Spaceship review

Spaceship is the cheapest way to get a .com in year one among the registrars we could verify: the price list shows $9.48 for the first year, down from $10.38, with renewal at $10.68 and a separate ICANN fee of $0.20 a year. That gap between sale and renewal is small, which is the opposite of what we saw at Namecheap, Name.com and Network Solutions. Each extension on the price list shows the registration, renewal and transfer price together, so it is easy to spot traps such as .io, which drops to $31.98 in year one but renews at $51.75. Domain privacy is free and auto-renewal is built in. Spaceship also sells Spacemail business email and web hosting, so a small site can keep everything in one account. Its documented security and DNS tooling is thinner than Cloudflare's or Name.com's, which is why it sits just below the top two.

Who it is for

Budget buyers who want the lowest first-year .com

Price

.com from $9.48 for the first year, renews at $10.68 per year plus a $0.20 ICANN fee.

.com Register SALE $10.38 $9.48 /yr Renew $10.68 /yr
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Registration, renewal and transfer prices shown side by side for each extension
• Free domain privacy on registered domains
• Automatic domain renewal
• Spacemail business email and Spaceship web hosting in the same account
• Free transfers in from other registrars

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: $9.48 first-year .com is the lowest verified .com price on this list
• Strength: .com renewal at $10.68 is only $1.20 above the sale price
• Strength: Renewal and ICANN fee are printed on the price list, not hidden at checkout
• Weakness: A $0.20 per year ICANN fee is added on top of the listed price
• Weakness: Some extensions renew far above the sale price, such as .io at $51.75 after $31.98
• Weakness: Fewer advanced DNS and security options documented than Cloudflare or Name.com

Key facts

• .com first year: $9.48
• .com renewal: $10.68 per year
• Domain privacy: Free

Where it ranks

Spaceship is No. 3 in our Best Domain Registrars verdict.