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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 Amazon Route 53

On the 352 extensions both sell, Amazon Route 53 renews cheaper on 335, Hover on 17. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $421.00 at Amazon Route 53 and $542.80 at Hover.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

352 extensions both sell
  1. Renewal 17 Hover Amazon Route 53 335 none the same
  2. First year 25 Hover Amazon Route 53 327 none the same
  3. Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 24 Hover Amazon Route 53 324 none the same

160 extensions only at Hover · 22 extensions only at Amazon Route 53 · 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 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $3.99 less at Amazon Route 53 20% cheaper
  2. .de Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 $5.99 less at Amazon Route 53 40% cheaper
  3. .net Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 $2.99 less at Amazon Route 53 15% cheaper
  4. .org Hover: $17.99 first year $10.99 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $1.99 less at Amazon Route 53 11% cheaper
  5. .xyz Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 $3.99 less at Amazon Route 53 17% cheaper
  6. .shop Hover: $49.99 first year $49.99 Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 $6.99 less at Amazon Route 53 14% cheaper
  7. .info Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $4.99 less at Amazon Route 53 14% cheaper
  8. .it Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $3.99 less at Amazon Route 53 27% cheaper
  9. .online Hover: $36.99 first year $2.99 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $8.99 less at Amazon Route 53 24% cheaper
  10. .in Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $6.99 less at Amazon Route 53 47% cheaper
  11. .site Hover: $41.99 first year $2.99 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $13.99 less at Amazon Route 53 33% cheaper
  12. .co Hover: $25.99 first year $25.99 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $12.01 less at Hover 32% cheaper
  13. .ca Hover: $16.99 first year $16.99 Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 $2.99 less at Amazon Route 53 18% cheaper
  14. .eu Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $6.99 less at Amazon Route 53 47% cheaper
  15. .cc Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $17.99 less at Amazon Route 53 60% cheaper
  16. .store Hover: $66.99 first year $2.99 Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 $24.99 less at Amazon Route 53 37% cheaper
  17. .vip Hover: $24.99 first year $24.99 Amazon Route 53: $21.00 first year $21.00 $3.99 less at Amazon Route 53 16% cheaper
  18. .us Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $3.99 less at Amazon Route 53 27% cheaper
  19. .app Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 $2.99 less at Amazon Route 53 13% cheaper
  20. .pro Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $4.99 less at Amazon Route 53 14% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at Hover

  1. .mx $49.99 vs $67.00 $17.01 less
  2. .co $25.99 vs $38.00 $12.01 less
  3. .my $32.99 vs $43.00 $10.01 less
  4. .me $24.99 vs $31.00 $6.01 less
  5. .buzz $34.99 vs $37.00 $2.01 less

Cheaper at Amazon Route 53

  1. .store $42.00 vs $66.99 $24.99 less
  2. .studio $44.00 vs $66.99 $22.99 less
  3. .cc $12.00 vs $29.99 $17.99 less
  4. .tech $49.00 vs $63.99 $14.99 less
  5. .life $40.00 vs $54.99 $14.99 less
Fact Hover Amazon Route 53
Honesty score 89/10085/100
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
Expired names pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemptionneutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven
Extensions we price 512 374
Coupon codes none we can verifynone we can verify
Based Toronto, CA, since 2008Seattle, 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

Amazon Route 53

AWS publishes registration, renewal and transfer in an official public price document and enables WHOIS privacy by default where the registry permits it. The important extra cost is outside the domain price: registering through Route 53 automatically creates a hosted zone with its own monthly charge.

Where it wins

  • Official public document publishes registration, renewal and transfer
  • WHOIS privacy at no additional charge where supported
  • Useful for portfolios already billed through AWS

Where it costs you

  • A new registration automatically creates a separately billed hosted zone
  • Purchasing and managing domains still requires an AWS account
  • Console is infrastructure-first, not a domainer marketplace

Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Hover's on 1 Nov 2026, Amazon Route 53's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read

Hover and Amazon Route 53, answered

4 questions
Is Hover cheaper than Amazon Route 53?
On the 352 extensions both sell, Amazon Route 53 renews cheaper on 335, Hover on 17. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $421.00 at Amazon Route 53 and $542.80 at Hover. On the first year alone, Hover is cheaper on 25 and Amazon Route 53 on 327: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Hover or Amazon Route 53?
Hover renews .com at $19.99 a year and Amazon Route 53 at $16.00. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $60.57 at Hover and $48.60 at Amazon Route 53.
Do Hover and Amazon Route 53 include WHOIS privacy?
Hover: free on eligible TLDs. Amazon Route 53: 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 Amazon Route 53?
Unlock the domain at Hover, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Amazon Route 53 with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $16.00 for a .com at Amazon Route 53 today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.

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