Namecheap runs a rotating lineup of discounts across domains, hosting, email, security, and marketing tools, all listed on its official promos page.
Codes and percentages shift from month to month, so instead of just handing you a list of numbers, this guide breaks down what each current Namecheap coupon code actually covers, how the discount is applied, and what to watch for before you check out.
Quick summary of active deals
| Deal | Discount | Price | Code/Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly promo codes | Up to 36% off | Varies | Rotating codes on the coupons page |
| Shared Hosting free trial | 30 days free | $0 for 30 days, then from $2.28/mo | Try 30 Days Free |
| .AI domain | 11% off | $79.98/yr | Automatic on the .ai page |
| Domain transfers | Up to 23% off | From $7.98/yr | Automatic at checkout |
| .COM for new customers | 55% off | $6.79 first year | Promo code at checkout |
| Professional (Private) Email | Up to 33% off | From $0.99/mo, or 30 days free | MAILDEAL |
| VPS Hosting | Up to 23% off | From $3.88/mo | Automatic, plus free trial |
| 99 cent domains | Up to 98% off | From $0.99/yr | 99SPECIAL |
| Singapore Web Hosting | Free trial | 1 month free | Try 30 Days Free |
| Dedicated Servers | Up to 38% off | From $37.88/mo | Automatic at checkout |
| Site Maker website builder | Free trial | Free for 14 days | Start trial |
| FastVPN | Up to 65-76% off | From $1.00/mo (1-year plan), or 30 days free | Automatic |
| SiteLock Website Security | New | From $4.88/mo | Automatic |
| Private Email trial | Free trial | 1 month free | Start trial |
| RelateSEO (SEO Manager) | 65% off | From $9.88/mo | Automatic |
| RelateLocal (Local Listing Manager) | 65% off | From $6.88/mo | Automatic |
| EasyWP (WordPress Hosting) | Free trial | 1 month free | Start trial |
| RelateReviews (Reviews Manager) | Free trial | 1 month free | Start trial |
| RelateSocial (Social Media Manager) | Free trial | 1 month free | Start trial |
| RelateAds (Ads Manager) | New | From $9.88/mo | Automatic |
| Domain Vault | New | From $1.88/mo | Automatic |
| Standard Wildcard SSL | 10% off | From $39.99/yr | Automatic |
| SAN Certificate (multi-domain SSL) | 17% off | From $19.50/yr | Automatic |
Prices, percentages, and codes change regularly, so always double-check the live promos page before buying, since Namecheap reserves the right to alter or end any offer at any time.
Domain deals
.AI domains: $79.98/year
.AI has become the go-to extension for AI startups, chatbots, research labs, and developer portfolios, even though it’s technically Anguilla’s country-code domain.
Namecheap prices new registrations at $79.98 for the first term, and every registration comes with:
The .ai domains require a minimum 2-year registration, so the $79.98 purchasing price is really about $39.99 per year when you break it down.
Renewals run higher, at roughly $114.98/year (based on the 2-year renewal rate of $229.96). Transfers also come with a mandatory 2-year renewal added on completion.
.COM for new customers: $6.79 first year
New customers can register a fresh .com for $6.79 in the first year (a 55% saving off the standard first-year rate). This is limited to one domain purchase per customer and only applies to first-year registrations, not renewals or transfers.
Renewals jump to the standard rate of around $18.48/year. Every .com registration also comes with:
If you already have an account and don’t qualify as a “new customer,” you’ll still see the general first-year sale price (currently around $11.28-$14.98 depending on the exact promotion running).
Domain transfer sale: up to 23% off
If you’re moving domains away from another registrar, Namecheap’s transfer sale knocks money off the most popular extensions. Current transfer pricing includes:
Every domain transfer adds a full year onto your existing registration, so you’re not losing time compared to staying put. A few things to know before you transfer:
Customers switching from GoDaddy specifically can also use the code BYEBYEGD for extra savings on .com, .net, .org, and .co transfers.
99 cent domains: promo code 99SPECIAL
This is Namecheap’s budget-hunter deal. Using the code 99SPECIAL at checkout drops the first-year price of a long list of extensions to $0.99, including .site, .space, .store, .online, .top, .click, .icu, .cyou, .cloud, .link, .uno, .pw, .host, .press, .fun, .one, .love, and .help.
Key details:
Hosting deals
Shared Hosting: 30 days free, then from $2.28/month
Namecheap’s Shared Hosting plans (Stellar, Stellar Plus, and Stellar Business) all come with a 30-day free trial, limited to one trial per account across all shared plans. After the trial:
All plans include a 100% uptime guarantee, unmetered bandwidth, free website migration, automatic SSL installation, and the Supersonic CDN.
The advertised discount only applies to annual and biennial billing, not monthly plans or renewals, and the 30-day money-back guarantee only applies if you didn’t already use the free trial.
Singapore Web Hosting: 1 month free
For anyone targeting an Asia-based audience, Namecheap’s Singapore datacenter runs on renewable power and includes the same 30-day free trial structure as the standard Shared Hosting plans, with better latency for regional visitors.
Shared hosting plans on the EU and Singapore datacenters also come bundled with Cloud Storage.
