Amazon Route 53 vs Squarespace Domains

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

336 extensions both sell

Renewal 252 Amazon Route 53 Squarespace Domains 77 7 the same
First year 223 Amazon Route 53 Squarespace Domains 111 2 the same
Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 251 Amazon Route 53 Squarespace Domains 79 6 the same

38 extensions only at Amazon Route 53 · 95 extensions only at Squarespace 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 Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 Squarespace Domains: $22.00 first year $10.00 $6.00 less at Amazon Route 53 27% cheaper
.de Amazon Route 53: $9.00 first year $9.00 Squarespace Domains: $15.00 first year $6.00 $6.00 less at Amazon Route 53 40% cheaper
.net Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $14.00 $3.00 less at Amazon Route 53 15% cheaper
.org Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $9.00 $4.00 less at Amazon Route 53 20% cheaper
.xyz Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 Squarespace Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $6.00 less at Amazon Route 53 24% cheaper
.shop Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 Squarespace Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $17.00 less at Amazon Route 53 28% cheaper
.info Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $10.00 $10.00 less at Squarespace Domains 33% cheaper
.fr Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 Squarespace Domains: $21.00 first year $12.60 $9.00 less at Amazon Route 53 43% cheaper
.it Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $9.00 less at Amazon Route 53 45% cheaper
.online Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $8.00 less at Squarespace Domains 29% cheaper
.in Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $12.00 less at Amazon Route 53 60% cheaper
.site Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $8.00 less at Squarespace Domains 29% cheaper
.co Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 Squarespace Domains: $40.00 first year $40.00 $2.00 less at Amazon Route 53 5% cheaper
.ca Amazon Route 53: $14.00 first year $14.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $8.33 $6.00 less at Amazon Route 53 30% cheaper
.eu Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $14.00 $12.00 less at Amazon Route 53 60% cheaper
.cc Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 Squarespace Domains: $40.00 first year $40.00 $28.00 less at Amazon Route 53 70% cheaper
.vip Amazon Route 53: $21.00 first year $21.00 Squarespace Domains: $45.00 first year $45.00 $24.00 less at Amazon Route 53 53% cheaper
.us Amazon Route 53: $11.00 first year $11.00 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $9.00 less at Amazon Route 53 45% cheaper
.app Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $30.00 $10.00 less at Amazon Route 53 33% cheaper
.pro Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $10.00 the same price

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at Amazon Route 53

.cc $12.00 vs $40.00 $28.00 less
.vip $21.00 vs $45.00 $24.00 less
.shop $43.00 vs $60.00 $17.00 less
.fun $30.00 vs $45.00 $15.00 less
.dev $17.00 vs $30.00 $13.00 less

Cheaper at Squarespace Domains

.mx $50.00 vs $67.00 $17.00 less
.live $20.00 vs $36.00 $16.00 less
.mobi $45.00 vs $57.00 $12.00 less
.me $20.00 vs $31.00 $11.00 less
.info $20.00 vs $30.00 $10.00 less

Beyond the price

How the honesty score works

Fact	Amazon Route 53	Squarespace Domains
Honesty score	85/100	77/100
WHOIS privacy	free on eligible TLDs	free on eligible TLDs
EU VAT	not established — assume it may be added	adds EU VAT for consumers
Accepts	Cards	Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA, Link
Expired names	neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not proven	pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption
Extensions we price	374	431
Coupon codes	none we can verify	none we can verify
Based	Seattle, US, since 2014	New York, US, since 2003

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

Squarespace Domains

The successor to Google Domains' consumer portfolio now exposes its complete standard plan catalogue directly to the public domain-search client. Domain.Guru combines that feed with Squarespace's official TLD rules, so first-year discounts remain separate from the regular renewal and transfer price while multi-year or non-transferable products never enter the annual board.

Where it wins

Public USD catalogue with normal and current first-year prices for hundreds of TLDs
Free WHOIS privacy and a polished standalone domain dashboard
Official TLD guide documents minimum terms and transfer exclusions per extension

Where it costs you

Pricing is usually higher than domainer-first registrars
Some country-code transfers follow special rules and are deliberately omitted from comparisons
Taxes and available payment methods vary with the buyer's billing location

Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Amazon Route 53's on 1 Nov 2026, Squarespace Domains's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read

Amazon Route 53 and Squarespace Domains, answered

4 questions

Is Amazon Route 53 cheaper than Squarespace Domains?

On the 336 extensions both sell, Amazon Route 53 renews cheaper on 252, Squarespace Domains on 77, and 7 cost the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $391.00 at Amazon Route 53 and $528.00 at Squarespace Domains. On the first year alone, Amazon Route 53 is cheaper on 223 and Squarespace Domains on 111: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.

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

Amazon Route 53 renews .com at $16.00 a year and Squarespace Domains at $22.00. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $48.60 at Amazon Route 53 and $54.60 at Squarespace Domains.

Do Amazon Route 53 and Squarespace Domains include WHOIS privacy?

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

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

Unlock the domain at Squarespace Domains, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at Amazon Route 53 with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $16.00 for a .com at Amazon Route 53 today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.