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Compare GlobalSign's ePKI to the Competition
GlobalSign’s managed Enterprise PKI carries no set up fees and no annual hosting fees, you only have to pay for the digital IDs issued. Compare GlobalSign’s ePKI licensing model to the competition and learn how GlobalSign’s ePKI simplified “cost per certificate” takes the guess-work, confusion, and inefficiencies out of procuring trusted digital identities for your Organisation.
| Features | GlobalSign Enterprise PKI (ePKI) |
Competition's Managed PKI |
Service Set Up |
No Set Up Fees | Most other companies charge a "set up" fee |
| Annual Hosting Hosting Charges/fees |
No Hosting Fees | Most other companies charge a "hosting" fee annually |
| Unlimited Administrators Set up an unlimited amount of administrators- users who can issue, cancel, replace, renew, and revoke digital certificates. |
 Included |
Up charge for more than 1 or 2 administrators |
| Unlimited Certificate Profiles Create multiple profiles for multiple offices, parent subsidiary companies, etc. |
Included |
Up charge for more than 1 profiles |
| 10% Free Certificates Includes additional 10% of initial purchase in form of free Digital IDs for user attrition and/or support considerations. |
Included |
N/A |
| Free Replacement Certificates Unlimited number of replacement certificates throughout the validity period of the certificate |
Included |
N/A |
| Support to ePKI Administrators Free phone and email support available |
Included |
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| Alternative Enrolment Options to Standard Browser P7 Allows alternative certificate enrolment methods to the default PKCS7 method (P12 & P10) |
Included |
Additional Cost |
| LDIF Support Exchange public certificates by generating a LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format) report for upload to a LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) |
Included |
Additional Cost |
| Minimum Entry Point Many PKI solution providers require a minimum cost or minimum certificate order. |
5 Certificates | Varies |
Leverage all PKI needs and get the best value by aggregating your total quantities without compromising detail implementation that may vary from business unit or application. GlobalSign has no hidden cost of fees, all of the above features come standard and minimums begin at only five certificates.
Pricing Model Example
| Product | PersonalSign 2 Pro (digital ID to send secure email, digitally sign documents, and secure networks |
| Validity | 1 year |
| Quantity | 500 Certificates |
| Price | $12,500 |
| Price per Certificate | $23 (includes 10% extra for end user attrition) |
