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- Renewal 1 Hover Spaceship 429 none the same
- First year 1 Hover Spaceship 429 none the same
- 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- .com Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 Spaceship: $9.98 first year $8.88 $10.01 less at Spaceship 50% cheaper
- .de Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Spaceship: $3.95 first year $3.95 $11.04 less at Spaceship 74% cheaper
- .net Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 Spaceship: $11.20 first year $11.20 $8.79 less at Spaceship 44% cheaper
- .org Hover: $17.99 first year $10.99 Spaceship: $11.39 first year $6.65 $6.60 less at Spaceship 37% cheaper
- .uk Hover: $10.99 first year $10.99 Spaceship: $5.42 first year $5.42 $5.57 less at Spaceship 51% cheaper
- .xyz Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 Spaceship: $13.77 first year $1.86 $9.22 less at Spaceship 40% cheaper
- .top Hover: $12.99 first year $12.99 Spaceship: $3.85 first year $1.40 $9.14 less at Spaceship 70% cheaper
- .shop Hover: $49.99 first year $49.99 Spaceship: $31.05 first year $0.70 $18.94 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
- .info Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 Spaceship: $21.74 first year $3.11 $13.25 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
- .in Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Spaceship: $5.97 first year $5.97 $9.02 less at Spaceship 60% cheaper
- .co Hover: $25.99 first year $25.99 Spaceship: $31.05 first year $15.53 $5.06 less at Hover 16% cheaper
- .ca Hover: $16.99 first year $16.99 Spaceship: $9.32 first year $9.32 $7.67 less at Spaceship 45% cheaper
- .eu Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Spaceship: $5.68 first year $5.68 $9.31 less at Spaceship 62% cheaper
- .cc Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 Spaceship: $8.26 first year $3.11 $21.73 less at Spaceship 72% cheaper
- .us Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Spaceship: $6.48 first year $4.14 $8.51 less at Spaceship 57% cheaper
- .app Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 Spaceship: $14.49 first year $8.28 $8.50 less at Spaceship 37% cheaper
- .pro Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 Spaceship: $21.74 first year $2.59 $13.25 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
- .biz Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 Spaceship: $18.63 first year $6.48 $11.36 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
- .io Hover: $74.99 first year $74.99 Spaceship: $51.75 first year $31.98 $23.24 less at Spaceship 31% cheaper
- .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 extensionsBeyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Hover | Spaceship |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 89/100 | 84/100 |
| 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, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, Crypto, UnionPay |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 512 | 496 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Toronto, CA, since 2008 | Phoenix, 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 questionsIs Hover cheaper than Spaceship?
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Hover or Spaceship?
Do Hover and Spaceship include WHOIS privacy?
How do I move a domain from Hover to Spaceship?
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Every pairHover against
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- 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
- Amazon Route 53 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
- Porkbun <1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Dynadot <1% renewed cheaper by Hover
Spaceship against
- 101domain 100% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Gandi >99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- INWX >99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- NameSilo >99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- one.com 99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- IONOS 99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Dynadot 99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Epik 98% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Hostinger 98% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Sav.com 98% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- WordPress.com 96% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Porkbun 96% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- OVHcloud 95% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Amazon Route 53 94% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Squarespace 94% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- DreamHost 90% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Infomaniak 68% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Cloudflare 2% renewed cheaper by Spaceship