No teaser trap here
.au costs $41.30 to keep for 5 years.
6 registrars sell .au.
Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.
This extension has eligibility or residency rules — check before you buy.
$7.46cheapest 1st year
$8.46cheapest renewal
$0.00cheapest transfer
.au · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$7.46
Years 2–5$33.84
Total$41.30
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later
What .au 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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$7.46 |
$8.46 | $0.00 | $41.30 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
|
ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
|
$11.49 | $11.49 | $11.49 | $57.45 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$14.32 | $14.32 | $14.32 | $71.60 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$14.00 |
$20.00 | — | $94.00 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
|
Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$28.50 | $28.50 | $0.00 | $142.50 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$28.80 | $28.80 | — | $144.00 | 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 5 years
The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.
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