Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Ssl Certificates (2026)
The cheapest ssl certificates is ZeroSSL at $0/mo. 1 offer a free tier (ZeroSSL). This page compares 7 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
7 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: ZeroSSL at $0/mo (Free).
- Typical paid price: from $1.33/mo, median $3.06/mo, up to $26/mo — across 5 with published pricing.
- Free tier: ZeroSSL.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Ssl Certificate | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZeroSSL | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | developers and startups | zerossl.com |
| 2 | Sectigo | $1.33/mo PositiveSSL DV — Single Domain | No | — | — | resellers and hosting providers | gogetssl.com |
| 3 | GoGetSSL | $2/mo GoGetSSL Domain SSL (DV) | No | — | — | resellers and hosting providers | gogetssl.com |
| 4 | SSL.com | $3.06/mo Basic SSL (DV) | No | — | — | software and DevOps teams | ssl.com |
| 5 | DigiCert | $26/mo Basic OV — Single Domain | No | — | — | large enterprises | digicert.com |
| 6 | GlobalSign | — | No | — | — | enterprises with complex PKI needs | quote-only |
| 7 | Namecheap | — | No | — | — | individual developers and bloggers | quote-only |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest ssl certificates?
ZeroSSL has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does ssl certificates cost per month?
Across the 5 ssl certificates with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $3.06/mo, ranging from $1.33/mo to $26/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 1 also offer a free tier. 2 are quote-only.
Which ssl certificates have a free plan?
ZeroSSL offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Self-serve USD pricing was collected on 2026-06-15 from each vendor's official pricing or product pages via WebFetch. Where an official page returned HTTP 403 (Namecheap — all paths) or used JavaScript-only price rendering (GlobalSign shop.globalsign.com renders prices dynamically after region/currency selection — bullet-placeholder '•' visible in raw HTML), monthlyUsd is set to null and provenance explains the failure mode. GoGetSSL catalog pages (gogetssl.com/ssl-certificates/*) returned usable HTML price tables and serve as the primary source for GoGetSSL's own-brand plans. Sectigo's official site (sectigo.com) only publishes a headline '$110/yr DV SSL' figure; per-product breakdowns come from GoGetSSL's reseller catalog pages which carry Sectigo-branded products at reseller rates — noted in provenance. DigiCert pricing was taken from digicert.com/tls-ssl/ (subscription monthly rates, 12-month auto-renewing); the compare-certificates page shows different per-cert retail prices and is recorded as corroboration with a note. ZeroSSL is included as a modern alternative with clearly published self-serve pricing. All plans have minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, and overagePerCall set to null (non-telephony vertical). billingModel is 'flat' for all fixed-term certificate plans; 'custom' for quote-only enterprise tiers. hipaa/baa/bilingual are null unless explicitly stated on the vendor page. monthlyUsd is the effective monthly cost of the cheapest annual term (annual price / 12). annualDiscountPct is recorded only where the vendor explicitly publishes both a monthly and an annual rate, or two different term lengths with percentages. SSL certificate validity changed industry-wide to a maximum of ~200 days (two 90-day or one 199-day issuance) as of March 2026 (CA/Browser Forum BR); all plans reflect this context in notes.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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