Porkbun vs Amazon Route 53
On the 361 extensions both sell, Porkbun renews cheaper on 338, Amazon Route 53 on 23. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $387.01 at Porkbun and $486.00 at Amazon Route 53.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
361 extensions both sell- Renewal 338 Porkbun Amazon Route 53 23 none the same
- First year 358 Porkbun Amazon Route 53 3 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 353 Porkbun Amazon Route 53 8 none the same
260 extensions only at Porkbun · 13 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 Porkbun: $11.81 first year $11.81 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $4.19 less at Porkbun 26% cheaper
- .de Porkbun: $4.07 first year $2.90 Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 $4.93 less at Porkbun 55% cheaper
- .net Porkbun: $12.52 first year $12.52 Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 $4.48 less at Porkbun 26% cheaper
- .org Porkbun: $11.84 first year $7.98 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 $4.16 less at Porkbun 26% cheaper
- .xyz Porkbun: $14.21 first year $2.04 Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 $4.79 less at Porkbun 25% cheaper
- .shop Porkbun: $31.41 first year $2.06 Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 $11.59 less at Porkbun 27% cheaper
- .info Porkbun: $22.14 first year $3.60 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $7.86 less at Porkbun 26% cheaper
- .online Porkbun: $28.84 first year $1.96 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $0.84 less at Amazon Route 53 3% cheaper
- .in Porkbun: $7.83 first year $7.83 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $0.17 less at Porkbun 2% cheaper
- .site Porkbun: $28.84 first year $1.96 Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 $0.84 less at Amazon Route 53 3% cheaper
- .co Porkbun: $31.20 first year $15.76 Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 $6.80 less at Porkbun 18% cheaper
- .ca Porkbun: $9.18 first year $8.82 Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 $4.82 less at Porkbun 34% cheaper
- .eu Porkbun: $5.88 first year $5.88 Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 $2.12 less at Porkbun 27% cheaper
- .cc Porkbun: $8.55 first year $3.40 Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 $3.45 less at Porkbun 29% cheaper
- .store Porkbun: $43.77 first year $2.57 Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 $1.77 less at Amazon Route 53 4% cheaper
- .us Porkbun: $7.00 first year $4.43 Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 $4.00 less at Porkbun 36% cheaper
- .app Porkbun: $14.93 first year $8.75 Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 $5.07 less at Porkbun 25% cheaper
- .pro Porkbun: $22.14 first year $3.09 Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 $7.86 less at Porkbun 26% cheaper
- .biz Porkbun: $19.05 first year $6.69 Amazon Route 53: $26.00 first year $26.00 $6.95 less at Porkbun 27% cheaper
- .io Porkbun: $51.80 first year $28.12 Amazon Route 53: $71.00 first year $71.00 $19.20 less at Porkbun 27% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at Porkbun
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Porkbun | Amazon Route 53 |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 92/100 | 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, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto, ACH, Alipay, Amazon Pay | Cards |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven |
| Extensions we price | 621 | 374 |
| Coupon codes | 1 code | none we can verify |
| Based | Portland, US, since 2014 | Seattle, US, since 2014 |
Porkbun
Porkbun keeps renewal prices low and prints them right next to the sale price — the pricing table is the marketing. Free WHOIS privacy and free SSL on everything.
Where it wins
- Renewal shown beside every price
- Consistently low renewals
- Free privacy + SSL included
Where it costs you
- Occasional promo requires a coupon code
- Support is ticket-first
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 — Porkbun'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
Porkbun and Amazon Route 53, answered
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More head-to-heads
Every pairPorkbun against
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- Gandi >99% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- Hover >99% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- NameSilo 99% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- one.com 99% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- IONOS 98% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- Hostinger 98% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- Epik 98% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- OVHcloud 95% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- WordPress.com 95% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- Squarespace 93% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- Dynadot 93% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- DreamHost 88% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- Infomaniak 70% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- Sav.com 56% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- Spaceship 4% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by Porkbun
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
- NameSilo 16% 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
- Dynadot 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Spaceship 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53