Compare Domain Registrars Side by Side
Pick up to 5 of the 44 registrars and any of the 3,431 extensions priced on this site. Each row shows what every chosen registrar charges to register and renew that extension, the lowest registration in the row is highlighted, and two rows at the bottom total the .com price over five and ten years, so a first-year offer cannot carry the comparison on its own.
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GoDaddy vs Namecheap
.com today: GoDaddy $13.39 then $23.19 to renew; Namecheap $10.98 then $18.48 to renew. Open the table for the other extensions.
2 registrars · 8 extensions
Porkbun vs Cloudflare vs Namecheap
.com today: Porkbun $11.08 then $11.08 to renew; Cloudflare $10.46 then $10.46 to renew; Namecheap $10.98 then $18.48 to renew. Open the table for the other extensions.
3 registrars · 8 extensions
Porkbun vs GoDaddy
.com today: Porkbun $11.08 then $11.08 to renew; GoDaddy $13.39 then $23.19 to renew. Open the table for the other extensions.
2 registrars · 8 extensions
Namecheap vs Spaceship vs Porkbun
.com today: Namecheap $10.98 then $18.48 to renew; Spaceship $9.08 then $10.18 to renew; Porkbun $11.08 then $11.08 to renew. Open the table for the other extensions.
3 registrars · 8 extensions
In this table registrars are columns and extensions are rows, so a registration price can be read against its renewal at a glance. Pick up to five registrars and any set of extensions; the table fills itself in, the lowest registration in each row is marked, and a tally above the table counts the rows each registrar won. Two rows at the bottom total the .com price over five and ten years. The selection travels in the page address, so a comparison can be sent as a link.
One cell holds both numbers a domain actually costs
Every cell in the table carries two figures: the registration price, with the renewal price directly beneath it. Reading down a column tells you what one registrar charges across the extensions you selected; reading across a row tells you what one extension costs at each registrar. The lowest registration price in each row is highlighted, and when two registrars land on the same figure both are highlighted. Above the table, each registrar shows how many of the selected extensions it won. Across the full set of extensions there are 29,600 price points to compare. The .com spread is the clearest illustration of why this matters: registrations run from $6.99 to $25.06, a factor of 3.6 between the cheapest and dearest listing. That is the same string of letters at a different price. The bottom two rows total .com over five years (one registration plus four renewals) and ten years (one registration plus nine). Those totals cover .com only, not every extension in the table. A column heading opens that registrar's page and an extension opens its extension page, so a figure can be traced back to its source. The selection lives in the page address, which means a comparison can be copied and sent without an account or anything stored. Buying happens on the registrar's own website; this site compares prices and does not sell domains.
The renewal column is the one that decides
A first-year price can be an introductory rate that the renewal does not match, which is why the renewal figure sits directly under the registration figure in every cell rather than in a separate table. Internet.bs lists .com at $6.99 and renews it at $14.25, a multiple of 2. Held five years at that registrar, one .com comes to $63.99. The other pattern is flat renewal. Cloudflare, Dynadot and NameBright renew .com at the price they charge to register it, and the lowest of them sits at $10.46 a year, or $52.30 across five. Gandi shows the widest gap in the other direction: $11.00 to register, $38.38 to keep. The same shape appears outside .com. .shop opens at $0.88 and renews at $29.89, and .online, .site and .space follow a similar pattern. None of these figures is a live quote. Prices are a daily snapshot taken by a scheduled job, one registration and one renewal per registrar and extension, and the note under the table says to verify on the registrar's own site before buying.
Four pre-filled comparisons, and where to look next
The four cards below the table load a ready-made selection, and the first three also appear as quick picks above it. GoDaddy against Namecheap sets a .com at $13.39, renewing at $23.19, against one at $10.98, renewing at $18.48. Porkbun, Cloudflare and Namecheap put Porkbun’s $11.08, renewing at $11.08, beside Cloudflare’s $10.46, renewing at $10.46. Porkbun against GoDaddy isolates two of those figures on their own. Namecheap, Spaceship and Porkbun bring in Spaceship at $9.08, renewing at $10.18. Each card is a starting point, not a fixed view. It opens with the eight default extensions, any other can be added from the picker, and the table then shows what the .com figures alone cannot: the registrar with the lowest .com in its row is not always the one with the lowest .net, .org or .io. The registrar directory lists every registrar with its own page, and the extension directory does the same for extensions. Price search takes one extension across every registrar; the bulk availability checker handles up to 100 names at once. For what a first-year figure leaves out, the registrar guide covers judging a registrar beyond its introductory price.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the registrar comparison tool work?
Pick up to 5 registrars and any number of extensions. The table shows each registrar's registration price for every chosen extension with the renewal price under it, highlights the lowest registration in each row, and keeps a tally above the table of how many rows each registrar won. Two rows at the bottom total the .com price over five and ten years. The selection is carried in the page address, so a comparison can be sent as a link.
Why look at the five- and ten-year totals instead of the first-year price?
A first-year price can be an introductory rate that the renewal price does not match. The five-year total is one registration plus four renewals and the ten-year total is one registration plus nine, so a registrar that charges more up front but renews at the same price can cost less over the years the name is actually kept. The two total rows are for .com; for any other extension, read the renewal price under each registration price.
Can I share a comparison?
Yes. The page address carries the selection. Send a link like /compare?registrars=cloudflare,porkbun&tlds=com,io and the recipient sees the same table. The page reads the address when it loads, so the link works for someone who has never opened the tool before. Nothing is saved on this site.
How current are these prices?
The prices are a daily snapshot: a scheduled job refreshes them at 06:00 UTC and rebuilds the site. It records one registration and one renewal price per registrar and extension, so a price a registrar changes after the snapshot appears the next day. Check the registrar's own website before you buy.