Gandi Review: Insanely high domain renewal prices!
I used to consider Gandi (gandi.net) the best European domain registrar, until it was acquired by Total Webhosting Solutions back in 2023.
As expected with such acquisitions, price hikes followed shortly after. While initial prices are still competitive (a common marketing tactic to lure in new customers), Gandi's domain renewal prices have become insanely high.
Here are some examples of how much Gandi charges for the renewal of some TLDs, and next to each is Cloudflare's renewal price for comparison:
| TLD | Gandi's renewal price | Cloudflare's renewal price |
|---|---|---|
| .com | $38.38 | $10.44 |
| .net | $39.98 | $11.84 |
| .org | $39.98 | $10.11 |
| .app | $47.98 | $14.18 |
| .me | $55.98 | $15.79 |
| .site | $56.74 | $25.18 |
| .blog | $87.98 | $20.18 |
| .shop | $95.98 | $30.18 |
| .tech | $103.94 | $45.18 |
| .online | $111.98 | $25.18 |
| .store | $159.98 | $40.18 |
A lot of the recent negative reviews on Gandi's Trustpilot profile are complaining about the unreasonable price hikes. The company doesn't seem to be much bothered about the complaints. Here's one of the Trustpilot reviews together with the company's indifferent reply:
Maybe small businesses that own one or two domains wouldn't mind the higher cost, but tech-savvy people, especially those who own many domains, won't be so cool with it. There are so many cheaper alternatives out there. Like literally any other registrar you can think of would be cheaper than this. Heck, even GoDaddy is half the price (or even less) for some TLDs!
Posted Jul 9, 2025, 6:08 PM UTC