Gandi vs Hover
Across 20 TLDs both registrars sell, Gandi is cheaper on 1 over three years and Hover on 19.
Both of these registrars charge well above cost and both justify it with service rather than price, so the comparison is about how much service costs. On a .com, Hover renews at $18.99 and Gandi at $38.38, against a true cost of $10.44: margins of 82% and 267%. On .dev it is $20.99 against $39.98. On .org, $17.99 against $39.98. On .io they converge at $74.99 each, the one extension where they match. On .ai, Hover at $114.99 undercuts Gandi at $179.76 by $64.77. Gandi's flat renewal near $40 across most gTLDs means it is most expensive precisely on the cheap, common extensions. What each offers is different in character. Hover sells a deliberately plain registrar: no upsells, privacy included, and support with a strong reputation, aimed at someone who wants one domain handled well. Gandi sells an institution: French and EU jurisdiction, operating since 1999, bundled mailboxes and SSL, a published ethics record, and the kind of paperwork an organisation's procurement department asks for. If you need the European legal footing, Gandi is answering a question Hover does not. If you do not, Hover provides the same basic promise of a calm, honest registrar for roughly $19 a year less per .com, and neither of them plays intro-price games.
| Source | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .com | $11.00 | $38.38 | $87.76 | $18.99 | $18.99 | $56.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .ai | $112.06 | $179.76 | $471.58 | $114.99 | $114.99 | $344.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .io | $60.00 | $74.99 | $209.98 | $74.99 | $74.99 | $224.97 | Gandi | ↗ |
| .dev | $16.39 | $39.98 | $96.35 | $20.99 | $20.99 | $62.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .org | $17.20 | $39.98 | $97.16 | $10.99 | $17.99 | $46.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .net | $18.78 | $39.98 | $98.74 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $59.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .co | $34.84 | $71.98 | $178.80 | $37.99 | $37.99 | $113.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .app | $23.29 | $47.98 | $119.25 | $22.99 | $22.99 | $68.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .xyz | $17.75 | $39.98 | $97.71 | $22.99 | $22.99 | $68.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .me | $29.23 | $55.98 | $141.19 | $8.99 | $24.99 | $58.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .cloud | $24.29 | $55.98 | $136.25 | $3.99 | $34.99 | $73.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .online | $29.99 | $111.98 | $253.95 | $2.99 | $36.99 | $76.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .site | $34.87 | $56.74 | $148.35 | $2.99 | $41.99 | $86.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .tech | $60.79 | $103.94 | $268.67 | $4.99 | $63.99 | $132.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .shop | $45.95 | $95.98 | $237.91 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $149.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .store | $76.95 | $159.98 | $396.91 | $2.99 | $66.99 | $136.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .info | $30.77 | $63.98 | $158.73 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $104.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .blog | $38.35 | $87.98 | $214.31 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $89.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .live | $38.36 | $87.98 | $214.32 | $41.99 | $41.99 | $125.97 | Hover | ↗ |
| .studio | $38.36 | $87.98 | $214.32 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $149.97 | Hover | ↗ |
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