Namecheap raised its .com renewal price about 9% to $15.88
Namecheap raised the standard .com renewal price by about 9%, to $15.88 a year, effective September 1, 2023, and attributed the change to Verisign. The 'before' figure is implied from that 9% rise, not stated.
What changed
- Price increase, 9%, Sep 1, 2023
- Before: about $14.57/yr (implied, not stated)
- After: $15.88/yr renewal (about $1.32/mo before ICANN fee)
- Existing customers: Existing registrations pay the new price when they renew.
Cheaper alternatives to Namecheap
At 1 .com domain at renewal, Namecheap costs $1.56/mo. 2 domain, DNS or SSL providers cost 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 84% of Namecheap; missing or partial: Hosting & email bundles (partly), Bulk portfolio management, OV & EV certificates, Aftermarket & auctions
- Amazon Route 53: $1.33/mo (Pay-as-you-go .com standard renewal ($16 a year)), covers 70% of Namecheap; missing or partial: Free WHOIS privacy (partly), Hosting & email bundles, Bulk portfolio management, OV & EV certificates, URL & email forwarding
Namecheap alternatives: 4 domain, DNS or SSL providers compared, at every size.
Sources
Every price and change for Namecheap: Namecheap.