101domain vs Amazon Route 53
On the 374 extensions both sell, Amazon Route 53 renews cheaper on 369, 101domain on 5. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $403.00 at Amazon Route 53 and $685.30 at 101domain.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
374 extensions both sell- Renewal 5 101domain Amazon Route 53 369 none the same
- First year 33 101domain Amazon Route 53 341 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 32 101domain Amazon Route 53 342 none the same
1,248 extensions only at 101domain · a price within half a cent counts as the same
The extensions people hold
renewal a year, before ICANN's $0.20 where it applies · the 20 most registered both sell- .com 101domain: $21.49 first year $15.99 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $5.49 less at Amazon Route 53 26% cheaper
- .de 101domain: $11.49 first year $8.99 Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 $2.49 less at Amazon Route 53 22% cheaper
- .net 101domain: $21.99 first year $16.99 Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 $4.99 less at Amazon Route 53 23% cheaper
- .org 101domain: $19.99 first year $10.99 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $3.99 less at Amazon Route 53 20% cheaper
- .xyz 101domain: $25.99 first year $22.99 Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 $6.99 less at Amazon Route 53 27% cheaper
- .shop 101domain: $56.49 first year $9.99 Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 $13.49 less at Amazon Route 53 24% cheaper
- .info 101domain: $33.99 first year $6.99 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $3.99 less at Amazon Route 53 12% cheaper
- .fr 101domain: $28.99 first year $17.99 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $16.99 less at Amazon Route 53 59% cheaper
- .it 101domain: $26.99 first year $16.49 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $15.99 less at Amazon Route 53 59% cheaper
- .online 101domain: $52.99 first year $42.99 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $24.99 less at Amazon Route 53 47% cheaper
- .in 101domain: $39.99 first year $25.99 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $31.99 less at Amazon Route 53 80% cheaper
- .site 101domain: $50.99 first year $41.99 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $22.99 less at Amazon Route 53 45% cheaper
- .co 101domain: $56.99 first year $47.99 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $18.99 less at Amazon Route 53 33% cheaper
- .ca 101domain: $38.99 first year $22.99 Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 $24.99 less at Amazon Route 53 64% cheaper
- .eu 101domain: $17.99 first year $12.99 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $9.99 less at Amazon Route 53 56% cheaper
- .cc 101domain: $25.99 first year $20.99 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $13.99 less at Amazon Route 53 54% cheaper
- .store 101domain: $69.99 first year $58.99 Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 $27.99 less at Amazon Route 53 40% cheaper
- .vip 101domain: $39.49 first year $31.99 Amazon Route 53: $21.00 first year $21.00 $18.49 less at Amazon Route 53 47% cheaper
- .us 101domain: $13.99 first year $10.49 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $2.99 less at Amazon Route 53 21% cheaper
- .app 101domain: $30.49 first year $15.99 Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 $10.49 less at Amazon Route 53 34% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at 101domain
Nowhere: Amazon Route 53 renews every extension both sell for the same or less.
Beyond the most registered
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | 101domain | Amazon Route 53 |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 74/100 | 85/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | not independently verified | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | adds EU VAT for consumers | not established — assume it may be added |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Bank transfer, Wire, Cheque | Cards |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven |
| Extensions we price | 1,622 | 374 |
| Coupon codes | 2 codes | none we can verify |
| Based | Dublin, IE, since 1999 | Seattle, US, since 2014 |
101domain
The specialist for extensions nobody else carries — its price list includes country codes that need local presence, trademark papers or a registry contact. You pay handsomely for that reach: on ordinary gTLDs it is one of the dearest boards here, and on ccTLDs the gap widens sharply. It is a corporate brand-protection registrar that also sells to the public, and it prices like one.
Where it wins
- Carries ccTLDs almost nobody else brokers
- Every price published with its currency stated explicitly
- Registration and renewal shown together; sale prices marked honestly
Where it costs you
- Expensive across the board, and far above market on ccTLDs — .au near $60 against .de near $11
- WHOIS privacy is a paid add-on, and unavailable on many ccTLDs
- Some zones sold only in 2- or 3-year blocks
- Aimed at corporate brand protection, priced accordingly
Amazon Route 53
AWS publishes registration, renewal and transfer in an official public price document and enables WHOIS privacy by default where the registry permits it. The important extra cost is outside the domain price: registering through Route 53 automatically creates a hosted zone with its own monthly charge.
Where it wins
- Official public document publishes registration, renewal and transfer
- WHOIS privacy at no additional charge where supported
- Useful for portfolios already billed through AWS
Where it costs you
- A new registration automatically creates a separately billed hosted zone
- Purchasing and managing domains still requires an AWS account
- Console is infrastructure-first, not a domainer marketplace
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — 101domain's on 1 Nov 2026, Amazon Route 53's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
101domain and Amazon Route 53, answered
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- IONOS 21% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- one.com 13% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- Infomaniak 7% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- Hover 7% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- Epik 6% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- OVHcloud 5% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- DreamHost 4% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- Sav.com 4% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- Hostinger 2% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- WordPress.com 1% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- NameSilo <1% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- Cloudflare 0% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- Dynadot 0% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- Porkbun 0% renewed cheaper by 101domain
- Spaceship 0% renewed cheaper by 101domain
Amazon Route 53 against
- Gandi 99% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- IONOS 97% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- INWX 95% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Hover 95% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- one.com 94% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Hostinger 89% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Squarespace 77% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Infomaniak 46% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- OVHcloud 18% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- NameSilo 16% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Epik 14% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- DreamHost 12% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Sav.com 8% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- WordPress.com 8% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Porkbun 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Dynadot 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Spaceship 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53