What GeoTrust Europe does

GeoTrust Europe is a Certificate Authority (CA) brand that operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary/brand of DigiCert, providing TLS/SSL and specialized digital certificate products to organizations globally. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio spanning Domain Validation (DV), Organization Validation (OV), and Extended Validation (EV) certificates in single-domain, multi-domain, and wildcard configurations, with warranties ranging from $500K to $1.5M USD. Beyond core TLS/SSL, the portfolio includes S/MIME email certificates for end-to-end encryption, Verified Mark Certificates (VMC) supporting the BIMI standard for email brand display, Code Signing certificates (OV and EV) with optional FIPS 140-2 Level 2 key storage, and Document Signing certificates compatible with Adobe Acrobat AATL, DocuSign, and Microsoft Office. For the European market, the company provides eIDAS and PSD2-compliant qualified certificates — QWAC for website authentication, QSealC for PSD2 electronic seals, and EU Document Signing — alongside a dedicated PKIoverheid portfolio for Dutch government communications.

The underlying technology is rooted in DigiCert's trusted certificate infrastructure, with the proprietary CertCentral platform providing certificate lifecycle management including discovery, monitoring, renewal, and ACME-based automated deployment across both GeoTrust and non-GeoTrust certificates. The platform integrates with major email clients (Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Fastmail, Cloudmark), document services (Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign, Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, OpenOffice), and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI, Gradle, Apache ANT/Maven). The company maintains offices in Lehi, Utah (US headquarters) and Rotterdam (Netherlands), with regional sales coverage across the Americas, EMEA (UK, Germany, France, Spain), and APJ (Australia, Japan).

GeoTrust operates a multi-channel go-to-market combining product-led growth through direct online self-serve purchasing with automated validation, enterprise field sales for complex deployments requiring PSD2, PKIoverheid, or EV certificates, and channel distribution via the DigiCert Partner Program. Revenue is generated exclusively through annual subscription fees auto-renewed on monthly billing cycles, with customer segments spanning enterprise organizations, mid-market businesses, small businesses and individuals, financial institutions and PSPs, software developers, EU organizations, Dutch public sector, and email-security-focused brands. The company reports a headcount of 51-100 employees.

Name

GeoTrust Europe

Legal name

GeoTrust

Website

https://geotrust.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GeoTrust Europe, a DigiCert-powered Certificate Authority brand, provides TLS/SSL and specialized digital certificates (S/MIME, VMC, code signing, document signing, EU qualified, PKIoverheid) to enterprises, mid-market businesses, financial institutions, developers, and government entities across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Certificate Authority & PKI Security

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Certification & Licensing Exam Management Platforms (EDAFADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Credential, Education & Professional License Verification (BPAKAEAI)

Keywords

• TLS/SSL certificates
• Digital certificate authority
• PKI security
• Code signing certificates
• Certificate lifecycle management

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. TLS/SSL Certificate Subscriptions: Annual subscription model for TLS/SSL certificates with automatic renewal. Revenue generated from certificate issuance, validation, and renewal fees. Multiple tiers based on validation level (DV, OV, EV) and certificate type (single domain, multi-domain, wildcard).
2. Specialized Certificate Products: Additional certificate products including S/MIME email certificates, code signing certificates, document signing certificates, and verified mark certificates, each sold on subscription basis.
3. Qualified Certificate Products (EU): EU-specific qualified certificates including QWAC, QSealC, and EU Document Signing certificates for PSD2 and eIDAS compliance, sold as annual subscriptions.
4. PKIoverheid Certificate Products: Dutch government-specific certificates for Private Services Server, Document Signing, and Authentication/Encryption, issued from Dutch government private trust store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GeoTrust Europe, powered by DigiCert, sells digital certificates and certificate management software used to secure websites, servers, email, software code, and documents. Its portfolio spans TLS/SSL certificates at DV, OV, and EV validation levels, S/MIME email certificates, code signing certificates, document signing certificates, Verified Mark Certificates, EU qualified certificates (QWAC, QSealC, EU Document Signing) under eIDAS/PSD2, and Dutch PKIoverheid certificates. The CertCentral platform provides centralized certificate lifecycle management.

