Hover
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Hover, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Hover's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| .com domain | $18.99 a year | Registration term up to 10 years · WHOIS privacy supported · transfer lock supported · DNSSEC supported · $18.99/ year USD for registrations, renewals, and transfers |
| Small mailbox | $30 a year | 10 GB · requires your own domain · POP and IMAP · mail forwarding · anti-spam/virus filtering · $30 / per year |
| Big mailbox | $40 a year | 1 TB · requires your own domain · POP and IMAP · mail forwarding · anti-spam/virus filtering · $40 / per year |
| Hover Realnames | $45 a year | 10 GB · no domain name required · firstname@lastname addresses · $45 / per year |
The facts
Each one read from Hover's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account security
- Hover says it encrypts stored passwords and provides sign-in notifications, an account activity feed, WHOIS privacy, and domain transfer locks.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Hover describes its email as suited to solopreneurs and small businesses, and its domains as useful for creators, businesses, web developers, and artists.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Bulk management
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- Connect requirement
- Hover Connect requires an active Hover domain using Hover's default nameservers, ns1.hover.com and ns2.hover.com.checked 9 Oct 2026
- DNSSEC support
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- Domain pricing
- Hover lists all domain pricing per year in USD and says eligible domains include free WHOIS privacy.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Domain selection
- Hover says it offers more than 400 top-level domains to choose from.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Email clients
- Hover email works with apps including Apple Mail, Outlook, and Thunderbird, and can also be accessed through mobile-friendly webmail.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Email features
- Small and big mailboxes include webmail, POP and IMAP, mail forwarding, vacation autoresponders, and built-in anti-spam and virus filtering.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Hover Connect can link a Hover domain to supported services including Shopify, Squarespace, Etsy, Tumblr, Format, and Weebly.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Hover email add-ons are available only for domains registered with Hover, according to its mailbox purchasing guide.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Hover says it does not sell customer data and includes WHOIS privacy at no extra charge on domains that support it.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Hover sells domain registrations and management services, along with professional email tied to a domain.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Hover requires two-step sign-in on every account and supports authenticator-app codes or email verification codes.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Hover support is available through live chat, email, phone, or TTY, every day from 8 am to 8 pm Eastern.checked 9 Oct 2026
- WHOIS privacy
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2009checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 25 Sep 2026
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