{"id":1620,"date":"2015-09-21T03:23:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T11:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/blog\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2021-01-26T09:13:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:13:14","slug":"comparison-comodo-positive-ssl-wildcard-vs-essential-ssl-wildcard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/blog\/comparison-comodo-positive-ssl-wildcard-vs-essential-ssl-wildcard\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparison – Comodo Positive SSL Wildcard Vs Essential SSL Wildcard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comodo Group, INC.<\/strong> founded in 1998, is the leading Internet Security provider for SSL Certificates and other Internet Security related products with complete protection. \u00a0It offers SSL & digital Certificates for small\/medium\/large level businesses and organizations. According to W3<\/sup>Tech\u2019s recent survey<\/a><\/strong> on various Certificate Authorities (CA\u2019s)<\/strong>, Comodo is at the top with a total of 36.3% SSL market share.<\/p>\n

Comodo offers SSL Certificates that are Domain Validated, Organization Validated, or Extended Validated. They also offer Code Signing Certificates to digitally sign and protect your code. All these Comodo products are high in demand, and web users have a vast array of products to choose from to satisfy their security needs.<\/p>\n

Comodo\u2019s PositiveSSL Wildcard Certificate and EssentialSSL Wildcard certificate are some of their top selling Certificates. Both are encrypted with 2048-bit industry standard RSA and deliver the latest SHA2 Hashing algorithm. Both of these SSL products have many common features but they also have a few major differences. Let’s have a look at Comodo PositiveSSL Wildcard review and Comodo EssentialSSL Wildcard review to give you a holistic perspective that will help you make a better choice.<\/p>\n

Comodo PositiveSSL Wildcard vs EssentialSSL Wildcard Certificate Comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
SSL Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comodo SSL<\/strong><\/td>\nPositiveSSL Wildcard Certificate<\/td>\nEssential SSL Wildcard Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Product Technical Features<\/strong><\/td>\n\"comodo<\/td>\n\"comodo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSL-Type<\/strong><\/td>\n2048-Bit Standard SSL<\/td>\n2048-Bit Standard SSL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Encryption Length<\/strong><\/td>\n256-Bit<\/td>\n256-Bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issuance Time<\/strong><\/td>\nInstant within minutes<\/td>\nInstant within minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green Address Bar<\/strong>r<\/td>\nNo (Only HTTPS in Green)<\/td>\nNo (Only HTTPS in Green)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Validation Type<\/strong><\/td>\nDomain Validated<\/td>\nDomain Validated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Documents Required<\/strong><\/td>\nEmail Based Validation<\/td>\nEmail Based Validation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wildcard Certificate<\/strong><\/td>\nYes (Unlimited Sub-domains \u2013 Level 1)<\/td>\nYes (Unlimited Sub-domains \u2013 Level 1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OS Compatibility<\/strong><\/td>\nLatest versions of Windows, Apple MAC, Linux, etc\u2026<\/td>\nLatest versions of Windows, Apple MAC, Linux, etc\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Browser Compatibility<\/strong><\/td>\n99.9% Web and Mobile<\/td>\n99.9% Web and Mobile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mobile OS Support<\/strong><\/td>\nAndroid, iOS, Windows Mobile, Blackberry OS, Etc\u2026<\/td>\nAndroid, iOS, Windows Mobile, Blackberry OS, Etc\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Server license<\/strong><\/td>\nUnlimited<\/td>\nUnlimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSL Reissuance<\/strong><\/td>\nAnytime till Expiration<\/td>\nAnytime till Expiration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Site Seal<\/strong><\/td>\nStatic Site Seal<\/td>\nStatic Site Seal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PCI scanning<\/strong><\/td>\nNot Available<\/td>\nNot Available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warranty<\/strong><\/td>\n$10,000<\/td>\n$10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Refund Policy<\/strong><\/td>\n15 Days<\/td>\n15 Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highly Recommended<\/strong><\/td>\nSmall\/Medium level domains (Non-E-commerce)<\/td>\nSmall\/Medium level domains (Non-Ecommerce)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pricing<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 Year<\/strong><\/td>\n$67.95<\/td>\n$82.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 Year<\/strong><\/td>\n$57.95<\/td>\n$72.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 Year<\/strong><\/td>\n$56.95<\/td>\n$69.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 Year<\/strong><\/td>\n$54.95<\/td>\n$67.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 Year<\/strong><\/td>\n$52.95<\/td>\n$65.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buy Today<\/strong><\/td>\n\"Buy<\/a><\/td>\n\"Buy<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Security Type:<\/strong> Comodo PositiveSSL Wildcard Certificates are mostly used to protect small\/medium level websites (Non-E-commerce), whereas Essential SSL Wildcard certificate is recommended to secure e-commerce transactions & customer sensitive information.<\/p>\n

User\u2019s Trust Rating:<\/strong> User\u2019s trust rating always plays a crucial role in the success of an SSL brand, Comodo PositiveSSL carries *1.5 user rating and Essential SSL covers *3.5 rating. Essential SSL\u2019s good rating is due to its high-level security feature as it can protect online transactions.<\/p>\n

Factors why Comodo is world\u2019s top SSL Certificate provider<\/h3>\n