Product overview

GeoTrust Europe, powered by DigiCert, offers a comprehensive portfolio of digital certificate and security solutions. The core offering includes TLS/SSL certificates at three validation levels (DV, OV, EV) with Wildcard and Multi-Domain options, complemented by specialized certificates including S/MIME Email Certificates, Verified Mark Certificates (VMC), Code Signing Certificates, and Document Signing Certificates. For EU compliance, the portfolio features eIDAS-regulated Qualified Web Authentication Certificates (QWAC), PSD2 Qualified Electronic Seal Certificates (QSealC), and EU Document Signing Certificates. Dutch-specific PKIoverheid certificates cover Private Services Server, Document Signing, and Authentication/Encryption for government communications. All certificates are managed through the CertCentral platform, which provides unified certificate lifecycle management, automated deployment via ACME protocol, and integration capabilities with major email, document, and CI/CD platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GeoTrust True Business ID: Organization Validated TLS/SSL certificates for business-level authentication
• GeoTrust DV SSL
• GeoTrust True Business ID with EV

Products and services

• GeoTrust DV SSL Domain Validation TLS/SSL certificates providing basic encryption for websites that do not require extensive identity verification, typically issued within minutes with a single authentication check and a $500K USD warranty.
• GeoTrust True Business ID (OV) Organization Validation SSL certificates offering enhanced business-level authentication with 9 validation checks to verify business legitimacy, suitable for websites with logins or collecting user data, with a $1.25M USD warranty.
• GeoTrust True Business ID with EV Extended Validation SSL certificates providing the highest level of brand protection with 16 authentication checks, extensive company vetting, priority validation, and maximum credibility for e-commerce and enterprise websites, with a $1.5M USD warranty.
• S/MIME Email Certificates Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions certificates providing end-to-end email encryption and digital signature capabilities to protect against tampering, phishing, and man-in-the-middle attacks; offered in Individual, Business Group, and Business Employee variants and compatible with Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Microsoft Outlook, and Apple Mail.
• Verified Mark Certificates (VMC) Digital certificates that enable organizations to display their verified logo in supported email clients' inboxes via the BIMI standard, enhancing email trust and brand recognition while combating phishing, valid up to 397 days.
• Code Signing Certificates Digital certificates that attach to code/software binaries to confirm they have not been altered, preventing security warnings and meeting platform requirements; available in OV and EV variants, with EV required for signing Microsoft Windows drivers and optional FIPS 140-2 Level 2 compliant key storage (KeyLocker).
• Document Signing Certificates Digital certificates enabling electronic seals and digital signatures on documents, globally trusted and recognized by Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign, Microsoft Office, and LibreOffice, with legally binding status under US Federal ESIGN and remote identity verification support.
• EU Qualified Web Authentication Certificates (QWAC) eIDAS-compliant website authentication certificates providing end-to-end encryption and authentication for secure identification of EU organizations, meeting PSD2 directive requirements for open banking and qualified trust services.
• EU Qualified Electronic Seal Certificates (PSD2 QSealC) Qualified Electronic Seal certificates compliant with PSD2 and eIDAS regulations, serving as digital equivalents of company stamps to ensure integrity and origin of sensitive communications and app data for banks, payment service providers, and third-party payment processors.
• EU Document Signing Certificates eIDAS-compliant Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) certificates enabling tamper-proof digital signatures valid across all EU Member States for tax documents, contracts, legal authorizations, and procurement.
• PKIo Private Services Server Certificates PKIoverheid Private Services TLS certificates enabling secure authentication, encryption, and system-to-system communications between organizations and the Dutch government through Digipoort.
• PKIo Document Signing Certificates Dutch regulation-compliant digital signing certificates enabling tamper-proof digital signatures for citizens, licensed professionals, or organizations, compliant with PKIoverheid regulations.
• PKIo Authentication/Encryption Certificates PKIoverheid-compliant certificates for secure authenticated and encrypted communications and transactions between citizens, licensed professionals, organizations and the Dutch government.
• CertCentral Certificate Management Platform Certificate lifecycle management platform providing centralized monitoring, management, and automation tools for GeoTrust and non-GeoTrust certificates, including certificate discovery, renewal features, and ACME protocol support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Certificates issued in minutes to 1-3 days depending on validation level
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration29 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DigiCertcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerGeoTrust is a brand 'powered by' DigiCert, meaning DigiCert provides the underlying certificate infrastructure, root certificates, and validation services while GeoTrust markets and sells certificates under its brand. This is a parent-subsidiary relationship where GeoTrust operates as DigiCert's mid-market brand.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Cloudflare: Cloudflare issues free universal SSL through its CDN edge and offers Advanced Certificate Manager and Origin CA products. It is a platform-native CA that bundles certificate management into infrastructure spend — increasingly competing for the same website-security buyer as GeoTrust.
• Let's Encrypt (ISRG): Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, open Certificate Authority operated by ISRG that issues DV certificates at massive scale. It is the defining force behind SSL commoditization, captures the long tail of basic TLS demand, and sets the price floor below which GeoTrust DV cannot fall without margin destruction.
• Amazon Web Services Certificate Manager: AWS Certificate Manager issues free public certificates for AWS workloads and integrates certificate provisioning directly into the cloud platform. It is a platform-native CA that disintermediates traditional CAs for cloud-hosted workloads, particularly relevant for any GeoTrust customer migrating to AWS.

