No teaser trap here

.ac costs $71.71 to keep for 2 years.

11 registrars sell .ac. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 2 years.

Get it at Porkbun
$25.06cheapest 1st year
$46.65cheapest renewal
$40.50cheapest transfer
.ac
.ac · 2-year billPorkbun
Year 1$25.06
Years 2–2$46.65
Total$71.71
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .ac costs over time

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

$0$75$150$225$300Yr 1Yr 1Yr 2Dynadot: $77.00 over 2 yearsNameSilo: $82.98 over 2 yearsHostinger: $87.98 over 2 yearsClouDNS: $95.98 over 2 yearsNetim: $98.50 over 2 yearsINWX: $100.24 over 2 yearsJoker.com: $110.15 over 2 yearsOVHcloud: $132.22 over 2 yearsHover: $159.98 over 2 yearsGandi: $270.02 over 2 yearsPorkbun: $71.71 over 2 yearsPorkbun $72
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 11 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 2 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$25.06 $26.06 promo $46.65 $46.65 $71.71 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$27.50 $49.50 $49.50 $77.00 Honest — Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$34.99 $47.99 promo $47.99 $46.99 $82.98 Honest PROMO Sale price Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$28.99 $58.99 promo $58.99 — $87.98 Honest PROMO First year Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$35.09 $60.89 promo $60.89 $60.89 $95.98 Honest PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$34.50 $64.00 promo $64.00 $47.50 $98.50 Honest PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$29.75 $70.49 promo $70.49 $70.49 $100.24 Honest PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$32.75 $77.40 promo $77.40 $77.40 $110.15 Honest PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$65.27 $66.95 $40.50 $132.22 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$79.99 $79.99 $79.99 $159.98 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$86.04 $183.98 $72.89 $270.02 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.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • First year$25.06
  • Then renews at$46.65/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarOVHcloud
  • Transfer$40.50
  • Then renews at$66.95/yr
Go to OVHcloud

Keeping it for 2 years

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

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 2-year total$71.71
  • Per year$35.86
Go to Porkbun