Namecheap price increase 2026: +30% in Oct 2026
In Oct 2026, Namecheap raised its advertised prices on 3 of 14 tracked plans , between 25% and 30% depending on the plan. The new prices have held for 8 nights since, this is a list-price change, not a promo.
We record Namecheap's advertised prices every night (tracking since Apr 2026) and keep every change, including the promo cycles and renewal jumps most comparison sites never show. 12 of 14 tracked plans have changed price. Plans currently start at $2.28/mo.
Before and after: every plan that moved in Oct 2026
| Plan | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Expert | $36.88/mo | $47.88/mo | +30% |
| Nebula | $17.88/mo | $22.88/mo | +28% |
| Universe Pro | $55.88/mo | $69.88/mo | +25% |
Advertised monthly prices as scraped on 2026-10-07 and 2026-10-08.
Price history
We check Namecheap's advertised prices nightly and keep what we see. Tracked since 19 Apr 2026; some nights are missing.
- Promotion from 19 Apr to 22 Apr: $2.57 instead of the regular $3.24 per month.
- Promotion from 5 May to 15 May: $2.57 instead of the regular $3.24 per month.
- Promotion from 23 Jun to 30 Jun: $2.57 instead of the regular $3.24 per month.
- Promotion from 23 Jul to 29 Jul: $2.57 instead of the regular $3.24 per month.
- Promotion from 6 Aug to 7 Aug: $1.99 instead of the regular $3.24 per month.
- Promotion from 2 Sep to 9 Sep: $2.57 instead of the regular $3.24 per month.
- Promotion from 30 Sep to 2 Oct: $1.99 instead of the regular $3.24 per month.
| Date | Price per month |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-19 | $3.24 |
| 2026-05-01 | no reliable reading |
| 2026-05-04 | $3.24 |
| 2026-05-26 | no reliable reading |
| 2026-05-29 | $1.99 |
| 2026-06-02 | no reliable reading |
| 2026-06-04 | $3.24 |
| 2026-07-07 | no reliable reading |
| 2026-07-13 | $3.24 |
| 2026-07-18 | no reliable reading |
| 2026-07-23 | $3.24 |
| 2026-09-09 | no reliable reading |
| 2026-09-11 | $3.24 |
| 2026-09-15 | $0.27 |
| 2026-09-16 | no reliable reading |
| 2026-09-18 | $3.24 |
Advertised entry price for the cheapest billing term. Nights when our scraper saw only part of Namecheap's catalogue are excluded from the line. The hatched bands mark stretches with no reliable reading, the line stops there instead of carrying the last price across them. The line follows the regular price; the cyan bands are the stretches when Namecheap was running a promotion. A promotion ending is not a price increase, so it is not drawn as one. 11 nights failed our checks and are shown as gaps rather than price moves.
Promotions
Namecheap discounts its advertised price from time to time and puts it back. That is a promotion, not a price change, so it is kept out of the line above.
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This is the advertised sign-up price moving over time. It is a different thing from the renewal step-up on the plan cards above, which compares one term with the next at a single moment.
What we recorded
- Price change
- Removed plans Part of the reseller, wordpress, vps catalogue stopped being listed on 20 Jul 2026. No price move is implied.
- Removed plans Part of the vps catalogue stopped being listed on 18 Jul 2026. No price move is implied.
- Restructured dedicated line-up restructured on 22 Apr 2026. No price move is implied.
- Restructured dedicated line-up restructured on 19 Apr 2026. No price move is implied.