Infomaniak vs IONOS
On the 390 extensions both sell, Infomaniak renews cheaper on 353, IONOS on 37. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $443.03 at Infomaniak and $570.00 at IONOS.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
390 extensions both sell- Renewal 353 Infomaniak IONOS 37 none the same
- First year 272 Infomaniak IONOS 118 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 339 Infomaniak IONOS 47 none the same
167 extensions only at Infomaniak · 40 extensions only at IONOS · 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 Infomaniak: $16.53 first year $11.17 IONOS: $20.00 first year $10.00 $3.47 less at Infomaniak 17% cheaper
- .de Infomaniak: $3.95 first year $4.40 IONOS: $15.00 first year $9.00 $11.05 less at Infomaniak 74% cheaper
- .net Infomaniak: $16.28 first year $12.87 IONOS: $20.00 first year $12.00 $3.72 less at Infomaniak 19% cheaper
- .org Infomaniak: $17.32 first year $11.96 IONOS: $20.00 first year $7.00 $2.68 less at Infomaniak 13% cheaper
- .xyz Infomaniak: $14.16 first year $13.54 IONOS: $15.00 first year $12.00 $0.84 less at Infomaniak 6% cheaper
- .top Infomaniak: $6.87 first year $6.87 IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 $13.13 less at Infomaniak 66% cheaper
- .nl Infomaniak: $9.56 first year $9.56 IONOS: $8.00 first year $8.00 $1.56 less at IONOS 16% cheaper
- .shop Infomaniak: $41.98 first year $5.53 IONOS: $56.00 first year $0.98 $14.02 less at Infomaniak 25% cheaper
- .info Infomaniak: $24.83 first year $21.33 IONOS: $35.00 first year $1.99 $10.17 less at Infomaniak 29% cheaper
- .online Infomaniak: $33.54 first year $3.95 IONOS: $48.00 first year $1.60 $14.46 less at Infomaniak 30% cheaper
- .in Infomaniak: $25.27 first year $25.27 IONOS: $6.00 first year $6.00 $19.27 less at IONOS 76% cheaper
- .site Infomaniak: $33.54 first year $3.38 IONOS: $55.00 first year $3.44 $21.46 less at Infomaniak 39% cheaper
- .co Infomaniak: $37.23 first year $31.02 IONOS: $48.00 first year $36.00 $10.77 less at Infomaniak 22% cheaper
- .ca Infomaniak: $17.32 first year $17.32 IONOS: $15.00 first year $10.00 $2.32 less at IONOS 13% cheaper
- .cc Infomaniak: $21.93 first year $21.93 IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 $1.93 less at IONOS 9% cheaper
- .ch Infomaniak: $12.02 first year $5.64 IONOS: $10.00 first year $6.00 $2.02 less at IONOS 17% cheaper
- .store Infomaniak: $51.16 first year $3.95 IONOS: $84.00 first year $1.47 $32.84 less at Infomaniak 39% cheaper
- .us Infomaniak: $11.91 first year $11.91 IONOS: $15.00 first year $15.00 $3.09 less at Infomaniak 21% cheaper
- .app Infomaniak: $22.48 first year $16.36 IONOS: $25.00 first year $12.00 $2.52 less at Infomaniak 10% cheaper
- .pro Infomaniak: $25.15 first year $25.15 IONOS: $35.00 first year $5.25 $9.85 less at Infomaniak 28% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at Infomaniak
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Infomaniak | IONOS |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 83/100 | 54/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | adds EU VAT for consumers | adds EU VAT for consumers |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Bank transfer, PostFinance, TWINT | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Klarna |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 557 | 430 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Geneva, CH | Montabaur, DE, since 1988 |
Infomaniak
A Geneva host that runs its own data centres and publishes a price list most registrars would not: one API call per category returns first year, renewal and transfer across its catalogue, each with its tax-inclusive twin and its own currency label. Swiss prices, Swiss VAT stripped for comparison, and an EU buyer is charged their own country's rate at checkout.
Where it wins
- First year, renewal and transfer all published, across its catalogue
- Every price ships with its tax-inclusive twin, so the basis is arithmetic rather than a claim
- Owns and runs its own Swiss data centres
- Free WHOIS privacy
Where it costs you
- The board here is the Swiss franc list; a US address gets a different and dearer one
- Prices are quoted before 8.1% Swiss VAT, and an EU buyer pays their own national rate on top
- A handful of renewals sit under registry cost and are dropped by this site's guards
- A zero transfer entry is treated as unquoted, not a free annual transfer
IONOS
German hosting giant that uses €1-style first years to pull you into its hosting bundles. Fine if you read the renewal line; the cart works hard to sell you a website builder.
Where it wins
- Very cheap first year on majors
- EU invoicing and support
Where it costs you
- Steep renewal cliffs
- Aggressive bundling in checkout
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Infomaniak's on 1 Nov 2026, IONOS's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
Infomaniak and IONOS, answered
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