Amazon Route 53 vs Spaceship
On the 341 extensions both sell, Spaceship renews cheaper on 322, Amazon Route 53 on 19. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $330.28 at Spaceship and $472.00 at Amazon Route 53.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
341 extensions both sell- Renewal 19 Amazon Route 53 Spaceship 322 none the same
- First year 3 Amazon Route 53 Spaceship 338 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 8 Amazon Route 53 Spaceship 333 none the same
33 extensions only at Amazon Route 53 · 155 extensions only at Spaceship · 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 Spaceship: $9.98 first year $8.88 $6.02 less at Spaceship 38% cheaper
- .de Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 Spaceship: $3.95 first year $3.95 $5.05 less at Spaceship 56% cheaper
- .net Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 Spaceship: $11.20 first year $11.20 $5.80 less at Spaceship 34% cheaper
- .org Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 Spaceship: $11.39 first year $6.65 $4.61 less at Spaceship 29% cheaper
- .xyz Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 Spaceship: $13.77 first year $1.86 $5.23 less at Spaceship 28% cheaper
- .shop Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 Spaceship: $31.05 first year $0.70 $11.95 less at Spaceship 28% cheaper
- .info Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 Spaceship: $21.74 first year $3.11 $8.26 less at Spaceship 28% cheaper
- .in Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 Spaceship: $5.97 first year $5.97 $2.03 less at Spaceship 25% cheaper
- .co Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 Spaceship: $31.05 first year $15.53 $6.95 less at Spaceship 18% cheaper
- .ca Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 Spaceship: $9.32 first year $9.32 $4.68 less at Spaceship 33% cheaper
- .eu Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 Spaceship: $5.68 first year $5.68 $2.32 less at Spaceship 29% cheaper
- .cc Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 Spaceship: $8.26 first year $3.11 $3.74 less at Spaceship 31% cheaper
- .us Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 Spaceship: $6.48 first year $4.14 $4.52 less at Spaceship 41% cheaper
- .app Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 Spaceship: $14.49 first year $8.28 $5.51 less at Spaceship 28% cheaper
- .pro Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 Spaceship: $21.74 first year $2.59 $8.26 less at Spaceship 28% cheaper
- .biz Amazon Route 53: $26.00 first year $26.00 Spaceship: $18.63 first year $6.48 $7.37 less at Spaceship 28% cheaper
- .io Amazon Route 53: $71.00 first year $71.00 Spaceship: $51.75 first year $31.98 $19.25 less at Spaceship 27% cheaper
- .lol Amazon Route 53: $36.00 first year $36.00 Spaceship: $25.88 first year $1.04 $10.12 less at Spaceship 28% cheaper
- .me Amazon Route 53: $31.00 first year $31.00 Spaceship: $15.53 first year $8.70 $15.47 less at Spaceship 50% cheaper
- .dev Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 Spaceship: $12.42 first year $8.28 $4.58 less at Spaceship 27% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsBeyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Amazon Route 53 | Spaceship |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 85/100 | 84/100 |
| 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, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, Crypto, UnionPay |
| Expired names | neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 374 | 496 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Seattle, US, since 2014 | Phoenix, US |
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
Spaceship
Namecheap's younger sibling runs the most aggressive first-year promos in the market while keeping renewals reasonable. Modern stack, clean checkout, prices move often.
Where it wins
- Deepest first-year promos
- Modern dashboard and API
- Renewals stay mid-pack, not punitive
Where it costs you
- Prices change frequently
- Young platform — features still landing
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Amazon Route 53's on 1 Nov 2026, Spaceship's on 22 Oct 2026, our last good read — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
Amazon Route 53 and Spaceship, answered
4 questionsIs Amazon Route 53 cheaper than Spaceship?
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More head-to-heads
Every pairAmazon 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
- Porkbun 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Dynadot 6% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by Amazon Route 53
Spaceship against
- 101domain 100% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Gandi >99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- INWX >99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Hover >99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- NameSilo >99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- one.com 99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- IONOS 99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Dynadot 99% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Epik 98% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Hostinger 98% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Sav.com 98% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- WordPress.com 96% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Porkbun 96% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- OVHcloud 95% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Squarespace 94% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- DreamHost 90% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Infomaniak 68% renewed cheaper by Spaceship
- Cloudflare 2% renewed cheaper by Spaceship