PKI Partner Aktiebolag

What PKI Partner Aktiebolag does

PKI Partner Aktiebolag (legal entity PKI Partner AB, organization number 556806-5592) is a privately held Swedish company headquartered at Husargatan 3, 211 28 Malmö, operating as a specialized reseller of SSL/TLS server certificates and related PKI products from Sectigo (formerly Comodo) since 2000. The company sells an 8-product portfolio spanning Domain-Validated (BasicSSL), Organization-Validated (StandardSSL), WildCard, Unified Communications / multi-domain (UC, up to 200 SANs), Extended Validation (EV, including EV Multi-Domain), and CodeSign certificates, with encryption backed by Sectigo's infrastructure (256-bit, 2048-bit root, 99.9% browser compatibility).

The core technology is certificate distribution and lifecycle management, with newer automation offerings (Sectigo Certificate Manager / SCM, Certificate-as-a-Service / CaaS, and SPP) using proprietary agents and the ACME standard to handle increasingly short certificate validity periods (199 days as of March 2026, targeting ~45 days by 2029). The technical stack is otherwise conventional: a self-serve ordering portal (order.pkipartner.com) and a content/knowledge-base website (pkipartner.com) with Swedish-primary and English interfaces.

PKI Partner generates revenue via one-time/perpetual license sales and multi-year subscriptions (1-3 year terms), priced in SEK ex-VAT, ranging from SEK 995 (BasicSSL, 1 year) to SEK 16,273+ (EV Multi-Domain, 2 years). Go-to-market is primarily digital and self-serve for SMBs, supplemented by direct enterprise sales with custom ordering workflows. The customer base spans all of Europe, focused on organizations needing HTTPS, code signing, and multi-domain certificate coverage; there are no named enterprise logo customers in the available data. The company operates with 1-10 employees, no external funding, and no parent company.

Name

PKI Partner Aktiebolag

Legal name

PKI Partner AB

Website

https://pkipartner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PKI Partner AB is a Malmö-based Swedish reseller of Sectigo SSL/TLS, CodeSign, and EV certificates, serving European SMB and enterprise customers since 2000 via an online ordering portal and direct sales, with 1-10 employees and no external funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

SSL/TLS Certificate Reseller

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Device Identity & Certificate-Based Authentication (PKI) (BPAMAEAL)

Keywords

• SSL/TLS certificates
• Code signing certificates
• PKI security products
• Digital certificate reseller
• Wildcard SSL certificates

Headquarters

HQ city

Malmö

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. SSL/TLS Certificate Sales: PKI Partner generates revenue as a reseller of Sectigo server certificates, selling various certificate types including StandardSSL, BasicSSL, WildCard, UC certificates, CodeSign, and EV certificates. Revenue is generated through one-time certificate purchases and multi-year subscription plans.
2. Multi-year Certificate Subscriptions: Offers 2-year and 3-year certificate subscription plans providing cost savings compared to annual renewals, with annual re-issuance requirements for domain control validation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PKI Partner AB is a Swedish Sectigo reseller that sells SSL/TLS server certificates, WildCard certificates, Unified Communications (SAN) certificates, Code Signing certificates, and Extended Validation (EV) certificates to European businesses via a self-service online portal. The company also resells Sectigo's certificate automation solutions (SCM and CaaS) to help customers manage certificate lifecycles as validity periods shorten.