VPS Hosting: from $3.88/month
VPS plans scale from small projects to enterprise workloads, all with a free trial and full root access:
Server management is a separate add-on cost, not included in the base price:
User-Responsible management is free by default, Basic management runs $10/month, and Complete management runs $25/month (available only on Quasar, Magnetar, and Hypernova plans).
Control panels also cost extra: cPanel starts at $17.88/month, and Webuzo starts at $2.88/month.
Dedicated Servers: from $37.88/month
Dedicated Servers offer entry-level, medium, and advanced tiers with resources reserved entirely for one user.
Namecheap doesn’t publish flat per-tier pricing the way it does for VPS since configurations are highly customizable (CPU cores, RAM, disk type, and drive size all affect the quote). Therefore, the “from $37.88/mo” figure reflects the current cheapest entry-level configuration on sale.
A few things worth knowing:
EasyWP (Managed WordPress Hosting): 1 month free
EasyWP lets you spin up a WordPress site in under 60 seconds, with a 30-day free trial before billing kicks in.
After the initial trial ends, prices start at $9.88 per month for the Starter plan. Annual billing runs into $38.88 with a 44% discount.
Email deals
Professional (Private) Email: up to 33% off, or 30 days free
Private Email gives you an inbox that matches your domain ([email protected]) instead of a generic free address. There are two ways to access the savings:
Free trial route: All three plans (Launch, Expand, Scale) come with a 30-day free trial, no credit card required.
Launch trials are capped at 5 per account; Expand and Scale trials are capped at 1 per account, and none of them can be reused on the same domain twice.
Promo code route: Use MAILDEAL to get a discount on paid purchases:
The discount only applies to the default mailbox count in each plan, not additional mailboxes purchased separately, and it’s a first-year-only price; renewals go back to the standard rate.
Also worth noting: the free trial isn’t available on a handful of TLDs (.tk, .ml, .ga, .cf, .gq, .za.com), and Private Email plans aren’t available at all on .ru, .by, .su, and a few related extensions.
Security deals
SiteLock Website Security: from $4.88/month
Covers threat monitoring, automatic malware removal, vulnerability patching, and a real-time trust badge for your site.
Domain Vault: from $1.88/month
An added protection layer that locks down your domain against hijacking, accidental expiration, and unauthorized DNS changes, useful for anyone managing a domain that’s core to their business.
Standard Wildcard SSL: from $39.99/year (10% off)
This certificate (formerly branded PositiveSSL Wildcard, now issued through SSL.com after Namecheap’s certificate authority transition) secures one primary domain plus all of its first-level subdomains under a single certificate.
Pricing works out cheapest on a 5-year term ($39.99/yr), with 1-year terms running closer to $89.99/yr. It’s domain-validated, meaning it verifies domain ownership only rather than business identity, and it typically issues in 15 minutes or less.
SAN Certificate: from $19.50/year (17% off)
The multi-domain equivalent (formerly PositiveSSL Multi-Domain), this certificate covers 3 domains or subdomains by default, with room to add up to 97 more.
Like the Wildcard option, it’s domain-validated and issues quickly, and the best per-year rate comes on a 5-year term.
Both SSL certificates require you to generate a CSR (certificate signing request) on your web server first, and full installation support is only available if your domain is also hosted with Namecheap.
Marketing and website tools
Site Maker: free for 14 days
A no-code website builder for personal, business, or simple link-in-bio sites.
Plans run $3.88-$8.88/month after the trial, and every plan includes hosting, an SSL certificate, and a placeholder or free domain (.online, .site, or .xyz), so you don’t need to buy hosting separately.
FastVPN: from $1.00/month (or 30 days free)
FastVPN’s 1-year plan is discounted 65% to $1.00/mo (billed at $12.00 for the year, renewing at $34.56/year), and the 3-year plan runs 76% off at $1.88/mo.
There’s also a straight 30-day free trial on the monthly plan before it renews at $7.88/mo. It covers unlimited devices on privacy servers, 2,700+ servers across 100+ countries, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
RelateSEO, RelateLocal, RelateReviews, RelateSocial, RelateAds
Namecheap’s “Relate” suite is a set of AI-assisted marketing tools sold separately from hosting:
How the discounts actually get applied
Most Namecheap deals fall into one of three patterns:
- Automatic sale pricing: Domain, hosting, VPS, dedicated server, and SSL discounts are usually already reflected in the price shown on the product page. No code needed.
- Promo codes at checkout: A smaller set of deals (professional email, the new-customer .com offer, and the 99-cent domain promotion) require you to enter a code like MAILDEAL, 99SPECIAL, or the current .com code manually at checkout.
- Free trials: Shared Hosting, Singapore Hosting, VPS, Site Maker, EasyWP, Private Email, FastVPN, RelateReviews, and RelateSocial all offer a free trial period (14-30 days) before billing begins at the standard or discounted renewal rate.
Things worth knowing before you buy
Other Current Deals
Final thought
Namecheap’s promos page is really a mix of automatic sale pricing, manual promo codes, and free trials layered across dozens of products, and the “up to X% off” offers usually apply to a specific plan tier or contract length rather than everything on the page.
If you’re comparing deals, the most reliable approach is to check the renewal price next to any first-year discount, confirm whether a code is required, and note whether the trial period is limited per account before you check out.
