SSL and Secure Certificates provide security for your website by encrypting communications between the server and the person visiting the website. If your site uses any confidential information that you want to keep secure then you need an SSL Certificate, such as accepting credit card payments or simply to protect your passwords from being intercepted when logging in to a secure page. There is shared ssl for shared accounts however if you site is hosted on a VPS, or Dedicated Server, then you will need a dedicated IP address for each account. If customers are not entering credit card information directly on your website, but rather entering it on a payment processing company's website, such as PayPal, Google Checkout or Amazon Payments, then you do not need a Certificate.
| Company | Price per/mo. | Certificates | Money Back | Storage | Bandwidth | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hostgator |
Only $2.75 per/mo. | SSL - Yes | 45 Day Money Back | Unmetered | Unmetered | |
Bluehost |
Only $2.99 per/mo. | SSL - Yes | 30 Day Money Back | 50 GB SSD | Unmetered | |
Hostmonster |
Only $3.95 per/mo. | SSL - Yes | 30 Day Money Back | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
Justhost |
Only $3.95 per/mo. | SSL - Yes | 30 Day Money Back | Your Choice | Your Choice |
Hostgator offers 3 shared plans starting from only $2.75 per/mo. to $5.95 per/mo. with 1 free domain name included, free Certificate and enjoy unmetered bandwidth. Hostgator also offers a complete 45 day money back guarentee and several tiers of service.
Bluehost offers 3 shared plans ranging from $2.95 per/mo. to $6.95 per/mo. pending on what you require such as 1 website or unlimited websites. Bluehost's basic shared plan includes 1 website, unmetered bandwidth, 50 gig SSD and free SSH included.
Hostmonster, a sister company of Bluehost and located in the same awesome data center offers only 1 shared plan starting at $3.95 per/mo. Hostmonster's only plan included Unlimited Domains, unmetered disk storage, and free domain for 1 year.
Justhost offers only 1 plan at $3.95 with a free domain name and a 30 day risk free guarantee. Justhost is also offering $100 in free Awords credits for new signups! Justhost is mainly on my list because they are one that migrated to Bluehost's data center.