title: What's the difference between rapidSSL and geotrust certificates?
body: <p>I want to buy a 128bit SSL certificate for a website selling services. I checked <a href="http://www.rapidssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/ssl-certificate.htm" rel="noreferrer">http://www.rapidssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/ssl-certificate.htm</a> and <a href="http://www.geotrust.com/ssl/compare-ssl-certificates.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.geotrust.com/ssl/compare-ssl-certificates.html</a>. Why are the prices for QuickSSL (Geotrust, $249) and RapidSSL (rapidSSL, $69) so different? Is there any particular reason for this or it's just marketing?</p>
  
  <p>RapidSSL says the following: </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>However it is our opinion that sites conducting more than 50 transactions will require a Professional Level SSL certificate due to the increased likelihood that the website's customers will expect SSL from a highly credible and established SSL provider and well 
    known internationally accepted SSL brand.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>(by "professional level SSL" they mean Geotrust certs)</p>
  
  <p>P.S. will users really pay attention to the SSL issuing authority brand name?</p>