No teaser trap here
.free costs $156.05 to keep for 5 years.
9 registrars sell .free. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.
Get it at Porkbun$30.41cheapest 1st year
$31.41cheapest renewal
$31.41cheapest transfer
.free · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$30.41
Years 2–5$125.64
Total$156.05
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later
What .free 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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$30.41 |
$31.41 | $31.41 | $156.05 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$32.32 | $32.32 | $32.32 | $161.60 | Honest | — | 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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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$45.00 | $45.00 | $33.00 | $225.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-06
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$46.79 | $46.79 | $45.79 | $233.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $249.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-06
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$58.50 | $58.50 | $58.50 | $292.50 | Honest | — | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-06
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$60.12 | $60.12 | $60.12 | $300.60 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$80.40 | $80.40 | $80.40 | $402.00 | 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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