No teaser trap here

.ac.uk costs $202.47 to keep for 3 years.

2 registrars sell .ac.uk. Good news: Krystal is the cheapest both on day one and over 3 years.

Get it at Krystal
$67.49cheapest 1st year
$67.49cheapest renewal
—cheapest transfer
.ac.uk
.ac.uk · 3-year billKrystal
Year 1$67.49
Years 2–3$134.98
Total$202.47
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .ac.uk costs over time

Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.

$0$100$200$300$400Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3OVHcloud: $350.97 over 3 yearsKrystal: $202.47 over 3 yearsOVHcloud $351Krystal $202
Cheapest to keep (Krystal) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 2 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 3 yrs Verdict Offer
Krystal BEST GB · checked 2026-11-05
$67.49 $67.49 — $202.47 Honest — Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$134.99 $107.99 — $350.97 Honest — Buy
Keep = first year plus renewals for the period you pick. ×3.0 means the renewal is three times the first-year price. Prices exclude tax; other currencies converted to USD at the ECB daily rate.

Trying an idea

Cheapest if you might drop it after a year.

  • RegistrarKrystal
  • First year$67.49
  • Then renews at$67.49/yr
Go to Krystal

Keeping it for 3 years

The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.

  • RegistrarKrystal
  • 3-year total$202.47
  • Per year$67.49
Go to Krystal