RapidSSL
One domain
£14.99/year
or £26.99 for 2 years, or £35.99 for 3 years
- Secures example.co.uk and www
- Issued in minutes
- Padlock and HTTPS
- $10,000 warranty
SSL Certificates
SSL certificates, installed and renewed for you
Free SSL comes with all our hosting. When you need a wildcard, business validation or a certificate from a name your customers recognise, we install it for you and renew it automatically.
From £14.99 a year · 30-day money-back guarantee
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Domain validated (DV)
Checks that you control the domain. Issued in minutes. Right for most websites, blogs and small business sites.
RapidSSL Wildcard
Your whole website
£119.99/year
or £215.99 for 2 years, or £312.99 for 3 years
- Secures unlimited subdomains
- Covers mail., shop. and the rest
- Issued in minutes
- $10,000 warranty
GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium
Business-grade, one domain
£62.99/year
or £113.99 for 2 years, or £164.99 for 3 years
- Secures example.co.uk and www
- Issued in minutes
- Padlock and HTTPS
- Business-grade GeoTrust brand
GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium Wildcard
Business-grade, whole website
£227.99/year
or £407.99 for 2 years, or £555.99 for 3 years
- Secures unlimited subdomains
- Issued in minutes
- Business-grade GeoTrust brand
- $500,000 warranty
Organisation validated (OV)
Also checks that your business or organisation is real and registered. Usually issued within a day. Suits login pages and anywhere people share personal details.
GeoTrust True BusinessID
One domain
£143.99/year
or £263.99 for 2 years, or £359.99 for 3 years
- Your organisation named in the certificate
- Issued within one day
- Padlock and HTTPS
GeoTrust True BusinessID Wildcard
Your whole website
£359.99/year
or £646.99 for 2 years, or £916.99 for 3 years
- Your organisation named in the certificate
- Secures unlimited subdomains
- Issued within one day
DigiCert Secure Site
From DigiCert
£428.99/year
or £813.99 for 2 years, or £1,177.99 for 3 years
- Your organisation named in the certificate
- Issued within one day
- Padlock and HTTPS
DigiCert Secure Site Pro
DigiCert with extra features
£961.99/year
or £1,827.99 for 2 years, or £2,644.99 for 3 years
- Your organisation named in the certificate
- Issued within one day
- DigiCert's premium OV certificate
Extended validation (EV)
The most thorough identity checks available. Typically issued in one to three days. For online shops, banking and account sign-ups.
GeoTrust True BusinessID EV
Extended validation
£233.99/year
or £419.99 for 2 years, or £595.99 for 3 years
- Most thorough identity checks
- Issued in 1 to 3 days
- Padlock and HTTPS
DigiCert Secure Site EV
DigiCert extended validation
£961.99/year
or £1,827.99 for 2 years, or £2,644.99 for 3 years
- Most thorough identity checks
- Issued in 1 to 3 days
- From DigiCert
DigiCert Secure Site Pro EV
DigiCert's top certificate
£1,403.99/year
or £2,666.99 for 2 years, or £3,859.99 for 3 years
- Most thorough identity checks
- Issued in 1 to 3 days
- DigiCert's premium EV certificate
Prices are for one year, with two- and three-year terms shown where available. Installation and renewal are automatic when your website is hosted with us.
30-day money-back guarantee. If it isn't right for you, cancel within 30 days of buying and we'll refund you in full.
Compare the certificates
Every certificate turns on HTTPS and the padlock. What changes is how much is checked before it's issued, how much of your website it covers, and the warranty behind it.
| Certificate | Checks | Covers | Issued | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RapidSSL | Domain (DV) | Your domain | Minutes | $10,000 |
| RapidSSL Wildcard | Domain (DV) | Domain + all subdomains | Minutes | $10,000 |
| GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium | Domain (DV) | Your domain | Minutes | $500,000 |
| GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium Wildcard | Domain (DV) | Domain + all subdomains | Minutes | $500,000 |
| GeoTrust True BusinessID | Organisation (OV) | Your domain | Within a day | $1,250,000 |
| GeoTrust True BusinessID Wildcard | Organisation (OV) | Domain + all subdomains | Within a day | $1,250,000 |
| DigiCert Secure Site | Organisation (OV) | Your domain | Within a day | $1,500,000 |
| DigiCert Secure Site Pro | Organisation (OV) | Your domain | Within a day | $1,500,000 |
| GeoTrust True BusinessID EV | Extended (EV) | Your domain | 1 to 3 days | $1,500,000 |
| DigiCert Secure Site EV | Extended (EV) | Your domain | 1 to 3 days | $1,500,000 |
| DigiCert Secure Site Pro EV | Extended (EV) | Your domain | 1 to 3 days | $1,750,000 |
Every certificate includes 256-bit encryption, a site seal, free reissues and 99.9% browser compatibility. Warranties are set by the certificate authority, in US dollars.
