For blogs, personal and most business sites the free Let's Encrypt is enough; it renews automatically. What justifies paid SSL is OV/EV validation, the warranty and support coverage.
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Prices last checked: 25 Sep 2026 · ranked by 3-year real cost · scores use the balanced profile
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The decision, from the data
For the long run, the cheapest known renewal is Namecheap PositiveSSL at $1.10/mo.
If only the first term matters, Namecheap PositiveSSL starts at $0.92/mo.
Watch out for Namecheap InstantSSL — its renewal jumps to ×1.2 of the promo price.
Which plan has the lowest renewal price here?
Namecheap PositiveSSL, at $1.10/mo renewal — the promo price is excluded from this answer on purpose.
How much do renewals typically jump in this category?
Across the 28 plans we track, the median renewal is ×1.2 of the first-term price.
How fresh are these prices?
The newest record on this page is 13 days old; every row carries its own date.
Which validation types are available?
The pool has 13 DV, 5 OV and 3 EV certificates; 7 support wildcard. Higher validation levels cost more and take longer to issue.