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Biggest jumps at renewal first year, then the renewal at the same shop

  1. .dealer $4.99 $2473.00 ×496
  2. .nl $0.11 $29.04 ×264
  3. .tech $0.31 $43.24 ×139

IONOS vs Amazon Route 53

On the 325 extensions both sell, Amazon Route 53 renews cheaper on 314, IONOS on 10, and 1 costs the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $439.00 at Amazon Route 53 and $596.00 at IONOS.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

325 extensions both sell
  1. Renewal 10 IONOS Amazon Route 53 314 1 the same
  2. First year 94 IONOS Amazon Route 53 229 2 the same
  3. Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 23 IONOS Amazon Route 53 300 2 the same

105 extensions only at IONOS · 49 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
  1. .com IONOS: $20.00 first year $10.00 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $4.00 less at Amazon Route 53 20% cheaper
  2. .de IONOS: $15.00 first year $9.00 Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 $6.00 less at Amazon Route 53 40% cheaper
  3. .net IONOS: $20.00 first year $12.00 Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 $3.00 less at Amazon Route 53 15% cheaper
  4. .org IONOS: $20.00 first year $7.00 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $4.00 less at Amazon Route 53 20% cheaper
  5. .xyz IONOS: $15.00 first year $12.00 Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 $4.00 less at IONOS 21% cheaper
  6. .shop IONOS: $56.00 first year $0.98 Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 $13.00 less at Amazon Route 53 23% cheaper
  7. .info IONOS: $35.00 first year $1.99 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $5.00 less at Amazon Route 53 14% cheaper
  8. .online IONOS: $48.00 first year $1.60 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $20.00 less at Amazon Route 53 42% cheaper
  9. .in IONOS: $6.00 first year $6.00 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $2.00 less at IONOS 25% cheaper
  10. .site IONOS: $55.00 first year $3.44 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $27.00 less at Amazon Route 53 49% cheaper
  11. .co IONOS: $48.00 first year $36.00 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $10.00 less at Amazon Route 53 21% cheaper
  12. .ca IONOS: $15.00 first year $10.00 Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 $1.00 less at Amazon Route 53 7% cheaper
  13. .cc IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $8.00 less at Amazon Route 53 40% cheaper
  14. .store IONOS: $84.00 first year $1.47 Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 $42.00 less at Amazon Route 53 50% cheaper
  15. .vip IONOS: $24.00 first year $24.00 Amazon Route 53: $21.00 first year $21.00 $3.00 less at Amazon Route 53 13% cheaper
  16. .us IONOS: $15.00 first year $15.00 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $4.00 less at Amazon Route 53 27% cheaper
  17. .app IONOS: $25.00 first year $12.00 Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 $5.00 less at Amazon Route 53 20% cheaper
  18. .pro IONOS: $35.00 first year $5.25 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $5.00 less at Amazon Route 53 14% cheaper
  19. .be IONOS: $10.00 first year $6.00 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $1.00 less at IONOS 9% cheaper
  20. .biz IONOS: $30.00 first year $30.00 Amazon Route 53: $26.00 first year $26.00 $4.00 less at Amazon Route 53 13% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at IONOS

  1. .mx $50.00 vs $67.00 $17.00 less
  2. .art $25.00 vs $35.00 $10.00 less
  3. .me $25.00 vs $31.00 $6.00 less
  4. .xyz $15.00 vs $19.00 $4.00 less
  5. .studio $40.00 vs $44.00 $4.00 less

Cheaper at Amazon Route 53

  1. .tech $49.00 vs $105.00 $56.00 less
  2. .store $42.00 vs $84.00 $42.00 less
  3. .fun $30.00 vs $60.00 $30.00 less
  4. .site $28.00 vs $55.00 $27.00 less
  5. .space $25.00 vs $50.00 $25.00 less
Fact IONOS Amazon Route 53
Honesty score 54/10085/100
WHOIS privacy free on eligible TLDsfree on eligible TLDs
EU VAT adds EU VAT for consumersnot established — assume it may be added
Accepts Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, KlarnaCards
Expired names pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemptionneutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven
Extensions we price 430 374
Coupon codes none we can verifynone we can verify
Based Montabaur, DE, since 1988Seattle, 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

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 — IONOS'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

IONOS and Amazon Route 53, answered

4 questions
Is IONOS cheaper than Amazon Route 53?
On the 325 extensions both sell, Amazon Route 53 renews cheaper on 314, IONOS on 10, and 1 costs the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $439.00 at Amazon Route 53 and $596.00 at IONOS. On the first year alone, IONOS is cheaper on 94 and Amazon Route 53 on 229: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, IONOS or Amazon Route 53?
IONOS renews .com at $20.00 a year and Amazon Route 53 at $16.00. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $50.60 at IONOS and $48.60 at Amazon Route 53.
Do IONOS and Amazon Route 53 include WHOIS privacy?
IONOS: free on eligible TLDs. Amazon Route 53: 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 Amazon Route 53?
Unlock the domain at IONOS, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Amazon Route 53 with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $16.00 for a .com at Amazon Route 53 today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.

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