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Spaceship vs Squarespace Domains

Spaceship
7.0/ 10
Higher score
Squarespace Domains
7.8/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Spaceship wins 2, Squarespace Domains wins 1 (1 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricSpaceshipSquarespace Domains
Score
Winner: right
7.07.8
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Namecheap Inc.
Squarespace Inc.
Founded
20232023
Best for
Curious early adopters who want Namecheap-backed infrastructure with a new UIFormer Google Domains customers who got migrated and want a clean UI
Price per yr
Winner: left
$13/ yr$20/ yr
Renewal multiplier
Winner: left
1.4×—
Tagline
Namecheap's new brand swing, jury still outThe Google Domains successor, Squarespace-priced
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
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
Squarespace Domains4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Flat year-one and renewal pricing
  • ✓Free WHOIS privacy included
  • ✓Clean DNS UI inherited from Google
  • ✓No upsells in checkout
– Cons
  • ✗~2x the price of Cloudflare/Porkbun
  • ✗Secondary product behind site builder
  • ✗Roadmap pace has slowed post-migration
  • ✗Some former Google Domains polish is fading
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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VisitSpaceship ↗Score 7.0VisitSquarespace Domains ↗Score 7.8
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