No teaser trap here
.academy costs $185.92 to keep for 5 years.
14 registrars sell .academy. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.
Get it at Porkbun$10.84cheapest 1st year
$40.00cheapest renewal
$40.00cheapest transfer
.academy · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$10.84
Years 2–5$175.08
Total$185.92
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later
What .academy 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 5 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$10.84 |
$43.77 | $43.77 | $185.92 | ×4.0 renewal | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$11.99 |
$45.16 | $45.16 | $192.63 | ×3.8 renewal | PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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NameBright
US · checked 2026-11-05
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$40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $200.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
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$17.59 |
$48.69 | $48.69 | $212.35 | Honest | PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$12.99 |
$53.99 | — | $228.95 | ×4.2 renewal | PROMO First year | Buy |
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Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$20.00 |
$55.00 | — | $240.00 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$44.90 | $50.21 | $46.29 | $245.74 | Honest | — | Buy |
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NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
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$17.99 |
$56.99 | $47.99 | $245.95 | ×3.2 renewal | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$18.50 |
$63.00 | $45.00 | $270.50 | ×3.4 renewal | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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IONOS
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$19.39 |
$67.00 | — | $287.39 | ×3.5 renewal | PROMO First year | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$13.11 |
$70.80 | $70.80 | $296.31 | ×5.4 renewal | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$14.75 |
$73.50 | $73.50 | $308.75 | ×5.0 renewal | PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$69.99 | $69.99 | $69.99 | $349.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$14.99 |
$121.31 | $47.31 | $500.23 | ×8.1 renewal | PROMO Gandi promo, first year | 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 5 years
The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.
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