No teaser trap here

.directory costs $230.00 to keep for 10 years.

14 registrars sell .directory. Good news: NameBright is the cheapest both on day one and over 10 years.

Get it at NameBright
$3.63cheapest 1st year
$23.00cheapest renewal
$23.00cheapest transfer
.directory
.directory · 10-year billNameBright
Year 1$23.00
Years 2–10$207.00
Total$230.00
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .directory costs over time

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

$0$175$350$525$700Yr 1Yr 5Yr 10Porkbun: $230.70 over 10 yearsDynadot: $237.60 over 10 yearsClouDNS: $264.90 over 10 yearsOVHcloud: $273.88 over 10 yearsHostinger: $292.90 over 10 yearsNameSilo: $305.90 over 10 yearsSquarespace Domains: $350.00 over 10 yearsNetim: $376.00 over 10 yearsJoker.com: $394.25 over 10 yearsINWX: $399.24 over 10 yearsHover: $399.90 over 10 yearsIONOS: $400.00 over 10 yearsGandi: $691.06 over 10 yearsNameBright: $230.00 over 10 yearsNameBright $230
Cheapest to keep (NameBright) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 14 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 10 yrs Verdict Offer
NameBright BEST US · checked 2026-11-05
$23.00 $23.00 $23.00 $230.00 Honest — Buy
Porkbun US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$3.63 $4.63 promo $25.23 $25.23 $230.70 ×7.0 renewal PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4.50 $25.90 promo $25.90 $25.90 $237.60 ×5.8 renewal PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$8.49 $28.49 promo $28.49 $28.49 $264.90 ×3.4 renewal PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$26.11 $27.53 $29.55 $273.88 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4.99 $31.99 promo $31.99 — $292.90 ×6.4 renewal PROMO First year Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$8.99 $32.99 promo $32.99 $28.99 $305.90 ×3.7 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$35.00 $35.00 — $350.00 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$11.50 $40.50 promo $40.50 $27.00 $376.00 ×3.5 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$5.45 $43.20 promo $43.20 $43.20 $394.25 ×7.9 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$5.04 $43.80 promo $43.80 $43.80 $399.24 ×8.7 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$39.99 $39.99 $39.99 $399.90 Honest — Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$40.00 $40.00 — $400.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$32.98 $73.12 $27.95 $691.06 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$3.63
  • Then renews at$25.23/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarNameBright
  • Transfer$23.00
  • Then renews at$23.00/yr
Go to NameBright

Keeping it for 10 years

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

  • RegistrarNameBright
  • 10-year total$230.00
  • Per year$23.00
Go to NameBright