Why do you need multiple IPs when SNI is supported on most major operating systems and most server platforms. Just look on Wikipedia for a full list of technology that supports Server Name Indication. It is free.
$500 certificates are Extended Validation certificates that require man power to verify many details about a company. There are other costs involved in the certificate issuance process that is mandated by the CA/Browser forums.
There are multi-domain certificates for less than $100 that allow wildcard in the certificate. If you really knew what you were doing you would only need one certificate and it would cost less than the $150 you are talking about.
If you have an ecommerce site that Extended Validation certificate is worth it. Our sales increased by better than 40% by having an Extended Validation certificate. So YMMV. Do what makes the best sense for your site.
Self signed certificates are just as secure but they give the warning unless you import your CA certificate into your browser. So you can get away with free if the sites are only for internal use only pretty easily.
$500 certificates are Extended Validation certificates that require man power to verify many details about a company. There are other costs involved in the certificate issuance process that is mandated by the CA/Browser forums.
There are multi-domain certificates for less than $100 that allow wildcard in the certificate. If you really knew what you were doing you would only need one certificate and it would cost less than the $150 you are talking about.
If you have an ecommerce site that Extended Validation certificate is worth it. Our sales increased by better than 40% by having an Extended Validation certificate. So YMMV. Do what makes the best sense for your site.
Self signed certificates are just as secure but they give the warning unless you import your CA certificate into your browser. So you can get away with free if the sites are only for internal use only pretty easily.