INWX vs IONOS
On the 419 extensions both sell, IONOS renews cheaper on 304, INWX on 114, and 1 costs the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $584.00 at IONOS and $665.15 at INWX.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
419 extensions both sell- Renewal 114 INWX IONOS 304 1 the same
- First year 308 INWX IONOS 109 2 the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 100 INWX IONOS 318 1 the same
1,089 extensions only at INWX · 11 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 INWX: $18.50 first year $13.50 IONOS: $20.00 first year $10.00 $1.50 less at INWX 8% cheaper
- .de INWX: $4.00 first year $2.90 IONOS: $15.00 first year $9.00 $11.00 less at INWX 73% cheaper
- .net INWX: $18.72 first year $18.72 IONOS: $20.00 first year $12.00 $1.28 less at INWX 6% cheaper
- .org INWX: $18.00 first year $9.50 IONOS: $20.00 first year $7.00 $2.00 less at INWX 10% cheaper
- .xyz INWX: $30.60 first year $30.60 IONOS: $15.00 first year $12.00 $15.60 less at IONOS 51% cheaper
- .top INWX: $21.72 first year $21.72 IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 $1.72 less at IONOS 8% cheaper
- .nl INWX: $12.60 first year $12.60 IONOS: $8.00 first year $8.00 $4.60 less at IONOS 37% cheaper
- .shop INWX: $48.00 first year $1.80 IONOS: $56.00 first year $0.98 $8.00 less at INWX 14% cheaper
- .info INWX: $36.00 first year $4.03 IONOS: $35.00 first year $1.99 $1.00 less at IONOS 3% cheaper
- .online INWX: $49.80 first year $2.50 IONOS: $48.00 first year $1.60 $1.80 less at IONOS 4% cheaper
- .in INWX: $20.40 first year $20.40 IONOS: $6.00 first year $6.00 $14.40 less at IONOS 71% cheaper
- .site INWX: $48.00 first year $1.25 IONOS: $55.00 first year $3.44 $7.00 less at INWX 13% cheaper
- .co INWX: $57.60 first year $28.80 IONOS: $48.00 first year $36.00 $9.60 less at IONOS 17% cheaper
- .ca INWX: $72.00 first year $72.00 IONOS: $15.00 first year $10.00 $57.00 less at IONOS 79% cheaper
- .cc INWX: $20.84 first year $20.84 IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 $0.84 less at IONOS 4% cheaper
- .store INWX: $63.60 first year $2.50 IONOS: $84.00 first year $1.47 $20.40 less at INWX 24% cheaper
- .vip INWX: $37.20 first year $37.20 IONOS: $24.00 first year $24.00 $13.20 less at IONOS 35% cheaper
- .us INWX: $12.45 first year $12.45 IONOS: $15.00 first year $15.00 $2.55 less at INWX 17% cheaper
- .app INWX: $24.12 first year $9.50 IONOS: $25.00 first year $12.00 $0.88 less at INWX 4% cheaper
- .pro INWX: $51.00 first year $3.03 IONOS: $35.00 first year $5.25 $16.00 less at IONOS 31% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at INWX
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | INWX | IONOS |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 85/100 | 54/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | varies by TLD or account | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | adds EU VAT for consumers | adds EU VAT for consumers |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Bank transfer | 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 | 1,508 | 430 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Berlin, DE, since 2004 | Montabaur, DE, since 1988 |
INWX
A German registrar with one of the strongest public price feeds in the market: an extensive catalogue, separate lifecycle terms, restore, trustee, privacy and promotion metadata in one anonymous response. Domain.Guru ranks only rows whose registration, renewal and transfer each buy a comparable one-year term; no-year transfers remain outside that ranking instead of masquerading as bargains.
Where it wins
- Official anonymous JSON feed with retail lifecycle prices
- Independent periods and prices for registration, renewal and transfer
- Promotion windows, privacy, trustee and restore metadata are explicit
Where it costs you
- Hundreds of transfers do not add a year and therefore are not mixed into the standard transfer ranking
- Volume tiers exist separately and are deliberately excluded
- EU VAT depends on buyer status and destination
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 — INWX'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
INWX and IONOS, answered
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More head-to-heads
Every pairINWX against
- Gandi 94% renewed cheaper by INWX
- 101domain 71% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Squarespace 29% renewed cheaper by INWX
- one.com 19% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Hover 18% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Infomaniak 13% renewed cheaper by INWX
- OVHcloud 12% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Epik 12% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Hostinger 6% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Amazon Route 53 5% renewed cheaper by INWX
- DreamHost 4% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Sav.com 4% renewed cheaper by INWX
- NameSilo 1% renewed cheaper by INWX
- WordPress.com 1% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Dynadot 1% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Spaceship <1% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Porkbun <1% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Cloudflare 0% renewed cheaper by INWX
IONOS against
- Gandi 97% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- 101domain 79% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Squarespace 35% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Hover 34% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- one.com 31% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Infomaniak 9% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Epik 6% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Hostinger 5% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- OVHcloud 5% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Sav.com 5% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- NameSilo 4% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Amazon Route 53 3% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- DreamHost 3% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Dynadot 2% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- WordPress.com 2% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Porkbun 2% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Spaceship 1% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Cloudflare 0% renewed cheaper by IONOS