What Sectigo does

Sectigo is a global Certificate Authority and Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform provider, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with offices across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and India. Founded in the early 2000s and previously operating as Comodo, the company is privately held under private equity sponsor GI Partners. Sectigo serves over 700,000 customers globally, including 65% of Fortune 500 organizations, and has issued more than 1 billion certificates with 57+ million currently active under management.

The company's core product is the Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM), a cloud-native, CA-agnostic CLM platform that automates discovery, issuance, deployment, renewal, and replacement of digital certificates across both public and private PKI environments. The platform supports 50+ technology integrations (Microsoft ADCS, F5, Google, Apple, Akamai, Terraform, Apache, GoDaddy, Cloudflare, Cisco ASA) and is differentiated by post-quantum cryptography readiness (Private PQC with ML-DSA algorithm support and Quantum Labs sandbox), the industry-first MCP Server for AI-powered certificate automation, and regulatory credentials including WebTrust certifications, ISO/IEC 27001, and EU Trust/eIDAS. The product portfolio also includes SSL/TLS certificates (DV, OV, EV), code signing and S/MIME certificates, Verified Mark Certificates (VMC/CMC) for BIMI email branding, eIDAS qualified certificates, private PKI, and acquired web security brands SiteLock, CodeGuard, and HackerGuardian.

Sectigo operates a hybrid go-to-market model combining direct enterprise field sales (led by a President of Global Field Operations targeting Fortune 500), self-serve e-commerce for SMBs, and a 2,700+ partner channel comprising MSPs, MSSPs, VARs, and distributors — the latter enabled by the newly launched multi-tenant Sectigo Partner Platform. Revenue is predominantly subscription-based across certificate sales ($49.50-$880/year per certificate) and quote-based enterprise CLM platform subscriptions, with recurring revenue reinforced by 98% customer retention. The 2025 acquisition of Entrust's public certificate business was described as the largest certificate migration in industry history and contributed to 20%+ organic ARR growth.

Name

Sectigo

Legal name

Sectigo Limited

Website

https://sectigo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Sectigo is a global Certificate Authority and Certificate Lifecycle Management platform provider serving over 700,000 customers including 65% of Fortune 500 companies. Its cloud-native Sectigo Certificate Manager automates discovery, issuance, renewal, and replacement of digital certificates across public and private PKI, with post-quantum cryptography and AI-driven automation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Certificate Lifecycle Management

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

akta.pro primary industry

Certificate Registry & Transfer Operations (Account Mgmt, Transfers, Retirement) (EUAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single Sign-On (SSO) & Federation (SAML/OIDC, Identity Providers) (HDAEAJAB), Federation & Identity Standards (SAML/OIDC/OAuth, Federation Hubs) (HDADAAAG)

Keywords

• Digital certificate management
• SSL/TLS certificates
• Certificate lifecycle management
• Public key infrastructure
• Post-quantum cryptography

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Certificate Sales: One-time and recurring sales of digital certificates including SSL/TLS, Code Signing, S/MIME, and eIDAS certificates. Certificates are sold at various price points from $49.50/year for basic signing certificates to $880/year for Verified Mark Certificates.
2. Certificate Lifecycle Management Platform: Sectigo Certificate Manager platform sold as subscription with tiered pricing. Enables partners to deliver CLM as a managed service with subscription-based licensing for predictable recurring revenue.
3. Partner Platform Licensing: Multi-tenant Sectigo Partner Platform enabling MSPs, MSSPs, VARs, and distributors to scale and monetize certificate management with automated certificate workflows and subscription-based licensing.
4. Professional Services: Enterprise support, validation services, and onboarding assistance. White-glove service from onboarding to continued account services included in enterprise tier.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sectigo is a global Certificate Authority that sells digital certificates (SSL/TLS, Code Signing, S/MIME, VMC/CMC, eIDAS) and delivers Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM), a cloud-native, CA-agnostic Certificate Lifecycle Management platform for automated discovery, issuance, deployment, renewal, and replacement of certificates across enterprise environments. Its offerings span direct enterprise sales, self-serve e-commerce for SMBs, and a multi-tenant partner platform for MSPs, MSSPs, VARs, and distributors.

