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Biggest jumps at renewal first year, then the renewal at the same shop

  1. .dealer $4.99 $2473.00 ×496
  2. .nl $0.11 $29.04 ×264
  3. .tech $0.31 $43.24 ×139

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
  1. Renewal 341 Cloudflare WordPress.com Domains 3 4 the same
  2. First year 341 Cloudflare WordPress.com Domains 3 4 the same
  3. 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
  1. .com Cloudflare: $10.26 first year $10.26 WordPress.com Domains: $13.00 first year $13.00 $2.74 less at Cloudflare 21% cheaper
  2. .net Cloudflare: $11.66 first year $11.66 WordPress.com Domains: $14.00 first year $14.00 $2.34 less at Cloudflare 17% cheaper
  3. .org Cloudflare: $11.00 first year $8.30 WordPress.com Domains: $12.00 first year $12.00 $1.00 less at Cloudflare 8% cheaper
  4. .xyz Cloudflare: $11.00 first year $12.10 WordPress.com Domains: $15.00 first year $15.00 $4.00 less at Cloudflare 27% cheaper
  5. .shop Cloudflare: $30.00 first year $30.00 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $5.00 less at Cloudflare 14% cheaper
  6. .info Cloudflare: $21.00 first year $21.00 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $4.00 less at Cloudflare 16% cheaper
  7. .online Cloudflare: $27.50 first year $4.79 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $4.50 less at Cloudflare 14% cheaper
  8. .site Cloudflare: $27.50 first year $4.79 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $4.50 less at Cloudflare 14% cheaper
  9. .co Cloudflare: $30.00 first year $30.00 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $5.00 less at Cloudflare 14% cheaper
  10. .cc Cloudflare: $8.00 first year $8.00 WordPress.com Domains: $10.00 first year $10.00 $2.00 less at Cloudflare 20% cheaper
  11. .store Cloudflare: $42.00 first year $4.79 WordPress.com Domains: $48.00 first year $48.00 $6.00 less at Cloudflare 13% cheaper
  12. .vip Cloudflare: $15.00 first year $15.00 WordPress.com Domains: $18.00 first year $18.00 $3.00 less at Cloudflare 17% cheaper
  13. .app Cloudflare: $14.00 first year $8.00 WordPress.com Domains: $17.00 first year $17.00 $3.00 less at Cloudflare 18% cheaper
  14. .pro Cloudflare: $21.00 first year $21.00 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $4.00 less at Cloudflare 16% cheaper
  15. .biz Cloudflare: $18.00 first year $18.00 WordPress.com Domains: $22.00 first year $22.00 $4.00 less at Cloudflare 18% cheaper
  16. .io Cloudflare: $50.00 first year $32.00 WordPress.com Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $10.00 less at Cloudflare 17% cheaper
  17. .lol Cloudflare: $20.00 first year $25.00 WordPress.com Domains: $26.00 first year $26.00 $6.00 less at Cloudflare 23% cheaper
  18. .me Cloudflare: $16.56 first year $16.56 WordPress.com Domains: $19.00 first year $19.00 $2.44 less at Cloudflare 13% cheaper
  19. .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
  20. .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 extensions

Cheaper at Cloudflare

  1. .studio $31.00 vs $46.00 $15.00 less
  2. .io $50.00 vs $60.00 $10.00 less
  3. .live $25.00 vs $35.00 $10.00 less
  4. .life $28.00 vs $38.00 $10.00 less
  5. .world $32.00 vs $41.00 $9.00 less

Cheaper at WordPress.com Domains

  1. .mx $28.00 vs $30.70 $2.70 less

Beyond the most registered

  1. .camera $40.00 vs $45.00 $5.00 less
  2. .com.mx $16.00 vs $16.75 $0.75 less
Fact Cloudflare WordPress.com Domains
Honesty score 98/10079/100
WHOIS privacy free on eligible TLDsfree on eligible TLDs
EU VAT not established — assume it may be addednot established — assume it may be added
Accepts Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, UnionPaynot verified
Expired names neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not provenpre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption
Extensions we price 430 388
Coupon codes none we can verifynone we can verify
Based San Francisco, US, since 2018San 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

4 questions
Is Cloudflare cheaper than 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. On the first year alone, Cloudflare is cheaper on 341 and WordPress.com Domains on 3: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Cloudflare or WordPress.com Domains?
Cloudflare renews .com at $10.26 a year and WordPress.com Domains at $13.00. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $31.38 at Cloudflare and $39.60 at WordPress.com Domains.
Do Cloudflare and WordPress.com Domains include WHOIS privacy?
Cloudflare: free on eligible TLDs. WordPress.com Domains: free on eligible TLDs. Registry rules can make privacy unavailable on a particular extension at either.
How do I move a domain from WordPress.com Domains to Cloudflare?
Unlock the domain at WordPress.com Domains, 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.

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