Hostinger vs WordPress.com Domains
On the 307 extensions both sell, WordPress.com Domains renews cheaper on 295, Hostinger on 12. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $447.50 at WordPress.com Domains and $551.80 at Hostinger.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
307 extensions both sell- Renewal 12 Hostinger WordPress.com Domains 295 none the same
- First year 283 Hostinger WordPress.com Domains 24 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 261 Hostinger WordPress.com Domains 45 1 the same
103 extensions only at Hostinger · 81 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 Hostinger: $19.99 first year $19.99 WordPress.com Domains: $13.00 first year $13.00 $6.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 35% cheaper
- .net Hostinger: $17.99 first year $17.99 WordPress.com Domains: $14.00 first year $14.00 $3.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 22% cheaper
- .org Hostinger: $17.99 first year $17.99 WordPress.com Domains: $12.00 first year $12.00 $5.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 33% cheaper
- .xyz Hostinger: $19.99 first year $1.99 WordPress.com Domains: $15.00 first year $15.00 $4.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 25% cheaper
- .shop Hostinger: $39.99 first year $0.99 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $4.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 12% cheaper
- .info Hostinger: $31.99 first year $3.99 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $6.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 22% cheaper
- .online Hostinger: $35.99 first year $35.99 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $3.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 11% cheaper
- .in Hostinger: $9.99 first year $9.99 WordPress.com Domains: $8.00 first year $8.00 $1.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 20% cheaper
- .site Hostinger: $38.99 first year $38.99 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $6.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 18% cheaper
- .co Hostinger: $34.99 first year $27.99 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $0.01 less at Hostinger 0.0% cheaper
- .cc Hostinger: $10.99 first year $3.99 WordPress.com Domains: $10.00 first year $10.00 $0.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 9% cheaper
- .store Hostinger: $54.99 first year $54.99 WordPress.com Domains: $48.00 first year $48.00 $6.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 13% cheaper
- .vip Hostinger: $24.99 first year $3.99 WordPress.com Domains: $18.00 first year $18.00 $6.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 28% cheaper
- .es Hostinger: $11.99 first year $8.99 WordPress.com Domains: $8.50 first year $8.50 $3.49 less at WordPress.com Domains 29% cheaper
- .app Hostinger: $19.99 first year $9.99 WordPress.com Domains: $17.00 first year $17.00 $2.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 15% cheaper
- .sbs Hostinger: $15.99 first year $0.99 WordPress.com Domains: $8.00 first year $8.00 $7.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 50% cheaper
- .pro Hostinger: $31.99 first year $2.99 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $6.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 22% cheaper
- .biz Hostinger: $23.99 first year $7.99 WordPress.com Domains: $22.00 first year $22.00 $1.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 8% cheaper
- .io Hostinger: $74.99 first year $74.99 WordPress.com Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $14.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 20% cheaper
- .bond Hostinger: $13.99 first year $0.99 WordPress.com Domains: $10.00 first year $10.00 $3.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 29% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at Hostinger
Beyond the most registered
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Hostinger | WordPress.com Domains |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 78/100 | 79/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | varies by TLD or account | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | adds EU VAT for consumers | not established — assume it may be added |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, Crypto | not verified |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 410 | 388 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Vilnius, LT, since 2004 | San Francisco, US, since 2005 |
Hostinger
A mass-market registrar with a surprisingly useful first-party pricing endpoint behind its public TLD catalogue. The feed exposes purchase, first-year, renewal, transfer, currency, coupon and minimum-term fields. Domain.Guru refuses the famous $0.01-style headlines when they require multiple years and ranks the ordinary one-year price instead.
Where it wins
- Public registration, renewal and transfer rows in native USD
- Minimum term and multi-year deal metadata prevent teaser-price traps
- Free privacy is flagged per extension in the source feed
Where it costs you
- Many lowest headlines require a two- or three-year purchase
- The feed is a storefront contract, so structural canaries are essential
- VAT is added according to billing location
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 — Hostinger'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
Hostinger and WordPress.com Domains, answered
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