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Certbot vs Dehydrated: catalog facts
Certbot	Dehydrated
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence; certificates from Let's Encrypt are…	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Gets free HTTPS certificates from Let's Encrypt Can configure Apache and Nginx automatically	Supports ACME v2 and wildcard certificates Can renew and revoke certificates
Requires comfort with the command line Needs shell access to the web server, which some hosts do not give	Requires OpenSSL and cURL
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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