Cloudflare vs DreamHost
On the 280 extensions both sell, Cloudflare renews cheaper on every one. Across the 6 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $145.00 at Cloudflare and $190.86 at DreamHost.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
280 extensions both sell- Renewal 280 Cloudflare DreamHost 0 none the same
- First year 280 Cloudflare DreamHost 0 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 279 Cloudflare DreamHost 0 none the same
150 extensions only at Cloudflare · 35 extensions only at DreamHost · 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 6 most registered both sell- .cc Cloudflare: $8.00 first year $8.00 DreamHost: $24.95 first year $24.95 $16.95 less at Cloudflare 68% cheaper
- .app Cloudflare: $14.00 first year $8.00 DreamHost: $15.99 first year $13.99 $1.99 less at Cloudflare 12% cheaper
- .lol Cloudflare: $20.00 first year $25.00 DreamHost: $29.95 first year $29.95 $9.95 less at Cloudflare 33% cheaper
- .digital Cloudflare: $32.00 first year $32.00 DreamHost: $39.99 first year $39.99 $7.99 less at Cloudflare 20% cheaper
- .mobi Cloudflare: $40.00 first year $40.00 DreamHost: $44.99 first year $44.99 $4.99 less at Cloudflare 11% cheaper
- .studio Cloudflare: $31.00 first year $31.00 DreamHost: $34.99 first year $34.99 $3.99 less at Cloudflare 11% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsBeyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Cloudflare | DreamHost |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 98/100 | 95/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | not established — assume it may be added | adds EU VAT for consumers |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, UnionPay | Cards, PayPal, ACH, Cheque, Money order |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | redemption protectedregistry redemption is explicitly preserved |
| Extensions we price | 430 | 315 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | San Francisco, US, since 2018 | Los Angeles, US, since 1996 |
Cloudflare
Cloudflare Registrar sells domains at registry wholesale cost plus the ICANN fee — no markup, no promos, no games. The catch: your domain must use Cloudflare's nameservers, and not every TLD is supported.
Where it wins
- At-cost pricing, permanently
- Renewal equals registration — no cliff
- Free WHOIS privacy and solid DNS
Where it costs you
- Requires Cloudflare nameservers
- Smaller TLD catalog
- No promos — first year is rarely the cheapest
DreamHost
A long-running independent host that also sells domains, with a plainly published price table in three currencies. Registration promos are common and the renewal is usually well above them — the gap is printed right next to the offer, which is more than most manage.
Where it wins
- Price table published openly in USD, EUR and GBP
- Free WHOIS privacy
- Established host with real support
Where it costs you
- Renewals sit above the discounters
- First-year promos widen the step-up
- Domains are a side business next to hosting
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Cloudflare's on 1 Nov 2026, DreamHost's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
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