IONOS vs Squarespace Domains
On the 366 extensions both sell, Squarespace Domains renews cheaper on 216, IONOS on 115, and 35 cost the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $526.00 at Squarespace Domains and $530.00 at IONOS.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
366 extensions both sell- Renewal 115 IONOS Squarespace Domains 216 35 the same
- First year 164 IONOS Squarespace Domains 179 23 the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 127 IONOS Squarespace Domains 209 30 the same
64 extensions only at IONOS · 65 extensions only at Squarespace Domains · 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 Squarespace Domains: $22.00 first year $10.00 $2.00 less at IONOS 9% cheaper
- .de IONOS: $15.00 first year $9.00 Squarespace Domains: $15.00 first year $6.00 the same price
- .net IONOS: $20.00 first year $12.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $14.00 the same price
- .org IONOS: $20.00 first year $7.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $9.00 the same price
- .xyz IONOS: $15.00 first year $12.00 Squarespace Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $10.00 less at IONOS 40% cheaper
- .top IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 the same price
- .nl IONOS: $8.00 first year $8.00 Squarespace Domains: $9.00 first year $5.40 $1.00 less at IONOS 11% cheaper
- .shop IONOS: $56.00 first year $0.98 Squarespace Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $4.00 less at IONOS 7% cheaper
- .info IONOS: $35.00 first year $1.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $10.00 $15.00 less at Squarespace Domains 43% cheaper
- .online IONOS: $48.00 first year $1.60 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $28.00 less at Squarespace Domains 58% cheaper
- .in IONOS: $6.00 first year $6.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $14.00 less at IONOS 70% cheaper
- .site IONOS: $55.00 first year $3.44 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $35.00 less at Squarespace Domains 64% cheaper
- .co IONOS: $48.00 first year $36.00 Squarespace Domains: $40.00 first year $40.00 $8.00 less at Squarespace Domains 17% cheaper
- .ca IONOS: $15.00 first year $10.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $8.33 $5.00 less at IONOS 25% cheaper
- .cc IONOS: $20.00 first year $20.00 Squarespace Domains: $40.00 first year $40.00 $20.00 less at IONOS 50% cheaper
- .vip IONOS: $24.00 first year $24.00 Squarespace Domains: $45.00 first year $45.00 $21.00 less at IONOS 47% cheaper
- .us IONOS: $15.00 first year $15.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $5.00 less at IONOS 25% cheaper
- .app IONOS: $25.00 first year $12.00 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $30.00 $5.00 less at IONOS 17% cheaper
- .pro IONOS: $35.00 first year $5.25 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $10.00 $5.00 less at Squarespace Domains 14% cheaper
- .biz IONOS: $30.00 first year $30.00 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $30.00 the same price
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at IONOS
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | IONOS | Squarespace Domains |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 54/100 | 77/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | adds EU VAT for consumers | adds EU VAT for consumers |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Klarna | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA, Link |
| 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 | 431 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Montabaur, DE, since 1988 | New York, US, since 2003 |
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
Squarespace Domains
The successor to Google Domains' consumer portfolio now exposes its complete standard plan catalogue directly to the public domain-search client. Domain.Guru combines that feed with Squarespace's official TLD rules, so first-year discounts remain separate from the regular renewal and transfer price while multi-year or non-transferable products never enter the annual board.
Where it wins
- Public USD catalogue with normal and current first-year prices for hundreds of TLDs
- Free WHOIS privacy and a polished standalone domain dashboard
- Official TLD guide documents minimum terms and transfer exclusions per extension
Where it costs you
- Pricing is usually higher than domainer-first registrars
- Some country-code transfers follow special rules and are deliberately omitted from comparisons
- Taxes and available payment methods vary with the buyer's billing location
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — IONOS's on 1 Nov 2026, Squarespace Domains's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
IONOS and Squarespace Domains, answered
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More head-to-heads
Every pairIONOS against
- Gandi 97% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- 101domain 79% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- INWX 73% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Hover 34% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- one.com 31% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Infomaniak 9% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Epik 6% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Hostinger 5% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- OVHcloud 5% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Sav.com 5% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- NameSilo 4% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Amazon Route 53 3% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- DreamHost 3% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Dynadot 2% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- WordPress.com 2% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Porkbun 2% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Spaceship 1% renewed cheaper by IONOS
- Cloudflare 0% renewed cheaper by IONOS
Squarespace Domains against
- Gandi 96% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- 101domain 73% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- INWX 71% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- one.com 59% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Hover 49% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Hostinger 26% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Amazon Route 53 23% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- OVHcloud 16% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- NameSilo 16% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Infomaniak 15% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- WordPress.com 13% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- DreamHost 11% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Epik 11% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Dynadot 9% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Sav.com 7% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Porkbun 7% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Spaceship 6% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Cloudflare 2% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains