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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

Metric	Name.com	Spaceship
Score Winner: left	7.5	7.0
Δ 90 days	— flat	— flat
Parent & badge	Identity Digital	Namecheap Inc.
Founded	2003	2023
Best for	Buyers who want a polished UI and don't mind paying $5 more per year	Curious early adopters who want Namecheap-backed infrastructure with a new UI
Price per yr Winner: right	$18/ yr	$13/ yr
Renewal multiplier	1.4×	1.4×
Tagline	Mid-tier registrar, owned by Identity Digital	Namecheap'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 and DNSSEC
✓Reasonable upsell pressure (not pre-checked)
✓Documented API

– Cons

✗Renewal ~$5 higher than indie competitors
✗Identity Digital ownership creates gTLD bias
✗DNS is competent but not edge-fast
✗Email/SSL upsells exist (just not as bad as GoDaddy)

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 7.5 VisitSpaceship ↗Score 7.0

← Read full Name.com review·Read full Spaceship review →

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