Product overview

PKI Partner Aktiebolag is a specialized certificate reseller offering a portfolio of 8 SSL/TLS and code signing certificate products from Sectigo (formerly Comodo). The product line spans single-domain certificates (StandardSSL, BasicSSL), WildCard certificates for subdomain coverage, and Unified Communications (UC/SAN) certificates for multi-domain environments including Microsoft Exchange. The portfolio includes organization-validated (OV) and domain-validated (DV) options, plus Extended Validation (EV) certificates that provide the highest trust level through green address bar display. CodeSign certificates are offered for software code signing with USB token delivery. All products are backed by Sectigo's infrastructure with 99.9% browser compatibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• StandardSSL Organization-validated SSL certificate for a single public domain website, verifying both domain ownership and business existence. Includes 256-bit encryption with a 2048-bit root certificate and free re-issuance during the validity period.
• BasicSSL Domain-validated SSL certificate for single-domain websites, verifying only domain ownership at lower cost than StandardSSL. Suitable for internal sites, with 128/256-bit encryption and 2048-bit root certificate.
• StandardSSL WildCard Organization-validated WildCard SSL certificate securing multiple subdomains under a single domain (e.g., *.domain.com) with maximum 3-year validity before renewal.
• StandardSSL UC (Unified Communications) Organization-validated SAN-based multi-domain SSL certificate supporting up to 200 SAN entries including WildCards. Designed for Microsoft Exchange and Office Communication Server environments and includes Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover support.
• BasicSSL UC (Unified Communications) Domain-validated SAN-based multi-domain SSL certificate supporting up to 200 SAN entries including WildCards. Designed for internal Microsoft Exchange environments.
• CodeSign Certificate Code signing certificate for digitally signing downloadable files and software, guaranteeing files have not been tampered with since publication and identifying the signing entity. Private key delivered on a USB token since April 2024.
• EV Certificate Extended Validation SSL certificate with enhanced validation requirements that triggers the green address bar in browsers for the highest trust level. Designed for e-commerce, financial institutions, and organizations seeking phishing-prevention protection.
• EV Certificate Multi-Domain (MDC) Extended Validation SSL certificate with multi-domain SAN capability. Includes 3 sub-domains in the base price and supports up to 100 fully qualified domain names, delivering the green address bar across all covered domains.

Quantifiable outcome

• Minutes average processing time for certificate issuance
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sectigo (formerly Comodo)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2005PKI Partner has been a reseller of Sectigo (formerly Comodo) server certificates since 2005. Sectigo is the world's leading Certificate Authority providing the actual certificate issuance infrastructure. PKI Partner offers all types of Sectigo certificates including SSL, WildCard, UC, CodeSign, and EV certificates through their sales platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Namecheap: A domain registrar and hosting provider that resells SSL certificates as part of a broader SMB-focused web services bundle. Comparable as a competitive SSL reseller targeting similar SMB customers via an online self-service model.
• Let's Encrypt: A free, automated, open-source Certificate Authority that has fundamentally changed the SSL/TLS market by issuing billions of free DV certificates. Comparable as the disruptive force reshaping PKI Partner's addressable market.

Broad incumbents

• Entrust: A digital security vendor offering SSL/TLS certificates, PKI, and identity solutions. Comparable as an established incumbent serving enterprises with high-assurance certificate and PKI needs.
• Sectigo: The world's largest commercial Certificate Authority and PKI Partner's sole supplier. Comparable as the upstream CA infrastructure provider whose products PKI Partner resells, and could disintermediate PKI Partner via direct sales.
• DigiCert: A major global Certificate Authority offering SSL, enterprise PKI, and IoT certificates. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the certificate authority space that competes for the same enterprise customers.
• GlobalSign: A longstanding Certificate Authority offering SSL, digital signing, and managed PKI solutions. Comparable as a major CA with both direct sales and partner channels serving European enterprises.

Direct peers

• SSL.com: A US-based SSL certificate provider and CA offering SSL, CodeSign, and enterprise PKI solutions. Comparable to PKI Partner as a certificate specialist with both direct issuance and reseller capabilities.
• CertCenter (certpoint): A European (German) SSL/TLS certificate reseller specializing in Sectigo and other CA products. Comparable to PKI Partner as a European-focused certificate reseller with similar SMB and enterprise customer base.
• CheapSSLSecurity (ComodoSSLStore): An authorized Sectigo partner and SSL certificate reseller with a similar online-first distribution model. Closely comparable product portfolio and target market as PKI Partner.
• The SSL Store: A major SSL/TLS certificate reseller offering certificates from multiple CAs (Sectigo, DigiCert, GeoTrust, etc.). Directly comparable to PKI Partner as a multi-brand SSL reseller focused on SMB and enterprise customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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