Teaser trap on this extension

.auto costs $4,123.44 to keep for 2 years.

12 registrars sell .auto. The cheapest first year is NameSilo at $1,999.99 — but it renews at $2,199.00, so over 2 years Porkbun is $75.55 cheaper.

Get it at Porkbun
$1,999.99cheapest 1st year
$2,064.19cheapest renewal
$2,060.25cheapest transfer
.auto
.auto · 2-year billtwo ways to buy it
NameSilo$1,999.99 + 1×$2,199.00
Teaser total$4,198.99
Trap
Porkbun$2,059.25 + 1×$2,064.19
Keeper total$4,123.44
Difference$75.55

What .auto costs over time

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

$0$1,750$3,500$5,250$7,000Yr 1Yr 1Yr 2Dynadot: $4,280.44 over 2 yearsHover: $4,999.98 over 2 yearsSquarespace Domains: $5,000.00 over 2 yearsHostinger: $5,069.98 over 2 yearsNetim: $5,210.00 over 2 yearsOVHcloud: $5,505.66 over 2 yearsClouDNS: $5,598.00 over 2 yearsINWX: $5,760.24 over 2 yearsGandi: $5,926.17 over 2 yearsJoker.com: $6,880.00 over 2 yearsNameSilo: $4,198.99 over 2 yearsPorkbun: $4,123.44 over 2 yearsNameSilo $4,199Porkbun $4,123
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Cheapest first year (NameSilo) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 12 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 2 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,059.25 $2,060.25 promo $2,064.19 $2,060.25 $4,123.44 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$1,999.99 $2,199.00 promo $2,199.00 $2,099.00 $4,198.99 Honest PROMO Sale price Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,140.22 $2,140.22 $2,140.22 $4,280.44 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,499.99 $2,499.99 $2,499.99 $4,999.98 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,500.00 $2,500.00 — $5,000.00 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,069.99 $2,999.99 promo $2,999.99 — $5,069.98 Honest PROMO First year Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,605.00 $2,605.00 $2,118.50 $5,210.00 Honest — Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,638.08 $2,867.58 $2,638.08 $5,505.66 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$2,799.00 $2,799.00 $2,799.00 $5,598.00 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$2,880.12 $2,880.12 $2,880.12 $5,760.24 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,214.19 $3,711.98 $2,203.39 $5,926.17 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$3,440.00 $3,440.00 $3,440.00 $6,880.00 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.

Trying an idea

Cheapest if you might drop it after a year.

  • RegistrarNameSilo
  • First year$1,999.99
  • Then renews at$2,199.00/yr
Go to NameSilo

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • Transfer$2,060.25
  • Then renews at$2,064.19/yr
Go to Porkbun

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$4,123.44
  • Per year$2,061.72
Go to Porkbun