No teaser trap here
.best costs $74.61 to keep for 5 years.
12 registrars sell .best. Good news: Dynadot is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.
Get it at Dynadot$1.61cheapest 1st year
$18.25cheapest renewal
$18.25cheapest transfer
.best · 5-year billDynadot
Year 1$1.61
Years 2–5$73.00
Total$74.61
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later
What .best costs over time
Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.
Cheapest to keep (Dynadot)
Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 5 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$1.61 |
$18.25 | $18.25 | $74.61 | ×11.3 renewal | PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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Porkbun
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$1.73 | $18.69 | $18.69 | $76.49 | ×10.8 renewal | — | Buy |
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NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
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$2.35 |
$22.99 | $19.25 | $94.31 | ×9.8 renewal | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
|
$2.99 |
$23.99 | $23.99 | $98.95 | ×8.0 renewal | PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$21.56 | $23.21 | $92.93 | $114.40 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Namecheap
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
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$2.28 |
$29.98 | — | $122.20 | ×13.1 renewal | PROMO Sale 1st year | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$2.50 |
$30.50 | $21.00 | $124.50 | ×12.2 renewal | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$30.00 | $30.00 | — | $150.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$32.11 | $32.11 | $32.11 | $160.55 | Honest | — | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$34.80 | $34.80 | $34.80 | $174.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$28.86 | $40.00 | $24.45 | $188.86 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$94.99 | $94.99 | $94.99 | $474.95 | 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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