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- Renewal 17 Hover Amazon Route 53 335 none the same
- First year 25 Hover Amazon Route 53 327 none the same
- 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- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .co Hover: $25.99 first year $25.99 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $12.01 less at Hover 32% cheaper
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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
- .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 extensionsCheaper at Hover
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Hover | Amazon Route 53 |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 89/100 | 85/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | not established — assume it may be added | not established — assume it may be added |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay | Cards |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven |
| Extensions we price | 512 | 374 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Toronto, CA, since 2008 | Seattle, 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 questionsIs Hover cheaper than Amazon Route 53?
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Hover or Amazon Route 53?
Do Hover and Amazon Route 53 include WHOIS privacy?
How do I move a domain from Hover to Amazon Route 53?
More head-to-heads
Every pairHover against
- Gandi 98% renewed cheaper by Hover
- 101domain 93% renewed cheaper by Hover
- INWX 82% renewed cheaper by Hover
- IONOS 66% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Squarespace 51% renewed cheaper by Hover
- one.com 33% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Infomaniak 18% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Epik 7% renewed cheaper by Hover
- DreamHost 5% renewed cheaper by Hover
- OVHcloud 5% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Hostinger 4% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Sav.com 3% renewed cheaper by Hover
- NameSilo 1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- WordPress.com 1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Cloudflare <1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Spaceship <1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Porkbun <1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Dynadot <1% renewed cheaper by Hover
Amazon Route 53 against
- Gandi 99% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- 101domain 99% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- IONOS 97% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- INWX 95% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- one.com 94% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Hostinger 89% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Squarespace 77% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Infomaniak 46% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- OVHcloud 18% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- NameSilo 16% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Epik 14% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- DreamHost 12% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Sav.com 8% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- WordPress.com 8% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Porkbun 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Dynadot 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Spaceship 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53