Dynadot vs Amazon Route 53
On the 370 extensions both sell, Dynadot renews cheaper on 348, Amazon Route 53 on 22. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $326.76 at Dynadot and $412.00 at Amazon Route 53.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
370 extensions both sell- Renewal 348 Dynadot Amazon Route 53 22 none the same
- First year 366 Dynadot Amazon Route 53 4 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 361 Dynadot Amazon Route 53 9 none the same
442 extensions only at Dynadot · 4 extensions only at Amazon Route 53 · 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 Dynadot: $11.62 first year $11.62 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $4.38 less at Dynadot 27% cheaper
- .de Dynadot: $3.92 first year $3.92 Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 $5.08 less at Dynadot 56% cheaper
- .net Dynadot: $12.52 first year $12.52 Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 $4.48 less at Dynadot 26% cheaper
- .org Dynadot: $11.64 first year $7.99 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $4.36 less at Dynadot 27% cheaper
- .xyz Dynadot: $14.45 first year $1.99 Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 $4.55 less at Dynadot 24% cheaper
- .shop Dynadot: $32.32 first year $1.99 Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 $10.68 less at Dynadot 25% cheaper
- .info Dynadot: $22.69 first year $3.99 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $7.31 less at Dynadot 24% cheaper
- .fr Dynadot: $6.54 first year $6.54 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $5.46 less at Dynadot 46% cheaper
- .it Dynadot: $5.42 first year $6.57 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $5.58 less at Dynadot 51% cheaper
- .online Dynadot: $29.64 first year $2.50 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $1.64 less at Amazon Route 53 6% cheaper
- .in Dynadot: $6.32 first year $6.32 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $1.68 less at Dynadot 21% cheaper
- .site Dynadot: $26.97 first year $2.50 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $1.03 less at Dynadot 4% cheaper
- .co Dynadot: $31.20 first year $15.50 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $6.80 less at Dynadot 18% cheaper
- .ca Dynadot: $9.35 first year $9.35 Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 $4.65 less at Dynadot 33% cheaper
- .eu Dynadot: $6.19 first year $4.84 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $1.81 less at Dynadot 23% cheaper
- .cc Dynadot: $8.80 first year $3.99 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $3.20 less at Dynadot 27% cheaper
- .store Dynadot: $43.02 first year $2.50 Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 $1.02 less at Amazon Route 53 2% cheaper
- .us Dynadot: $6.96 first year $4.30 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $4.04 less at Dynadot 37% cheaper
- .app Dynadot: $14.50 first year $8.00 Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 $5.50 less at Dynadot 28% cheaper
- .pro Dynadot: $22.69 first year $3.79 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $7.31 less at Dynadot 24% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at Dynadot
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Dynadot | Amazon Route 53 |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 80/100 | 85/100 |
| 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, Crypto, Bank transfer, Wire, iDEAL | Cards |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven |
| Extensions we price | 812 | 374 |
| Coupon codes | 2 codes | none we can verify |
| Based | San Mateo, US, since 2002 | Seattle, US, since 2014 |
Dynadot
A domainer favorite: solid bulk pricing, an aftermarket, and frequent coupon drops. Renewals are fair on mainstream TLDs, spikier on exotics.
Where it wins
- Good bulk and aftermarket tools
- Frequent coupons
- Fair mainstream renewals
Where it costs you
- Exotic TLD renewals can spike
- Interface is busy
Amazon Route 53
AWS publishes registration, renewal and transfer in an official public price document and enables WHOIS privacy by default where the registry permits it. The important extra cost is outside the domain price: registering through Route 53 automatically creates a hosted zone with its own monthly charge.
Where it wins
- Official public document publishes registration, renewal and transfer
- WHOIS privacy at no additional charge where supported
- Useful for portfolios already billed through AWS
Where it costs you
- A new registration automatically creates a separately billed hosted zone
- Purchasing and managing domains still requires an AWS account
- Console is infrastructure-first, not a domainer marketplace
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Dynadot's on 1 Nov 2026, Amazon Route 53's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
Dynadot and Amazon Route 53, answered
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More head-to-heads
Every pairDynadot against
- 101domain 100% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- Hover >99% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- Gandi >99% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- INWX 99% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- one.com 99% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- IONOS 98% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- NameSilo 97% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- Hostinger 96% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- OVHcloud 92% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- Epik 91% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- WordPress.com 91% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- Squarespace 91% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- DreamHost 79% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- Infomaniak 70% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- Sav.com 10% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- Porkbun 7% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- Spaceship 1% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
- Cloudflare <1% renewed cheaper by Dynadot
Amazon Route 53 against
- Gandi 99% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- 101domain 99% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- IONOS 97% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- INWX 95% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Hover 95% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- one.com 94% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Hostinger 89% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Squarespace 77% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Infomaniak 46% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- OVHcloud 18% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- NameSilo 16% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Epik 14% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- DreamHost 12% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Sav.com 8% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- WordPress.com 8% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Porkbun 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Spaceship 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53