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Biggest jumps at renewal first year, then the renewal at the same shop

  1. .dealer $4.99 $2473.00 ×496
  2. .nl $0.11 $29.04 ×264
  3. .tech $0.31 $43.24 ×139

Amazon Route 53 vs WordPress.com Domains

On the 323 extensions both sell, WordPress.com Domains renews cheaper on 295, Amazon Route 53 on 25, and 3 cost the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $494.00 at WordPress.com Domains and $599.00 at Amazon Route 53.

Who is cheaper, extension by extension

323 extensions both sell
  1. Renewal 25 Amazon Route 53 WordPress.com Domains 295 3 the same
  2. First year 25 Amazon Route 53 WordPress.com Domains 295 3 the same
  3. Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 13 Amazon Route 53 WordPress.com Domains 307 3 the same

51 extensions only at Amazon Route 53 · 65 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
  1. .com Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 WordPress.com Domains: $13.00 first year $13.00 $3.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 19% cheaper
  2. .net Amazon Route 53: $17.00 first year $17.00 WordPress.com Domains: $14.00 first year $14.00 $3.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 18% cheaper
  3. .org Amazon Route 53: $16.00 first year $16.00 WordPress.com Domains: $12.00 first year $12.00 $4.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 25% cheaper
  4. .xyz Amazon Route 53: $19.00 first year $19.00 WordPress.com Domains: $15.00 first year $15.00 $4.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 21% cheaper
  5. .shop Amazon Route 53: $43.00 first year $43.00 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $8.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 19% cheaper
  6. .info Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $5.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 17% cheaper
  7. .online Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $4.00 less at Amazon Route 53 13% cheaper
  8. .in Amazon Route 53: $8.00 first year $8.00 WordPress.com Domains: $8.00 first year $8.00 the same price
  9. .site Amazon Route 53: $28.00 first year $28.00 WordPress.com Domains: $32.00 first year $32.00 $4.00 less at Amazon Route 53 13% cheaper
  10. .co Amazon Route 53: $38.00 first year $38.00 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $3.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 8% cheaper
  11. .cc Amazon Route 53: $12.00 first year $12.00 WordPress.com Domains: $10.00 first year $10.00 $2.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 17% cheaper
  12. .store Amazon Route 53: $42.00 first year $42.00 WordPress.com Domains: $48.00 first year $48.00 $6.00 less at Amazon Route 53 13% cheaper
  13. .vip Amazon Route 53: $21.00 first year $21.00 WordPress.com Domains: $18.00 first year $18.00 $3.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 14% cheaper
  14. .app Amazon Route 53: $20.00 first year $20.00 WordPress.com Domains: $17.00 first year $17.00 $3.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 15% cheaper
  15. .pro Amazon Route 53: $30.00 first year $30.00 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $5.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 17% cheaper
  16. .biz Amazon Route 53: $26.00 first year $26.00 WordPress.com Domains: $22.00 first year $22.00 $4.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 15% cheaper
  17. .io Amazon Route 53: $71.00 first year $71.00 WordPress.com Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $11.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 15% cheaper
  18. .lol Amazon Route 53: $36.00 first year $36.00 WordPress.com Domains: $26.00 first year $26.00 $10.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 28% cheaper
  19. .me Amazon Route 53: $31.00 first year $31.00 WordPress.com Domains: $19.00 first year $19.00 $12.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 39% cheaper
  20. .mx Amazon Route 53: $67.00 first year $67.00 WordPress.com Domains: $28.00 first year $28.00 $39.00 less at WordPress.com Domains 58% cheaper

Where the gap is widest

renewal a year, among the most registered extensions

Cheaper at Amazon Route 53

  1. .tech $49.00 vs $56.00 $7.00 less
  2. .store $42.00 vs $48.00 $6.00 less
  3. .fun $30.00 vs $35.00 $5.00 less
  4. .online $28.00 vs $32.00 $4.00 less
  5. .site $28.00 vs $32.00 $4.00 less

Cheaper at WordPress.com Domains

  1. .mx $28.00 vs $67.00 $39.00 less
  2. .me $19.00 vs $31.00 $12.00 less
  3. .io $60.00 vs $71.00 $11.00 less
  4. .art $24.00 vs $35.00 $11.00 less
  5. .one $12.00 vs $23.00 $11.00 less
Fact Amazon Route 53 WordPress.com Domains
Honesty score 85/10079/100
WHOIS privacy free on eligible TLDsfree on eligible TLDs
EU VAT not established — assume it may be addednot established — assume it may be added
Accepts Cardsnot verified
Expired names neutral — unprovenpre-release disposition is not provenpre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption
Extensions we price 374 388
Coupon codes none we can verifynone we can verify
Based Seattle, US, since 2014San Francisco, US, since 2005

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

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 — Amazon Route 53'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

Amazon Route 53 and WordPress.com Domains, answered

4 questions
Is Amazon Route 53 cheaper than WordPress.com Domains?
On the 323 extensions both sell, WordPress.com Domains renews cheaper on 295, Amazon Route 53 on 25, and 3 cost the same. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $494.00 at WordPress.com Domains and $599.00 at Amazon Route 53. On the first year alone, Amazon Route 53 is cheaper on 25 and WordPress.com Domains on 295: a first-year discount says little about the years after it.
Which is cheaper for a .com domain, Amazon Route 53 or WordPress.com Domains?
Amazon Route 53 renews .com at $16.00 a year and WordPress.com Domains at $13.00. Three years — the first year, then two renewals, with the ICANN fee — come to $48.60 at Amazon Route 53 and $39.60 at WordPress.com Domains.
Do Amazon Route 53 and WordPress.com Domains include WHOIS privacy?
Amazon Route 53: free on eligible TLDs. WordPress.com Domains: free on eligible TLDs. Registry rules can make privacy unavailable on a particular extension at either.
How do I move a domain from Amazon Route 53 to WordPress.com Domains?
Unlock the domain at Amazon Route 53, ask it for the transfer (auth) code, and start a transfer at WordPress.com Domains with that code. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration and is paid at the new shop's transfer price — $13.00 for a .com at WordPress.com Domains today. A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually cannot move yet.

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