Renewing a .com at Namecheap costs $19.98 a year, plus the $0.20 ICANN fee. On yearly billing, its Stellar hosting plans renew at $55.88 a year for Stellar, $85.44 for Stellar Plus and $128.88 for Stellar Business. The low first-term prices, like $12.08 for a new .com or $2.28/month for Stellar on yearly billing, apply only to your first term.
Rishit Bhatt, the founder of WebHostingAdvices, is a Namecheap customer. He registers multiple domains there, including webhostingadvices.com, the site you're reading right now, and rates Namecheap highly for domain names.
He has also used Namecheap's WordPress hosting plans for some client sites. Those sites were extremely slow and hit their resource limits quickly.
That first-hand experience, plus research into Namecheap's current pricing, is behind this guide. All prices below were checked on Namecheap's website in November 2026.
So keep reading to get all the details about Namecheap renewal price.
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Namecheap domain renewal price
Domain renewal prices at all domain registrars are always more expensive than the initial prices of domain names.
Namecheap is no exception. You will find higher renewal rates than initial domain rates at Namecheap too.
Registrars, including Namecheap, often get promotional first-year pricing from the registries that run each extension. They pass this introductory discount on to us, the customers.
Here is what Namecheap charges for some popular extensions:
| Domain | First year | Renewal (per year) | Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | $12.08 | $19.98 | $12.28 |
| .net | $12.48 | $18.58 | $12.98 |
| .org | $8.48 | $18.98 | $12.28 |
| .co | $19.98 | $45.48 | $38.48 |
| .io | $29.98 | $75.98 | $65.98 |
| .co.uk | $6.98 | $9.98 | $0.00 |
Renewals are charged at the regular rate, which depends largely on what the registry charges for that extension, and they rarely come with a discount. You might also notice that renewal prices of non-generic domain names are generally higher than the generic ones, as .co and .io show above.
Namecheap .com renewal price
A new .com domain at Namecheap costs $12.08 for the first year, a 24% discount on its regular $15.98. When I checked in November 2026, Namecheap also advertised a first-year .com for $6.48 to new customers only. Namecheap posts new promo codes on its coupons page every month, so look up the current one before you buy.
The renewal price of a .com domain (a generic top-level domain, or gTLD) is $19.98 per year, plus ICANN's $0.20 annual fee. Here is what renewing a .com for several years costs at that rate:
| Term length | Renewal cost of .com Namecheap domain |
|---|---|
| 1 year | $19.98 |
| 2 years | $39.96 |
| 3 years | $59.94 |
| 4 years | $79.92 |
| 5 years | $99.90 |
Namecheap hosting renewal price
Let’s now discuss the hosting renewal prices offered by Namecheap. The host offers different types of hosting services including shared, WordPress, Virtual Private Server (VPS), and more.
Here, I’m discussing the renewal prices of WordPress and shared hosting services offered by the host since these are the most popular ones.
Namecheap Shared hosting plans
Namecheap offers 3 shared hosting plans:
- Stellar
- Stellar Plus
- Stellar Business
These are available for monthly, yearly, and 2-year terms, and each plan currently starts with a 30-day free trial. The yearly and 2-year prices are first-term discounts. According to Namecheap's terms, that discount doesn't apply to renewals, so each plan renews at its regular rate for the billing term you are on. Namecheap raised these renewal rates on May 19, 2026.
Stellar prices at a glance, first term and renewal:
| Stellar plan | Yearly billing, first term | 2-year billing, first term | Renewal price (monthly / yearly / 2-year term) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stellar | $2.28/mo | $1.88/mo | $5.88 / $55.88 / $102.88 |
| Stellar Plus | $2.98/mo | $2.28/mo | $7.88 / $85.44 / $146.44 |
| Stellar Business | $4.98/mo | $4.48/mo | $11.88 / $128.88 / $251.88 |
The long terms save you money only for the first term. For instance, Stellar costs $2.28 a month in year one on yearly billing (about $27 in total), then renews at $55.88 for the next year, about $4.66 a month. On monthly billing, it costs $5.88 a month.
Namecheap WordPress plans
Namecheap also sells managed WordPress hosting, called EasyWP, for people who only run WordPress sites. It has the following 3 plans with different features:
- EasyWP Starter
- EasyWP Turbo
- EasyWP Supersonic
These are available for monthly, yearly and 2-year billing terms. On yearly billing, the first year is cheaper than every year after it.
Here is an overview of the Namecheap WordPress hosting prices on yearly billing:
| EasyWP plan | First year | Renewal |
|---|---|---|
| EasyWP Starter | $3.24/mo | $5.74/mo |
| EasyWP Turbo | $5.16/mo | $9.57/mo |
| EasyWP Supersonic | $6.57/mo | $11.57/mo |
Paying yearly trims a few dollars off each month. As an example, EasyWP Starter is $9.88 a month if you pay monthly, but $5.74 a month ($68.88/year) when it renews on the yearly term.
With these cheaper rates for the yearly plans, Namecheap nudges you to prepay and stay with it for longer. You get a lower monthly price, and Namecheap keeps you as a customer for longer.
Reason for Namecheap price increase in 2017
Many Namecheap customers were concerned about the increase in prices in 2017. Domain prices, however, depend largely on the wholesale fees set by registries (such as Verisign for .com) and ICANN, so registrars raise their prices when those fees go up.
Here is Namecheap's own explanation of why its prices go up:
Namecheap includes free domain privacy with its domains (first called WhoisGuard, now Withheld for Privacy). In all probability, Namecheap raised its prices a bit back then to cover the cost of providing this additional service along with the domain name registration.
That 2017 increase is history. The prices in the tables above are the ones Namecheap charged when I checked in November 2026, and its most recent hosting change was the shared hosting renewal increase of May 19, 2026.
Takeaway on Namecheap Renewal Price
Namecheap is a trusted domain name and hosting provider but I would suggest you purchase your domain and hosting from two different companies. You might change your mind in the future and plan to move to a different host for any reason when your website grows.
Keeping your domain name and hosting separate will make it easier to transfer your website from one host to another. You can easily point your domain to the new hosting provider without any downtime. So it is always best to keep your domain name and web hosting services separate.
FAQ (frequently asked questions)
Does Namecheap increase prices?
Yes. Like other registrars, Namecheap raises its prices when registries (such as Verisign for .com) increase their wholesale fees or when ICANN raises its fee.
How much should a domain renewal cost?
A renewal usually costs the regular price for that extension, which is often more than the first year. Registrars sometimes get discounted first-year rates from registries and pass that discount on to new customers.
Is SSL free on Namecheap?
Yes, with its hosting. Every Stellar plan comes with 50 free standard SSL certificates during its first year, installed automatically, and EasyWP adds a free Let's Encrypt certificate when your domain is registered at Namecheap.
Bought only a domain? Cloudflare's free certificate is an easy alternative.
