No teaser trap here
.fail costs $145.24 to keep for 5 years.
14 registrars sell .fail. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.
Get it at Porkbun$7.24cheapest 1st year
$33.00cheapest renewal
$33.00cheapest transfer
.fail · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$7.24
Years 2–5$138.00
Total$145.24
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later
What .fail costs over time
Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun)
Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 5 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$7.24 |
$34.50 | $34.50 | $145.24 | ×4.8 renewal | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$8.24 |
$35.53 | $35.53 | $150.36 | ×4.3 renewal | PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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NameBright
US · checked 2026-11-05
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$33.00 | $33.00 | $33.00 | $165.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$8.99 |
$44.99 | — | $188.95 | ×5.0 renewal | PROMO First year | Buy |
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NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
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$38.99 | $38.99 | $35.99 | $194.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$33.47 | $40.76 | $38.60 | $196.51 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
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$40.59 | $40.59 | $40.59 | $202.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$9.95 |
$57.75 | $57.75 | $240.95 | ×5.8 renewal | PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$9.08 |
$58.80 | $58.80 | $244.28 | ×6.5 renewal | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$52.00 | $52.00 | $36.00 | $260.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | $274.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$55.00 | $55.00 | — | $275.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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IONOS
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$56.00 | $56.00 | — | $280.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$52.69 | $96.78 | $44.65 | $439.81 | 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.
Keeping it for 5 years
The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.
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