Gandi vs Spaceship

On the 480 extensions both sell, Spaceship renews cheaper on 479, Gandi on 1. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $301.25 at Spaceship and $888.00 at Gandi.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

480 extensions both sell

Renewal 1 Gandi Spaceship 479 none the same
First year 12 Gandi Spaceship 468 none the same
Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 42 Gandi Spaceship 435 none the same

370 extensions only at Gandi · 16 extensions only at Spaceship · 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 Spaceship: $9.98 first year $8.88 $25.75 less at Spaceship 72% cheaper
.de Gandi: $35.73 first year $6.69 Spaceship: $3.95 first year $3.95 $31.78 less at Spaceship 89% cheaper
.net Gandi: $44.69 first year $13.40 Spaceship: $11.20 first year $11.20 $33.49 less at Spaceship 75% cheaper
.org Gandi: $35.73 first year $8.93 Spaceship: $11.39 first year $6.65 $24.34 less at Spaceship 68% cheaper
.uk Gandi: $26.79 first year $6.69 Spaceship: $5.42 first year $5.42 $21.37 less at Spaceship 80% cheaper
.xyz Gandi: $33.52 first year $2.22 Spaceship: $13.77 first year $1.86 $19.75 less at Spaceship 59% cheaper
.top Gandi: $26.79 first year $3.34 Spaceship: $3.85 first year $1.40 $22.94 less at Spaceship 86% cheaper
.shop Gandi: $89.38 first year $2.22 Spaceship: $31.05 first year $0.70 $58.33 less at Spaceship 65% cheaper
.info Gandi: $67.03 first year $4.46 Spaceship: $21.74 first year $3.11 $45.29 less at Spaceship 68% cheaper
.in Gandi: $22.34 first year $11.50 Spaceship: $5.97 first year $5.97 $16.37 less at Spaceship 73% cheaper
.co Gandi: $67.03 first year $16.75 Spaceship: $31.05 first year $15.53 $35.98 less at Spaceship 54% cheaper
.ca Gandi: $35.73 first year $10.04 Spaceship: $9.32 first year $9.32 $26.41 less at Spaceship 74% cheaper
.eu Gandi: $33.52 first year $4.46 Spaceship: $5.68 first year $5.68 $27.84 less at Spaceship 83% cheaper
.cc Gandi: $35.73 first year $14.52 Spaceship: $8.26 first year $3.11 $27.47 less at Spaceship 77% cheaper
.us Gandi: $35.73 first year $7.81 Spaceship: $6.48 first year $4.14 $29.25 less at Spaceship 82% cheaper
.app Gandi: $44.69 first year $10.04 Spaceship: $14.49 first year $8.28 $30.20 less at Spaceship 68% cheaper
.sbs Gandi: $22.34 first year $4.46 Spaceship: $15.53 first year $0.77 $6.81 less at Spaceship 30% cheaper
.pro Gandi: $67.03 first year $4.46 Spaceship: $21.74 first year $2.59 $45.29 less at Spaceship 68% cheaper
.biz Gandi: $55.86 first year $23.83 Spaceship: $18.63 first year $6.48 $37.23 less at Spaceship 67% cheaper
.io Gandi: $72.61 first year $32.39 Spaceship: $51.75 first year $31.98 $20.86 less at Spaceship 29% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at Gandi

Nowhere: Spaceship renews every extension both sell for the same or less.

Beyond the most registered

.airforce $87.01 vs $92.12 $5.11 less

Cheaper at Spaceship

.id $18.11 vs $335.16 $317.05 less
.buzz $25.88 vs $100.55 $74.67 less
.life $34.16 vs $105.34 $71.18 less
.help $25.88 vs $89.38 $63.50 less
.world $37.26 vs $100.55 $63.29 less

Beyond the price

How the honesty score works

Fact	Gandi	Spaceship
Honesty score	77/100	84/100
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, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, Crypto, UnionPay
Expired names	neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven	pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption
Extensions we price	850	496
Coupon codes	none we can verify	none we can verify
Based	Paris, FR, since 1999	Phoenix, US

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

Spaceship

Namecheap's younger sibling runs the most aggressive first-year promos in the market while keeping renewals reasonable. Modern stack, clean checkout, prices move often.

Where it wins

Deepest first-year promos
Modern dashboard and API
Renewals stay mid-pack, not punitive

Where it costs you

Prices change frequently
Young platform — features still landing

Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Gandi's on 1 Nov 2026, Spaceship's on 22 Oct 2026, our last good read — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read

Gandi and Spaceship, answered

4 questions

Is Gandi cheaper than Spaceship?

On the 480 extensions both sell, Spaceship renews cheaper on 479, Gandi on 1. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $301.25 at Spaceship and $888.00 at Gandi. On the first year alone, Gandi is cheaper on 12 and Spaceship on 468: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.

Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Gandi or Spaceship?

Gandi renews .com at $35.73 a year and Spaceship at $9.98. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $85.08 at Gandi and $29.44 at Spaceship.

Do Gandi and Spaceship include WHOIS privacy?

Gandi: free on eligible TLDs. Spaceship: free on eligible TLDs. Registry rules can make privacy unavailable on a particular extension at either.

How do I move a domain from Gandi to Spaceship?

Unlock the domain at Gandi, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Spaceship with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $9.48 for a .com at Spaceship today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.