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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 Porkbun

On the 462 extensions both sell, Porkbun renews cheaper on 461, Hover on 1. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $311.93 at Porkbun and $507.80 at Hover.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

462 extensions both sell
  1. Renewal 1 Hover Porkbun 461 none the same
  2. First year 2 Hover Porkbun 460 none the same
  3. Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 2 Hover Porkbun 448 none the same

50 extensions only at Hover · 159 extensions only at Porkbun · 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 Porkbun: $11.81 first year $11.81 $8.18 less at Porkbun 41% cheaper
  2. .de Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Porkbun: $4.07 first year $2.90 $10.92 less at Porkbun 73% cheaper
  3. .net Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 Porkbun: $12.52 first year $12.52 $7.47 less at Porkbun 37% cheaper
  4. .org Hover: $17.99 first year $10.99 Porkbun: $11.84 first year $7.98 $6.15 less at Porkbun 34% cheaper
  5. .uk Hover: $10.99 first year $10.99 Porkbun: $5.66 first year $5.66 $5.33 less at Porkbun 48% cheaper
  6. .xyz Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 Porkbun: $14.21 first year $2.04 $8.78 less at Porkbun 38% cheaper
  7. .top Hover: $12.99 first year $12.99 Porkbun: $4.63 first year $1.63 $8.36 less at Porkbun 64% cheaper
  8. .nl Hover: $15.99 first year $15.99 Porkbun: $7.62 first year $7.62 $8.37 less at Porkbun 52% cheaper
  9. .shop Hover: $49.99 first year $49.99 Porkbun: $31.41 first year $2.06 $18.58 less at Porkbun 37% cheaper
  10. .info Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 Porkbun: $22.14 first year $3.60 $12.85 less at Porkbun 37% cheaper
  11. .online Hover: $36.99 first year $2.99 Porkbun: $28.84 first year $1.96 $8.15 less at Porkbun 22% cheaper
  12. .in Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Porkbun: $7.83 first year $7.83 $7.16 less at Porkbun 48% cheaper
  13. .site Hover: $41.99 first year $2.99 Porkbun: $28.84 first year $1.96 $13.15 less at Porkbun 31% cheaper
  14. .co Hover: $25.99 first year $25.99 Porkbun: $31.20 first year $15.76 $5.21 less at Hover 17% cheaper
  15. .ca Hover: $16.99 first year $16.99 Porkbun: $9.18 first year $8.82 $7.81 less at Porkbun 46% cheaper
  16. .eu Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Porkbun: $5.88 first year $5.88 $9.11 less at Porkbun 61% cheaper
  17. .cc Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 Porkbun: $8.55 first year $3.40 $21.44 less at Porkbun 71% cheaper
  18. .store Hover: $66.99 first year $2.99 Porkbun: $43.77 first year $2.57 $23.22 less at Porkbun 35% cheaper
  19. .us Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Porkbun: $7.00 first year $4.43 $7.99 less at Porkbun 53% cheaper
  20. .app Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 Porkbun: $14.93 first year $8.75 $8.06 less at Porkbun 35% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at Hover

  1. .co $25.99 vs $31.20 $5.21 less

The only one among the extensions both sell.

Cheaper at Porkbun

  1. .ai $82.70 vs $114.99 $32.29 less
  2. .mobi $41.71 vs $66.99 $25.28 less
  3. .studio $41.71 vs $66.99 $25.28 less
  4. .store $43.77 vs $66.99 $23.22 less
  5. .io $51.80 vs $74.99 $23.19 less
Fact Hover Porkbun
Honesty score 89/10092/100
WHOIS privacy free on eligible TLDsfree on eligible TLDs
EU VAT not established — assume it may be addednot established — assume it may be added
Accepts Cards, PayPal, Apple PayCards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto, ACH, Alipay, Amazon Pay
Expired names pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemptionpre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption
Extensions we price 512 621
Coupon codes none we can verify1 code
Based Toronto, CA, since 2008Portland, US, since 2014

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

Porkbun

Porkbun keeps renewal prices low and prints them right next to the sale price — the pricing table is the marketing. Free WHOIS privacy and free SSL on everything.

Where it wins

  • Renewal shown beside every price
  • Consistently low renewals
  • Free privacy + SSL included

Where it costs you

  • Occasional promo requires a coupon code
  • Support is ticket-first

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

Hover and Porkbun, answered

4 questions
Is Hover cheaper than Porkbun?
On the 462 extensions both sell, Porkbun renews cheaper on 461, Hover on 1. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $311.93 at Porkbun and $507.80 at Hover. On the first year alone, Hover is cheaper on 2 and Porkbun on 460: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Hover or Porkbun?
Hover renews .com at $19.99 a year and Porkbun at $11.81. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $60.57 at Hover and $36.03 at Porkbun.
Do Hover and Porkbun include WHOIS privacy?
Hover: free on eligible TLDs. Porkbun: free on eligible TLDs. Registry rules can make privacy unavailable on a particular extension at either.
How do I move a domain from Hover to Porkbun?
Unlock the domain at Hover, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Porkbun with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $11.81 for a .com at Porkbun today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.

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