As you probably know by now, all Google Domains registrations will be transfered to Squarespace Domains sometime in late 2023. While Google Domains customers have the option to manually transfer their domain to another registrar, the path of least resistance is to allow their domain name to transfer automatically to Squarespace. But this subjects Google Domains customers to Squarespace Domains pricing.
The goal of this post is to compare the cost of domain name registration between Google and Squarespace to help you decide which option is best for your situation.
Squarespace Domains vs Google Domains Pricing
Squarespace Domains cost anywhere from $20 to $70 for a year of registration. On the other hand, you can get a domain from Google for as low as $7 per year.
What can Google Domains customers expect to pay after becoming a Squarespace customer? Well, Squarespace has stated that they’ll honor Google Domains renewal pricing for at least 1 year after the migration:
Squarespace will honor all existing Google Domains customers’ renewal prices for at least 12 months after closing the acquisition, ensuring that domain hosting and management remain hassle-free.
But what about after the first year with Squarespace?
Below is an analysis of Google Domains vs Squarespace Domains prices for one year of domain name registration. Around 92% of domain name registrations will see a price increase of on average over 50% per year with a lot of domains doubling or even tripling in price.
| Domain |
Google |
Squarespace |
Price Increase |
Percent Increase |
| .academy |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .accountant |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .actor |
$40 |
$60 |
$20 |
50% |
| .agency |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .airforce |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .apartments |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .app |
$14 |
$30 |
$16 |
114% |
| .army |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .art |
$14 |
$30 |
$16 |
114% |
| .associates |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .attorney |
$40 |
$70 |
$30 |
75% |
| .au |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .auction |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .band |
$20 |
$20 |
$0 |
0% |
| .bar |
$80 |
$70 |
-$10 |
-13% |
| .bargains |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .bid |
$30 |
$40 |
$10 |
33% |
| .bike |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .bingo |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .bio |
$70 |
$70 |
$0 |
0% |
| .biz |
$15 |
$20 |
$5 |
33% |
| .black |
$60 |
$60 |
$0 |
0% |
| .blog |
$30 |
$40 |
$10 |
33% |
| .blue |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .boo |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .boutique |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .builders |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .business |
$12 |
$30 |
$18 |
150% |
| .buzz |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .ca |
$12 |
$30 |
$18 |
150% |
| .cab |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .cafe |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .camera |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .camp |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .capital |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .cards |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .care |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .careers |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .cash |
$30 |
$60 |
$30 |
100% |
| .catering |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .center |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .charity |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .chat |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .cheap |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .church |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .city |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .claims |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .cleaning |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .clinic |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .clothing |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .cloud |
$20 |
$20 |
$0 |
0% |
| .club |
$13 |
$20 |
$7 |
54% |
| .co |
$30 |
$40 |
$10 |
33% |
| .co.uk |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .coach |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .codes |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .coffee |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .com |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .com.au |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .community |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .company |
$14 |
$30 |
$16 |
114% |
| .computer |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .condos |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .construction |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .consulting |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .contractors |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .cool |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .coupons |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .cruises |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .dance |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .date |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .dating |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .day |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .de |
$7 |
$20 |
$13 |
186% |
| .deals |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .degree |
$40 |
$70 |
$30 |
75% |
| .delivery |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .democrat |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .dental |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .dentist |
$40 |
$70 |
$30 |
75% |
| .design |
$40 |
$70 |
$30 |
75% |
| .dev |
$12 |
$30 |
$18 |
150% |
| .diamonds |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .digital |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .direct |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .directory |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .discount |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .dog |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .domains |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .download |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .earth |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .education |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .email |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .engineer |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .engineering |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .enterprises |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .equipment |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .estate |
$30 |
$60 |
$30 |
100% |
| .events |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .exchange |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .expert |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .exposed |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .express |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .fail |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .faith |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .family |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .farm |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .finance |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .financial |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .fish |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .fitness |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .flights |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .florist |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .football |
$30 |
$30 |
$0 |
0% |
| .forsale |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .foundation |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .fun |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .fund |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .furniture |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .futbol |
$13 |
$30 |
$17 |
131% |
| .fyi |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .gallery |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .games |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .gay |
$40 |
$40 |
$0 |
0% |
| .gifts |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .gives |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .glass |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .gmbh |
$30 |
$40 |
$10 |
33% |
| .golf |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .graphics |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .gratis |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .gripe |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .group |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .guide |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .guru |
