Gandi vs Amazon Route 53
On the 366 extensions both sell, Amazon Route 53 renews cheaper on 363, Gandi on 3. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $403.00 at Amazon Route 53 and $1047.78 at Gandi.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
366 extensions both sell- Renewal 3 Gandi Amazon Route 53 363 none the same
- First year 138 Gandi Amazon Route 53 228 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 238 Gandi Amazon Route 53 128 none the same
484 extensions only at Gandi · 8 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 Gandi: $35.73 first year $13.02 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $19.73 less at Amazon Route 53 55% cheaper
- .de Gandi: $35.73 first year $6.69 Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 $26.73 less at Amazon Route 53 75% cheaper
- .net Gandi: $44.69 first year $13.40 Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 $27.69 less at Amazon Route 53 62% cheaper
- .org Gandi: $35.73 first year $8.93 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $19.73 less at Amazon Route 53 55% cheaper
- .xyz Gandi: $33.52 first year $2.22 Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 $14.52 less at Amazon Route 53 43% cheaper
- .shop Gandi: $89.38 first year $2.22 Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 $46.38 less at Amazon Route 53 52% cheaper
- .info Gandi: $67.03 first year $4.46 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $37.03 less at Amazon Route 53 55% cheaper
- .fr Gandi: $26.79 first year $6.70 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $14.79 less at Amazon Route 53 55% cheaper
- .it Gandi: $35.73 first year $5.57 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $24.73 less at Amazon Route 53 69% cheaper
- .online Gandi: $111.72 first year $2.22 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $83.72 less at Amazon Route 53 75% cheaper
- .in Gandi: $22.34 first year $11.50 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $14.34 less at Amazon Route 53 64% cheaper
- .site Gandi: $55.86 first year $2.22 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $27.86 less at Amazon Route 53 50% cheaper
- .co Gandi: $67.03 first year $16.75 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $29.03 less at Amazon Route 53 43% cheaper
- .ca Gandi: $35.73 first year $10.04 Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 $21.73 less at Amazon Route 53 61% cheaper
- .eu Gandi: $33.52 first year $4.46 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $25.52 less at Amazon Route 53 76% cheaper
- .cc Gandi: $35.73 first year $14.52 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $23.73 less at Amazon Route 53 66% cheaper
- .store Gandi: $156.41 first year $2.22 Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 $114.41 less at Amazon Route 53 73% cheaper
- .vip Gandi: $44.69 first year $22.49 Amazon Route 53: $21.00 first year $21.00 $23.69 less at Amazon Route 53 53% cheaper
- .us Gandi: $35.73 first year $7.81 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $24.73 less at Amazon Route 53 69% cheaper
- .app Gandi: $44.69 first year $10.04 Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 $24.69 less at Amazon Route 53 55% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at Gandi
Nowhere: Amazon Route 53 renews every extension both sell for the same or less.
Beyond the most registered
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Gandi | Amazon Route 53 |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 77/100 | 85/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | adds EU VAT for consumers | not established — assume it may be added |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Wire, Crypto | Cards |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven |
| Extensions we price | 850 | 374 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Paris, FR, since 1999 | Seattle, US, since 2014 |
Gandi
A veteran French registrar with exceptionally broad ccTLD coverage. Prices climbed after the 2023 acquisition; the catalogue depth remains its strongest reason to use it.
Where it wins
- Huge ccTLD catalog
- EU billing, SEPA, mature ops
Where it costs you
- Steep post-acquisition price rises
- Mailbox no longer bundled
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 — Gandi'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
Gandi and Amazon Route 53, answered
4 questionsIs Gandi cheaper than Amazon Route 53?
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Gandi or Amazon Route 53?
Do Gandi and Amazon Route 53 include WHOIS privacy?
How do I move a domain from Gandi to Amazon Route 53?
More head-to-heads
Every pairGandi against
- 101domain 11% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- INWX 6% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- Squarespace 4% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- IONOS 3% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- Infomaniak 3% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- Hover 2% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- DreamHost 2% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- one.com 2% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- Sav.com 2% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- Epik 2% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- OVHcloud 1% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- Hostinger 1% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- WordPress.com 1% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- Dynadot <1% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- Cloudflare <1% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- NameSilo <1% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- Spaceship <1% renewed cheaper by Gandi
- Porkbun <1% renewed cheaper by Gandi
Amazon Route 53 against
- 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
- Dynadot 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Spaceship 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53