Spaceship vs WordPress.com Domains
On the 367 extensions both sell, Spaceship renews cheaper on 353, WordPress.com Domains on 14. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $377.31 at Spaceship and $416.00 at WordPress.com Domains.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
367 extensions both sell- Renewal 353 Spaceship WordPress.com Domains 14 none the same
- First year 364 Spaceship WordPress.com Domains 3 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 353 Spaceship WordPress.com Domains 14 none the same
129 extensions only at Spaceship · 21 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- .com Spaceship: $9.98 first year $8.88 WordPress.com Domains: $13.00 first year $13.00 $3.02 less at Spaceship 23% cheaper
- .net Spaceship: $11.20 first year $11.20 WordPress.com Domains: $14.00 first year $14.00 $2.80 less at Spaceship 20% cheaper
- .org Spaceship: $11.39 first year $6.65 WordPress.com Domains: $12.00 first year $12.00 $0.61 less at Spaceship 5% cheaper
- .xyz Spaceship: $13.77 first year $1.86 WordPress.com Domains: $15.00 first year $15.00 $1.23 less at Spaceship 8% cheaper
- .shop Spaceship: $31.05 first year $0.70 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $3.95 less at Spaceship 11% cheaper
- .info Spaceship: $21.74 first year $3.11 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $3.26 less at Spaceship 13% cheaper
- .in Spaceship: $5.97 first year $5.97 WordPress.com Domains: $8.00 first year $8.00 $2.03 less at Spaceship 25% cheaper
- .co Spaceship: $31.05 first year $15.53 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $3.95 less at Spaceship 11% cheaper
- .cc Spaceship: $8.26 first year $3.11 WordPress.com Domains: $10.00 first year $10.00 $1.74 less at Spaceship 17% cheaper
- .app Spaceship: $14.49 first year $8.28 WordPress.com Domains: $17.00 first year $17.00 $2.51 less at Spaceship 15% cheaper
- .sbs Spaceship: $15.53 first year $0.77 WordPress.com Domains: $8.00 first year $8.00 $7.53 less at WordPress.com Domains 48% cheaper
- .pro Spaceship: $21.74 first year $2.59 WordPress.com Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $3.26 less at Spaceship 13% cheaper
- .biz Spaceship: $18.63 first year $6.48 WordPress.com Domains: $22.00 first year $22.00 $3.37 less at Spaceship 15% cheaper
- .io Spaceship: $51.75 first year $31.98 WordPress.com Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $8.25 less at Spaceship 14% cheaper
- .bond Spaceship: $15.53 first year $1.24 WordPress.com Domains: $10.00 first year $10.00 $5.53 less at WordPress.com Domains 36% cheaper
- .lol Spaceship: $25.88 first year $1.04 WordPress.com Domains: $26.00 first year $26.00 $0.12 less at Spaceship 0.5% cheaper
- .me Spaceship: $15.53 first year $8.70 WordPress.com Domains: $19.00 first year $19.00 $3.47 less at Spaceship 18% cheaper
- .click Spaceship: $10.35 first year $1.04 WordPress.com Domains: $12.00 first year $12.00 $1.65 less at Spaceship 14% cheaper
- .dev Spaceship: $12.42 first year $8.28 WordPress.com Domains: $15.00 first year $15.00 $2.58 less at Spaceship 17% cheaper
- .live Spaceship: $31.05 first year $2.07 WordPress.com Domains: $35.00 first year $35.00 $3.95 less at Spaceship 11% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at Spaceship
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Spaceship | WordPress.com Domains |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 84/100 | 79/100 |
| 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, Alipay, Crypto, UnionPay | not verified |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 496 | 388 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Phoenix, US | San Francisco, US, since 2005 |
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
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 — Spaceship's on 22 Oct 2026, our last good read, WordPress.com Domains's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
Spaceship and WordPress.com Domains, answered
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WordPress.com Domains against
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- INWX 99% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Hover 99% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- IONOS 98% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- one.com 98% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Hostinger 96% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Amazon Route 53 92% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Squarespace 87% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- NameSilo 80% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- OVHcloud 80% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Infomaniak 56% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- DreamHost 53% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Epik 42% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Dynadot 9% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Sav.com 7% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Porkbun 5% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains
- Cloudflare 1% renewed cheaper by WordPress.com Domains