IONOS vs Porkbun

On the 387 extensions both sell, Porkbun renews cheaper on 381, IONOS on 6. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $341.58 at Porkbun and $590.00 at IONOS.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

387 extensions both sell

Renewal 6 IONOS Porkbun 381 none the same
First year 30 IONOS Porkbun 357 none the same
Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 15 IONOS Porkbun 370 none the same

43 extensions only at IONOS · 234 extensions only at Porkbun · 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 IONOS: $20.00 first year $10.00 Porkbun: $11.81 first year $11.81 $8.19 less at Porkbun 41% cheaper
.de IONOS: $15.00 first year $9.00 Porkbun: $4.07 first year $2.90 $10.93 less at Porkbun 73% cheaper
.net IONOS: $20.00 first year $12.00 Porkbun: $12.52 first year $12.52 $7.48 less at Porkbun 37% cheaper
.org IONOS: $20.00 first year $7.00 Porkbun: $11.84 first year $7.98 $8.16 less at Porkbun 41% cheaper
.xyz IONOS: $15.00 first year $12.00 Porkbun: $14.21 first year $2.04 $0.79 less at Porkbun 5% cheaper
.top IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 Porkbun: $4.63 first year $1.63 $15.37 less at Porkbun 77% cheaper
.nl IONOS: $8.00 first year $8.00 Porkbun: $7.62 first year $7.62 $0.38 less at Porkbun 5% cheaper
.shop IONOS: $56.00 first year $0.98 Porkbun: $31.41 first year $2.06 $24.59 less at Porkbun 44% cheaper
.info IONOS: $35.00 first year $1.99 Porkbun: $22.14 first year $3.60 $12.86 less at Porkbun 37% cheaper
.online IONOS: $48.00 first year $1.60 Porkbun: $28.84 first year $1.96 $19.16 less at Porkbun 40% cheaper
.in IONOS: $6.00 first year $6.00 Porkbun: $7.83 first year $7.83 $1.83 less at IONOS 23% cheaper
.site IONOS: $55.00 first year $3.44 Porkbun: $28.84 first year $1.96 $26.16 less at Porkbun 48% cheaper
.co IONOS: $48.00 first year $36.00 Porkbun: $31.20 first year $15.76 $16.80 less at Porkbun 35% cheaper
.ca IONOS: $15.00 first year $10.00 Porkbun: $9.18 first year $8.82 $5.82 less at Porkbun 39% cheaper
.cc IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 Porkbun: $8.55 first year $3.40 $11.45 less at Porkbun 57% cheaper
.store IONOS: $84.00 first year $1.47 Porkbun: $43.77 first year $2.57 $40.23 less at Porkbun 48% cheaper
.us IONOS: $15.00 first year $15.00 Porkbun: $7.00 first year $4.43 $8.00 less at Porkbun 53% cheaper
.app IONOS: $25.00 first year $12.00 Porkbun: $14.93 first year $8.75 $10.07 less at Porkbun 40% cheaper
.pro IONOS: $35.00 first year $5.25 Porkbun: $22.14 first year $3.09 $12.86 less at Porkbun 37% cheaper
.biz IONOS: $30.00 first year $30.00 Porkbun: $19.05 first year $6.69 $10.95 less at Porkbun 37% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at IONOS

.in $6.00 vs $7.83 $1.83 less
.studio $40.00 vs $41.71 $1.71 less

Beyond the most registered

.memorial $74.00 vs $102.47 $28.47 less
.navy $59.00 vs $82.90 $23.90 less
.ws $15.00 vs $22.97 $7.97 less

Cheaper at Porkbun

.tech $50.98 vs $105.00 $54.02 less
.store $43.77 vs $84.00 $40.23 less
.io $51.80 vs $90.00 $38.20 less
.ai $82.70 vs $120.00 $37.30 less
.mobi $41.71 vs $75.00 $33.29 less

Beyond the price

How the honesty score works

Fact	IONOS	Porkbun
Honesty score	54/100	92/100
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, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Klarna	Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto, ACH, Alipay, Amazon Pay
Expired names	pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption	pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption
Extensions we price	430	621
Coupon codes	none we can verify	1 code
Based	Montabaur, DE, since 1988	Portland, US, since 2014

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

Porkbun

Porkbun keeps renewal prices low and prints them right next to the sale price — the pricing table is the marketing. Free WHOIS privacy and free SSL on everything.

Where it wins

Renewal shown beside every price
Consistently low renewals
Free privacy + SSL included

Where it costs you

Occasional promo requires a coupon code
Support is ticket-first

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

IONOS and Porkbun, answered

4 questions

Is IONOS cheaper than Porkbun?

On the 387 extensions both sell, Porkbun renews cheaper on 381, IONOS on 6. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $341.58 at Porkbun and $590.00 at IONOS. On the first year alone, IONOS is cheaper on 30 and Porkbun on 357: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.

Which is cheaper for a .com domain, IONOS or Porkbun?

IONOS renews .com at $20.00 a year and Porkbun at $11.81. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $50.60 at IONOS and $36.03 at Porkbun.

Do IONOS and Porkbun include WHOIS privacy?

IONOS: free on eligible TLDs. Porkbun: free on eligible TLDs. Registry rules can make privacy unavailable on a particular extension at either.

How do I move a domain from IONOS to Porkbun?

Unlock the domain at IONOS, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Porkbun with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $11.81 for a .com at Porkbun today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.