[Compare · Domain Registrars]

NameSilo vs Spaceship

Higher score
NameSiloIndie
8.4/ 10
Spaceship
7.0/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: NameSilo wins 2, Spaceship wins 1 (1 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricNameSiloSpaceship
Score
Winner: left
8.47.0
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Winner: left
IndependentIndie
Namecheap Inc.
Founded
20092023
Best for
Budget folks who hate surprise feesDev-focused folks who love clean UIs
Price per yr
Winner: left
$12/ yr$13/ yr
Renewal multiplier
Winner: right
1.4×
Tagline
Cheap renewals are the actual featureNamecheap's new brand swing, jury still out
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
NameSilo4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • Steady renewal pricing
  • Free WHOIS, email forwarding, DNS
  • API for bulk domain tasks
  • Independent and operator-owned
– Cons
  • Ugly and outdated UI
  • Slow email/ticket support
  • DNS not fastest, just solid
  • Weak add-on services
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.

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