No teaser trap here

.directory costs $28.86 to keep for 2 years.

14 registrars sell .directory. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 2 years.

Get it at Porkbun
$3.63cheapest 1st year
$23.00cheapest renewal
$23.00cheapest transfer
.directory
.directory · 2-year billPorkbun
Year 1$3.63
Years 2–2$25.23
Total$28.86
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$38$75$113$150Yr 1Yr 1Yr 2Dynadot: $30.40 over 2 yearsHostinger: $36.98 over 2 yearsClouDNS: $36.98 over 2 yearsNameSilo: $41.98 over 2 yearsNameBright: $46.00 over 2 yearsJoker.com: $48.65 over 2 yearsINWX: $48.84 over 2 yearsNetim: $52.00 over 2 yearsOVHcloud: $53.64 over 2 yearsSquarespace Domains: $70.00 over 2 yearsHover: $79.98 over 2 yearsIONOS: $80.00 over 2 yearsGandi: $106.10 over 2 yearsPorkbun: $28.86 over 2 yearsPorkbun $29
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 14 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 2 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$3.63 $4.63 promo $25.23 $25.23 $28.86 ×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 $30.40 ×5.8 renewal PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4.99 $31.99 promo $31.99 — $36.98 ×6.4 renewal PROMO First year Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$8.49 $28.49 promo $28.49 $28.49 $36.98 ×3.4 renewal PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$8.99 $32.99 promo $32.99 $28.99 $41.98 ×3.7 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$23.00 $23.00 $23.00 $46.00 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$5.45 $43.20 promo $43.20 $43.20 $48.65 ×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 $48.84 ×8.7 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$11.50 $40.50 promo $40.50 $27.00 $52.00 ×3.5 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$26.11 $27.53 $29.55 $53.64 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$35.00 $35.00 — $70.00 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$39.99 $39.99 $39.99 $79.98 Honest — Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$40.00 $40.00 — $80.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$32.98 $73.12 $27.95 $106.10 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 2 years

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

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 2-year total$28.86
  • Per year$14.43
Go to Porkbun