Product overview

Sectigo offers a unified platform architecture centered on Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM), a cloud-native Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform that provides automated certificate discovery, issuance, deployment, renewal, and replacement across both public and private certificates. The platform supports AI-assisted workflows, post-quantum cryptography readiness, and serves organizations ranging from small businesses to global enterprises. The portfolio includes SSL/TLS Certificates (EV, OV, DV, Wildcard, Multi-Domain), Signing Certificates (S/MIME, Code Signing, Document Signing), Mark Certificates (VMC/CMC), eIDAS Compliant Solutions, and Web Security products (SiteLock, CodeGuard, HackerGuardian). The platform is complemented by specialized sub-products including SSL/TLS Automation, Microsoft CA Management, Private PKI, DevOps Solutions, Code Signing Solutions, and the MCP Server for AI-powered certificate automation. Sectigo also offers Private PQC for post-quantum cryptography testing and the Sectigo Partner Platform for MSP/MSSP multi-tenant certificate management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM): Certificate Lifecycle Management platform for automated certificate discovery, issuance, renewal, and deployment across enterprise environments
• SiteLock
• CodeGuard
• HackerGuardian
• Quantum Labs
• Private PKI
• Sectigo Partner Platform (SPP)
• Private PQC

Products and services

• Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) Cloud-native, CA-agnostic Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform providing automated discovery, issuance, deployment, renewal, and replacement of public and private certificates across enterprise multi-cloud and hybrid environments, with AI-assisted workflows and crypto agility for Fortune 500 organizations.
• SSL/TLS Certificates Digital certificates including Extended Validation (EV), Organization Validation (OV), Domain Validation (DV), Single Domain, Multi-Domain, and Wildcard Subdomain SSL certificates for securing websites and online communications. Available via self-serve e-commerce starting at $96/year.
• Signing Certificates (Code Signing, S/MIME, Document Signing) Code Signing certificates for software integrity, S/MIME Email Encryption certificates for secure email, and Document Signing certificates for digital signatures. Starting at $49.50/year.
• Mark Certificates (VMC/CMC) Verified Mark Certificates (VMCs) and Common Mark Certificates (CMCs) enabling organizations to display verified brand logos directly in email inboxes via the BIMI standard, addressing phishing and brand impersonation. Starting at $880/year.
• eIDAS Compliant Solutions Qualified certificates for electronic signatures, seals, and authentication including eIDAS Electronic Signatures for Citizens and Enterprise, Qualified Website Authentication Certificates (QWAC), and PSD2 QWACs. Starting at $50.67/year.
• SiteLock Website Security Website security protection service for protecting websites from threats and sensitive data loss. Acquired by Sectigo in 2021.
• CodeGuard Website Backup Website backup and recovery service. Acquired by Sectigo in 2018.
• HackerGuardian PCI Scanning PCI scanning service for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Web security products start at $60/year.
• Sectigo Partner Platform (SPP) Multi-tenant Certificate Lifecycle Management platform enabling MSPs, MSSPs, VARs, and distributors to manage multiple customer tenants with automated certificate workflows and subscription-based licensing for predictable recurring revenue.
• MCP Server for Certificate Lifecycle Management Industry's first production-ready Model Context Protocol Server for CLM, enabling AI-powered certificate automation through natural language commands with secure automation, full control, audit capabilities, and zero infrastructure to deploy.
• Private PQC (Post-Quantum Cryptography) Post-quantum cryptography certificate management capability enabling enterprises to issue and manage private PQC SSL certificates with ML-DSA algorithms (ML-DSA-44, ML-DSA-65, ML-DSA-87), one-year maximum certificate validity guardrails, and backing by virtual Hardware Security Module.
• Sectigo Quantum Labs Industry-leading post-quantum cryptographic sandbox designed to align with NIST's evolving PQC standards, allowing organizations to experiment with PQC without creating stranded assets or unintended production exposure.
• ctlint A standalone tool aimed at advancing WebPKI compliance and strengthening global digital trust.
