Question 1

Namecheap vs Spaceship: which is better?

Accepted Answer

Namecheap vs Spaceship: which is better? Spaceship passes more of our hidden-fee checks: 3 of 4, against 3 of 5 for Namecheap. Namecheap adds fees on top of the listed price and never labels the renewal price before you pay. Spaceship adds fees on top of the listed price. Both include free WHOIS privacy. Neither publishes a price feed we can re-check, so we show no prices for either.

Question 2

Do Namecheap or Spaceship add hidden fees at checkout?

Accepted Answer

We walked Namecheap's checkout to the cart with a new .com on 2026-10-22. It passes 3 of the 5 checks we could verify; it fails on listed price includes all fees and renewal price shown before you pay. We walked Spaceship's checkout to the cart with a new .com on 2026-10-22. It passes 3 of the 4 checks we could verify; it fails on listed price includes all fees.

Question 3

Do Namecheap and Spaceship include free WHOIS privacy?

Accepted Answer

Both. Namecheap and Spaceship include WHOIS privacy free on eligible domains.

Question 4

Is it easier to transfer away from Namecheap or Spaceship?

Accepted Answer

Namecheap charges nothing to transfer a domain away (the new registrar charges the transfer), and you unlock the domain and get its auth code yourself in the Transfer Out section. A domain must be at least 60 days past registration or its last transfer before it can move. Spaceship's registration agreement bars moving a new domain to another registrar for the first 60 days. After that you unlock the domain and get its EPP auth code yourself in your account.

Question 5

Which has better support, Namecheap or Spaceship?

Accepted Answer

Namecheap offers 24/7 support by live chat and email, with email replies promised within 2 hours. It has no phone support. Spaceship offers support by live chat and by email at support@spaceship.com. It lists no phone line.

Question 6

Is Namecheap cheaper than Spaceship?

Accepted Answer

Neither publishes a price feed we can re-check, so we show no prices for either.

Check	Namecheap	Spaceship
Hidden-fee check	3 of 5	3 of 4
Listed price includes all fees	No Listed $11.28, cart $11.48: ICANN fee $0.20 added at the cart. (our checkout walk to the cart, 2026-10-22)	No Listed $8.88, cart $9.08: ICANN fee $0.20 added at the cart. (our checkout walk to the cart, 2026-10-22)
No paid add-ons switched on for you	Yes The cart held only the domain and free privacy. Extras are offered but left off. (our checkout walk to the cart, 2026-10-22)	Yes The cart held only the domain and free privacy. Extras are offered but left off. (our checkout walk to the cart, 2026-10-22)
WHOIS privacy free	Yes Privacy was in the cart at $0.00. (our checkout walk to the cart, 2026-10-22)	Yes Privacy was in the cart at $0.00. (our checkout walk to the cart, 2026-10-22)
Renewal price shown before you pay	No Shows a struck-through regular price and a first-year discount, but never labels a renewal price. (our checkout walk to the cart, 2026-10-22)	Yes The search result and cart state the renewal price. (our checkout walk to the cart, 2026-10-22)
Free transfer out, code self-serve	Yes No transfer-out fee, and you get the transfer code in your dashboard. (namecheap.com, 2026-10-22) (namecheap.com, 2026-10-22)	Not checked No published transfer-out policy found.

	Namecheap	Spaceship
ICANN / IANA ID	#1068	#3862
Phone support	No	No
Official status updates	namecheap.com/status-updates	twitter.com/SpaceshipStatus
Daily price feed	No	No

Namecheap vs Spaceship

Hidden fees at checkout

Transfers: how easy is it to leave?

Support and status

Prices

Which should you pick?

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