What you get
Encrypts what visitors send you
Logins, contact forms and payment details travel encrypted, so they can't be read on the way.
Helps your search ranking
HTTPS is a confirmed Google ranking signal. A site without it starts at a disadvantage.
No "Not secure" warning
Chrome and Firefox mark pages without HTTPS as not secure. A certificate removes the warning.
Installed and renewed for you
We raise the renewal before it expires and, once paid, configure, validate and install the new certificate.
Wildcards cover everything
One wildcard secures your domain and every subdomain, including the mail. and webmail. ones your hosting uses.
Proof of who you are
OV and EV certificates confirm the organisation behind the website, not just the domain.
How much should be checked?
Every website needs SSL, but not every website needs the same certificate. The difference is how much the certificate authority checks before issuing it.
Domain validation (DV)
Like a library card: quick to get, very little paperwork, and it doesn't prove who you are.
- Confirms you control the domain
- Issued in minutes
- Ideal for pages that don't collect sensitive details
Organisation validation (OV)
Like a driving licence: more checks, and more widely trusted as proof of identity.
- Also verifies the organisation applying
- Issued within a day
- Ideal for login pages, webmail and intranets
Extended validation (EV)
Like a passport: the most thorough checks, the longest wait and the strongest proof of who you are.
- Verifies the organisation's legal and operational existence
- Typically issued in 1 to 3 days
- Ideal for online shops, payments and account sign-ups
Secure your whole website with a wildcard
A wildcard certificate is issued to *.example.co.uk, so it protects your main domain and any number of subdomains on one certificate, including ones you add later. Even if you haven't created any subdomains yourself, your hosting uses several for important services:
- Email (mail.example.co.uk)
- Webmail (webmail.example.co.uk)
- FTP or SFTP (ftp.example.co.uk)
- Your control panel
Wildcards are available with domain validation (RapidSSL and GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium) and organisation validation (GeoTrust True BusinessID).
Your organisation, named in the certificate
With an OV or EV certificate, the certificate details show the organisation that was verified, along with the issuing authority, its validity and its expiry date.
Visitors who check can see the website is run by a genuine, registered business and not an imposter site, which is why OV and EV certificates are the usual choice for login pages, online shops and anywhere people share personal or payment details.
Two or three years at once
A multi-year order lets you pay one discounted price for two or three years of cover, and fixes that price for the whole term.
Browsers limit how long a single certificate can last, so you first receive a certificate for the longest term currently allowed. New certificates are reissued automatically through the rest of your order, with unlimited reissues, so your website stays protected without you doing anything.
- A bigger discount for each year you buy
- No yearly renewal invoice to deal with
- Regular revalidation, which makes fraud and impersonation harder
Do you need a paid certificate?
Every hosting plan we sell includes free SSL, and for many websites that's enough. A paid certificate makes sense when you want more than the padlock: a wildcard that covers every subdomain with one certificate, a named brand such as DigiCert or GeoTrust, a warranty, or a certificate that confirms your organisation's identity.
The difference between the types is how much is checked before the certificate is issued. Domain validation (DV) only confirms you control the domain, which is why it takes minutes. Organisation validation (OV) also confirms the business is real. Extended validation (EV) is the most thorough check, and takes a day or more.
If your website is hosted with us on cPanel, Plesk or DirectAdmin (all our plans qualify), we install the certificate for you and handle the renewal each year, so it never quietly expires.
Questions
What is an SSL certificate?
It encrypts the connection between your website and your visitor's browser, so information can be sent securely. With SSL your website uses HTTPS and browsers show a padlock.
Why do I need one?
It does two jobs: it encrypts everything sent between your visitors and your website, and it confirms the website is genuinely the one it claims to be. Without one, browsers warn visitors that your website is not secure.
What are the advantages of EV?
EV involves the most thorough checks of any certificate. The certificate authority verifies your organisation's legal and operational existence, its contact details and the person applying, which makes EV a good choice where trust matters most.
How does a multi-year certificate work?
You pay once for two or three years. You receive a certificate for the longest term browsers currently allow, and it's reissued automatically, free, for the rest of your order.
Isn't SSL free with my hosting?
Yes. Every hosting plan includes free SSL. Buy a paid certificate when you need a wildcard, a well-known brand, a warranty, or business validation.
What is a wildcard certificate?
It secures your domain and any number of subdomains, such as mail.example.co.uk or shop.example.co.uk. Your hosting already uses several subdomains for email and webmail, even if you haven't created any.
How long does it take to be issued?
Domain validated certificates are issued in minutes. Organisation validated certificates usually take up to a day, and extended validation typically takes one to three days, because the business checks are done by hand.
Will you install it for me?
Yes, if your website is hosted with us. We configure, validate and install it, and do the same at each renewal once the renewal invoice is paid.
Can I buy for more than one year?
Most certificates can be bought for one, two or three years. Choose the term at checkout.
Which brands do you sell?
RapidSSL, GeoTrust and DigiCert, some of the most trusted names in online security.
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