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  1. .dealer $4.99 $2473.00 ×496
  2. .nl $0.11 $29.04 ×264
  3. .tech $0.31 $43.24 ×139
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Hover vs WordPress.com Domains

On the 366 extensions both sell, WordPress.com Domains renews cheaper on 363, Hover on 3. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $474.50 at WordPress.com Domains and $657.80 at Hover.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

366 extensions both sell
  1. Renewal 3 Hover WordPress.com Domains 363 none the same
  2. First year 12 Hover WordPress.com Domains 354 none the same
  3. Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 3 Hover WordPress.com Domains 363 none the same

146 extensions only at Hover · 22 extensions only at WordPress.com Domains · 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 WordPress.com Domains: $13.00 first year $13.00 $6.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 35% cheaper
  2. .net Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 WordPress.com Domains: $14.00 first year $14.00 $5.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 30% cheaper
  3. .org Hover: $17.99 first year $10.99 WordPress.com Domains: $12.00 first year $12.00 $5.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 33% cheaper
  4. .xyz Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 WordPress.com Domains: $15.00 first year $15.00 $7.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 35% cheaper
  5. .shop Hover: $49.99 first year $49.99 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $14.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 30% cheaper
  6. .info Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $9.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 29% cheaper
  7. .online Hover: $36.99 first year $2.99 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $4.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 13% cheaper
  8. .in Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 WordPress.com Domains: $8.00 first year $8.00 $6.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 47% cheaper
  9. .site Hover: $41.99 first year $2.99 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $9.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 24% cheaper
  10. .co Hover: $25.99 first year $25.99 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $9.01 less at Hover 26% cheaper
  11. .cc Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 WordPress.com Domains: $10.00 first year $10.00 $19.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 67% cheaper
  12. .store Hover: $66.99 first year $2.99 WordPress.com Domains: $48.00 first year $48.00 $18.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 28% cheaper
  13. .vip Hover: $24.99 first year $24.99 WordPress.com Domains: $18.00 first year $18.00 $6.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 28% cheaper
  14. .es Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 WordPress.com Domains: $8.50 first year $8.50 $11.49 less at WordPress.com Domains 57% cheaper
  15. .app Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 WordPress.com Domains: $17.00 first year $17.00 $5.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 26% cheaper
  16. .pro Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $9.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 29% cheaper
  17. .biz Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 WordPress.com Domains: $22.00 first year $22.00 $7.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 27% cheaper
  18. .io Hover: $74.99 first year $74.99 WordPress.com Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $14.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 20% cheaper
  19. .lol Hover: $41.99 first year $41.99 WordPress.com Domains: $26.00 first year $26.00 $15.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 38% cheaper
  20. .me Hover: $24.99 first year $8.99 WordPress.com Domains: $19.00 first year $19.00 $5.99 less at WordPress.com Domains 24% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at Hover

  1. .co $25.99 vs $35.00 $9.01 less

Beyond the most registered

  1. .gripe $19.99 vs $28.00 $8.01 less
  2. .sarl $19.99 vs $28.00 $8.01 less

Cheaper at WordPress.com Domains

  1. .mx $28.00 vs $49.99 $21.99 less
  2. .studio $46.00 vs $66.99 $20.99 less
  3. .cc $10.00 vs $29.99 $19.99 less
  4. .one $12.00 vs $31.99 $19.99 less
  5. .world $41.00 vs $59.99 $18.99 less

Beyond the price

How the honesty score works
Fact Hover WordPress.com Domains
Honesty score 89/10079/100
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 Paynot verified
Expired names pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemptionpre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption
Extensions we price 512 388
Coupon codes none we can verifynone we can verify
Based Toronto, CA, since 2008San Francisco, US, since 2005

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

WordPress.com Domains

Automattic's consumer domain service publishes a broad standard-price catalogue in selectable currencies. Its own documentation ties incoming transfer to the standard renewal price, allowing Domain.Guru to compare all three lifecycle legs without deriving one from an unrelated promotion.

Where it wins

  • Large official USD catalogue with clear standard annual prices
  • Domain privacy is included where the registry supports it
  • Incoming transfer pricing is documented against the standard renewal cost

Where it costs you

  • Optimised around the WordPress.com ecosystem rather than large portfolio trading
  • Existing legacy domains may retain historical renewal pricing
  • Registry-premium names require an individual quote and are not part of the standard board

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

Hover and WordPress.com Domains, answered

4 questions
Is Hover cheaper than WordPress.com Domains?
On the 366 extensions both sell, WordPress.com Domains renews cheaper on 363, Hover on 3. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $474.50 at WordPress.com Domains and $657.80 at Hover. On the first year alone, Hover is cheaper on 12 and WordPress.com Domains on 354: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Hover or WordPress.com Domains?
Hover renews .com at $19.99 a year and WordPress.com Domains at $13.00. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $60.57 at Hover and $39.60 at WordPress.com Domains.
Do Hover and WordPress.com Domains include WHOIS privacy?
Hover: free on eligible TLDs. WordPress.com Domains: 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 WordPress.com Domains?
Unlock the domain at Hover, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at WordPress.com Domains with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $13.00 for a .com at WordPress.com Domains today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.

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