INWX vs Amazon Route 53
On the 370 extensions both sell, Amazon Route 53 renews cheaper on 353, INWX on 17. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $403.00 at Amazon Route 53 and $617.03 at INWX.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
370 extensions both sell- Renewal 17 INWX Amazon Route 53 353 none the same
- First year 270 INWX Amazon Route 53 100 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 21 INWX Amazon Route 53 349 none the same
1,138 extensions only at INWX · 4 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 INWX: $18.50 first year $13.50 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $2.50 less at Amazon Route 53 14% cheaper
- .de INWX: $4.00 first year $2.90 Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 $5.00 less at INWX 56% cheaper
- .net INWX: $18.72 first year $18.72 Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 $1.72 less at Amazon Route 53 9% cheaper
- .org INWX: $18.00 first year $9.50 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $2.00 less at Amazon Route 53 11% cheaper
- .xyz INWX: $30.60 first year $30.60 Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 $11.60 less at Amazon Route 53 38% cheaper
- .shop INWX: $48.00 first year $1.80 Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 $5.00 less at Amazon Route 53 10% cheaper
- .info INWX: $36.00 first year $4.03 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $6.00 less at Amazon Route 53 17% cheaper
- .fr INWX: $13.20 first year $13.20 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $1.20 less at Amazon Route 53 9% cheaper
- .it INWX: $12.00 first year $12.00 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $1.00 less at Amazon Route 53 8% cheaper
- .online INWX: $49.80 first year $2.50 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $21.80 less at Amazon Route 53 44% cheaper
- .in INWX: $20.40 first year $20.40 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $12.40 less at Amazon Route 53 61% cheaper
- .site INWX: $48.00 first year $1.25 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $20.00 less at Amazon Route 53 42% cheaper
- .co INWX: $57.60 first year $28.80 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $19.60 less at Amazon Route 53 34% cheaper
- .ca INWX: $72.00 first year $72.00 Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 $58.00 less at Amazon Route 53 81% cheaper
- .eu INWX: $12.00 first year $5.00 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $4.00 less at Amazon Route 53 33% cheaper
- .cc INWX: $20.84 first year $20.84 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $8.84 less at Amazon Route 53 42% cheaper
- .store INWX: $63.60 first year $2.50 Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 $21.60 less at Amazon Route 53 34% cheaper
- .vip INWX: $37.20 first year $37.20 Amazon Route 53: $21.00 first year $21.00 $16.20 less at Amazon Route 53 44% cheaper
- .us INWX: $12.45 first year $12.45 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $1.45 less at Amazon Route 53 12% cheaper
- .app INWX: $24.12 first year $9.50 Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 $4.12 less at Amazon Route 53 17% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsBeyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | INWX | Amazon Route 53 |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 85/100 | 85/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | varies by TLD or account | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | adds EU VAT for consumers | not established — assume it may be added |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Bank transfer | Cards |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven |
| Extensions we price | 1,508 | 374 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Berlin, DE, since 2004 | Seattle, US, since 2014 |
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
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 — INWX'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
INWX and Amazon Route 53, answered
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- DreamHost 4% renewed cheaper by INWX
- Sav.com 4% renewed cheaper by INWX
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- 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
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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
- 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
- Infomaniak 46% 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