Hosting Australia offers a range of SSL Certificates for purchase. Some packages also include an AutoSSL certificate via cPanel.
The below highlights some of the key differences between an AutoSSL and a purchased SSL, such as the popular RapidSSL.
| Free AutoSSL Certificate | Purchased SSL Certificate | |
| Issuance Period: | AutoSSL (cPanel, Comodo issued) certificate is valid for 90 days and renewed automatically in cPanel.More renewals, can mean more points of failure or issue. | Purchased SSL Certificates are valid for a minimum of 1 year. |
| Secured Site Seal: | AutoSSL Certificate doesn’t provide the site seal to display on your site, and earn trust from your website users. | Purchased SSL Certificates provides a secured site seal for their SSL certificates, which earns the trust of your website visitors. |
| Support: | AutoSSL does not provide any kind of support - you will need to troubleshoot and manage as the end user. | Most of the Purchased SSL Certificate provides customer support including sales, technical and installation. |
| Validation Type: | AutoSSL doesn't provide Organisation Validation (OV) and Extended Validation (EV). | Purchased SSL do provide Organisation Validation (OV) and Extended Validation (EV). |
| Users: | You can install a AutoSSL Certificate to secure your informative website or a blog. | If you are running your business, we recommend you to go with a Purchased Certificate as a more robust and trustworthy solution. |
