SSL Certificate Cost in India
SSL certificate cost in India starts at ₹0 with WebJi® hosting through Let’s Encrypt. Paid Sectigo Positive SSL costs ₹1,800 a year, Wildcard ₹7,500 and Code Signing ₹7,200, before 18% GST. Free SSL suits ordinary websites; pay for commercial support, specified validation or wider hostname coverage. OV, EV and SAN prices require a quote.
A price and coverage guide for Indian site owners choosing between free HTTPS, commercial DV, wildcard and organisation-validated certificates.
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
How much an SSL certificate costs in India in 2026
An SSL certificate costs ₹0 when Let's Encrypt is included with hosting, ₹1,800 a year for a commercial Sectigo Positive SSL at WebJi®, and ₹7,500 a year for a wildcard, all before 18% GST. Organisation-validated (OV), extended-validation (EV) and multi-domain certificates are quoted per order because the validation work differs.
| Certificate | Validation | Covers | ₹ / year | With 18% GST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let's Encrypt (with hosting) | DV | Each hostname on the account | 0 | 0 |
| Sectigo Positive SSL | DV | One domain, www and non-www | 1,800 | 2,124 |
| Sectigo Positive SSL Wildcard | DV | One domain and all first-level subdomains | 7,500 | 8,850 |
| Sectigo Code Signing | Organisation | Software installers, not websites | 7,200 | 8,496 |
| OV, EV, multi-domain SAN | OV / EV / DV | Business identity or several domains | Quoted before payment | |
The GST column is the list price × 1.18. A registered business should provide its GSTIN and check input-credit eligibility with its tax adviser; the invoice alone does not establish eligibility.
What the price of an SSL certificate actually pays for
The price pays for validation, coverage and support — not stronger encryption. Free and paid certificates can both be used with current TLS configurations. The actual protocol, key choices and security depend on the certificate and server configuration, not the annual price.
- Validation level: DV proves domain control in minutes; OV and EV need the certificate authority to verify the registered company, which takes days and costs more.
- Coverage: one hostname, a wildcard for every subdomain, or a SAN list of unrelated domains.
- Warranty and support: commercial certificates carry a CA warranty and a support desk; Let's Encrypt carries neither.
- Installation: automatic on hosting, manual on your own server or appliance.
The difference between the types is explained in types of SSL certificates; this page stays on what each one costs.
SSL cost for common Indian website setups
Most small Indian sites pay nothing for SSL; the bill only appears when a site runs outside managed hosting, needs many subdomains, or must show a verified company name. These worked examples use WebJi® list prices before GST.
| Setup | Sensible choice | Yearly cost |
|---|---|---|
| Clinic or CA firm site on shared hosting | Let's Encrypt, auto-installed | ₹0 |
| Exporter's site on its own VPS, tender asks for a commercial CA | Positive SSL | ₹1,800 |
| Two brands on two separate domains | Two Positive SSL certificates | ₹3,600 (2 × ₹1,800) |
| SaaS with app., api., docs., status. and mail. subdomains | Positive SSL Wildcard | ₹7,500 |
| Software firm shipping a Windows installer | Code Signing (plus free SSL for the site) | ₹7,200 |
| Lender or insurer whose partner bank requires OV | OV certificate | Quote |
When free SSL is enough and when to pay
Free SSL is enough whenever the goal is the padlock and encrypted traffic; pay only when a contract, marketplace, bank or procurement team names a requirement free SSL cannot meet. Google does not rank paid certificates above free ones.
If you are on WebJi® hosting, the free certificate is already issued from cPanel's SSL/TLS Status screen. Typical reasons to buy instead are a server where automatic renewal is impossible (some load balancers and appliances), a written requirement for a named CA or a warranty, or a wildcard on a host that cannot run DNS validation. The wider argument is in free vs paid SSL.
Why a yearly SSL price no longer means one certificate a year
Under the CA/Browser Forum baseline requirements, public SSL certificates issued from 15 March 2026 are valid for at most 200 days, falling to 100 days from March 2027 and 47 days from March 2029. A paid "one-year" certificate is therefore a subscription: you pay yearly, and the certificate is reissued within that term.
The practical cost is labour, not money. Each reissue must be installed, so manual installs now happen at least twice a year. That is one more reason to prefer automated issuance where your server allows it, and to ask any seller how reissues are handled before paying. Free Let's Encrypt certificates already last 90 days and renew automatically on hosting.
How to compare SSL prices without overpaying
Compare the yearly renewal price for the coverage you need, with GST shown, rather than a per-day or per-month headline. Headline figures in India are often a multi-year prepayment divided down, with the renewal set higher.
- List every hostname that needs HTTPS, including mail and API subdomains.
- Choose the validation level — DV unless a third party has asked for OV or EV in writing.
- Pick coverage: single, wildcard, or SAN for several domains.
- Read the renewal and the term, then convert to a yearly figure.
- Confirm installation: who reissues the certificate during the term.
Order from the WebJi® SSL certificate page, then confirm the chain with the SSL checker. Quotes for OV, EV or SAN go to support@webji.services, answered 24/7 in Hindi and English.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest paid SSL certificate at WebJi®?
Sectigo Positive SSL at ₹1,800 a year before 18% GST, or ₹2,124 including tax. It is a domain-validated certificate for one domain with and without www. Sites on WebJi® hosting can use free Let's Encrypt instead.
Does a paid SSL certificate improve Google rankings?
No. Google treats HTTPS as a light signal, and a free DV certificate meets it exactly as a paid one does. Ranking depends on content, links and page experience, not on which certificate authority issued the certificate.
Is SSL for an e-commerce site in India more expensive?
Not necessarily. Payment gateways host the card form themselves, so a store usually needs only valid HTTPS on its own pages, which free SSL provides. Pay for OV or EV only if a gateway, marketplace or bank asks for it.
Can I get a refund or move an SSL certificate to a new domain?
An issued certificate covers its listed hostnames. Changing those names requires a replacement or reissue under the issuer's product rules; a new domain is not automatically covered. Ask support@webji.services about refund eligibility before ordering if the domain might change.
How much does SSL cost for 10 subdomains?
₹7,500 a year before GST with one Positive SSL Wildcard, against ₹18,000 for ten single certificates (10 × ₹1,800). The wildcard covers only first-level subdomains of one domain, such as shop.example.in, not a.b.example.in.
Prices checked against WebJi® billing on 14 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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