Amazon Route 53 vs Sav.com
On the 344 extensions both sell, Sav.com renews cheaper on 314, Amazon Route 53 on 29, and 1 costs the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $427.64 at Sav.com and $493.00 at Amazon Route 53.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
344 extensions both sell- Renewal 29 Amazon Route 53 Sav.com 314 1 the same
- First year 10 Amazon Route 53 Sav.com 334 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 9 Amazon Route 53 Sav.com 327 1 the same
30 extensions only at Amazon Route 53 · 205 extensions only at Sav.com · 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 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 Sav.com: $10.99 first year $11.29 $5.01 less at Sav.com 31% cheaper
- .de Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 Sav.com: $3.87 first year $5.33 $5.13 less at Sav.com 57% cheaper
- .net Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 Sav.com: $12.12 first year $12.12 $4.88 less at Sav.com 29% cheaper
- .org Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 Sav.com: $11.64 first year $11.64 $4.36 less at Sav.com 27% cheaper
- .xyz Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 Sav.com: $14.03 first year $1.97 $4.97 less at Sav.com 26% cheaper
- .shop Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 Sav.com: $39.99 first year $2.99 $3.01 less at Sav.com 7% cheaper
- .info Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 Sav.com: $22.04 first year $2.99 $7.96 less at Sav.com 27% cheaper
- .online Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 Sav.com: $28.80 first year $2.28 $0.80 less at Amazon Route 53 3% cheaper
- .in Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 Sav.com: $13.01 first year $9.10 $5.01 less at Amazon Route 53 39% cheaper
- .site Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 Sav.com: $28.80 first year $2.80 $0.80 less at Amazon Route 53 3% cheaper
- .co Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 Sav.com: $31.19 first year $15.59 $6.81 less at Sav.com 18% cheaper
- .eu Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 Sav.com: $5.84 first year $6.22 $2.16 less at Sav.com 27% cheaper
- .cc Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 Sav.com: $31.18 first year $9.34 $19.18 less at Amazon Route 53 62% cheaper
- .store Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 Sav.com: $43.88 first year $2.28 $1.88 less at Amazon Route 53 4% cheaper
- .vip Amazon Route 53: $21.00 first year $21.00 Sav.com: $15.80 first year $3.84 $5.20 less at Sav.com 25% cheaper
- .us Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 Sav.com: $6.75 first year $4.15 $4.25 less at Sav.com 39% cheaper
- .app Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 Sav.com: $14.76 first year $4.99 $5.24 less at Sav.com 26% cheaper
- .pro Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 Sav.com: $22.04 first year $2.49 $7.96 less at Sav.com 27% cheaper
- .biz Amazon Route 53: $26.00 first year $26.00 Sav.com: $18.92 first year $6.44 $7.08 less at Sav.com 27% cheaper
- .io Amazon Route 53: $71.00 first year $71.00 Sav.com: $51.99 first year $26.99 $19.01 less at Sav.com 27% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at Amazon Route 53
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Amazon Route 53 | Sav.com |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 85/100 | 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 | Cards, PayPal, Crypto |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 374 | 549 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Seattle, US, since 2014 | Chicago, US, since 2019 |
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
Sav.com
Sav competes almost entirely on renewal price — often below wholesale as a loss-leader. The interface is spartan, the math is excellent, especially past year three.
Where it wins
- Among the lowest renewals anywhere
- Simple, upsell-free checkout
Where it costs you
- Bare-bones tooling and DNS
- Small team, slower support
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Amazon Route 53's on 1 Nov 2026, Sav.com's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
Amazon Route 53 and Sav.com, answered
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Sav.com against
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- Epik 94% renewed cheaper by Sav.com
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- OVHcloud 91% renewed cheaper by Sav.com
- Dynadot 90% renewed cheaper by Sav.com
- DreamHost 86% renewed cheaper by Sav.com
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- Porkbun 44% renewed cheaper by Sav.com
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