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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 Spaceship

On the 430 extensions both sell, Spaceship renews cheaper on 429, Hover on 1. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $311.60 at Spaceship and $527.80 at Hover.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

430 extensions both sell
  1. Renewal 1 Hover Spaceship 429 none the same
  2. First year 1 Hover Spaceship 429 none the same
  3. Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 1 Hover Spaceship 425 none the same

82 extensions only at Hover · 66 extensions only at Spaceship · 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 Spaceship: $9.98 first year $8.88 $10.01 less at Spaceship 50% cheaper
  2. .de Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Spaceship: $3.95 first year $3.95 $11.04 less at Spaceship 74% cheaper
  3. .net Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 Spaceship: $11.20 first year $11.20 $8.79 less at Spaceship 44% cheaper
  4. .org Hover: $17.99 first year $10.99 Spaceship: $11.39 first year $6.65 $6.60 less at Spaceship 37% cheaper
  5. .uk Hover: $10.99 first year $10.99 Spaceship: $5.42 first year $5.42 $5.57 less at Spaceship 51% cheaper
  6. .xyz Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 Spaceship: $13.77 first year $1.86 $9.22 less at Spaceship 40% cheaper
  7. .top Hover: $12.99 first year $12.99 Spaceship: $3.85 first year $1.40 $9.14 less at Spaceship 70% cheaper
  8. .shop Hover: $49.99 first year $49.99 Spaceship: $31.05 first year $0.70 $18.94 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
  9. .info Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 Spaceship: $21.74 first year $3.11 $13.25 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
  10. .in Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Spaceship: $5.97 first year $5.97 $9.02 less at Spaceship 60% cheaper
  11. .co Hover: $25.99 first year $25.99 Spaceship: $31.05 first year $15.53 $5.06 less at Hover 16% cheaper
  12. .ca Hover: $16.99 first year $16.99 Spaceship: $9.32 first year $9.32 $7.67 less at Spaceship 45% cheaper
  13. .eu Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Spaceship: $5.68 first year $5.68 $9.31 less at Spaceship 62% cheaper
  14. .cc Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 Spaceship: $8.26 first year $3.11 $21.73 less at Spaceship 72% cheaper
  15. .us Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Spaceship: $6.48 first year $4.14 $8.51 less at Spaceship 57% cheaper
  16. .app Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 Spaceship: $14.49 first year $8.28 $8.50 less at Spaceship 37% cheaper
  17. .pro Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 Spaceship: $21.74 first year $2.59 $13.25 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
  18. .biz Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 Spaceship: $18.63 first year $6.48 $11.36 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
  19. .io Hover: $74.99 first year $74.99 Spaceship: $51.75 first year $31.98 $23.24 less at Spaceship 31% cheaper
  20. .lol Hover: $41.99 first year $41.99 Spaceship: $25.88 first year $1.04 $16.11 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at Hover

  1. .co $25.99 vs $31.05 $5.06 less

The only one among the extensions both sell.

Cheaper at Spaceship

  1. .mobi $41.40 vs $66.99 $25.59 less
  2. .studio $41.40 vs $66.99 $25.59 less
  3. .io $51.75 vs $74.99 $23.24 less
  4. .world $37.26 vs $59.99 $22.73 less
  5. .cc $8.26 vs $29.99 $21.73 less
Fact Hover Spaceship
Honesty score 89/10084/100
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, Alipay, Crypto, UnionPay
Expired names pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemptionpre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption
Extensions we price 512 496
Coupon codes none we can verifynone we can verify
Based Toronto, CA, since 2008Phoenix, US

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

Spaceship

Namecheap's younger sibling runs the most aggressive first-year promos in the market while keeping renewals reasonable. Modern stack, clean checkout, prices move often.

Where it wins

  • Deepest first-year promos
  • Modern dashboard and API
  • Renewals stay mid-pack, not punitive

Where it costs you

  • Prices change frequently
  • Young platform — features still landing

Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Hover's on 1 Nov 2026, Spaceship's on 22 Oct 2026, our last good read — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read

Hover and Spaceship, answered

4 questions
Is Hover cheaper than Spaceship?
On the 430 extensions both sell, Spaceship renews cheaper on 429, Hover on 1. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $311.60 at Spaceship and $527.80 at Hover. On the first year alone, Hover is cheaper on 1 and Spaceship on 429: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Hover or Spaceship?
Hover renews .com at $19.99 a year and Spaceship at $9.98. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $60.57 at Hover and $29.44 at Spaceship.
Do Hover and Spaceship include WHOIS privacy?
Hover: free on eligible TLDs. Spaceship: 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 Spaceship?
Unlock the domain at Hover, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Spaceship with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $9.48 for a .com at Spaceship today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.

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