OVHcloud vs WordPress.com Domains
On the 370 extensions both sell, WordPress.com Domains renews cheaper on 293, OVHcloud on 75, and 2 cost the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $474.50 at WordPress.com Domains and $524.85 at OVHcloud.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
370 extensions both sell- Renewal 75 OVHcloud WordPress.com Domains 293 2 the same
- First year 226 OVHcloud WordPress.com Domains 143 1 the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 152 OVHcloud WordPress.com Domains 216 1 the same
566 extensions only at OVHcloud · 18 extensions only at WordPress.com 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 OVHcloud: $15.96 first year $8.93 WordPress.com Domains: $13.00 first year $13.00 $2.96 less at WordPress.com Domains 19% cheaper
- .net OVHcloud: $16.97 first year $12.28 WordPress.com Domains: $14.00 first year $14.00 $2.97 less at WordPress.com Domains 18% cheaper
- .org OVHcloud: $9.81 first year $13.95 WordPress.com Domains: $12.00 first year $12.00 $2.19 less at OVHcloud 18% cheaper
- .xyz OVHcloud: $16.19 first year $2.11 WordPress.com Domains: $15.00 first year $15.00 $1.19 less at WordPress.com Domains 7% cheaper
- .shop OVHcloud: $34.51 first year $3.34 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $0.49 less at OVHcloud 1% cheaper
- .info OVHcloud: $26.58 first year $24.46 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $1.58 less at WordPress.com Domains 6% cheaper
- .online OVHcloud: $35.96 first year $35.96 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $3.96 less at WordPress.com Domains 11% cheaper
- .in OVHcloud: $7.81 first year $7.81 WordPress.com Domains: $8.00 first year $8.00 $0.19 less at OVHcloud 2% cheaper
- .site OVHcloud: $36.07 first year $30.94 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $4.07 less at WordPress.com Domains 11% cheaper
- .co OVHcloud: $36.63 first year $34.51 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $1.63 less at WordPress.com Domains 4% cheaper
- .cc OVHcloud: $12.28 first year $11.16 WordPress.com Domains: $10.00 first year $10.00 $2.28 less at WordPress.com Domains 19% cheaper
- .store OVHcloud: $56.97 first year $56.30 WordPress.com Domains: $48.00 first year $48.00 $8.97 less at WordPress.com Domains 16% cheaper
- .vip OVHcloud: $18.42 first year $15.74 WordPress.com Domains: $18.00 first year $18.00 $0.42 less at WordPress.com Domains 2% cheaper
- .es OVHcloud: $6.47 first year $5.02 WordPress.com Domains: $8.50 first year $8.50 $2.03 less at OVHcloud 24% cheaper
- .app OVHcloud: $20.21 first year $15.74 WordPress.com Domains: $17.00 first year $17.00 $3.21 less at WordPress.com Domains 16% cheaper
- .pro OVHcloud: $29.37 first year $27.03 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $4.37 less at WordPress.com Domains 15% cheaper
- .biz OVHcloud: $22.78 first year $18.42 WordPress.com Domains: $22.00 first year $22.00 $0.78 less at WordPress.com Domains 3% cheaper
- .io OVHcloud: $66.80 first year $64.23 WordPress.com Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $6.80 less at WordPress.com Domains 10% cheaper
- .lol OVHcloud: $32.28 first year $1.55 WordPress.com Domains: $26.00 first year $26.00 $6.28 less at WordPress.com Domains 19% cheaper
- .me OVHcloud: $22.78 first year $8.93 WordPress.com Domains: $19.00 first year $19.00 $3.78 less at WordPress.com Domains 17% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at OVHcloud
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | OVHcloud | WordPress.com Domains |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 74/100 | 79/100 |
| 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 | not verified |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 936 | 388 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Roubaix, FR, since 1999 | San Francisco, US, since 2005 |
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
WordPress.com Domains
Automattic's consumer domain service publishes a broad standard-price catalogue in selectable currencies. Its own documentation ties incoming transfer to the standard renewal price, allowing Domain.Guru to compare all three lifecycle legs without deriving one from an unrelated promotion.
Where it wins
- Large official USD catalogue with clear standard annual prices
- Domain privacy is included where the registry supports it
- Incoming transfer pricing is documented against the standard renewal cost
Where it costs you
- Optimised around the WordPress.com ecosystem rather than large portfolio trading
- Existing legacy domains may retain historical renewal pricing
- Registry-premium names require an individual quote and are not part of the standard board
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — OVHcloud's on 1 Nov 2026, WordPress.com Domains's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
OVHcloud and WordPress.com Domains, answered
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WordPress.com Domains against
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- 101domain 99% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- INWX 99% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Hover 99% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- IONOS 98% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- one.com 98% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Hostinger 96% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Amazon Route 53 92% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Squarespace 87% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- NameSilo 80% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Infomaniak 56% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- DreamHost 53% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Epik 42% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Dynadot 9% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Sav.com 7% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Porkbun 5% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Spaceship 4% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains