Licensing and Subscription Options
This page covers license bundles, cloud-managed subscriptions, transfers, renewals, and license key purchasing questions.
About Licensing
Certify The Web is a range of commercial products related to automated certificate management. This document covers licensing for Certify Certificate Manager, Certify Management Agent, and Certify Management Hub.
Our apps are available for free download and evaluation. Commercial users and funded organizations are expected to purchase one or more license keys for continued use. All other installs operate under the Community Edition licensing.
We have separate licensing for our Certify DNS managed DNS challenge service. It is not covered by the licensing on this page.
Each license key can be activated on one or more machines depending on the license key type. You can buy multiple license keys if required, and each licensed instance can manage an unlimited number of certificates with your chosen Certificate Authority.
You can review and manage license keys and activated instances from the License Keys section of your certifytheweb.com profile.
There are two licensing options: License Bundles and Cloud Managed Licenses.
We do not offer special licensing terms for specific organization types.
License Bundles
License Bundles are fixed-term licenses that include a set number of activated installs.
| Type | Renewal Frequency | Max Activated Instances | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 12 Months | 1 | $59 USD |
| Professional | 12 Months | 3 | $149 USD |
| Power Pro | 12 Months | 25 | $649 USD |
| Enterprise | 12 Months | 100 | $1999 USD |
From 1 November 2023, all license tiers moved to a 12 month renewal cycle with revised pricing. This applies to new licenses. Existing renewals remained on their previous pricing and terms until 1 November 2025 and have now moved to standard pricing. Pricing for Power Pro and Enterprise was last revised on 1 October 2024.
Each bundle purchase provides one license key that can be used up to the number of installs shown above. Certify Management Hub uses the same license key types as Certify Certificate Manager, including Starter Edition and Cloud Managed licensing. License tier names are simply labels for bundle sizes and are not tied to the size or type of your organization.
License Bundle keys can be purchased with a credit card through Stripe or with PayPal. POs, pro forma invoices, and other manual invoicing options are not supported because they require manual processing. If you need centralized billing or delegated purchasing, Cloud Managed Licensing is usually the better fit, and you can also generate a payment link for someone else to complete on behalf of your account.
If you need to purchase license keys through a reseller, send them this page as the starting point for your enquiry and see Licensing through Resellers etc. Renewal reminder notifications are sent before a license expires. To stop reminders for an expiring or expired key, sign in to certifytheweb.com and choose Cancel Now from the License Keys tab.
Cloud Managed Licenses
Cloud Managed Licensing is a flexible alternative to License Bundles. Instead of buying a fixed-term key, you manage the number of licensed installs through a cloud subscription.
Billing is handled through your organization's cloud provider subscription. You receive one product license key that can be used across multiple installs, and you can increase or decrease the number of licensed installs at any time. Your organization is billed by the cloud provider for the number of installs configured on the subscription, prorated monthly.
Cloud subscription pricing varies by provider. The number of licensed installs on the subscription may be described by the provider as seats or users.
If you license 10 installs but only activate 9, you are still billed for 10. You can review your active installs from the License Keys section of your certifytheweb.com profile. You cannot have more active installs than licensed installs.
We currently use Microsoft Azure Marketplace for cloud subscriptions. This is only a billing mechanism and does not require you to host servers in Azure.
To get started with Microsoft Azure billing, use one of the following links to create your subscription:
Cloud Managed License pricing via Azure is $4.99 USD per install per month.
To get and apply a cloud managed license key, first create the SaaS subscription for the license product using one of the Azure links above. During setup Azure will prompt you to choose Configure Account Now, which takes you back to certifytheweb.com so you can link the subscription to your account and create the license key. Once completed, the key appears in the License Keys tab of your profile at https://certifytheweb.com/profile and is also visible at https://dash.certifytheweb.com.
If you would like us to support a different cloud provider marketplace for licensing, please contact support at certifytheweb.com.
Upgrading and Downgrading License Keys
If you use a License Bundle, you can downgrade it from the License Keys tab of your certifytheweb.com account when the license is close to expiry or has already expired. If you want to renew at a lower tier, choose Downgrade Now.
To upgrade, either purchase a new license key for the required tier and move each install to that key by using About > Deactivate Install followed by About > Enter Key, or contact support at certifytheweb.com to discuss upgrade options for an existing license key.
Licensing through Resellers etc
Any organization can purchase a license key and assign it to another account while keeping control of renewals. You do not need to contact us to become a reseller. To get started, sign in to https://dash.certifytheweb.com, purchase the license key you need, then choose Assign License and enter the recipient organization's email address. They will receive an invitation to accept the assigned license key, and they will not see the original invoice.
We do not offer discounted reseller pricing. You are free to apply your own service markup, but that arrangement is between you and your customer. We only support electronic license key purchases through https://dash.certifytheweb.com and do not accept POs or other manual invoicing. If you need vendor forms or other procurement material that is not listed on this page, we most likely do not provide it and your customer may need to work with us directly.
If your license has been assigned by a reseller, you will receive the assignment link by email. Sign in or create an account at https://dash.certifytheweb.com, then follow the link in the email to accept the assignment. Once accepted, the new license will appear on your License Keys page.
Licensing for MSPs
We do not require a specific licensing model for MSPs. You can purchase one key and use it for all your customers, or you can have one or more license key per customer. You can optionally assign license keys to customers own accounts if required (as above for Resellers), or maintain that all through your own account. You can mix license key purchase types (bundles, cloud licensing) however you require.
Company Information
Certify The Web is a suite of products including the Certify Certificate Manager application and the Certify DNS service provided by Webprofusion Pty Ltd (https://webprofusion.com).
We are a small business based in Western Australia and were established in 2017. If you need to add our vendor details to your system, use the following:
- Name: Webprofusion Pty Ltd ATF The Webprofusion Trust
- Address: Unit 9A, 151 Herdsman Parade, Wembley, WA 6014, Australia
- ABN: 44617880583
- DUNS Number: 744563927
We have no tax presence outside Australia. We do not currently provide international ISO accreditation numbers, US W9 forms or other international tax exemption forms, or external audit reports.
The source code for our main product Certify Certificate Manager is available for review at https://github.com/webprofusion/certify
Terms of Service
Our services, licenses and products are subject to our Terms and Conditions.
Frequently Asked Licensing Questions
If I deactivate the license, will my certificate continue to work?
Yes. The app reverts to the Community Edition feature set, and existing certificate renewals continue as normal. The only change is that adding new managed certificates on that install becomes subject to the Community Edition limits.
How do I transfer the license to another machine?
On the old machine, use About > Deactivate Install, or deactivate the install from the license keys tab on certifytheweb.com. On the new machine, enter the license key using About > Enter Key.
My payment method has changed. How do I update it for our subscription?
We do not retain payment information. License Bundle renewals are manual rather than automatic, so there is nothing to update with us.
I no longer need the license, but I still get renewal emails. How do I stop them?
Sign in to certifytheweb.com and choose Cancel Now next to the relevant license key on the License Keys tab.
I do not recognize this purchase and want to dispute the payment.
Contact us at support at certifytheweb.com before filing a dispute with your credit card provider. Once a payment is disputed, we may no longer provide services to you. If you believe your card was used without permission, you should dispute the payment, but this is extremely rare. In most cases the license key purchase was made by someone on your team or was simply forgotten. Payment disputes incur a fee for us in addition to the original charge, so where appropriate we will usually refund the license key purchase and cancel the related licenses. Repeated disputes will result in a complete purchasing ban. We also reserve the right to refund license key purchases and cancel license keys or services at any time.