No teaser trap here

.auction costs $31.44 to keep for 2 years.

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

Get it at Porkbun
$2.09cheapest 1st year
$29.35cheapest renewal
$29.35cheapest transfer
.auction
.auction · 2-year billPorkbun
Year 1$2.09
Years 2–2$29.35
Total$31.44
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .auction costs over time

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

$0$38$75$113$150Yr 1Yr 1Yr 2Dynadot: $33.18 over 2 yearsHostinger: $44.98 over 2 yearsJoker.com: $53.35 over 2 yearsINWX: $56.43 over 2 yearsNameBright: $62.00 over 2 yearsOVHcloud: $70.58 over 2 yearsNameSilo: $73.98 over 2 yearsClouDNS: $75.78 over 2 yearsHover: $93.98 over 2 yearsNetim: $95.00 over 2 yearsIONOS: $106.00 over 2 yearsSquarespace Domains: $110.00 over 2 yearsGandi: $140.03 over 2 yearsPorkbun: $31.44 over 2 yearsPorkbun $31
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 14 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 2 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2.09 $3.09 promo $29.35 $29.35 $31.44 ×14.0 renewal PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$3.00 $30.18 promo $30.18 $30.18 $33.18 ×10.1 renewal PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2.99 $41.99 promo $41.99 — $44.98 ×14.0 renewal PROMO First year Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$3.45 $49.90 promo $49.90 $49.90 $53.35 ×14.5 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$3.03 $53.40 promo $53.40 $53.40 $56.43 ×17.6 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$31.00 $31.00 $31.00 $62.00 Honest — Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$32.52 $38.06 $37.38 $70.58 Honest — Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$36.99 $36.99 $34.99 $73.98 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$37.89 $37.89 $37.89 $75.78 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$46.99 $46.99 $46.99 $93.98 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$47.50 $47.50 $31.00 $95.00 Honest — Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$53.00 $53.00 — $106.00 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$55.00 $55.00 — $110.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$44.05 $95.98 $37.32 $140.03 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$2.09
  • Then renews at$29.35/yr
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Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • Transfer$29.35
  • Then renews at$29.35/yr
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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$31.44
  • Per year$15.72
Go to Porkbun