No teaser trap here

.forum costs $127.18 to keep for 5 years.

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

Get it at Porkbun
$1.54cheapest 1st year
$31.41cheapest renewal
$31.41cheapest transfer
.forum
.forum · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$1.54
Years 2–5$125.64
Total$127.18
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .forum costs over time

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

$0$113$225$338$450Yr 1Yr 3Yr 5Dynadot: $132.27 over 5 yearsNameSilo: $142.15 over 5 yearsClouDNS: $175.95 over 5 yearsNetim: $204.00 over 5 yearsOVHcloud: $215.95 over 5 yearsJoker.com: $241.99 over 5 yearsHover: $249.95 over 5 yearsSquarespace Domains: $250.00 over 5 yearsINWX: $300.60 over 5 yearsGandi: $449.91 over 5 yearsPorkbun: $127.18 over 5 yearsPorkbun $127
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 11 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$1.54 $31.41 $31.41 $127.18 ×20.4 renewal — Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2.99 $35.99 promo $32.32 $32.32 $132.27 ×10.8 renewal PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$2.19 $34.99 promo $34.99 $34.99 $142.15 ×16.0 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$3.99 $42.99 promo $42.99 $42.99 $175.95 ×10.8 renewal PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4.00 $50.00 promo $50.00 $33.00 $204.00 ×12.5 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$43.19 $43.19 $43.19 $215.95 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$1.99 $60.00 promo $60.00 $60.00 $241.99 ×30.2 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$49.99 $49.99 $49.99 $249.95 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$50.00 $50.00 — $250.00 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$60.12 $60.12 $60.12 $300.60 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$1.99 $57.37 promo $111.98 $48.61 $449.91 ×56.3 renewal PROMO Gandi promo, first year 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$1.54
  • Then renews at$31.41/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • Transfer$31.41
  • Then renews at$31.41/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$127.18
  • Per year$25.44
Go to Porkbun