--- title: "Gandi Review (2026): Pricing, Pros & Cons | Digital Hosting" description: "Gandi review — from $11.00 first year (.com), renews at $38.38/yr standard (verified). EU-based with one of the widest TLD catalogs — a quiet workhorse for in" lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Digital Hosting", "url": "https://digitalhosting.com", "potentialAction": { "@type": "SearchAction", "target": "https://digitalhosting.com/articles?q={search_term_string}", "query-input": "required name=search_term_string" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Digital Hosting", "url": "https://digitalhosting.com", "logo": "https://digitalhosting.com/og-image.png", "email": "hello@digitalhosting.com", "description": "Independent hosting review site — comparisons for web hosting, VPS, WordPress hosting, business email, and domain registration. 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Miller](/about#authors) and the Digital Hosting editorial team — [how we review providers](/how-we-test) Disclosure: Digital Hosting may earn a commission when you buy through our links. This does not affect our recommendations. Our take EU-based with one of the widest TLD catalogs — a quiet workhorse for international portfolios, though mailboxes are a paid add-on since late 2023 and renewals jump hard. Best for EU-focused and ccTLD-strong Starting price from $11.00 first year (.com) renews at $38.38/yr standard Verified September 2026 The steepest registrar renewal jump we track (~3.5×). Privacy free. Ease of use Performance Support Free migration Included Email included Paid add-on Domain included Included ## Pros - Wide ccTLD coverage - EU data residency - Free WHOIS privacy ## Cons - Steepest .com renewal jump we track (~3.5× the first-year price) - Email is a paid add-on (free mailboxes ended in 2023) - UI redesigns have been polarizing Testing status: we haven't load-tested Gandi ourselves yet. This profile is built from vendor documentation, published plan specs and SLAs, and long-running community reports — and the pricing above is verified on the vendor's site, not copied from marketing. See [how we test](/how-we-test) for exactly what that means. ## If Gandi isn't right ### Alternatives to consider - [IONOS](/providers/ionos) — lowest first-year cost — if you plan the exit - [Infomaniak](/providers/infomaniak) — swiss privacy + flat pricing ### Deeper comparisons - [Cheapest Domain Registrar for a .com](/articles/cheapest-domain-registrar) ## Where Gandi fits Compare Gandi alongside other picks in the categories it competes in: - [Domain Registrars →](/best-domain-registrars) Ready to try Gandi? 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