$28 |
$50 |
$22 |
79% |
| .haus |
$28 |
$50 |
$22 |
79% |
| .healthcare |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .hockey |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .holdings |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .holiday |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .hospital |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .host |
$120 |
$70 |
-$50 |
-42% |
| .house |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .how |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .immo |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .immobilien |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .in |
$12 |
$50 |
$38 |
317% |
| .industries |
$30 |
$20 |
-$10 |
-33% |
| .info |
$22 |
$20 |
-$2 |
-9% |
| .ink |
$28 |
$50 |
$22 |
79% |
| .institute |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .insure |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .international |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .io |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .irish |
$14 |
$60 |
$46 |
329% |
| .jetzt |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .jewelry |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .kaufen |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .kitchen |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .land |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .lawyer |
$40 |
$60 |
$20 |
50% |
| .lease |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .legal |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .life |
$40 |
$20 |
-$20 |
-50% |
| .lighting |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .limited |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .limo |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .live |
$20 |
$20 |
$0 |
0% |
| .loan |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .love |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .ltd |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .maison |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .management |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .market |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .marketing |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .mba |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .me |
$20 |
$20 |
$0 |
0% |
| .media |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .memorial |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .men |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .mobi |
$20 |
$20 |
$0 |
0% |
| .moda |
$30 |
$40 |
$10 |
33% |
| .money |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .mortgage |
$40 |
$70 |
$30 |
75% |
| .navy |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .net |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .network |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .news |
$30 |
$20 |
-$10 |
-33% |
| .ninja |
$19 |
$40 |
$21 |
111% |
| .nl |
$8 |
$20 |
$12 |
150% |
| .one |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .online |
$30 |
$20 |
-$10 |
-33% |
| .org |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .partners |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .parts |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .party |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .photography |
$20 |
$20 |
$0 |
0% |
| .photos |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .pictures |
$11 |
$30 |
$19 |
173% |
| .pizza |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .place |
$15 |
$30 |
$15 |
100% |
| .plumbing |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .plus |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .press |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .productions |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .promo |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .properties |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .pub |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .racing |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .recipes |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .red |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .rehab |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .reisen |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .rent |
$70 |
$70 |
$0 |
0% |
| .rentals |
$30 |
$60 |
$30 |
100% |
| .repair |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .report |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .republican |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .rest |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .restaurant |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .review |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .reviews |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .rip |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .rocks |
$13 |
$20 |
$7 |
54% |
| .rsvp |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .run |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .sale |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .salon |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .sarl |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .school |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .schule |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .science |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .services |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .shoes |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .shopping |
$30 |
$40 |
$10 |
33% |
| .show |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .singles |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .site |
$20 |
$20 |
$0 |
0% |
| .ski |
$50 |
$50 |
$0 |
0% |
| .soccer |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .social |
$30 |
$20 |
-$10 |
-33% |
| .software |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .solar |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .solutions |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .soy |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .space |
$20 |
$20 |
$0 |
0% |
| .store |
$50 |
$20 |
-$30 |
-60% |
| .studio |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .style |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .supplies |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .supply |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .support |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .surgery |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .systems |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .tax |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .taxi |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .team |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .tech |
$40 |
$20 |
-$20 |
-50% |
| .technology |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .tennis |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .theater |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .tienda |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .tips |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .today |
$20 |
$30 |
$10 |
50% |
| .tools |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .tours |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .town |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .toys |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .trade |
$30 |
$40 |
$10 |
33% |
| .training |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .uk |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .university |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .uno |
$20 |
$50 |
$30 |
150% |
| .us |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .vacations |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .vegas |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .ventures |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .vet |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .viajes |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .video |
$20 |
$40 |
$20 |
100% |
| .villas |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .vin |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .vision |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .voyage |
$50 |
$70 |
$20 |
40% |
| .watch |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .website |
$20 |
$20 |
$0 |
0% |
| .wiki |
$28 |
$50 |
$22 |
79% |
| .win |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .wine |
$60 |
$70 |
$10 |
17% |
| .works |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .world |
$40 |
$50 |
$10 |
25% |
| .wtf |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
| .xyz |
$12 |
$20 |
$8 |
67% |
| .zone |
$30 |
$50 |
$20 |
67% |
While it’s mostly bad news, there is some good though. The .tech top-level domain name will be decreasing in price from $40 with Google to $20 with Squarespace. But overall for me at least, my 28 domain names that I have registered with Google Domains will go from $593 to $830 with Squarespace—a 40% price increase.
