Infomaniak vs Amazon Route 53
On the 337 extensions both sell, Infomaniak renews cheaper on 183, Amazon Route 53 on 154. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $451.94 at Infomaniak and $412.00 at Amazon Route 53.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
337 extensions both sell- Renewal 183 Infomaniak Amazon Route 53 154 none the same
- First year 197 Infomaniak Amazon Route 53 140 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 189 Infomaniak Amazon Route 53 144 none the same
220 extensions only at Infomaniak · 37 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 Infomaniak: $16.53 first year $11.17 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $0.53 less at Amazon Route 53 3% cheaper
- .de Infomaniak: $3.95 first year $4.40 Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 $5.05 less at Infomaniak 56% cheaper
- .net Infomaniak: $16.28 first year $12.87 Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 $0.72 less at Infomaniak 4% cheaper
- .org Infomaniak: $17.32 first year $11.96 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $1.32 less at Amazon Route 53 8% cheaper
- .xyz Infomaniak: $14.16 first year $13.54 Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 $4.84 less at Infomaniak 25% cheaper
- .shop Infomaniak: $41.98 first year $5.53 Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 $1.02 less at Infomaniak 2% cheaper
- .info Infomaniak: $24.83 first year $21.33 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $5.17 less at Infomaniak 17% cheaper
- .fr Infomaniak: $10.27 first year $6.21 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $1.73 less at Infomaniak 14% cheaper
- .it Infomaniak: $15.75 first year $11.17 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $4.75 less at Amazon Route 53 30% cheaper
- .online Infomaniak: $33.54 first year $3.95 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $5.54 less at Amazon Route 53 17% cheaper
- .in Infomaniak: $25.27 first year $25.27 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $17.27 less at Amazon Route 53 68% cheaper
- .site Infomaniak: $33.54 first year $3.38 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $5.54 less at Amazon Route 53 17% cheaper
- .co Infomaniak: $37.23 first year $31.02 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $0.77 less at Infomaniak 2% cheaper
- .ca Infomaniak: $17.32 first year $17.32 Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 $3.32 less at Amazon Route 53 19% cheaper
- .eu Infomaniak: $11.34 first year $5.08 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $3.34 less at Amazon Route 53 29% cheaper
- .cc Infomaniak: $21.93 first year $21.93 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $9.93 less at Amazon Route 53 45% cheaper
- .store Infomaniak: $51.16 first year $3.95 Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 $9.16 less at Amazon Route 53 18% cheaper
- .us Infomaniak: $11.91 first year $11.91 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $0.91 less at Amazon Route 53 8% cheaper
- .app Infomaniak: $22.48 first year $16.36 Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 $2.48 less at Amazon Route 53 11% cheaper
- .pro Infomaniak: $25.15 first year $25.15 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $4.85 less at Infomaniak 16% 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 | Amazon Route 53 |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 83/100 | 85/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | adds EU VAT for consumers | not established — assume it may be added |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Bank transfer, PostFinance, TWINT | Cards |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven |
| Extensions we price | 557 | 374 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Geneva, CH | Seattle, US, since 2014 |
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
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 — Infomaniak'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
Infomaniak and Amazon Route 53, answered
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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
- Hover 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
- 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