I recently registered a .com on Spaceship, a registrar from the team behind Namecheap. The interface is clean and the prices are low. Enter the promo code COMPROS when you register a .com and the first year costs just $2.9.
Pricing
Here are the listed .com prices. Note that the ICANN fee ($0.20) is added at checkout, so what you actually pay is:
| Item | Listed | With ICANN fee |
|---|---|---|
| Register | $8.88 | $9.08 |
| Renew | $9.98 | $10.18 |
| Transfer in | $9.48 | $9.68 (includes one extra year) |
Register + code COMPROS | $2.9 | see checkout |
Compared with Cloudflare
Cloudflare sells domains at cost. A .com there is about $10.46, ICANN fee included.
- Renewal: Spaceship is only about $0.28 a year cheaper, which barely matters.
- First year: without a code the gap is about $1.4. With
COMPROSyou save more than $7, and that’s where the real deal is.
So my suggestion: buy the first year of a new domain on Spaceship with the code. If you’d rather keep everything in one place, you can transfer it to Cloudflare once the 60-day transfer lock expires. Renewal prices are so close that either home is fine.
How to use it
- Go to spaceship.com, search for the domain you want and add it to your cart.
- Find the promo code field in the cart or at checkout, enter
COMPROS, and check that the price drops to $2.9. - After paying, manage DNS in Spaceship directly, or point the nameservers at Cloudflare and use it for DNS.
The code may stop working at any time or only apply to some TLDs. Trust the price shown at checkout.