No teaser trap here

.country costs $200.00 to keep for 5 years.

12 registrars sell .country. Good news: IONOS is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.

Get it at IONOS
$40.00cheapest 1st year
$40.00cheapest renewal
$2,060.25cheapest transfer
.country
.country · 5-year billIONOS
Year 1$40.00
Years 2–5$160.00
Total$200.00
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .country costs over time

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

$0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000Yr 1Yr 3Yr 5Porkbun: $10,300.25 over 5 yearsDynadot: $10,701.10 over 5 yearsHostinger: $11,799.95 over 5 yearsOVHcloud: $12,010.05 over 5 yearsHover: $12,499.95 over 5 yearsINWX: $12,600.60 over 5 yearsNetim: $13,025.00 over 5 yearsJoker.com: $17,490.00 over 5 yearsClouDNS: $17,999.95 over 5 yearsGandi: $18,492.60 over 5 yearsSquarespace Domains: $20,000.00 over 5 yearsIONOS: $200.00 over 5 yearsIONOS $200
Cheapest to keep (IONOS) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 12 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
IONOS BEST DE · checked 2026-11-05
$40.00 $40.00 — $200.00 Honest — Buy
Porkbun US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,059.25 $2,060.25 promo $2,060.25 $2,060.25 $10,300.25 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,140.22 $2,140.22 $2,140.22 $10,701.10 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,199.99 $2,399.99 promo $2,399.99 — $11,799.95 Honest PROMO First year Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,402.01 $2,402.01 $2,402.01 $12,010.05 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,499.99 $2,499.99 $2,499.99 $12,499.95 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$2,520.12 $2,520.12 $2,520.12 $12,600.60 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,605.00 $2,605.00 $2,340.50 $13,025.00 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$3,498.00 $3,498.00 $3,498.00 $17,490.00 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$3,599.99 $3,599.99 $3,599.99 $17,999.95 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,499.00 $3,998.40 $2,499.00 $18,492.60 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4,000.00 $4,000.00 — $20,000.00 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.

  • RegistrarIONOS
  • First year$40.00
  • Then renews at$40.00/yr
Go to IONOS

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

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

Keeping it for 5 years

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

  • RegistrarIONOS
  • 5-year total$200.00
  • Per year$40.00
Go to IONOS