No teaser trap here
.ac costs $118.36 to keep for 3 years.
11 registrars sell .ac. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 3 years.
Get it at Porkbun$25.06cheapest 1st year
$46.65cheapest renewal
$40.50cheapest transfer
.ac · 3-year billPorkbun
Year 1$25.06
Years 2–3$93.30
Total$118.36
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.
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun)
Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 3 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$25.06 |
$46.65 | $46.65 | $118.36 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$27.50 | $49.50 | $49.50 | $126.50 | Honest | — | Buy |
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NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
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$34.99 |
$47.99 | $46.99 | $130.97 | Honest | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$28.99 |
$58.99 | — | $146.97 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-06
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$35.09 |
$60.89 | $60.89 | $156.87 | Honest | PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$34.50 |
$64.00 | $47.50 | $162.50 | Honest | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$29.75 |
$70.49 | $70.49 | $170.73 | Honest | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$32.75 |
$77.40 | $77.40 | $187.55 | Honest | PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$65.27 | $66.95 | $40.50 | $199.17 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$79.99 | $79.99 | $79.99 | $239.97 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$86.04 | $183.98 | $72.89 | $454.00 | 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.
Keeping it for 3 years
The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.
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