NameSilo vs OVHcloud
On the 423 extensions both sell, NameSilo renews cheaper on 234, OVHcloud on 189. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $449.93 at NameSilo and $431.28 at OVHcloud.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
423 extensions both sell- Renewal 234 NameSilo OVHcloud 189 none the same
- First year 276 NameSilo OVHcloud 147 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 347 NameSilo OVHcloud 75 none the same
27 extensions only at NameSilo · 513 extensions only at OVHcloud · 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 NameSilo: $19.99 first year $19.99 OVHcloud: $15.96 first year $8.93 $4.03 less at OVHcloud 20% cheaper
- .net NameSilo: $15.95 first year $15.95 OVHcloud: $16.97 first year $12.28 $1.02 less at NameSilo 6% cheaper
- .org NameSilo: $14.99 first year $10.79 OVHcloud: $9.81 first year $13.95 $5.18 less at OVHcloud 35% cheaper
- .xyz NameSilo: $17.29 first year $2.79 OVHcloud: $16.19 first year $2.11 $1.10 less at OVHcloud 6% cheaper
- .top NameSilo: $4.88 first year $1.88 OVHcloud: $5.02 first year $1.66 $0.14 less at NameSilo 3% cheaper
- .nl NameSilo: $7.99 first year $6.98 OVHcloud: $8.54 first year $5.93 $0.55 less at NameSilo 6% cheaper
- .shop NameSilo: $38.99 first year $2.99 OVHcloud: $34.51 first year $3.34 $4.48 less at OVHcloud 11% cheaper
- .info NameSilo: $29.49 first year $5.25 OVHcloud: $26.58 first year $24.46 $2.91 less at OVHcloud 10% cheaper
- .online NameSilo: $38.50 first year $2.99 OVHcloud: $35.96 first year $35.96 $2.54 less at OVHcloud 7% cheaper
- .in NameSilo: $7.95 first year $7.95 OVHcloud: $7.81 first year $7.81 $0.14 less at OVHcloud 2% cheaper
- .site NameSilo: $38.50 first year $2.99 OVHcloud: $36.07 first year $30.94 $2.43 less at OVHcloud 6% cheaper
- .co NameSilo: $38.99 first year $19.49 OVHcloud: $36.63 first year $34.51 $2.36 less at OVHcloud 6% cheaper
- .ca NameSilo: $9.99 first year $9.99 OVHcloud: $11.16 first year $10.04 $1.17 less at NameSilo 10% cheaper
- .cc NameSilo: $9.99 first year $4.19 OVHcloud: $12.28 first year $11.16 $2.29 less at NameSilo 19% cheaper
- .store NameSilo: $58.99 first year $5.19 OVHcloud: $56.97 first year $56.30 $2.02 less at OVHcloud 3% cheaper
- .vip NameSilo: $19.49 first year $4.99 OVHcloud: $18.42 first year $15.74 $1.07 less at OVHcloud 5% cheaper
- .us NameSilo: $7.99 first year $5.49 OVHcloud: $10.04 first year $8.93 $2.05 less at NameSilo 20% cheaper
- .app NameSilo: $16.99 first year $10.99 OVHcloud: $20.21 first year $15.74 $3.22 less at NameSilo 16% cheaper
- .pro NameSilo: $29.49 first year $3.58 OVHcloud: $29.37 first year $27.03 $0.12 less at OVHcloud 0.4% cheaper
- .biz NameSilo: $23.49 first year $7.99 OVHcloud: $22.78 first year $18.42 $0.71 less at OVHcloud 3% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at NameSilo
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | NameSilo | OVHcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 86/100 | 74/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | not established — assume it may be added | adds EU VAT for consumers |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Crypto, Skrill, Wire, Alipay | Cards, SEPA |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven |
| Extensions we price | 450 | 936 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Phoenix, US, since 2009 | Roubaix, FR, since 1999 |
NameSilo
A portfolio-first registrar with free privacy, a public R/N/T price board and a no-fee Discount Program funded through account balance. Domain.Guru compares the ordinary 1–49 retail tier; volume tiers and crossed-out promo baselines remain visible as conditions rather than being passed off as walk-up prices.
Where it wins
- Public registration, renewal and transfer feeds
- Free privacy forever
- No-fee portfolio discount tiers and strong bulk tooling
Where it costs you
- Best tiers require account funds and portfolio volume
- Promotional first years can still renew above the entry price
- Dated interface
OVHcloud
Europe's infrastructure workhorse. Domain pricing is fair and European TLDs are strong, but the domain UX is clearly a side quest next to the cloud business.
Where it wins
- Strong European ccTLD pricing
- Serious infrastructure behind it
Where it costs you
- Clunky domain management UX
- Support optimized for cloud, not domains
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — NameSilo's on 1 Nov 2026, OVHcloud's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
NameSilo and OVHcloud, answered
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More head-to-heads
Every pairNameSilo against
- 101domain >99% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Gandi >99% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- INWX 99% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Hover 99% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- one.com 97% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- IONOS 96% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Hostinger 86% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Amazon Route 53 84% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Squarespace 84% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Infomaniak 51% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- DreamHost 40% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Epik 32% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- WordPress.com 20% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Sav.com 8% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Dynadot 3% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Porkbun 1% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Spaceship <1% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Cloudflare 0% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
OVHcloud against
- Gandi 99% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- one.com 97% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Hover 95% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- IONOS 95% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- 101domain 95% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Hostinger 89% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- INWX 88% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Squarespace 84% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Amazon Route 53 82% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Infomaniak 54% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- DreamHost 42% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Epik 37% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- WordPress.com 20% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Sav.com 9% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Dynadot 8% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Spaceship 5% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Porkbun 5% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by OVHcloud