Teaser trap on this extension
.auto costs $10,316.01 to keep for 5 years.
12 registrars sell .auto. The cheapest first year is NameSilo at $1,999.99 — but it renews at $2,199.00, so over 5 years Porkbun is $479.98 cheaper.
Get it at Porkbun$1,999.99cheapest 1st year
$2,064.19cheapest renewal
$2,060.25cheapest transfer
.auto · 5-year billtwo ways to buy it
NameSilo$1,999.99 + 4×$2,199.00
Teaser total$10,795.99
Trap
Porkbun$2,059.25 + 4×$2,064.19
Keeper total$10,316.01
Difference$479.98
What .auto costs over time
Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun)
Cheapest first year (NameSilo) Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 5 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$2,059.25 |
$2,064.19 | $2,060.25 | $10,316.01 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$2,140.22 | $2,140.22 | $2,140.22 | $10,701.10 | Honest | — | Buy |
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NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
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$1,999.99 |
$2,199.00 | $2,099.00 | $10,795.99 | Honest | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$2,499.99 | $2,499.99 | $2,499.99 | $12,499.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | — | $12,500.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$2,605.00 | $2,605.00 | $2,118.50 | $13,025.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
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$2,799.00 | $2,799.00 | $2,799.00 | $13,995.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$2,069.99 |
$2,999.99 | — | $14,069.95 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$2,638.08 | $2,867.58 | $2,638.08 | $14,108.40 | Honest | — | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$2,880.12 | $2,880.12 | $2,880.12 | $14,400.60 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$2,214.19 | $3,711.98 | $2,203.39 | $17,062.11 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$3,440.00 | $3,440.00 | $3,440.00 | $17,200.00 | 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.
Go to Porkbun