Squarespace TLDs Not Available at Google Domains
There are 40 top-level domain names that Squarespace offers for registration that are not available on Google Domains. Below is a table detailing those domain prices at Squarespace.
| Domain |
Cost |
| .amsterdam |
$70 |
| .archi |
$70 |
| .beer |
$50 |
| .capetown |
$50 |
| .casa |
$40 |
| .cooking |
$50 |
| .country |
$50 |
| .courses |
$50 |
| .desi |
$40 |
| .durban |
$50 |
| .eu |
$20 |
| .fashion |
$30 |
| .fishing |
$50 |
| .fit |
$50 |
| .horse |
$50 |
| .joburg |
$50 |
| .kim |
$30 |
| .kiwi |
$50 |
| .lgbt |
$60 |
| .london |
$60 |
| .menu |
$50 |
| .miami |
$40 |
| .moe |
$30 |
| .nagoya |
$40 |
| .org.uk |
$20 |
| .pink |
$30 |
| .poker |
$70 |
| .rodeo |
$50 |
| .shop |
$60 |
| .study |
$50 |
| .surf |
$50 |
| .tirol |
$60 |
| .tokyo |
$40 |
| .top |
$20 |
| .vip |
$40 |
| .vodka |
$50 |
| .wedding |
$30 |
| .work |
$20 |
| .yoga |
$50 |
| .yokohama |
$40 |
New TLDs at Squarespace
There are 42 top-level domain names that Google offers for registration that are not available on Squarespace Domains yet. Below is a table detailing those domain prices at Google Domains. Pricing for these domain names at Squarespace will not be available until after the migration occurs sometime in late 2023.
| Domain |
Cost |
| .audio |
$150 |
| .autos |
$15 |
| .baby |
$80 |
| .beauty |
$15 |
| .best |
$20 |
| .boats |
$15 |
| .bond |
$12 |
| .cam |
$20 |
| .cc |
$20 |
| .channel |
$12 |
| .co.in |
$11 |
| .co.nz |
$19 |
| .college |
$70 |
| .com.mx |
$20 |
| .dad |
$15 |
| .esq |
$30 |
| .foo |
$15 |
| .fr |
$10 |
| .global |
$80 |
| .hair |
$15 |
| .icu |
$12 |
| .it |
$12 |
| .jp |
$40 |
| .lat |
$30 |
| .lol |
$30 |
| .makeup |
$15 |
| .mom |
$40 |
| .monster |
$14 |
| .mov |
$15 |
| .mx |
$40 |
| .new |
$500 |
| .nexus |
$15 |
| .ooo |
$30 |
| .phd |
$30 |
| .pics |
$30 |
| .pl |
$20 |
| .prof |
$30 |
| .pw |
$20 |
| .quest |
$15 |
| .skin |
$15 |
| .yachts |
$15 |
| .zip |
$15 |
It’s sad to see Google Domains disappear like this. We will miss you!
#ripgoogledomains
