Route 53 raised .com registration and renewal from $15 to $16 a year
From July 1, 2026, .com registration, renewal and transfer rose from $15 to $16 a year (+6.7%), or $1.25 to $1.33 a month at the ref point. AWS's price list is the primary source, and a 2026 third-party analysis matches it.
What changed
- Price increase, 7%, Jul 1, 2026
- At 1 .com domain at renewal: $1.25 → $1.33 a month ($1 more a year)
- Before: $15 per year
- After: $16 per year
- Existing customers: AWS's list covers renewals, so existing .com domains pay $16 at their next renewal after July 1, 2026.
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.