QuoVadis Trustlink

What QuoVadis Trustlink does

QuoVadis Trustlink Schweiz AG is a Switzerland-based, DigiCert-owned (since January 2019) Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) that delivers Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificate services to enterprise customers primarily in Europe. Founded in 2005 in St. Gallen, the company operates regional offices in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Bermuda, with services delivered in local languages including German. Its core products are TLS/SSL website certificates that authenticate site identity and encrypt traffic; digital signing solutions that replace paper-based signature workflows; person-issued secure email certificates for signing, encryption, and phishing protection; a managed PKI platform for enterprise certificate lifecycle management via DigiCert CertCentral; an IoT platform for connected-device authentication; a Secure Software Manager for code signing; and mPKI modules for mobile authentication. Underlying technology is standards-based X.509 PKI, anchored to DigiCert's global CA root infrastructure, combined with locally accredited trust services that satisfy Swiss ZertES and EU eIDAS regulatory requirements.

The company's commercial model is enterprise subscription-based with annual billing cadence and quote-based pricing (no publicly disclosed tiers). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, beginning with a non-binding personal consultation, supported by locally staffed regional offices with dedicated sales, support, and validation email addresses per market. The customer base, as claimed by the company, includes 100 leading European banks, 77 leading European e-commerce websites, and 89 leading global companies, indicating a concentrated enterprise focus with primary vertical exposure to banking and financial services. Headcount sits in the 11-50 range, consistent with a focused specialist QTSP operation within the larger DigiCert group rather than an independent scaling software business. Revenue, ARR, management team details, patents, and funding history are not publicly disclosed, and the company operates entirely as a wholly-owned subsidiary of DigiCert with no independent fundraising or listing.

Name

QuoVadis Trustlink

Legal name

QuoVadis Trustlink Schweiz AG

Website

https://quovadisglobal.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QuoVadis Trustlink is a Switzerland-based, DigiCert-owned Qualified Trust Service Provider delivering PKI, TLS/SSL, digital signing, secure email, and IoT certificate services to European banks, e-commerce firms, and global enterprises through a direct enterprise sales motion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Certificate and PKI Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAMAEAL

Device Identity & Certificate-Based Authentication (PKI)

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Digital Identity, Authentication & Access

Keywords

• Digital certificate services
• SSL/TLS certificates
• Public key infrastructure
• Digital signing solutions
• IoT security solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Gallen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SSL/TLS Certificate Sales: Sale of SSL certificates for website authentication and encryption, providing trust signals to customers, operating systems, and browsers.
2. Digital Signing Solutions: Enterprise solutions for digital document signing, replacing manual paper-based signature processes with fully digital alternatives.
3. Secure E-Mail Certificates: Certificates issued to individuals for signing, encrypting, and authenticating business emails.
4. PKI Platform Services: Managed PKI platform services for enterprise certificate lifecycle management.
5. IoT Platform Solutions: Security solutions for Internet of Things devices and applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

QuoVadis Trustlink (QuoVadis Trustlink Schweiz AG) is a Swiss-based digital certificate and PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) provider that sells SSL/TLS website certificates, digital document signing solutions, secure email certificates, a managed PKI platform, and IoT/mPKI device-security solutions. Operating as a recognized Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) under Swiss and European law since 2005, it delivers these offerings through the DigiCert+QuoVadis platform to enterprises across Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Bermuda.

Product overview

QuoVadis Trustlink operates as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture under the DigiCert+QuoVadis brand. The core platform centers on PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) services, with primary product modules including TLS/SSL Certificates for website protection and encryption, Digital Signing Solutions for replacing manual paper-based signatures, Secure E-Mail for email authentication and encryption, and the IoT Platform for connected device security. Additional modules include Secure Software Manager for code signing and mPKI for mobile authentication. All services are delivered through CertCentral for certificate lifecycle management and are backed by the company's status as a recognized Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) under Swiss and European law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TLS/SSL Certificates (Zertifikate) SSL/TLS certificates that authenticate website identity, encrypt data transmission between websites and users, and provide trust signals to customers, browsers, and search engines. Targeted at enterprises operating websites that require authenticated encryption.
• Digital Signing Solutions (Signierlösungen) Digital document-signing solutions that replace manual paper-based signature workflows (printing, postage, scanning) with fully digital, legally compliant alternatives. Designed for enterprises seeking to digitize business processes and customer-facing transactions.
• PKI Platform Managed Public Key Infrastructure platform that provides digital authentication and certificate lifecycle management services for enterprise customers. Used by organizations that need centralized control over their certificate and credential ecosystem.
• IoT Platform Security platform for Internet of Things deployments that delivers device authentication and secure communications for connected devices and IoT applications. Targeted at enterprises operating IoT fleets that require authenticated device identities.
• Secure E-Mail Certificates Person-issued certificates used to sign, encrypt, and authenticate business emails, protecting organizations and their customers from phishing attacks. Sold to enterprises whose business communication relies on email.
• Secure Software Manager Code-signing and software-distribution security solution that helps enterprises ensure the integrity and authenticity of their software releases.
• mPKI (Mobile Public Key Infrastructure) Mobile Public Key Infrastructure solutions for authenticating mobile devices and securing communications from mobile applications. Targeted at enterprises that need strong mobile-identity and secure mobile workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Massive efficiency gains through fully digital document signing workflows
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SwissSign: Swiss Qualified Trust Service Provider offering SSL/TLS certificates, digital signing, and PKI services in Switzerland and Europe. Closest direct competitor to QuoVadis in the Swiss/European QTSP space, competing for the same banking and enterprise customers.
• AC Camerfirma: Spanish QTSP and digital certificate authority offering qualified electronic signatures, SSL, and corporate trust services. Comparable as a fellow EU QTSP competing for regulated enterprise and public-sector trust mandates.
• Sectigo: Major commercial certificate authority and PKI platform vendor offering SSL/TLS, S/MIME, code signing, and IoT certificates. Directly competitive with QuoVadis across the TLS, signing, and IoT product lines.
• InfoCert: Italian Qualified Trust Service Provider offering digital signature, certified email (PEC), and digital identity services. Comparable as another EU-based QTSP competing for qualified signing and trust-service mandates.
• Entrust: Established PKI, digital signing, and identity security vendor serving enterprises and governments worldwide. Directly comparable in TLS, PKI platform, and digital signing offerings to QuoVadis.
• Certinomis: French QTSP and subsidiary of Docaposte (La Poste Group) issuing qualified electronic signature certificates and SSL/TLS. Comparable as a domestically-rooted EU QTSP competing for local qualified trust mandates.
• GlobalSign: Global certificate authority and PKI provider offering SSL/TLS, digital signing, IoT, and enterprise PKI with a strong European presence. Directly competes with QuoVadis across the same product portfolio and customer verticals.

Others

• DigiCert: Global market leader in TLS/PKI and QuoVadis's parent company. Included as a related-party peer because enterprise customers ultimately contract with and receive support from DigiCert, and the QuoVadis offering is positioned as a local European extension of the DigiCert platform.

Broad incumbents

• Let's Encrypt: Free, automated, open-source certificate authority issuing domain-validated SSL/TLS certificates at massive scale. Represents the disruptive competitive ceiling on commodity TLS that QuoVadis must displace with higher-assurance and QTSP services.

Emerging players

• HARICA: Greek academic/research-rooted certificate authority offering SSL/TLS, client, and code signing certificates with growing European reach. Comparable as a European CA peer competing for certificate mandates outside the global commercial CAs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/quovadisglobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/quovadis.ag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quovadis-trustlink-schweiz-ag

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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