Domain registrar pricing
First-year vs renewal pricing across the registrars we test, sorted by lowest renewal cost. Three-year cost equals one first-year price plus two renewals.
.com
| Registrar | First-year | Renewal | 3-year cost | WHOIS privacy | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Registrar | $10.44 | $10.44 | $31.32 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Porkbun | $9.13 | $11.06 | $31.25 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Spaceship | $5.98 | $11.98 | $29.94 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Dynadot | $8.99 | $11.99 | $32.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Namecheap | $5.98 | $15.88 | $37.74 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Squarespace Domains | $11.00 | $20.00 | $51.00 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| GoDaddy | $11.99 | $21.99 | $55.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
.net
| Registrar | First-year | Renewal | 3-year cost | WHOIS privacy | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Registrar | $11.79 | $11.79 | $35.37 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Porkbun | $10.41 | $12.34 | $35.09 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Spaceship | $11.98 | $13.98 | $39.94 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Dynadot | $10.99 | $13.99 | $38.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Namecheap | $11.98 | $16.98 | $45.94 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Squarespace Domains | $15.00 | $20.00 | $55.00 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| GoDaddy | $17.99 | $24.99 | $67.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
.org
| Registrar | First-year | Renewal | 3-year cost | WHOIS privacy | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Registrar | $10.69 | $10.69 | $32.07 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Porkbun | $9.92 | $11.85 | $33.62 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Spaceship | $9.98 | $12.98 | $35.94 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Dynadot | $9.99 | $12.99 | $35.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Namecheap | $9.48 | $15.48 | $40.44 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Squarespace Domains | $15.00 | $20.00 | $55.00 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| GoDaddy | $9.99 | $22.99 | $55.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
.io
| Registrar | First-year | Renewal | 3-year cost | WHOIS privacy | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Registrar | $36.30 | $36.30 | $108.90 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Porkbun | $31.45 | $38.74 | $108.93 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Spaceship | $29.98 | $39.98 | $109.94 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Dynadot | $29.99 | $42.99 | $115.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Namecheap | $32.88 | $49.88 | $132.64 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Squarespace Domains | $55.00 | $55.00 | $165.00 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| GoDaddy | $49.99 | $69.99 | $189.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
.ai
| Registrar | First-year | Renewal | 3-year cost | WHOIS privacy | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Registrar | $73.50 | $73.50 | $220.50 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Spaceship | $69.98 | $79.98 | $229.94 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Dynadot | $69.99 | $79.99 | $229.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Porkbun | $73.94 | $82.04 | $238.02 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Namecheap | $68.88 | $89.88 | $248.64 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Squarespace Domains | $90.00 | $90.00 | $270.00 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| GoDaddy | $89.99 | $109.99 | $309.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
.co
| Registrar | First-year | Renewal | 3-year cost | WHOIS privacy | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Registrar | $24.50 | $24.50 | $73.50 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Porkbun | $9.99 | $28.18 | $66.35 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Spaceship | $9.98 | $29.98 | $69.94 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Dynadot | $24.99 | $29.99 | $84.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Squarespace Domains | $30.00 | $30.00 | $90.00 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| Namecheap | $9.98 | $32.98 | $75.94 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
| GoDaddy | $9.99 | $34.99 | $79.97 | Free | 2026-05-12 |
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Open datasets
We publish our data so researchers, developers, and AI agents can verify recommendations and build their own comparisons.
- registrars.jsonRegistrar profiles and feature data
- pricing.csvFirst-year, renewal, and transfer prices per TLD
- registrar-scores.jsonCategory and overall scores (0–10)
- country-recommendations.jsonPer-country recommendations
- tld-pricing.csvTLD-first pricing comparison
- methodology.jsonScoring weights and update frequency
Also available: /llms.txt · /llms-full.txt