The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures and review sites, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose GoDaddy if…
- • You want GoDaddy's edge on what customers say on trustpilot and how much storage you get
Choose Namecheap if…
- • You want Namecheap's edge on the price on the front page and what it costs when it renews
Round by round
- Round 1The price on the front pageNamecheap wins
Namecheap wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What it costs when it renewsNamecheap winsGoDaddy5/10
$15.32
Economy renewal, worked out from the $551.63 three-year auto-renewal
- $15.32, against $4.66
Source: godaddy.com ↗
Namecheap wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotGoDaddy winsNamecheap5/10
4.2 out of 5
TrustScore from 21,996 reviews on Trustpilot
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.4 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
GoDaddy wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4How long you can get your money backTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5How many websites you can hostNamecheap wins
Namecheap wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How much storage you getGoDaddy wins
GoDaddy wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How often your site is backed upGoDaddy wins
GoDaddy wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- $5.99, against $1.99
- $15.32, against $8.99
- 4.4 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- $5.99, against $3.99
- $4.66, against $1.99
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- $4.66, against $3.99
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.5 out of 5