We read the small print so the table doesn’t have to.
Domain prices are advertised for year one and charged for every year after. CheaperTLD tracks 10,813 prices across 16 registrars and ranks them by the part the adverts leave out.
A renewal at least three times the first year, and at least $5.00 more.
Both conditions have to hold, so a $0.50 name renewing at $1.60 isn’t flagged — the ratio is big but nobody is being caught out. Right now 2,141 of 10,753 offers (20%) meet the bar.
On each extension we also compare the cheapest first year against the cheapest to keep. When they’re different registrars, that difference is what the teaser really costs you, and it gets the red stamp.
Where prices come from
Registrars’ own published sources: public pricing APIs where they exist, their published price lists otherwise. Each price shows the date it was last checked.
Currencies
Prices quoted in other currencies are converted to USD at the European Central Bank’s daily reference rate. Your bank or the registrar may add a margin on top.
What we can’t see
Promos limited to new customers, multi-year minimums, local tax and ICANN fees. Treat every figure as a guide and check the final basket before paying.
Affiliate disclosure
Some “Buy” and “Visit” buttons are affiliate links, marked rel="sponsored". If you buy through one we
may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes the order of a table: every ranking on this site sorts
purely on price, and registrars without an affiliate programme are listed on exactly the same terms.
A high teaser rate isn’t an accusation
Many first-year promotions are set by the registry that runs an extension, and passed on by every registrar that sells it. A registrar’s teaser rate tells you to look at the renewal before you buy — not that they’ve done anything wrong.
Spotted a wrong price?
Registrars change prices often. If something looks off, tell us — corrections go live as soon as they’re checked.