SSL & HTTPS
SSL comes free with every plan — upgrade whenever you're ready
Each site we host receives a complimentary, self-renewing SSL certificate, with paid OV and EV upgrades on standby for the moment you want to verify your business identity in full.
$0
Cost for baseline SSL
Auto
Setup and renewal
256-bit
Encryption depth
$1.5M
EV certificate warranty
Why This Matters
Encryption, trust, and that padlock — covered
An SSL certificate isn't just a checkbox exercise — it shields your visitors' data and tells them your site is safe to use.
A padlock your visitors recognize
HTTPS-enabled sites display that familiar padlock icon in the browser bar. Skip it, and visitors are met with a 'Not secure' alert instead.
Your data, scrambled in transit
Every login, form submission and payment gets encoded as it travels between the visitor's browser and our servers, keeping it unreadable to anyone intercepting the connection.
Renewal, handled for you
Well before an expiry date arrives, your certificate quietly reissues itself — no expired padlock, no checkout suddenly throwing errors.
A small edge in search rankings
Search engines give secure pages a nod, meaning an HTTPS site can outrank an otherwise-identical page that skipped encryption.
Proof it's really you
An EV certificate confirms your business identity through a vetting process and prints your verified company name right into the certificate — valuable proof when customers are handing over payment details.
Live before you know it
The moment your domain's DNS points our way, your free certificate sets itself up — nothing to purchase, nothing to configure.
Included At No Cost
Free SSL, included everywhere, no fine print
A no-cost SSL certificate comes bundled with every hosting plan we offer — shared, WordPress, reseller, VPS and dedicated hosting all included. It sets itself up automatically, extends to your domain and its subdomains, and renews without any input from you, keeping that padlock in place permanently.
- Applied automatically across your domain and subdomains
- Issued as soon as your domain points our way
- Renewed on your behalf ahead of every expiry
- No bait-and-switch first-year pricing
Certificate Upgrades
Move up to wildcard or EV coverage
When the free tier isn't sufficient, a paid certificate picks up the slack. A wildcard certificate locks down every subdomain under a single cert, while an EV certificate embeds your verified business name in the certificate details — reassurance that counts for online stores, membership sites and anyone processing sensitive information.
- Domain-validated (DV) certificate options
- Wildcard protection across every subdomain
- Extended Validation (EV) for the highest trust level
- Coverage backed by warranty up to $1.5 million
Add a Certificate
Upgrade your certificate
Every hosting plan already includes free SSL. Choose one of these upgrades whenever you need wildcard coverage, extended validation or warranty-backed protection.
DV SSL Certificate
Quick, domain-validated encryption for any website
$59.99/yr
renews at the same price · issued in minutes
- Validation
- Domain (DV)
- Issued
- Usually same day
- Warranty
- $10,000
- Secures
- 1 domain
- Domain-validated encryption you can trust
- Shows the padlock and HTTPS in visitors' browsers
- Recognized by every major browser
- Backed by a $10,000 relying-party warranty
- Helps your site's standing with Google's ranking
- Our support team will help you install it free
Wildcard SSL Certificate
One certificate that covers a domain and every subdomain
$169.99/yr
renews at the same price · covers every subdomain
- Validation
- Domain (DV)
- Issued
- Usually same day
- Warranty
- $10,000
- Secures
- *.yourdomain
- A single certificate protects every subdomain
- Wildcard coverage for *.yourdomain
- Padlock and HTTPS across all your subdomains
- Backed by a $10,000 relying-party warranty
- A great fit for apps with lots of subdomains
- Our support team will help you install it free
EV SSL Certificate
The highest level of trust, with your business identity verified
$379.99/yr
renews at the same price · highest assurance
- Validation
- Extended (EV)
- Issued
- 1–3 days
- Warranty
- $1,500,000
- Secures
- 1 domain
- Extended Validation confirms your business is real
- Your verified company name appears in the certificate
- The strongest trust indicator you can offer visitors
- Backed by a $1,500,000 relying-party warranty
- Gives visitors confidence at checkout and login
- Our team walks you through the validation process
Once checkout is complete, our team handles validation and installation for you — typically same-day for DV certificates and within a few days for EV.
The Process
Secure from the start, nothing to set up
Aim your domain our way
Attach your domain to your account and point its DNS at our servers — that's the only manual part.
Issuance happens on its own
As soon as your domain checks out, we request and install your free certificate automatically — no buttons to click, no files to edit.
Security that runs itself afterward
Your certificate renews on schedule ahead of its expiry date, keeping HTTPS and that padlock active without any effort from you.
What You Get
Everything bundled with your certificate
- Free certificate with every plan
- Issued and installed without manual steps
- Protection for your domain plus its subdomains
- Renewal that happens automatically
- Option to force HTTPS redirects
- Encryption via current TLS 1.3
- Upgrade paths: DV, wildcard and EV
- Recognized across every major browser
- Certificate pricing with no hidden costs
- Real people on support, 24/7
Common Questions
Questions about SSL certificates
Does every plan actually include SSL at no cost?
Yes — every hosting plan bundles in an SSL certificate at no additional charge. It's issued and kept current automatically for the entire time your site stays hosted with us.
How does the free certificate differ from a paid one?
The free option encrypts your traffic and delivers that padlock — that's its whole job. Paid certificates build on top: a wildcard certificate covers every subdomain under a single certificate, while an EV certificate layers on a vetted review of your business identity, something both browsers and shoppers recognize as a stronger signal of trust.
Do site visitors actually see the padlock icon?
Once your certificate is active, browsers render the padlock icon and serve your pages over HTTPS. Any site missing a valid certificate instead triggers a 'Not secure' notice right in the address bar.
Will I need to renew the certificate myself?
No. Free certificates take care of their own renewal before the expiry date arrives. With paid wildcard and EV certificates, we send a reminder ahead of the validation window so coverage never lapses.
Will adding SSL make my site slower?
Not in any way you'd notice. Current TLS implementations are finely tuned, and HTTPS is actually a prerequisite for HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 — protocols that tend to make most sites faster, not slower.
Can a single certificate protect all my subdomains?
Yes. Our free certificates already extend to your primary domain and its subdomains, and a wildcard certificate is available too if you're managing many subdomains at once.
Earn your visitors' confidence.
Every plan includes free, self-renewing SSL, plus premium EV or OV certificates ready whenever you need to prove your business identity.
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