Hover vs Infomaniak
On the 428 extensions both sell, Infomaniak renews cheaper on 352, Hover on 76. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $422.09 at Infomaniak and $499.80 at Hover.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
428 extensions both sell- Renewal 76 Hover Infomaniak 352 none the same
- First year 81 Hover Infomaniak 347 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 72 Hover Infomaniak 344 none the same
84 extensions only at Hover · 129 extensions only at Infomaniak · 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 Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 Infomaniak: $16.53 first year $11.17 $3.46 less at Infomaniak 17% cheaper
- .de Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Infomaniak: $3.95 first year $4.40 $11.04 less at Infomaniak 74% cheaper
- .net Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 Infomaniak: $16.28 first year $12.87 $3.71 less at Infomaniak 19% cheaper
- .org Hover: $17.99 first year $10.99 Infomaniak: $17.32 first year $11.96 $0.67 less at Infomaniak 4% cheaper
- .uk Hover: $10.99 first year $10.99 Infomaniak: $11.51 first year $11.51 $0.52 less at Hover 5% cheaper
- .xyz Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 Infomaniak: $14.16 first year $13.54 $8.83 less at Infomaniak 38% cheaper
- .top Hover: $12.99 first year $12.99 Infomaniak: $6.87 first year $6.87 $6.12 less at Infomaniak 47% cheaper
- .nl Hover: $15.99 first year $15.99 Infomaniak: $9.56 first year $9.56 $6.43 less at Infomaniak 40% cheaper
- .shop Hover: $49.99 first year $49.99 Infomaniak: $41.98 first year $5.53 $8.01 less at Infomaniak 16% cheaper
- .info Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 Infomaniak: $24.83 first year $21.33 $10.16 less at Infomaniak 29% cheaper
- .it Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Infomaniak: $15.75 first year $11.17 $0.76 less at Hover 5% cheaper
- .online Hover: $36.99 first year $2.99 Infomaniak: $33.54 first year $3.95 $3.45 less at Infomaniak 9% cheaper
- .in Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Infomaniak: $25.27 first year $25.27 $10.28 less at Hover 41% cheaper
- .site Hover: $41.99 first year $2.99 Infomaniak: $33.54 first year $3.38 $8.45 less at Infomaniak 20% cheaper
- .co Hover: $25.99 first year $25.99 Infomaniak: $37.23 first year $31.02 $11.24 less at Hover 30% cheaper
- .ca Hover: $16.99 first year $16.99 Infomaniak: $17.32 first year $17.32 $0.33 less at Hover 2% cheaper
- .eu Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Infomaniak: $11.34 first year $5.08 $3.65 less at Infomaniak 24% cheaper
- .cc Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 Infomaniak: $21.93 first year $21.93 $8.06 less at Infomaniak 27% cheaper
- .ch Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Infomaniak: $12.02 first year $5.64 $2.97 less at Infomaniak 20% cheaper
- .store Hover: $66.99 first year $2.99 Infomaniak: $51.16 first year $3.95 $15.83 less at Infomaniak 24% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at Hover
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Hover | Infomaniak |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 89/100 | 83/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | not established — assume it may be added | adds EU VAT for consumers |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay | Cards, PayPal, Bank transfer, PostFinance, TWINT |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven |
| Extensions we price | 512 | 557 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Toronto, CA, since 2008 | Geneva, CH |
Hover
Hover charges more and hides nothing: no upsells, no teaser pricing, famously clean checkout. You pay a convenience premium for calm.
Where it wins
- Cleanest checkout in the industry
- Honest flat pricing
Where it costs you
- Premium prices at every horizon
- Few promos
Infomaniak
A Geneva host that runs its own data centres and publishes a price list most registrars would not: one API call per category returns first year, renewal and transfer across its catalogue, each with its tax-inclusive twin and its own currency label. Swiss prices, Swiss VAT stripped for comparison, and an EU buyer is charged their own country's rate at checkout.
Where it wins
- First year, renewal and transfer all published, across its catalogue
- Every price ships with its tax-inclusive twin, so the basis is arithmetic rather than a claim
- Owns and runs its own Swiss data centres
- Free WHOIS privacy
Where it costs you
- The board here is the Swiss franc list; a US address gets a different and dearer one
- Prices are quoted before 8.1% Swiss VAT, and an EU buyer pays their own national rate on top
- A handful of renewals sit under registry cost and are dropped by this site's guards
- A zero transfer entry is treated as unquoted, not a free annual transfer
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Hover's on 1 Nov 2026, Infomaniak's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
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Infomaniak against
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- one.com 91% renewed cheaper by Infomaniak
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- Porkbun 30% renewed cheaper by Infomaniak
- Dynadot 30% renewed cheaper by Infomaniak
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