• IoT Device Security & Identity Management Certificate management solutions for IoT devices ensuring device identity, integrity, secure onboarding, and authentication across IoT deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 243% ROI and $3.9M Net Present Value for enterprises using Sectigo Certificate Manager (Forrester TEI Study)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• F5 Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 9 May 2026F5 deepened its multicloud security partnership with Sectigo to automate certificate lifecycle management across on-premises, hybrid, cloud, and edge environments. Sectigo's CLM is integrated with F5's application security and delivery solutions.
• SSS (New Zealand)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 3 December 2025New Zealand's leading independent managed security services provider partnered with Sectigo to distribute Sectigo Certificate Manager and CLM offerings in the New Zealand market. SSS serves as local distributor combining its managed identity services with Sectigo's CLM platform.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• DigiCert: DigiCert is the largest commercial Certificate Authority and a direct competitor to Sectigo in SSL/TLS, code signing, and enterprise PKI. Both target Fortune 500 enterprises with managed PKI and certificate lifecycle management, and DigiCert's acquisition of Entrust's TLS business (separate from Sectigo's deal) makes it a like-for-like competitor in the same product category.
• GlobalSign: GlobalSign is a longstanding public Certificate Authority and a direct competitor to Sectigo in SSL/TLS, digital signing, and managed PKI for enterprises. Both serve similar enterprise and IoT customer segments with comparable certificate product portfolios and WebTrust-accredited CA operations.
• Entrust: Entrust is a direct competitor to Sectigo in PKI, SSL/TLS, and identity verification solutions. While Entrust divested its public certificate business to Sectigo in 2025, it continues to operate in adjacent PKI, identity, and encryption markets with overlapping enterprise customers and similar product positioning.
• Keyfactor: Keyfactor is a pure-play Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) and PKI platform provider directly competing with Sectigo Certificate Manager. Both target enterprises managing complex, multi-CA certificate environments with discovery, automation, and crypto-agility capabilities.
• Venafi (CyberArk): Venafi, acquired by CyberArk in 2024, is a leading enterprise CLM and machine identity management platform directly competing with Sectigo Certificate Manager. Both address certificate discovery, automation, and PKI orchestration for Fortune 500 enterprises with complex certificate estates.
• AppViewX: AppViewX is a CLM and PKI-as-a-service platform that competes directly with Sectigo Certificate Manager in certificate discovery, automation, and enterprise PKI management. Both target enterprises and managed service providers with multi-cloud certificate orchestration capabilities.

Emerging players

• Let's Encrypt: Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, open Certificate Authority issuing DV SSL/TLS certificates at massive scale. While not a direct enterprise CLM competitor, it pressures the low-end commodity certificate market and forces Sectigo to differentiate on validation levels, management tooling, and enterprise features.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft (Active Directory Certificate Services): Microsoft ADCS is a broad incumbent providing built-in private CA capabilities deeply integrated with the Windows ecosystem. While not a public CA competitor, it competes with Sectigo's Private PKI offering for internal enterprise certificates, though Sectigo's Microsoft CA Management integration positions it as a complementary management layer.
• AWS Certificate Manager: AWS Certificate Manager provides free public SSL/TLS certificates for AWS workloads and competes with Sectigo's cloud-native SSL automation offering. As a broad incumbent bundled into the AWS ecosystem, it pressures Sectigo on AWS-only deployments but does not match Sectigo's multi-cloud, CA-agnostic CLM positioning.
• Google Trust Services: Google Trust Services operates Google's own public CA and integrates with Google Cloud. As a broad incumbent, it competes in cloud-native certificate issuance and is a CA/Browser Forum participant alongside Sectigo, while also being a technology integration partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Sectigo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sectigo
• Facebookfacebook.com/ComodoSSLstore

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A4 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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