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Looking for an alternative to Amazon? Site Stats Database tracks 33 other ssl certificate authorities; the top ones are below, ranked by adoption, with authority and traffic for each and the leading sites that use them. Amazon itself is used by 33,418 websites. Back to Amazon.
| SSL Authority | Websites | Share | Median DR | Median traffic | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon (this page) |
| 33,418 |
| 4.0% |
| 52 |
| 9,063 |
| - |
| Let's Encrypt | 466,882 | 55.4% | 23 | 3,963 | Amazon vs Let's Encrypt |
| Google Trust Services | 228,244 | 27.1% | 30 | 4,528 | Amazon vs Google Trust Services |
| DigiCert | 35,062 | 4.2% | 53 | 7,670 | Amazon vs DigiCert |
| Sectigo | 27,172 | 3.2% | 38 | 3,542 | Amazon vs Sectigo |
| GoDaddy | 23,677 | 2.8% | 25 | 3,960 | Amazon vs GoDaddy |
| GlobalSign | 5,990 | 0.7% | 59 | 4,241 | Amazon vs GlobalSign |
| Starfield Technologies, Inc. | 4,290 | 0.5% | 34 | 6,954 | Amazon vs Starfield Technologies, Inc. |
| ZeroSSL | 2,425 | 0.3% | 23 | 3,764 | Amazon vs ZeroSSL |
| Entrust | 1,619 | 0.2% | 70 | 18,903 | Amazon vs Entrust |
| Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA | 1,161 | 0.1% | 75 | 2,324 | Amazon vs Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA |
| Internet2 | 978 | 0.1% | 76 | 87,410 | Amazon vs Internet2 |
| Cloudflare | 888 | 0.1% | 27 | 3,908 | Amazon vs Cloudflare |
| Certainly | 776 | 0.1% | 63 | 10,881 | Amazon vs Certainly |
| Network Solutions L.L.C. | 667 | 0.1% | 33 | 8,695 | Amazon vs Network Solutions L.L.C. |
| Actalis | 585 | 0.1% | 27 | 1,169 | Amazon vs Actalis |
| Certum | 579 | 0.1% | 55 | 1,275 | Amazon vs Certum |
| Gandi SAS | 496 | 0.1% | 60 | 2,821 | Amazon vs Gandi SAS |
| GoGetSSL | 449 | 0.1% | 43 | 2,288 | Amazon vs GoGetSSL |
| Corporation Service Company | 397 | 0.0% | 61 | 14,046 | Amazon vs Corporation Service Company |
| Starfield Technologies | 373 | 0.0% | 24 | 4,756 | Amazon vs Starfield Technologies |
| Microsoft | 348 | 0.0% | 92 | 5,039 | Amazon vs Microsoft |
| Network Solutions, LLC | 309 | 0.0% | 25 | 5,568 | Amazon vs Network Solutions, LLC |
| SSL.com | 304 | 0.0% | 40 | 5,888 | Amazon vs SSL.com |
| Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd. | 194 | 0.0% | 59 | 852 | Amazon vs Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd. |
| Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd. | 192 | 0.0% | 75 | 1,425 | Amazon vs Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd. |
| New Dream Network LLC dba Dreamhost | 176 | 0.0% | 18 | 2,033 | Amazon vs New Dream Network LLC dba Dreamhost |
| Gandi | 163 | 0.0% | 59 | 3,362 | Amazon vs Gandi |
| TrustAsia Technologies, Inc. | 150 | 0.0% | 31 | 2,897 | Amazon vs TrustAsia Technologies, Inc. |
| PerfectSSL | 141 | 0.0% | 32 | 1,704 | Amazon vs PerfectSSL |
| eMudhra Technologies Limited | 128 | 0.0% | 71 | 3,238 | Amazon vs eMudhra Technologies Limited |
| home.pl S.A. | 119 | 0.0% | 39 | 1,058 | Amazon vs home.pl S.A. |
| SwissSign AG | 116 | 0.0% | 73 | 2,051 | Amazon vs SwissSign AG |
| InCommon, LLC | 110 | 0.0% | 73 | 55,842 | Amazon vs InCommon, LLC |
466,882
Websites
55.4%
Share of SSL Authority
23
Median DR
3,963
Median traffic
Top sites using Let's Encrypt
228,244
Websites
27.1%
Share of SSL Authority
30
Median DR
4,528
Median traffic
Top sites using Google Trust Services
35,062
Websites
4.2%
Share of SSL Authority
53
Median DR
7,670
Median traffic
Top sites using DigiCert
27,172
Websites
3.2%
Share of SSL Authority
38
Median DR
3,542
Median traffic
Top sites using Sectigo
GoDaddy is a large domain registrar and web-hosting company.
23,677
Websites
2.8%
Share of SSL Authority
25
Median DR
3,960
Median traffic
Top sites using GoDaddy
5,990
Websites
0.7%
Share of SSL Authority
59
Median DR
4,241
Median traffic
Top sites using GlobalSign
4,290
Websites
0.5%
Share of SSL Authority
34
Median DR
6,954
Median traffic
Top sites using Starfield Technologies, Inc.
2,425
Websites
0.3%
Share of SSL Authority
23
Median DR
3,764
Median traffic
Top sites using ZeroSSL
1,619
Websites
0.2%
Share of SSL Authority
70
Median DR
18,903
Median traffic
Top sites using Entrust
1,161
Websites
0.1%
Share of SSL Authority
75
Median DR
2,324
Median traffic
By number of websites, the most widely used alternatives to Amazon are Let's Encrypt, Google Trust Services, DigiCert, Sectigo, GoDaddy. The right one depends on your needs; compare them on adoption, authority, and audience above.
Site Stats Database tracks 33 other ssl certificate authorities used by 100 or more websites, plus a long tail of rarer ones. Amazon itself is used by 33,418 websites.
Let's Encrypt leads this category with 466,882 websites in our catalog.
Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; authority (Ahrefs Domain Rating) and traffic come from Ahrefs and DataForSEO. Everything reflects the sites we track and refreshes at least monthly.
Citation
Site Stats Database. "Amazon Alternatives & Competitors." Site Stats Database, July 1, 2026. https://sitestatsdb.com/technologies/ssl-certificates/amazon/alternatives
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