Cloudflare vs Gandi

On the 394 extensions both sell, Cloudflare renews cheaper on 393, Gandi on 1. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $448.91 at Cloudflare and $1294.71 at Gandi.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

394 extensions both sell

Renewal 393 Cloudflare Gandi 1 none the same
First year 344 Cloudflare Gandi 50 none the same
Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 374 Cloudflare Gandi 19 none the same

36 extensions only at Cloudflare · 456 extensions only at Gandi · 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 Cloudflare: $10.26 first year $10.26 Gandi: $35.73 first year $13.02 $25.47 less at Cloudflare 71% cheaper
.net Cloudflare: $11.66 first year $11.66 Gandi: $44.69 first year $13.40 $33.03 less at Cloudflare 74% cheaper
.org Cloudflare: $11.00 first year $8.30 Gandi: $35.73 first year $8.93 $24.73 less at Cloudflare 69% cheaper
.uk Cloudflare: $5.30 first year $5.30 Gandi: $26.79 first year $6.69 $21.49 less at Cloudflare 80% cheaper
.xyz Cloudflare: $11.00 first year $12.10 Gandi: $33.52 first year $2.22 $22.52 less at Cloudflare 67% cheaper
.shop Cloudflare: $30.00 first year $30.00 Gandi: $89.38 first year $2.22 $59.38 less at Cloudflare 66% cheaper
.info Cloudflare: $21.00 first year $21.00 Gandi: $67.03 first year $4.46 $46.03 less at Cloudflare 69% cheaper
.online Cloudflare: $27.50 first year $4.79 Gandi: $111.72 first year $2.22 $84.22 less at Cloudflare 75% cheaper
.site Cloudflare: $27.50 first year $4.79 Gandi: $55.86 first year $2.22 $28.36 less at Cloudflare 51% cheaper
.co Cloudflare: $30.00 first year $30.00 Gandi: $67.03 first year $16.75 $37.03 less at Cloudflare 55% cheaper
.ca Cloudflare: $9.19 first year $9.19 Gandi: $35.73 first year $10.04 $26.54 less at Cloudflare 74% cheaper
.cc Cloudflare: $8.00 first year $8.00 Gandi: $35.73 first year $14.52 $27.73 less at Cloudflare 78% cheaper
.store Cloudflare: $42.00 first year $4.79 Gandi: $156.41 first year $2.22 $114.41 less at Cloudflare 73% cheaper
.vip Cloudflare: $15.00 first year $15.00 Gandi: $44.69 first year $22.49 $29.69 less at Cloudflare 66% cheaper
.us Cloudflare: $6.50 first year $6.50 Gandi: $35.73 first year $7.81 $29.23 less at Cloudflare 82% cheaper
.app Cloudflare: $14.00 first year $8.00 Gandi: $44.69 first year $10.04 $30.69 less at Cloudflare 69% cheaper
.pro Cloudflare: $21.00 first year $21.00 Gandi: $67.03 first year $4.46 $46.03 less at Cloudflare 69% cheaper
.biz Cloudflare: $18.00 first year $18.00 Gandi: $55.86 first year $23.83 $37.86 less at Cloudflare 68% cheaper
.ai Cloudflare: $80.00 first year $80.00 Gandi: $178.75 first year $108.86 $98.75 less at Cloudflare 55% cheaper
.io Cloudflare: $50.00 first year $32.00 Gandi: $72.61 first year $32.39 $22.61 less at Cloudflare 31% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at Cloudflare

.store $42.00 vs $156.41 $114.41 less
.ai $80.00 vs $178.75 $98.75 less
.online $27.50 vs $111.72 $84.22 less
.mx $30.70 vs $111.72 $81.02 less
.life $28.00 vs $105.34 $77.34 less

Cheaper at Gandi

Nowhere: Cloudflare renews every extension both sell for the same or less.

Beyond the most registered

.futbol $12.89 vs $13.00 $0.11 less

Beyond the price

How the honesty score works

Fact	Cloudflare	Gandi
Honesty score	98/100	77/100
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, Wire, Crypto
Expired names	neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven	neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven
Extensions we price	430	850
Coupon codes	none we can verify	none we can verify
Based	San Francisco, US, since 2018	Paris, FR, since 1999

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

Gandi

A veteran French registrar with exceptionally broad ccTLD coverage. Prices climbed after the 2023 acquisition; the catalogue depth remains its strongest reason to use it.

Where it wins

Huge ccTLD catalog
EU billing, SEPA, mature ops

Where it costs you

Steep post-acquisition price rises
Mailbox no longer bundled

Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Cloudflare's on 1 Nov 2026, Gandi's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read

Cloudflare and Gandi, answered

4 questions

Is Cloudflare cheaper than Gandi?

On the 394 extensions both sell, Cloudflare renews cheaper on 393, Gandi on 1. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $448.91 at Cloudflare and $1294.71 at Gandi. On the first year alone, Cloudflare is cheaper on 344 and Gandi on 50: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.

Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Cloudflare or Gandi?

Cloudflare renews .com at $10.26 a year and Gandi at $35.73. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $31.38 at Cloudflare and $85.08 at Gandi.

Do Cloudflare and Gandi include WHOIS privacy?

Cloudflare: free on eligible TLDs. Gandi: free on eligible TLDs. Registry rules can make privacy unavailable on a particular extension at either.

How do I move a domain from Gandi to Cloudflare?

Unlock the domain at Gandi, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Cloudflare with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $10.26 for a .com at Cloudflare today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.