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Hover vs Spaceship

Higher score
Hover
7.6/ 10
Spaceship
7.0/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Hover wins 1, Spaceship wins 2 (1 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricHoverSpaceship
Score
Winner: left
7.67.0
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Tucows Inc.
Namecheap Inc.
Founded
20082023
Best for
Buyers who want a polished UI and will pay for itCurious early adopters who want Namecheap-backed infrastructure with a new UI
Price per yr
Winner: right
$17/ yr$13/ yr
Renewal multiplier
Winner: right
1.4×
Tagline
Clean UI, premium prices, no hosting upsellsNamecheap's new brand swing, jury still out
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
Hover4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • No upsells at checkout
  • Free WHOIS privacy
  • Cleanest UI of any registrar
  • Renewal matches first-year price
– Cons
  • Roughly 2x the price of Cloudflare/Porkbun
  • DNS is basic
  • Mailboxes cost extra
Spaceship4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • Best modern registrar UI on the market
  • Free WHOIS privacy
  • Cheap Spacemail mailboxes ($1.50/mo)
  • Namecheap-backed infrastructure
– Cons
  • New product, smaller TLD catalog
  • Feature gaps vs Namecheap parent
  • Renewal varies by promotion (not always flat)
  • Limited third-party integrations
Make the call

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