An SSL Certificate That Installs Itself And Renews Itself
SSL certificate options for business websites: domain, organization and extended validation, from $18.66 a year, installed and renewed for you on hosting we own in the United States.
SSL Certificate: The Short Answer
An SSL certificate encrypts the connection between your visitor’s browser and your site, and it is what puts the padlock in the address bar. Domain validation starts at $18.66 a year, organization validation at $92.40 and extended validation at $167.07. If your site is hosted with us on cPanel, Plesk or DirectAdmin, we generate the renewal order, validate it and install it for you, so nobody has to remember a date.
Browsers now mark pages without encryption as not secure, and a payment page without a valid certificate is a checkout killer. Google has treated HTTPS as a ranking signal for years. If a free domain-validated certificate covers what your site does, we will say so — an SSL certificate is worth paying for when you need organisation identity, a warranty or wildcard coverage, not by default.
Which SSL Certificate Do You Actually Need?
Domain Validation (DV) — from $18.66 a year
Proves control of the domain and is issued in minutes. Right for blogs, brochure sites, portfolios and anything that does not take payment details or personal information directly.
Organization Validation (OV) — from $92.40 a year
Adds verification of the business behind the site. Right for small business sites, member portals and any page that collects sensitive information.
Extended Validation (EV) — from $167.07 a year
Full identity verification of the organisation. Used by e-commerce and financial sites that want the strongest visible assurance for customers.
Encryption strength is the same across all three. What changes is how much the certificate says about who you are.
- Strong encryption at every level The same encryption protects the connection whether you buy domain, organisation or extended validation. Validation level changes the identity checks, not the strength.
- Browser trust and the padlock Recognised by every major browser, so visitors see a secure connection rather than a “not secure” warning.
- Installation and renewal handled Issued, installed and renewed on hosting we run, with the renewal order raised before expiry rather than after.
What You Get With Every SSL Certificate
Installed, Validated And Renewed For You
No manual CSR wrangling
We generate the request, complete validation and install the certificate on your hosting. You never touch a key file.
Automatic renewal orders
When a certificate nears the end of its validity we raise the renewal order, and once it is paid we configure, validate and provision the replacement automatically. That applies when your domain is hosted with the same provider that sold the certificate and the server runs cPanel, Plesk or DirectAdmin.
Expiry is a real outage
An expired SSL certificate throws a full-page browser warning. It is one of the most common and most avoidable reasons a site suddenly looks broken, which is why we prefer to own the renewal rather than email you a reminder.
Hosted elsewhere? We can still issue the certificate and hand you the files. Related reading: SSL certificate cost: free versus paid.
- Backups you have restored CodeGuard encrypted off-site backups from $2.09 a month. Encryption in transit does not help if the site itself is gone.
- Malware scanning and a firewall SiteLock Fix at $14.99 a month or Defend at $49.99 a month for scanning, automatic removal and a web application firewall.
- Hosting that is actually patched A certificate on an unpatched server is a locked front door on an open building. Our hosting runs on hardware we own in the United States.
Where An SSL Certificate Fits In The Rest Of Your Security
- Domain Validation (DV) from $18.66 a year — issued in minutes
- Organization Validation (OV) from $92.40 a year — business identity verified
- Extended Validation (EV) from $167.07 a year — full organisation verification
- Installation and validation on hosting we run — included
- Automatic renewal orders and provisioning — included on cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin
- Wildcard and multi-domain certificates — quoted on request
- CodeGuard encrypted backups from $2.09 a month
- SiteLock Fix $14.99 a month or Defend $49.99 a month
What It Costs
Per year, per certificate. Wildcard and multi-domain options quoted on request.
SSL Certificate FAQs
What is an SSL certificate?
An SSL certificate encrypts the connection between a browser and your website and confirms the site is what it claims to be. It is what produces the padlock in the address bar and prevents the “not secure” warning.
How much does an SSL certificate cost?
Domain validation starts at $18.66 a year, organisation validation at $92.40 and extended validation at $167.07. Wildcard and multi-domain certificates are quoted on request.
Is a free SSL certificate good enough?
Often, yes. A free domain-validated certificate encrypts traffic just as strongly. You pay for organisation identity verification, a warranty, wildcard coverage or support — not for better encryption.
Will you install it for us?
Yes, when the site is hosted with us. We generate the request, complete validation and install it, then raise and provision the renewal automatically before it expires.
What happens if our SSL certificate expires?
Browsers show a full-page security warning and most visitors leave. That is why renewals are raised automatically rather than left to a calendar reminder.
Can we buy a certificate if our site is hosted elsewhere?
Yes. We can issue it and hand you the files; installation is then done by you or your host. Automatic installation and renewal require hosting with us on cPanel, Plesk or DirectAdmin.
Do we need one certificate per domain?
One certificate covers one domain unless you buy a wildcard, which covers subdomains, or a multi-domain certificate. Send us the list of names and we will quote the cheapest way to cover them.
Not Sure Which One You Need?
Tell us what the site does and whether it takes payments or personal data, and we will tell you which SSL certificate is right — including when the free one is enough.
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