No teaser trap here

.dot costs $0.00 to keep for 5 years.

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

Get it at Porkbun
$0.00cheapest 1st year
$0.00cheapest renewal
$0.00cheapest transfer
.dot
.dot · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$0.00
Years 2–5$0.00
Total$0.00
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .dot costs over time

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

$0$75$150$225$300Yr 1Yr 3Yr 5Netim: $287.50 over 5 yearsPorkbun: $0.00 over 5 yearsNetim $288Porkbun $0
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 2 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$57.50 $57.50 $38.00 $287.50 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$0.00
  • Then renews at$0.00/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • Transfer$0.00
  • Then renews at$0.00/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.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 5-year total$0.00
  • Per year$0.00
Go to Porkbun