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Preview data. Pricing is verified from the registrar's own source for 6 of 23 registrars (fetched live where the registrar publishes one); the remaining registrars' prices, plus all scoring and country recommendations, are illustrative placeholders pending verified testing. See data sources for a row-by-row breakdown, the methodology, or fetch /data/verification-status.json for a machine-readable view.

Best .com Domain Registrars (2026)

The most popular generic top-level domain in the world. Best default for businesses and consumer brands.

Last updated 2026-08-19Prices checked monthly1 of 9 scored reviews with published testing notes6 registrars with primary-source pricingTransparent methodology
Short answer

Spaceship has the lowest verified renewal price for .com at $9.98 +$0.20. NameSilo, Hover, Porkbun, Cloudflare Registrar, Dynadot price .com flat — the first year costs the same as every renewal, so there is no promotional rate that jumps later.

How .com is priced

4 of the 6 registrars whose .com pricing we have verified price it flat — first year the same as every renewal — while the other 2 discount year one (median renewal 1.4× the promotional price). Verified renewals run $10.18 to $18.99 a year.

A flat seller and a discounted one can look identical in year one and differ sharply by year three, so compare the renewal or the multi-year total.

Computed from the 6 verified .com prices this site holds — not from every registrar selling .com. How prices are verified.

Which registrar is best for .com?

CategoryPickWhy
Best overall
Cloudflare Registrar logoCloudflare Registrar
At-cost renewal pricing, exceptional DNS, and strong security make Cloudflare Registrar the best long-term value for technical users.
Cheapest renewal
Spaceship logoSpaceship
$9.98 +$0.20 per year, sourced from www.spaceship.com.
Best for privacy
Cloudflare Registrar logoCloudflare Registrar
Free, included; redacted by default
Best for DNS
Cloudflare Registrar logoCloudflare Registrar
Industry-leading anycast DNS with deep developer tooling
Best for bulk buyers
GoDaddy logoGoDaddy
Bulk tools available; TLD coverage scores 9.5/10.

Which registrar has the cheapest first-year price for .com?

RegistrarFirst-yearRenewal3-year costLast checked
Spaceship logoSpaceship
$8.88 +$0.20$9.98 +$0.20$29.442026-08-19
Dynadot logoDynadot
$10.88$10.88$32.642026-08-19
Porkbun logoPorkbun
$11.08$11.08$33.242026-08-19
Namecheap logoNamecheap
$11.28$18.48$48.242026-08-19
NameSilo
$17.29$17.29$51.872026-08-19
Hover
$18.99$18.99$56.972026-08-19
Cloudflare Registrar logoCloudflare Registrar
$10.44$10.44$31.322026-05-12
Squarespace Domains logoSquarespace Domains
$11.00$20.00$51.002026-05-12
GoDaddy logoGoDaddy
$11.99$21.99$55.972026-05-12

+$0.20 marks the mandatory ICANN fee where a registrar itemises it separately instead of including it in the headline price. Prices are shown exactly as each registrar publishes them, and every ranking on this site compares the all-in total, so no registrar gains a position by splitting its price up.

Verified prices rank first. A cheaper unverified price can sit below — we only crown a price once we've checked it on the registrar's own page.

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Which registrar has the cheapest renewal price for .com?

RegistrarFirst-yearRenewal3-year costLast checked
Spaceship logoSpaceship
$8.88 +$0.20$9.98 +$0.20$29.442026-08-19
Dynadot logoDynadot
$10.88$10.88$32.642026-08-19
Porkbun logoPorkbun
$11.08$11.08$33.242026-08-19
NameSilo
$17.29$17.29$51.872026-08-19
Namecheap logoNamecheap
$11.28$18.48$48.242026-08-19
Hover
$18.99$18.99$56.972026-08-19
Cloudflare Registrar logoCloudflare Registrar
$10.44$10.44$31.322026-05-12
Squarespace Domains logoSquarespace Domains
$11.00$20.00$51.002026-05-12
GoDaddy logoGoDaddy
$11.99$21.99$55.972026-05-12

+$0.20 marks the mandatory ICANN fee where a registrar itemises it separately instead of including it in the headline price. Prices are shown exactly as each registrar publishes them, and every ranking on this site compares the all-in total, so no registrar gains a position by splitting its price up.

Verified prices rank first. A cheaper unverified price can sit below — we only crown a price once we've checked it on the registrar's own page.

Verified from the registrar's official pricing pageSample / preview pricingData sources

What are the .com registration rules?

Registry operator: Verisign (www.verisign.com/en_US/domain-names/com-domain-names/index.xhtml)
Every extension VeriSign Global Registry Services runs, and what they cost →
IANA root entry: www.iana.org/domains/root/db/com.html
Registration restrictions: Open to all registrants worldwide; no nexus requirement.
DNSSEC: Supported
IDN: Supported
Renewal wholesale price is set by the .com Registry Agreement with ICANN; registrars add their own markup on top. Premium one- and two-character .com names are mostly in the secondary market.

FAQ

What is the cheapest registrar for .com?
Spaceship offers the lowest .com renewal price at $9.98 plus a $0.20 ICANN fee itemised separately ($10.18 all in) as of 2026-08-19.
What is the cheapest first-year price for .com?
Spaceship has the lowest first-year .com price at $8.88 plus a $0.20 ICANN fee itemised separately ($9.08 all in). Watch the renewal price — that's the dominant long-term cost.
Is WHOIS privacy free for .com?
Cloudflare Registrar includes free WHOIS privacy on .com. Most reputable registrars now include privacy at no charge — see the pricing table for the privacy cost at each registrar.
Which registrar has the best DNS for .com?
Cloudflare Registrar ranks highest for DNS quality (10.0/10) — Industry-leading anycast DNS with deep developer tooling.
Are there restrictions on .com?
Open to all registrants worldwide; no nexus requirement.
How much does a .com domain cost per year?
.com renewals at the registrars we've verified range from $10.18 to $18.99 per year. The cheapest is Spaceship.

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