OVHcloud vs Amazon Route 53

On the 344 extensions both sell, OVHcloud renews cheaper on 283, Amazon Route 53 on 61. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $397.48 at OVHcloud and $403.00 at Amazon Route 53.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

344 extensions both sell

Renewal 283 OVHcloud Amazon Route 53 61 none the same
First year 321 OVHcloud Amazon Route 53 23 none the same
Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 322 OVHcloud Amazon Route 53 22 none the same

592 extensions only at OVHcloud · 30 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 OVHcloud: $15.96 first year $8.93 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $0.04 less at OVHcloud 0.2% cheaper
.de OVHcloud: $5.80 first year $4.35 Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 $3.20 less at OVHcloud 36% cheaper
.net OVHcloud: $16.97 first year $12.28 Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 $0.03 less at OVHcloud 0.2% cheaper
.org OVHcloud: $9.81 first year $13.95 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $6.19 less at OVHcloud 39% cheaper
.xyz OVHcloud: $16.19 first year $2.11 Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 $2.81 less at OVHcloud 15% cheaper
.shop OVHcloud: $34.51 first year $3.34 Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 $8.49 less at OVHcloud 20% cheaper
.info OVHcloud: $26.58 first year $24.46 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $3.42 less at OVHcloud 11% cheaper
.fr OVHcloud: $8.70 first year $6.25 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $3.30 less at OVHcloud 28% cheaper
.it OVHcloud: $7.81 first year $7.81 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $3.19 less at OVHcloud 29% cheaper
.online OVHcloud: $35.96 first year $35.96 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $7.96 less at Amazon Route 53 22% cheaper
.in OVHcloud: $7.81 first year $7.81 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $0.19 less at OVHcloud 2% cheaper
.site OVHcloud: $36.07 first year $30.94 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $8.07 less at Amazon Route 53 22% cheaper
.co OVHcloud: $36.63 first year $34.51 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $1.37 less at OVHcloud 4% cheaper
.ca OVHcloud: $11.16 first year $10.04 Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 $2.84 less at OVHcloud 20% cheaper
.eu OVHcloud: $9.60 first year $8.37 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $1.60 less at Amazon Route 53 17% cheaper
.cc OVHcloud: $12.28 first year $11.16 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $0.28 less at Amazon Route 53 2% cheaper
.store OVHcloud: $56.97 first year $56.30 Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 $14.97 less at Amazon Route 53 26% cheaper
.vip OVHcloud: $18.42 first year $15.74 Amazon Route 53: $21.00 first year $21.00 $2.58 less at OVHcloud 12% cheaper
.us OVHcloud: $10.04 first year $8.93 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $0.96 less at OVHcloud 9% cheaper
.app OVHcloud: $20.21 first year $15.74 Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 $0.21 less at Amazon Route 53 1% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at OVHcloud

.mx $55.85 vs $67.00 $11.15 less
.mobi $46.35 vs $57.00 $10.65 less
.shop $34.51 vs $43.00 $8.49 less
.me $22.78 vs $31.00 $8.22 less
.org $9.81 vs $16.00 $6.19 less

Cheaper at Amazon Route 53

.my $43.00 vs $142.99 $99.99 less
.store $42.00 vs $56.97 $14.97 less
.tech $49.00 vs $62.89 $13.89 less
.website $20.00 vs $28.14 $8.14 less
.site $28.00 vs $36.07 $8.07 less

Beyond the price

How the honesty score works

Fact	OVHcloud	Amazon Route 53
Honesty score	74/100	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, SEPA	Cards
Expired names	neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven	neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven
Extensions we price	936	374
Coupon codes	none we can verify	none we can verify
Based	Roubaix, FR, since 1999	Seattle, US, since 2014

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

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 — OVHcloud'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

OVHcloud and Amazon Route 53, answered

4 questions

Is OVHcloud cheaper than Amazon Route 53?

On the 344 extensions both sell, OVHcloud renews cheaper on 283, Amazon Route 53 on 61. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $397.48 at OVHcloud and $403.00 at Amazon Route 53. On the first year alone, OVHcloud is cheaper on 321 and Amazon Route 53 on 23: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.

Which is cheaper for a .com domain, OVHcloud or Amazon Route 53?

OVHcloud renews .com at $15.96 a year and Amazon Route 53 at $16.00. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $41.45 at OVHcloud and $48.60 at Amazon Route 53.

Do OVHcloud and Amazon Route 53 include WHOIS privacy?

OVHcloud: free on eligible TLDs. Amazon Route 53: free on eligible TLDs. Registry rules can make privacy unavailable on a particular extension at either.

How do I move a domain from Amazon Route 53 to OVHcloud?

Unlock the domain at Amazon Route 53, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at OVHcloud with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $8.93 for a .com at OVHcloud today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.