Direct peers

• IdenTrust: IdenTrust provides trusted identity and digital certificate solutions, including SSL, IdenTrust Global Common Root, and federal/cross-certificate bridge programs. It is comparable to GeoTrust in commercial TLS roots and in serving financial institutions, government, and regulated industries.
• SSL.com: SSL.com is a Certificate Authority offering DV, OV, EV, wildcard, multi-domain, code signing, and document signing certificates with a comparable self-serve plus enterprise model. It is a like-for-like competitor in the mid-market TLS and signing certificate categories.
• Sectigo: Sectigo (formerly Comodo CA) is a direct competitor offering DV/OV/EV TLS, S/MIME, code signing, document signing, and eIDAS qualified certificates through a similar self-serve plus channel model. It is one of the most direct mid-market competitors to GeoTrust's full certificate portfolio.
• Entrust: Entrust is an established Certificate Authority with TLS/SSL, PKI, identity, and eIDAS qualified certificate offerings. It serves overlapping enterprise, government, and financial-services segments — particularly relevant in the PSD2/QTSP space where GeoTrust Europe also competes.
• GoDaddy SSL: GoDaddy is a major Certificate Authority reseller and operator selling DV/OV/EV TLS certificates bundled with domain and hosting products. It targets the same SMB and self-serve buyer as GeoTrust's lower tiers, often with aggressive promotional pricing.
• GlobalSign: GlobalSign is a longstanding Certificate Authority offering TLS/SSL, code signing, S/MIME, and eIDAS qualified certificates, with strong presence in EU and APAC. It competes head-to-head with GeoTrust across DV, OV, EV, and EU regulated trust services.

Broad incumbents

• DigiCert: DigiCert is GeoTrust's parent company and the underlying infrastructure provider powering every GeoTrust product. As the broader brand in DigiCert's portfolio, it offers the full enterprise/high-assurance certificate suite (Secure Site Pro, DigiCert ONE) that GeoTrust Europe overlaps with — most comparable as the incumbent that owns the relationship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GeoTrust
• Facebookfacebook.com/geotrust
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/geotrust

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about GeoTrust Europe