Namecheap Measured
Namecheap is one of the largest budget registrars. Its .com prices include a sale price, a separate new-customer first-year offer, and a higher renewal price. A $0.20 ICANN fee is added to each.
Overview
Namecheap is one of the largest budget registrars. Its .com prices include a sale price, a separate new-customer first-year offer, and a higher renewal price. A $0.20 ICANN fee is added to each.
Official site: Namecheap (affiliate link)
The good
- Cheap first year, especially for new customers
- Free WHOIS privacy
- Transfers discounted
The bad
- Renewal ($19.98) is far above the first year
- Several prices (sale, regular, new-customer) to compare
- Upsells at checkout
Pricing
Checked 3 November 2026. Prices are in US dollars and can change; confirm at checkout.
- .com registration: $12.08 on sale (regular $15.98)
- New-customer offer: $6.48 for the first year
- .com renewal: $19.98
- .com transfer: $12.28 on sale (regular $15.98)
- Plus a $0.20 ICANN fee per year
Privacy and data use
Free WHOIS privacy through Withheld for Privacy.
Refunds and cancellation
Not stated on the pages we checked.
Transfers and upsells
Checkout offers PremiumDNS ($4.88/year), SSL certificates, a Private Email trial and hosting. None are required. Namecheap published a .com price change for 1 November 2026 in its knowledge base.
Overall value verdict
Namecheap is cheap to start but renews at $19.98, about $8 a year more than the flat-price registrars above. Fine for a short-term domain; for a long-term one the renewal gap adds up. Namecheap is an affiliate partner; that didn’t change its position.