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Biggest jumps at renewal first year, then the renewal at the same shop

  1. .dealer $4.99 $2473.00 ×496
  2. .nl $0.11 $29.04 ×264
  3. .tech $0.31 $43.24 ×139

Hover vs INWX

On the 489 extensions both sell, Hover renews cheaper on 402, INWX on 87. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $513.80 at Hover and $614.03 at INWX.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

489 extensions both sell
  1. Renewal 402 Hover INWX 87 none the same
  2. First year 157 Hover INWX 332 none the same
  3. Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 403 Hover INWX 86 none the same

23 extensions only at Hover · 1,019 extensions only at INWX · 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
  1. .com Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 INWX: $18.50 first year $13.50 $1.49 less at INWX 7% cheaper
  2. .de Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 INWX: $4.00 first year $2.90 $10.99 less at INWX 73% cheaper
  3. .net Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 INWX: $18.72 first year $18.72 $1.27 less at INWX 6% cheaper
  4. .org Hover: $17.99 first year $10.99 INWX: $18.00 first year $9.50 $0.01 less at Hover 0.1% cheaper
  5. .xyz Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 INWX: $30.60 first year $30.60 $7.61 less at Hover 25% cheaper
  6. .top Hover: $12.99 first year $12.99 INWX: $21.72 first year $21.72 $8.73 less at Hover 40% cheaper
  7. .nl Hover: $15.99 first year $15.99 INWX: $12.60 first year $12.60 $3.39 less at INWX 21% cheaper
  8. .shop Hover: $49.99 first year $49.99 INWX: $48.00 first year $1.80 $1.99 less at INWX 4% cheaper
  9. .info Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 INWX: $36.00 first year $4.03 $1.01 less at Hover 3% cheaper
  10. .it Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 INWX: $12.00 first year $12.00 $2.99 less at INWX 20% cheaper
  11. .online Hover: $36.99 first year $2.99 INWX: $49.80 first year $2.50 $12.81 less at Hover 26% cheaper
  12. .in Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 INWX: $20.40 first year $20.40 $5.41 less at Hover 27% cheaper
  13. .site Hover: $41.99 first year $2.99 INWX: $48.00 first year $1.25 $6.01 less at Hover 13% cheaper
  14. .co Hover: $25.99 first year $25.99 INWX: $57.60 first year $28.80 $31.61 less at Hover 55% cheaper
  15. .ca Hover: $16.99 first year $16.99 INWX: $72.00 first year $72.00 $55.01 less at Hover 76% cheaper
  16. .eu Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 INWX: $12.00 first year $5.00 $2.99 less at INWX 20% cheaper
  17. .cc Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 INWX: $20.84 first year $20.84 $9.15 less at INWX 31% cheaper
  18. .store Hover: $66.99 first year $2.99 INWX: $63.60 first year $2.50 $3.39 less at INWX 5% cheaper
  19. .vip Hover: $24.99 first year $24.99 INWX: $37.20 first year $37.20 $12.21 less at Hover 33% cheaper
  20. .us Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 INWX: $12.45 first year $12.45 $2.54 less at INWX 17% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at Hover

  1. .ca $16.99 vs $72.00 $55.01 less
  2. .my $32.99 vs $78.00 $45.01 less
  3. .co $25.99 vs $57.60 $31.61 less
  4. .mx $49.99 vs $75.60 $25.61 less
  5. .tech $63.99 vs $87.00 $23.01 less

Cheaper at INWX

  1. .de $4.00 vs $14.99 $10.99 less
  2. .cc $20.84 vs $29.99 $9.15 less
  3. .cloud $30.00 vs $34.99 $4.99 less
  4. .art $36.12 vs $39.99 $3.87 less
  5. .nl $12.60 vs $15.99 $3.39 less
Fact Hover INWX
Honesty score 89/10085/100
WHOIS privacy free on eligible TLDsvaries by TLD or account
EU VAT not established — assume it may be addedadds EU VAT for consumers
Accepts Cards, PayPal, Apple PayCards, PayPal, Bank transfer
Expired names pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemptionneutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven
Extensions we price 512 1,508
Coupon codes none we can verifynone we can verify
Based Toronto, CA, since 2008Berlin, DE, since 2004

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

INWX

A German registrar with one of the strongest public price feeds in the market: an extensive catalogue, separate lifecycle terms, restore, trustee, privacy and promotion metadata in one anonymous response. Domain.Guru ranks only rows whose registration, renewal and transfer each buy a comparable one-year term; no-year transfers remain outside that ranking instead of masquerading as bargains.

Where it wins

  • Official anonymous JSON feed with retail lifecycle prices
  • Independent periods and prices for registration, renewal and transfer
  • Promotion windows, privacy, trustee and restore metadata are explicit

Where it costs you

  • Hundreds of transfers do not add a year and therefore are not mixed into the standard transfer ranking
  • Volume tiers exist separately and are deliberately excluded
  • EU VAT depends on buyer status and destination

Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Hover's on 1 Nov 2026, INWX's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read

Hover and INWX, answered

4 questions
Is Hover cheaper than INWX?
On the 489 extensions both sell, Hover renews cheaper on 402, INWX on 87. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $513.80 at Hover and $614.03 at INWX. On the first year alone, Hover is cheaper on 157 and INWX on 332: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Hover or INWX?
Hover renews .com at $19.99 a year and INWX at $18.50. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $60.57 at Hover and $51.10 at INWX.
Do Hover and INWX include WHOIS privacy?
Hover: free on eligible TLDs. INWX: varies by TLD or account. Registry rules can make privacy unavailable on a particular extension at either.
How do I move a domain from INWX to Hover?
Unlock the domain at INWX, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Hover with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $19.99 for a .com at Hover today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.

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