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GoDaddy vs Namecheap.

A like-for-like renewal price comparison across every TLD both registrars sell. No editorial thumb on the scale — the table is generated from our price catalog.

prices verified 10 August 2026 · methodology

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£36.20
GoDaddy — mean renewal across shared TLDs
£29.13
Namecheap — mean renewal across shared TLDs
2–41
TLDs won, GoDaddy to Namecheap (1 tied)
£7.07
average difference per domain, per year

On average, Namecheap is the cheaper of the two — but averages hide the useful detail. GoDaddy wins 2 of the 44 shared TLDs and Namecheap wins 41, so the right answer depends entirely on what you own.

renewal price by TLD.

GoDaddy and Namecheap renewal prices per TLD
TLDGoDaddyNamecheapdifference
.academy£40.00£28.00£12.00
.ai£105.00£89.00£16.00
.app£21.00£15.99£5.01
.blog£42.00£35.00£7.00
.capital£55.00£45.00£10.00
.casino£140.00£115.00£25.00
.cloud£30.00£22.00£8.00
.club£14.99£12.99£2.00
.co£30.99£24.99£6.00
.co.uk£15.99£12.99£3.00
.com£22.99£14.20£8.79
.consulting£38.00£28.00£10.00
.de£14.99£11.99£3.00
.design£49.00£49.00
.dev£19.00£14.99£4.01
.digital£38.00£28.00£10.00
.directory£32.00£25.00£7.00
.email£28.00£20.00£8.00
.eu£14.99£10.99£4.00
.fr£14.99£11.99£3.00
.fyi£19.99£14.00£5.99
.group£22.00£15.00£7.00
.holdings£65.00£50.00£15.00
.in£15.00£9.50£5.50
.ing£35.00£24.00£11.00
.ink£35.00£28.00£7.00
.io£45.99£48.50£2.51
.marketing£50.00£35.00£15.00
.me£29.99£24.00£5.99
.media£38.00£30.00£8.00
.net£22.99£14.20£8.79
.online£44.00£35.00£9.00
.org£19.99£14.20£5.79
.property£42.00£32.00£10.00
.shop£42.00£35.00£7.00
.site£38.00£30.00£8.00
.space£30.00£25.00£5.00
.store£70.00£60.00£10.00
.studio£29.99£25.00£4.99
.tech£38.00£45.00£7.00
.uk£15.99£12.99£3.00
.us£15.00£8.80£6.20
.ventures£48.00£38.00£10.00
.xyz£14.00£13.20£0.80

beyond price

  • GoDaddyLargest registrar. Heavy upsells, premium renewals. Publishes a domain management API.
  • NamecheapAggressive year-1, marks up renewals. Publishes a domain management API.

Price is the easiest thing to compare and rarely the only thing that matters. Transfer friction, whether WHOIS privacy is included, DNS quality and how quickly support answers when something breaks are all worth more than a couple of pounds a year on a domain your business depends on.

questions people actually ask.

Is GoDaddy or Namecheap cheaper for domain renewals?

Across the 44 TLDs both registrars sell, Namecheap averages £29.13 per renewal against £36.20 for GoDaddy — about £7.07 per domain per year. GoDaddy is cheaper on 2 of those TLDs and Namecheap on 41, so the answer flips depending on which TLDs you hold.

Does GoDaddy or Namecheap have a better API?

Both publish a domain management API. If you manage domains programmatically that matters more than a pound or two of price difference — and owndle reads your portfolio from any registrar regardless, via the public registry data.

Should I move domains between these two?

Only where the per-TLD gap is real and you will hold the domain for years. A transfer costs one year's renewal at the gaining registrar, and that year is added to your expiry rather than replacing it — so the true cost is the price difference, not the whole year. Check the specific TLDs you own in the table above rather than the average.

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This page compares two registrars in the abstract. Owndle compares every registrar against the specific domains in your portfolio, then tells you which ones are worth moving and reminds you before each one renews.

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