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Bluepark vs Namecheap

Bluepark logo

Bluepark

E-Commerce

A UK-based ecommerce platform to design, sell and manage your online store

From
£14.99/month
Rated
-
Namecheap logo

Namecheap

E-Commerce

ICANN-accredited domain registrar that also sells shared hosting, SSL certificates and email

From
$0.88/year
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bluepark pricing in GBP plus VAT; Namecheap domains are advertised at a promotional first year price and renew at the standard registry rate, which for many extensions is several times higher, so the visible cost of a portfolio understates what it costs to keep.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bluepark and Namecheap actually diverge.

Attributes where Bluepark and Namecheap differ
AttributeBlueparkNamecheap
Starting price£14.99/month$0.88/year
FoundedUnknown2000

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-Commerce).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bluepark

Nothing recorded that Namecheap does not also cover.

Only in Namecheap

  • Domain registration
  • Free WHOIS privacy
  • DNS management
  • Shared and VPS hosting
  • SSL certificates
  • Private email
  • Domain transfers

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bluepark

  • E-commerce catalog managementnot Namecheap
  • Multi-channel selling integrationnot Namecheap

Namecheap

  • Registering and holding the domain for a store hosted on a separate platformnot Bluepark
  • Consolidating a portfolio of defensive domain registrations under one accountnot Bluepark
  • Managing DNS for a site whose hosting and mail live with different providersnot Bluepark
  • Standing up a low traffic brochure site or landing page cheaply before a real buildnot Bluepark

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bluepark

  • Pricing in GBP plus VAT
  • Email overage fees apply to all plans beyond 50,000/month at £0.002 per email
  • Extra storage on Enterprise limited to maximum 12GB

Namecheap

  • Domains are advertised at a promotional first year price and renew at the standard registry rate, which for many extensions is several times higher, so the visible cost of a portfolio understates what it costs to keep.
  • ICANN rules impose a sixty day transfer lock after registration and after registrant detail changes, so a domain registered in the wrong account or under the wrong entity cannot be moved for two months regardless of urgency.
  • Shared hosting is oversubscribed by design, so a storefront on it degrades under traffic spikes, which is precisely when a promotion or a press mention makes traffic spike.
  • Support runs through chat and tickets with no telephone escalation, so an outage affecting DNS or mail is resolved at the pace of a support queue rather than at the pace of your revenue loss.
  • It is a registrar and host rather than a commerce platform, so anyone comparing it against a store platform is comparing two different purchases and will still need to buy the platform separately.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bluepark

£14.99/month
  • Central$14.99/month
    • No products, 500MB storage
    • For non-ecommerce use
  • Retail$29.99/month
    • Up to 500 products
    • 500MB storage
    • All essential features
  • Business$44.99/month
    • Up to 2,000 products
    • 1GB storage
    • Marketing and B2B features
  • Enterprise$64.99/month
    • Unlimited products
    • 2GB storage
    • QuickBooks integration

Namecheap

$0.88/year
  • Standard Domains$0.88/year
    • Domain registration
    • Free WhoisGuard
    • Dynamic DNS
  • Web Hosting$2.88/month
    • Unlimited bandwidth
    • Free SSL
    • Easy WordPress install

Which should you pick?

Choose Bluepark if

Nothing in the data separates Bluepark from Namecheap on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Choose Namecheap if

  • You need domain registration.
  • You also want free whois privacy.

Questions people ask

Is Bluepark or Namecheap better?
Neither clearly leads. Bluepark starts at £14.99/month and Namecheap at $0.88/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bluepark or Namecheap?
Bluepark starts at £14.99/month and Namecheap at $0.88/year.
Does Bluepark or Namecheap run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Bluepark best used for?
Bluepark is most often used for e-commerce catalog management, multi-channel selling integration. Of those, e-commerce catalog management and multi-channel selling integration are not what Namecheap is typically brought in for.
What can Bluepark do that Namecheap cannot?
Namecheap covers Domain registration, Free WHOIS privacy, DNS management, Shared and VPS hosting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bluepark: What are Bluepark's pricing plans?

Bluepark offers four plans: Central at £14.99/month for non-ecommerce use, Retail at £29.99/month for up to 500 products, Business at £44.99/month for up to 2,000 products, and Enterprise at £64.99/month for unlimited products. All prices exclude VAT.

Source
Namecheap: Can I run an online store on Namecheap?

You can host store software there, but shared hosting is not a sensible home for a transacting storefront. Use it for the domain and DNS and put the store on a platform built for it.

Bluepark: Does Bluepark charge transaction fees?

No, Bluepark advertises 0% transaction fees across all plans.

Source
Namecheap: Why is renewal more expensive than registration?

The first year is promotional. Renewal reflects the registry's standard wholesale price plus margin. Check the renewal rate, not the headline, before registering an extension.

Bluepark: How much is the email overage charge on Bluepark?

Email overages beyond the included 50,000 emails per month are charged at £0.002 per email on all plans.

Source
Namecheap: Can I move my domain away if I change my mind?

Yes, but not immediately. ICANN enforces a sixty day lock after registration or after changing registrant details, and the domain must be unlocked with an authorisation code to transfer.

Namecheap: Is WHOIS privacy extra?

Namecheap includes it rather than billing for it annually, which is a real difference from several larger registrars where it is a recurring line item per domain.

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