# Sectigo certificate

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Sectigo certificate and 9 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A paid certificate authority people name as an alternative to Let's Encrypt and a trusted brand next to DigiCert. Critics point to recent root and intermediate CA incidents and high yearly prices.

## Why people recommend it

- Paid alternative to Let's Encrypt (2 comments): "sectigo does not care, they are just like Let's Encrypt (except you pay)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46286340)) "Including paying CA, if you really want to pay : sectigo" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46281061))

## What people warn about

- Root and intermediate CA security incidents (6 comments): "Yes that if reactive. But I think GP meant what their responsibility in this is given that they signed and thereby vouched for an intermediate ca that now has become untrustworthy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211556)) "they've had issues with signing sub-CAs before where those sub-CAs went on to misuse them" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50171280)) "cough sectigo and their amateur hour CA root rotation recently" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485538))
- Expensive, around $700+ per year (2 comments): "$700+ at Sectigo for two years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46852049)) "DigiCert and Sectigo are now in the $700--$1000 range per year" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48083858))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Let's Encrypt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/let-s-encrypt.md): 172 recommend
- [ZeroSSL](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zerossl.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.sectigo.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sectigo certificate", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sectigo/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).