No teaser trap here

.directory costs $54.09 to keep for 3 years.

14 registrars sell .directory. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 3 years.

Get it at Porkbun
$3.63cheapest 1st year
$23.00cheapest renewal
$23.00cheapest transfer
.directory
.directory · 3-year billPorkbun
Year 1$3.63
Years 2–3$50.46
Total$54.09
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$50$100$150$200Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3Dynadot: $56.30 over 3 yearsClouDNS: $65.47 over 3 yearsHostinger: $68.97 over 3 yearsNameBright: $69.00 over 3 yearsNameSilo: $74.97 over 3 yearsOVHcloud: $81.17 over 3 yearsJoker.com: $91.85 over 3 yearsNetim: $92.50 over 3 yearsINWX: $92.64 over 3 yearsSquarespace Domains: $105.00 over 3 yearsHover: $119.97 over 3 yearsIONOS: $120.00 over 3 yearsGandi: $179.22 over 3 yearsPorkbun: $54.09 over 3 yearsPorkbun $54
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 14 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 3 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$3.63 $4.63 promo $25.23 $25.23 $54.09 ×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 $56.30 ×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 $65.47 ×3.4 renewal PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4.99 $31.99 promo $31.99 — $68.97 ×6.4 renewal PROMO First year Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$23.00 $23.00 $23.00 $69.00 Honest — Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$8.99 $32.99 promo $32.99 $28.99 $74.97 ×3.7 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$26.11 $27.53 $29.55 $81.17 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$5.45 $43.20 promo $43.20 $43.20 $91.85 ×7.9 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$11.50 $40.50 promo $40.50 $27.00 $92.50 ×3.5 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$5.04 $43.80 promo $43.80 $43.80 $92.64 ×8.7 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$35.00 $35.00 — $105.00 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$39.99 $39.99 $39.99 $119.97 Honest — Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$40.00 $40.00 — $120.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$32.98 $73.12 $27.95 $179.22 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 3 years

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

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 3-year total$54.09
  • Per year$18.03
Go to Porkbun