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Name.com vs Spaceship

Higher score
Name.com
7.5/ 10
Spaceship
7.0/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Name.com wins 1, Spaceship wins 1 (2 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricName.comSpaceship
Score
Winner: left
7.57.0
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Identity Digital
Namecheap Inc.
Founded
20032023
Best for
Folks wanting a mid-tier registrarDev-focused folks who love clean UIs
Price per yr
Winner: right
$18/ yr$13/ yr
Renewal multiplier
1.4×1.4×
Tagline
Mid-tier registrar, owned by Identity DigitalNamecheap's new brand swing, jury still out
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
Name.com4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Clean, modern UI
  • ✓Free WHOIS privacy
  • ✓No shady upsells
  • ✓API with documents
– Cons
  • ✗Higher renewal cost
  • ✗Pushes gTLDs hard
  • ✗Not the fastest DNS
  • ✗Email upsells exist
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

Pick one and go.

Both links are affiliate. Score doesn't move because of it.

VisitName.com ↗Score 7.5VisitSpaceship ↗Score 7.0
← Read full Name.com review·Read full Spaceship review →
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