NameSilo vs Amazon Route 53
On the 333 extensions both sell, NameSilo renews cheaper on 280, Amazon Route 53 on 53. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $539.54 at NameSilo and $526.00 at Amazon Route 53.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
333 extensions both sell- Renewal 280 NameSilo Amazon Route 53 53 none the same
- First year 317 NameSilo Amazon Route 53 16 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 316 NameSilo Amazon Route 53 17 none the same
117 extensions only at NameSilo · 41 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- .com NameSilo: $19.99 first year $19.99 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $3.99 less at Amazon Route 53 20% cheaper
- .net NameSilo: $15.95 first year $15.95 Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 $1.05 less at NameSilo 6% cheaper
- .org NameSilo: $14.99 first year $10.79 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $1.01 less at NameSilo 6% cheaper
- .xyz NameSilo: $17.29 first year $2.79 Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 $1.71 less at NameSilo 9% cheaper
- .shop NameSilo: $38.99 first year $2.99 Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 $4.01 less at NameSilo 9% cheaper
- .info NameSilo: $29.49 first year $5.25 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $0.51 less at NameSilo 2% cheaper
- .online NameSilo: $38.50 first year $2.99 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $10.50 less at Amazon Route 53 27% cheaper
- .in NameSilo: $7.95 first year $7.95 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $0.05 less at NameSilo 0.6% cheaper
- .site NameSilo: $38.50 first year $2.99 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $10.50 less at Amazon Route 53 27% cheaper
- .co NameSilo: $38.99 first year $19.49 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $0.99 less at Amazon Route 53 3% cheaper
- .ca NameSilo: $9.99 first year $9.99 Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 $4.01 less at NameSilo 29% cheaper
- .cc NameSilo: $9.99 first year $4.19 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $2.01 less at NameSilo 17% cheaper
- .store NameSilo: $58.99 first year $5.19 Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 $16.99 less at Amazon Route 53 29% cheaper
- .vip NameSilo: $19.49 first year $4.99 Amazon Route 53: $21.00 first year $21.00 $1.51 less at NameSilo 7% cheaper
- .us NameSilo: $7.99 first year $5.49 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $3.01 less at NameSilo 27% cheaper
- .app NameSilo: $16.99 first year $10.99 Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 $3.01 less at NameSilo 15% cheaper
- .pro NameSilo: $29.49 first year $3.58 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $0.51 less at NameSilo 2% cheaper
- .biz NameSilo: $23.49 first year $7.99 Amazon Route 53: $26.00 first year $26.00 $2.51 less at NameSilo 10% cheaper
- .io NameSilo: $69.99 first year $38.99 Amazon Route 53: $71.00 first year $71.00 $1.01 less at NameSilo 1% cheaper
- .lol NameSilo: $32.49 first year $1.99 Amazon Route 53: $36.00 first year $36.00 $3.51 less at NameSilo 10% 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 | Amazon Route 53 |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 86/100 | 85/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | not established — assume it may be added | not established — assume it may be added |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Crypto, Skrill, Wire, Alipay | Cards |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven |
| Extensions we price | 450 | 374 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Phoenix, US, since 2009 | Seattle, US, since 2014 |
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
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 — NameSilo'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
NameSilo and Amazon Route 53, answered
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- Porkbun 1% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
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Amazon Route 53 against
- Gandi 99% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- 101domain 99% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- IONOS 97% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- INWX 95% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Hover 95% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- one.com 94% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Hostinger 89% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Squarespace 77% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Infomaniak 46% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- OVHcloud 18% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Epik 14% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- DreamHost 12% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Sav.com 8% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- WordPress.com 8% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Porkbun 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Dynadot 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Spaceship 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53