IONOS vs Sav.com

On the 373 extensions both sell, Sav.com renews cheaper on 354, IONOS on 19. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $504.99 at Sav.com and $781.00 at IONOS.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

373 extensions both sell

Renewal 19 IONOS Sav.com 354 none the same
First year 39 IONOS Sav.com 333 1 the same
Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 14 IONOS Sav.com 346 none the same

57 extensions only at IONOS · 176 extensions only at Sav.com · 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 Sav.com: $10.99 first year $11.29 $9.01 less at Sav.com 45% cheaper
.de IONOS: $15.00 first year $9.00 Sav.com: $3.87 first year $5.33 $11.13 less at Sav.com 74% cheaper
.net IONOS: $20.00 first year $12.00 Sav.com: $12.12 first year $12.12 $7.88 less at Sav.com 39% cheaper
.org IONOS: $20.00 first year $7.00 Sav.com: $11.64 first year $11.64 $8.36 less at Sav.com 42% cheaper
.xyz IONOS: $15.00 first year $12.00 Sav.com: $14.03 first year $1.97 $0.97 less at Sav.com 6% cheaper
.shop IONOS: $56.00 first year $0.98 Sav.com: $39.99 first year $2.99 $16.01 less at Sav.com 29% cheaper
.info IONOS: $35.00 first year $1.99 Sav.com: $22.04 first year $2.99 $12.96 less at Sav.com 37% cheaper
.online IONOS: $48.00 first year $1.60 Sav.com: $28.80 first year $2.28 $19.20 less at Sav.com 40% cheaper
.in IONOS: $6.00 first year $6.00 Sav.com: $13.01 first year $9.10 $7.01 less at IONOS 54% cheaper
.site IONOS: $55.00 first year $3.44 Sav.com: $28.80 first year $2.80 $26.20 less at Sav.com 48% cheaper
.co IONOS: $48.00 first year $36.00 Sav.com: $31.19 first year $15.59 $16.81 less at Sav.com 35% cheaper
.cc IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 Sav.com: $31.18 first year $9.34 $11.18 less at IONOS 36% cheaper
.store IONOS: $84.00 first year $1.47 Sav.com: $43.88 first year $2.28 $40.12 less at Sav.com 48% cheaper
.vip IONOS: $24.00 first year $24.00 Sav.com: $15.80 first year $3.84 $8.20 less at Sav.com 34% cheaper
.us IONOS: $15.00 first year $15.00 Sav.com: $6.75 first year $4.15 $8.25 less at Sav.com 55% cheaper
.app IONOS: $25.00 first year $12.00 Sav.com: $14.76 first year $4.99 $10.24 less at Sav.com 41% cheaper
.pro IONOS: $35.00 first year $5.25 Sav.com: $22.04 first year $2.49 $12.96 less at Sav.com 37% cheaper
.biz IONOS: $30.00 first year $30.00 Sav.com: $18.92 first year $6.44 $11.08 less at Sav.com 37% cheaper
.ai IONOS: $120.00 first year $80.00 Sav.com: $83.19 first year $83.19 $36.81 less at Sav.com 31% cheaper
.io IONOS: $90.00 first year $40.99 Sav.com: $51.99 first year $26.99 $38.01 less at Sav.com 42% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at IONOS

.mx $50.00 vs $63.41 $13.41 less
.cc $20.00 vs $31.18 $11.18 less
.in $6.00 vs $13.01 $7.01 less
.asia $20.00 vs $24.72 $4.72 less
.studio $40.00 vs $41.80 $1.80 less

Cheaper at Sav.com

.tech $51.16 vs $105.00 $53.84 less
.store $43.88 vs $84.00 $40.12 less
.io $51.99 vs $90.00 $38.01 less
.ai $83.19 vs $120.00 $36.81 less
.mobi $41.80 vs $75.00 $33.20 less

Beyond the price

How the honesty score works

Fact	IONOS	Sav.com
Honesty score	54/100	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, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Klarna	Cards, PayPal, Crypto
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	549
Coupon codes	none we can verify	none we can verify
Based	Montabaur, DE, since 1988	Chicago, US, since 2019

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

Sav.com

Sav competes almost entirely on renewal price — often below wholesale as a loss-leader. The interface is spartan, the math is excellent, especially past year three.

Where it wins

Among the lowest renewals anywhere
Simple, upsell-free checkout

Where it costs you

Bare-bones tooling and DNS
Small team, slower support

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

IONOS and Sav.com, answered

4 questions

Is IONOS cheaper than Sav.com?

On the 373 extensions both sell, Sav.com renews cheaper on 354, IONOS on 19. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $504.99 at Sav.com and $781.00 at IONOS. On the first year alone, IONOS is cheaper on 39 and Sav.com on 333: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.

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

IONOS renews .com at $20.00 a year and Sav.com at $10.99. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $50.60 at IONOS and $33.87 at Sav.com.

Do IONOS and Sav.com include WHOIS privacy?

IONOS: free on eligible TLDs. Sav.com: 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 Sav.com?

Unlock the domain at IONOS, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Sav.com with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $10.49 for a .com at Sav.com today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.