IONOS vs Spaceship

On the 356 extensions both sell, Spaceship renews cheaper on 351, IONOS on 5. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $327.42 at Spaceship and $570.00 at IONOS.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

356 extensions both sell

Renewal 5 IONOS Spaceship 351 none the same
First year 27 IONOS Spaceship 329 none the same
Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 12 IONOS Spaceship 344 none the same

74 extensions only at IONOS · 140 extensions only at Spaceship · 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 Spaceship: $9.98 first year $8.88 $10.02 less at Spaceship 50% cheaper
.de IONOS: $15.00 first year $9.00 Spaceship: $3.95 first year $3.95 $11.05 less at Spaceship 74% cheaper
.net IONOS: $20.00 first year $12.00 Spaceship: $11.20 first year $11.20 $8.80 less at Spaceship 44% cheaper
.org IONOS: $20.00 first year $7.00 Spaceship: $11.39 first year $6.65 $8.61 less at Spaceship 43% cheaper
.xyz IONOS: $15.00 first year $12.00 Spaceship: $13.77 first year $1.86 $1.23 less at Spaceship 8% cheaper
.top IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 Spaceship: $3.85 first year $1.40 $16.15 less at Spaceship 81% cheaper
.shop IONOS: $56.00 first year $0.98 Spaceship: $31.05 first year $0.70 $24.95 less at Spaceship 45% cheaper
.info IONOS: $35.00 first year $1.99 Spaceship: $21.74 first year $3.11 $13.26 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
.in IONOS: $6.00 first year $6.00 Spaceship: $5.97 first year $5.97 $0.03 less at Spaceship 0.5% cheaper
.co IONOS: $48.00 first year $36.00 Spaceship: $31.05 first year $15.53 $16.95 less at Spaceship 35% cheaper
.ca IONOS: $15.00 first year $10.00 Spaceship: $9.32 first year $9.32 $5.68 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
.cc IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 Spaceship: $8.26 first year $3.11 $11.74 less at Spaceship 59% cheaper
.us IONOS: $15.00 first year $15.00 Spaceship: $6.48 first year $4.14 $8.52 less at Spaceship 57% cheaper
.app IONOS: $25.00 first year $12.00 Spaceship: $14.49 first year $8.28 $10.51 less at Spaceship 42% cheaper
.pro IONOS: $35.00 first year $5.25 Spaceship: $21.74 first year $2.59 $13.26 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
.biz IONOS: $30.00 first year $30.00 Spaceship: $18.63 first year $6.48 $11.37 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
.io IONOS: $90.00 first year $40.99 Spaceship: $51.75 first year $31.98 $38.25 less at Spaceship 43% cheaper
.lol IONOS: $40.00 first year $40.00 Spaceship: $25.88 first year $1.04 $14.12 less at Spaceship 35% cheaper
.me IONOS: $25.00 first year $5.00 Spaceship: $15.53 first year $8.70 $9.47 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
.asia IONOS: $20.00 first year $10.00 Spaceship: $11.39 first year $1.48 $8.61 less at Spaceship 43% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at IONOS

.studio $40.00 vs $41.40 $1.40 less

Beyond the most registered

.country $40.00 vs $2064.00 $2024.00 less
.memorial $74.00 vs $102.47 $28.47 less
.navy $59.00 vs $82.80 $23.80 less
.viajes $70.00 vs $77.63 $7.63 less

Cheaper at Spaceship

.tech $50.72 vs $105.00 $54.28 less
.io $51.75 vs $90.00 $38.25 less
.mobi $41.40 vs $75.00 $33.60 less
.fun $31.05 vs $60.00 $28.95 less
.help $25.88 vs $52.00 $26.12 less

Beyond the price

How the honesty score works

Fact	IONOS	Spaceship
Honesty score	54/100	84/100
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, Alipay, Crypto, UnionPay
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	496
Coupon codes	none we can verify	none we can verify
Based	Montabaur, DE, since 1988	Phoenix, US

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

Spaceship

Namecheap's younger sibling runs the most aggressive first-year promos in the market while keeping renewals reasonable. Modern stack, clean checkout, prices move often.

Where it wins

Deepest first-year promos
Modern dashboard and API
Renewals stay mid-pack, not punitive

Where it costs you

Prices change frequently
Young platform — features still landing

Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — IONOS's on 1 Nov 2026, Spaceship's on 22 Oct 2026, our last good read — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read

IONOS and Spaceship, answered

4 questions

Is IONOS cheaper than Spaceship?

On the 356 extensions both sell, Spaceship renews cheaper on 351, IONOS on 5. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $327.42 at Spaceship and $570.00 at IONOS. On the first year alone, IONOS is cheaper on 27 and Spaceship on 329: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.

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

IONOS renews .com at $20.00 a year and Spaceship at $9.98. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $50.60 at IONOS and $29.44 at Spaceship.

Do IONOS and Spaceship include WHOIS privacy?

IONOS: free on eligible TLDs. Spaceship: 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 Spaceship?

Unlock the domain at IONOS, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Spaceship with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $9.48 for a .com at Spaceship today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.