Cloudflare vs Hover

On the 383 extensions both sell, Cloudflare renews cheaper on 382, Hover on 1. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $448.91 at Cloudflare and $713.80 at Hover.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

383 extensions both sell

Renewal 382 Cloudflare Hover 1 none the same
First year 375 Cloudflare Hover 8 none the same
Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 378 Cloudflare Hover 1 none the same

47 extensions only at Cloudflare · 129 extensions only at Hover · 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 Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 $9.73 less at Cloudflare 49% cheaper
.net Cloudflare: $11.66 first year $11.66 Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 $8.33 less at Cloudflare 42% cheaper
.org Cloudflare: $11.00 first year $8.30 Hover: $17.99 first year $10.99 $6.99 less at Cloudflare 39% cheaper
.uk Cloudflare: $5.30 first year $5.30 Hover: $10.99 first year $10.99 $5.69 less at Cloudflare 52% cheaper
.xyz Cloudflare: $11.00 first year $12.10 Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 $11.99 less at Cloudflare 52% cheaper
.shop Cloudflare: $30.00 first year $30.00 Hover: $49.99 first year $49.99 $19.99 less at Cloudflare 40% cheaper
.info Cloudflare: $21.00 first year $21.00 Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 $13.99 less at Cloudflare 40% cheaper
.online Cloudflare: $27.50 first year $4.79 Hover: $36.99 first year $2.99 $9.49 less at Cloudflare 26% cheaper
.site Cloudflare: $27.50 first year $4.79 Hover: $41.99 first year $2.99 $14.49 less at Cloudflare 35% cheaper
.co Cloudflare: $30.00 first year $30.00 Hover: $25.99 first year $25.99 $4.01 less at Hover 13% cheaper
.ca Cloudflare: $9.19 first year $9.19 Hover: $16.99 first year $16.99 $7.80 less at Cloudflare 46% cheaper
.cc Cloudflare: $8.00 first year $8.00 Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 $21.99 less at Cloudflare 73% cheaper
.store Cloudflare: $42.00 first year $4.79 Hover: $66.99 first year $2.99 $24.99 less at Cloudflare 37% cheaper
.vip Cloudflare: $15.00 first year $15.00 Hover: $24.99 first year $24.99 $9.99 less at Cloudflare 40% cheaper
.us Cloudflare: $6.50 first year $6.50 Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 $8.49 less at Cloudflare 57% cheaper
.app Cloudflare: $14.00 first year $8.00 Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 $8.99 less at Cloudflare 39% cheaper
.pro Cloudflare: $21.00 first year $21.00 Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 $13.99 less at Cloudflare 40% cheaper
.biz Cloudflare: $18.00 first year $18.00 Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 $11.99 less at Cloudflare 40% cheaper
.ai Cloudflare: $80.00 first year $80.00 Hover: $114.99 first year $114.99 $34.99 less at Cloudflare 30% cheaper
.io Cloudflare: $50.00 first year $32.00 Hover: $74.99 first year $74.99 $24.99 less at Cloudflare 33% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at Cloudflare

.studio $31.00 vs $66.99 $35.99 less
.ai $80.00 vs $114.99 $34.99 less
.world $32.00 vs $59.99 $27.99 less
.life $28.00 vs $54.99 $26.99 less
.mobi $40.00 vs $66.99 $26.99 less

Cheaper at Hover

.co $25.99 vs $30.00 $4.01 less

The only one among the extensions both sell.

Beyond the price

How the honesty score works

Fact	Cloudflare	Hover
Honesty score	98/100	89/100
WHOIS privacy	free on eligible TLDs	free on eligible TLDs
EU VAT	not established — assume it may be added	not established — assume it may be added
Accepts	Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, UnionPay	Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay
Expired names	neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven	pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption
Extensions we price	430	512
Coupon codes	none we can verify	none we can verify
Based	San Francisco, US, since 2018	Toronto, CA, since 2008

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

Hover

Hover charges more and hides nothing: no upsells, no teaser pricing, famously clean checkout. You pay a convenience premium for calm.

Where it wins

Cleanest checkout in the industry
Honest flat pricing

Where it costs you

Premium prices at every horizon
Few promos

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

Cloudflare and Hover, answered

4 questions

Is Cloudflare cheaper than Hover?

On the 383 extensions both sell, Cloudflare renews cheaper on 382, Hover on 1. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $448.91 at Cloudflare and $713.80 at Hover. On the first year alone, Cloudflare is cheaper on 375 and Hover on 8: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.

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

Cloudflare renews .com at $10.26 a year and Hover at $19.99. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $31.38 at Cloudflare and $60.57 at Hover.

Do Cloudflare and Hover include WHOIS privacy?

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

How do I move a domain from Hover to Cloudflare?

Unlock the domain at Hover, 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.