Cloudflare vs Squarespace Domains
On the 365 extensions both sell, Cloudflare renews cheaper on 355, Squarespace Domains on 8, and 2 cost the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $388.87 at Cloudflare and $637.00 at Squarespace Domains.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
365 extensions both sell- Renewal 355 Cloudflare Squarespace Domains 8 2 the same
- First year 316 Cloudflare Squarespace Domains 46 3 the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 355 Cloudflare Squarespace Domains 8 2 the same
65 extensions only at Cloudflare · 66 extensions only at Squarespace Domains · 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 Squarespace Domains: $22.00 first year $10.00 $11.74 less at Cloudflare 53% cheaper
- .net Cloudflare: $11.66 first year $11.66 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $14.00 $8.34 less at Cloudflare 42% cheaper
- .org Cloudflare: $11.00 first year $8.30 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $9.00 $9.00 less at Cloudflare 45% cheaper
- .xyz Cloudflare: $11.00 first year $12.10 Squarespace Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $14.00 less at Cloudflare 56% cheaper
- .shop Cloudflare: $30.00 first year $30.00 Squarespace Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $30.00 less at Cloudflare 50% cheaper
- .info Cloudflare: $21.00 first year $21.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $10.00 $1.00 less at Squarespace Domains 5% cheaper
- .online Cloudflare: $27.50 first year $4.79 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $7.50 less at Squarespace Domains 27% cheaper
- .site Cloudflare: $27.50 first year $4.79 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $7.50 less at Squarespace Domains 27% cheaper
- .co Cloudflare: $30.00 first year $30.00 Squarespace Domains: $40.00 first year $40.00 $10.00 less at Cloudflare 25% cheaper
- .ca Cloudflare: $9.19 first year $9.19 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $8.33 $10.81 less at Cloudflare 54% cheaper
- .cc Cloudflare: $8.00 first year $8.00 Squarespace Domains: $40.00 first year $40.00 $32.00 less at Cloudflare 80% cheaper
- .vip Cloudflare: $15.00 first year $15.00 Squarespace Domains: $45.00 first year $45.00 $30.00 less at Cloudflare 67% cheaper
- .us Cloudflare: $6.50 first year $6.50 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $13.50 less at Cloudflare 68% cheaper
- .app Cloudflare: $14.00 first year $8.00 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $30.00 $16.00 less at Cloudflare 53% cheaper
- .pro Cloudflare: $21.00 first year $21.00 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $10.00 $9.00 less at Cloudflare 30% cheaper
- .biz Cloudflare: $18.00 first year $18.00 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $30.00 $12.00 less at Cloudflare 40% cheaper
- .io Cloudflare: $50.00 first year $32.00 Squarespace Domains: $70.00 first year $60.00 $20.00 less at Cloudflare 29% cheaper
- .lol Cloudflare: $20.00 first year $25.00 Squarespace Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $15.00 less at Cloudflare 43% cheaper
- .me Cloudflare: $16.56 first year $16.56 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $3.44 less at Cloudflare 17% cheaper
- .mx Cloudflare: $30.70 first year $30.70 Squarespace Domains: $50.00 first year $50.00 $19.30 less at Cloudflare 39% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at Cloudflare
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Cloudflare | Squarespace Domains |
|---|---|---|
| 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, Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA, Link |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 430 | 431 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | San Francisco, US, since 2018 | New York, US, since 2003 |
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
Squarespace Domains
The successor to Google Domains' consumer portfolio now exposes its complete standard plan catalogue directly to the public domain-search client. Domain.Guru combines that feed with Squarespace's official TLD rules, so first-year discounts remain separate from the regular renewal and transfer price while multi-year or non-transferable products never enter the annual board.
Where it wins
- Public USD catalogue with normal and current first-year prices for hundreds of TLDs
- Free WHOIS privacy and a polished standalone domain dashboard
- Official TLD guide documents minimum terms and transfer exclusions per extension
Where it costs you
- Pricing is usually higher than domainer-first registrars
- Some country-code transfers follow special rules and are deliberately omitted from comparisons
- Taxes and available payment methods vary with the buyer's billing location
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Cloudflare's on 1 Nov 2026, Squarespace Domains's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
Cloudflare and Squarespace Domains, answered
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Squarespace Domains against
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- Hostinger 26% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
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- NameSilo 16% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Infomaniak 15% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- WordPress.com 13% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- DreamHost 11% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Epik 11% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Dynadot 9% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Sav.com 7% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Porkbun 7% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
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