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Cloudflare Registrar alternatives

Cloudflare Registrar is already the cheapest domain, DNS or SSL provider we track at 1 .com domain at renewal ($0.87/mo). Here's how the other 4 compare. The closest match, Amazon Route 53, covers 84% of what Cloudflare Registrar does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.

What Cloudflare Registrar does

Core: Domain registration, Transparent renewal pricing, DNS hosting.

Important: Broad TLD coverage, Free WHOIS privacy, Traffic steering & failover, API & infrastructure as code (partly), Free automated SSL (partly), Team access & roles.

Also has: Domain security locks (partly), Anycast DNS with SLA (partly), DNSSEC, Wildcard & multi-domain certs, Certificate lifecycle management (partly), URL & email forwarding, Hosting & email bundles (partly), Mobile app (partly).

Alternatives to Cloudflare Registrar at 1 .com domain at renewal, best match first

  • Amazon Route 53: $1.33/mo Ref is .com renewal only; no ICANN fee stated (Pay-as-you-go .com standard renewal ($16 a year)). It covers 84% of Cloudflare Registrar; missing or partial: Transparent renewal pricing (partly), Free WHOIS privacy (partly), URL & email forwarding, Hosting & email bundles. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Jul 2026.
  • Namecheap: $1.56/mo Renewal list price (no coupon) + $0.20 ICANN fee (One .com domain at list renewal ($18.48/yr plus $0.20 ICANN fee; WHOIS privacy free), divided by 12.). It covers 72% of Cloudflare Registrar; missing or partial: Transparent renewal pricing (partly), DNS hosting (partly), Traffic steering & failover, Team access & roles (partly), DNSSEC (partly). Free plan: FreeDNS: no-cost DNS hosting that also works for domains registered with other registrars (up to 800 records per domain).. Last price hike: Sep 2023.
  • GoDaddy: $1.93/mo Third-party aggregator; GoDaddy pages blocked (1-year renewal of one existing .com domain, incl. $0.20 ICANN fee (WHOIS privacy free on renewal)). It covers 72% of Cloudflare Registrar; missing or partial: Transparent renewal pricing (partly), DNS hosting (partly), Traffic steering & failover, Team access & roles (partly), Anycast DNS with SLA. Free plan: none.
  • Let's Encrypt: not offered. It covers 17% of Cloudflare Registrar; missing or partial: Domain registration, Transparent renewal pricing, DNS hosting, Broad TLD coverage, Free WHOIS privacy. Free plan: The whole service is free: publicly trusted certificates issued and renewed automatically over ACME; no paid tier..

Other kinds of products that cover part of Cloudflare Registrar

  • Vercel (Hosting): covers 66% of Cloudflare Registrar; missing or partial: Transparent renewal pricing (partly), DNS hosting (partly), Free WHOIS privacy (partly), Traffic steering & failover, Team access & roles (partly)
  • Hostinger (Web & WordPress hosting): covers 60% of Cloudflare Registrar; missing or partial: Transparent renewal pricing (partly), DNS hosting (partly), Free WHOIS privacy (partly), Traffic steering & failover, Team access & roles (partly)

Prices at every size

  • Cloudflare Registrar: 1 .com domain at renewal $0.87/mo, DNS for 5 domains free, 1 single-domain SSL certificate free (Tracker price; official page lists no .com price)
  • Amazon Route 53: 1 .com domain at renewal $1.33/mo, DNS for 5 domains $4.50/mo, 1 single-domain SSL certificate no public price (Ref is .com renewal only; no ICANN fee stated)
  • Namecheap: 1 .com domain at renewal $1.56/mo, DNS for 5 domains free, 1 single-domain SSL certificate $0.92/mo (Renewal list price (no coupon) + $0.20 ICANN fee)
  • GoDaddy: 1 .com domain at renewal $1.93/mo, DNS for 5 domains no public price, 1 single-domain SSL certificate no public price (Third-party aggregator; GoDaddy pages blocked)
  • Let's Encrypt: 1 .com domain at renewal not offered, DNS for 5 domains not offered, 1 single-domain SSL certificate free (Free only; domains and DNS not offered)

Prices are USD per month: the headline is one .com domain at its yearly renewal price (not the first-year promo), with contact privacy and any required account plan, divided by 12. We also price managed DNS for 5 domains registered elsewhere at 5 million queries a month and one single-domain SSL certificate for a year divided by 12; a product that does not do a job shows no price for it.

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