# How to find existing certificates **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [July 29, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/how-to-find-existing-certificates/67950 "2018-07-29T14:22:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![schoen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/schoen/32/79_2.png) [@schoen](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/schoen)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/how-to-find-existing-certificates/67950/7 "2018-07-30T03:48:47Z")
> [@industryus](#): > > I see, when I check that status of my domains in SSL, that I have a bunch that are “self-signed” and choosing “purchase certificate” suggests the price is between 9 and $216. If it's an option for you, you might want to consider a different web hosting provider, since this charge is entirely imposed by the hosting provider, and there are literally dozens of hosting providers that provide certificates via Let's Encrypt and other CAs at no charge at all. > [@Web Hosting who support Let's Encrypt](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/web-hosting-who-support-lets-encrypt/6920): > > I… Whether or not your current hosting provider is using Let's Encrypt certificates, the $9-$216 charges that you're seeing listed in your interface aren't imposed by us, collected by us, or mandated by us. Our certificates always cost $0, at least from our end. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/how-to-find-existing-certificates/67950)._