloud use cases. This is particularly useful for teams standardizing on Alibaba Cloud for hosting and networking.
Centralized lifecycle management
It provides a single place to handle certificate ordering, domain validation workflows, renewals, and inventory tracking. Centralization helps reduce missed renewals and inconsistent certificate configurations across environments. This aligns with common operational needs for managing multiple certificates at scale.
Multiple validation options
The service supports different validation levels (commonly DV and OV, depending on the offering and CA availability) to match varying assurance requirements. This allows teams to choose faster issuance for basic encryption needs or higher-identity validation for business-facing sites. It also supports standard TLS certificate use cases for HTTPS and related protocols.
Best fit within Alibaba Cloud
Organizations running multi-cloud or primarily non-Alibaba environments may find the strongest value limited to Alibaba Cloud integrations. Deploying certificates to external platforms can require additional manual steps and processes. This can reduce the operational advantage compared with tools designed for broad, cross-platform automation.
Feature depth varies by CA
Available certificate types, validation methods, and advanced capabilities depend on the underlying certificate authority options offered in the marketplace at a given time. This can affect consistency for organizations that need specific certificate profiles or policy controls. Buyers may need to confirm exact CA, certificate features, and reissuance rules before standardizing.
Limited advanced PKI controls
Compared with dedicated enterprise certificate management platforms, policy enforcement, role-based workflows, and deep reporting may be less comprehensive. Organizations with strict compliance requirements may need additional governance processes around issuance and key handling. Some advanced use cases (e.g., complex internal PKI or extensive non-cloud endpoints) may require separate tooling.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Domain Name Verification (DV, single-domain) | From $68.31 per certificate-year | DNS verification supported; issuance in as little as 10 minutes; supported brands include Alibaba Cloud, DigiCert, GlobalSign. |
| Organization Verification (OV, single-domain) | From $307.12 per certificate-year | Requires enterprise information and a valid business license; issuance typically 1–7 business days; offered via DigiCert/GlobalSign. |
| Extended Validation (EV) | From $1,053.36 per certificate-year | For large financial/government/enterprise sites; issuance typically 3–7 business days; DigiCert brand. |
| SSL Monitor Public Domain Name | From $1.95 per year | HTTPS availability and certificate monitoring and alerts (value-added service). |
| Private Root CA — RSA | $760.00 USD per month | Private root CA (PCA) service, supports RSA_1024/2048/4096; Free trial available. |
| Private Root CA — ECC | $800.00 USD per month | Private root CA (PCA) service, supports ECC_256/384/512; Free trial available. |
| Private Root CA — SM | $1,000.00 USD per month | Private root CA (SM algorithm for Chinese mainland); Free trial available. |
Seller details
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Hangzhou, China
1999
Public
https://www.alibabagroup.com/
https://x.com/AlibabaGroup
https://www.linkedin.com/company/alibaba-group/
