Cloudflare vs WordPress.com Domains
On the 348 extensions both sell, Cloudflare renews cheaper on 341, WordPress.com Domains on 3, and 4 cost the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $425.18 at Cloudflare and $498.00 at WordPress.com Domains.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
348 extensions both sell- Renewal 341 Cloudflare WordPress.com Domains 3 4 the same
- First year 341 Cloudflare WordPress.com Domains 3 4 the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 341 Cloudflare WordPress.com Domains 3 4 the same
82 extensions only at Cloudflare · 40 extensions only at WordPress.com 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 WordPress.com Domains: $13.00 first year $13.00 $2.74 less at Cloudflare 21% cheaper
- .net Cloudflare: $11.66 first year $11.66 WordPress.com Domains: $14.00 first year $14.00 $2.34 less at Cloudflare 17% cheaper
- .org Cloudflare: $11.00 first year $8.30 WordPress.com Domains: $12.00 first year $12.00 $1.00 less at Cloudflare 8% cheaper
- .xyz Cloudflare: $11.00 first year $12.10 WordPress.com Domains: $15.00 first year $15.00 $4.00 less at Cloudflare 27% cheaper
- .shop Cloudflare: $30.00 first year $30.00 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $5.00 less at Cloudflare 14% cheaper
- .info Cloudflare: $21.00 first year $21.00 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $4.00 less at Cloudflare 16% cheaper
- .online Cloudflare: $27.50 first year $4.79 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $4.50 less at Cloudflare 14% cheaper
- .site Cloudflare: $27.50 first year $4.79 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $4.50 less at Cloudflare 14% cheaper
- .co Cloudflare: $30.00 first year $30.00 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $5.00 less at Cloudflare 14% cheaper
- .cc Cloudflare: $8.00 first year $8.00 WordPress.com Domains: $10.00 first year $10.00 $2.00 less at Cloudflare 20% cheaper
- .store Cloudflare: $42.00 first year $4.79 WordPress.com Domains: $48.00 first year $48.00 $6.00 less at Cloudflare 13% cheaper
- .vip Cloudflare: $15.00 first year $15.00 WordPress.com Domains: $18.00 first year $18.00 $3.00 less at Cloudflare 17% cheaper
- .app Cloudflare: $14.00 first year $8.00 WordPress.com Domains: $17.00 first year $17.00 $3.00 less at Cloudflare 18% cheaper
- .pro Cloudflare: $21.00 first year $21.00 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $4.00 less at Cloudflare 16% cheaper
- .biz Cloudflare: $18.00 first year $18.00 WordPress.com Domains: $22.00 first year $22.00 $4.00 less at Cloudflare 18% cheaper
- .io Cloudflare: $50.00 first year $32.00 WordPress.com Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $10.00 less at Cloudflare 17% cheaper
- .lol Cloudflare: $20.00 first year $25.00 WordPress.com Domains: $26.00 first year $26.00 $6.00 less at Cloudflare 23% cheaper
- .me Cloudflare: $16.56 first year $16.56 WordPress.com Domains: $19.00 first year $19.00 $2.44 less at Cloudflare 13% cheaper
- .mx Cloudflare: $30.70 first year $30.70 WordPress.com Domains: $28.00 first year $28.00 $2.70 less at WordPress.com Domains 9% cheaper
- .click Cloudflare: $10.00 first year $10.00 WordPress.com Domains: $12.00 first year $12.00 $2.00 less at Cloudflare 17% 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 | WordPress.com Domains |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 98/100 | 79/100 |
| 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 | not verified |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 430 | 388 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | San Francisco, US, since 2018 | San Francisco, US, since 2005 |
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
WordPress.com Domains
Automattic's consumer domain service publishes a broad standard-price catalogue in selectable currencies. Its own documentation ties incoming transfer to the standard renewal price, allowing Domain.Guru to compare all three lifecycle legs without deriving one from an unrelated promotion.
Where it wins
- Large official USD catalogue with clear standard annual prices
- Domain privacy is included where the registry supports it
- Incoming transfer pricing is documented against the standard renewal cost
Where it costs you
- Optimised around the WordPress.com ecosystem rather than large portfolio trading
- Existing legacy domains may retain historical renewal pricing
- Registry-premium names require an individual quote and are not part of the standard board
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Cloudflare's on 1 Nov 2026, WordPress.com Domains's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
Cloudflare and WordPress.com Domains, answered
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WordPress.com Domains against
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- Sav.com 7% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Porkbun 5% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
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