No teaser trap here

.cab costs $129.27 to keep for 5 years.

14 registrars sell .cab. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.

Get it at Porkbun
$11.87cheapest 1st year
$28.00cheapest renewal
$28.00cheapest transfer
.cab
.cab · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$11.87
Years 2–5$117.40
Total$129.27
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .cab costs over time

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

$0$113$225$338$450Yr 1Yr 3Yr 5Dynadot: $133.78 over 5 yearsNameBright: $140.00 over 5 yearsNameSilo: $164.95 over 5 yearsHostinger: $165.95 over 5 yearsClouDNS: $169.45 over 5 yearsOVHcloud: $170.18 over 5 yearsJoker.com: $211.75 over 5 yearsINWX: $223.42 over 5 yearsNetim: $225.00 over 5 yearsIONOS: $230.00 over 5 yearsHover: $234.95 over 5 yearsSquarespace Domains: $275.00 over 5 yearsGandi: $443.55 over 5 yearsPorkbun: $129.27 over 5 yearsPorkbun $129
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 14 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$11.87 $12.87 promo $29.35 $29.35 $129.27 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$13.06 $30.18 promo $30.18 $30.18 $133.78 Honest PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$28.00 $28.00 $28.00 $140.00 Honest — Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$32.99 $32.99 $29.99 $164.95 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$13.99 $37.99 promo $37.99 — $165.95 Honest PROMO First year Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$33.89 $33.89 $33.89 $169.45 Honest — Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$29.82 $35.09 $34.28 $170.18 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$15.75 $49.00 promo $49.00 $49.00 $211.75 ×3.1 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$14.62 $52.20 promo $52.20 $52.20 $223.42 ×3.6 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$45.00 $45.00 $31.00 $225.00 Honest — Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$46.00 $46.00 — $230.00 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$46.99 $46.99 $46.99 $234.95 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$55.00 $55.00 — $275.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$49.39 $98.54 $41.85 $443.55 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$11.87
  • Then renews at$29.35/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarNameBright
  • Transfer$28.00
  • Then renews at$28.00/yr
Go to NameBright

Keeping it for 5 years

The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 5-year total$129.27
  • Per year$25.85
Go to Porkbun