No teaser trap here

.ac.uk costs $337.45 to keep for 5 years.

2 registrars sell .ac.uk. Good news: Krystal is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.

Get it at Krystal
$67.49cheapest 1st year
$67.49cheapest renewal
—cheapest transfer
.ac.uk
.ac.uk · 5-year billKrystal
Year 1$67.49
Years 2–5$269.96
Total$337.45
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$150$300$450$600Yr 1Yr 3Yr 5OVHcloud: $566.95 over 5 yearsKrystal: $337.45 over 5 yearsOVHcloud $567Krystal $337
Cheapest to keep (Krystal) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 2 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
Krystal BEST GB · checked 2026-11-05
$67.49 $67.49 — $337.45 Honest — Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$134.99 $107.99 — $566.95 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 5 years

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

  • RegistrarKrystal
  • 5-year total$337.45
  • Per year$67.49
Go to Krystal