Route 53 raised .com registration and renewal from $13 to $14 a year
From April 8, 2024, .com registration and renewal rose from $13 to $14 a year (+7.7%), or $1.08 to $1.17 a month at the ref point. The source is a third-party article quoting AWS's March 2024 price list.
What changed
- Price increase, 8%, Apr 8, 2024
- At 1 .com domain at renewal: $1.08 → $1.17 a month ($1 more a year)
- Before: $13 per year
- After: $14 per year
- Existing customers: The source labels the figures as registration and renewal fees, so the new rate applies to renewals too.
Cheaper alternatives to Amazon Route 53
At 1 .com domain at renewal, Amazon Route 53 costs $1.33/mo. 1 domain, DNS or SSL provider costs less:
- Cloudflare Registrar: $0.87/mo (Standard .com renewal at Cloudflare's at-cost price of $10.46/yr (tracker figure), with WHOIS redaction free.), covers 88% of Amazon Route 53; missing or partial: Anycast DNS with SLA (partly), API & infrastructure as code (partly)
Amazon Route 53 alternatives: 4 domain, DNS or SSL providers compared, at every size.
Sources
Every price and change for Amazon Route 53: Amazon Route 53.