SSL Certificate Checker or deep TLS analysis?
The checker makes one handshake, the way a browser does, and tells you whether the certificate works. Deep TLS analysis tests the protocol versions and looks for weak ciphers and known weaknesses.
Side by side.
| What is compared | SSL Certificate Checker | Deep TLS analysis |
|---|---|---|
| Which sites | Any public website | A site you have verified you own |
| Account | 3 checks a day without one; 60 an hour with a free account | Business |
| Method | One TLS handshake, offering TLS 1.2 and 1.3, to the first address and up to two others | An inspection of six protocol versions, the certificate, cipher strength and known TLS weaknesses |
| Looks at | Expiry, the chain as the server sends it, the name, renewal health, HSTS and the HTTP redirect | The certificate and its chain of trust, protocols, weak ciphers, known TLS weaknesses and HSTS |
| Time | Seconds | A few minutes |
| A full protocol and cipher test | The checker's deep scan: free with an account, with a daily limit, shown on screen | 100 a month, each with a graded PDF report and an AI summary |
Which one?
Choose the SSL Certificate Checker when
- You want to know whether a certificate works, and when it expires.
- A browser shows a padlock but another client refuses the site.
- It is not your site.
Choose deep TLS analysis when
- A review asks which protocols and ciphers you offer.
- You want a report for each of your sites, on a regular cadence.
- You want the result graded and explained in a PDF.
The checker's grade never claims what one handshake cannot show. Both are read-only.
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Start with your own sites.
Monitoring is free for 10 sites. Add the tests when you need them.