Teaser trap on this extension

.host costs $60.00 to keep for 3 years.

13 registrars sell .host. The cheapest first year is Hostinger at $2.99 — but it renews at $102.99, so over 3 years Squarespace Domains is $148.97 cheaper.

Get it at Squarespace Domains
$2.99cheapest 1st year
$20.00cheapest renewal
$81.87cheapest transfer
.host
.host · 3-year billtwo ways to buy it
Hostinger$2.99 + 2×$102.99
Teaser total$208.97
Trap
Squarespace Domains$20.00 + 2×$20.00
Keeper total$60.00
Difference$148.97

What .host costs over time

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

$0$150$300$450$600Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3Namecheap: $105.94 over 3 yearsPorkbun: $167.37 over 3 yearsDynadot: $174.00 over 3 yearsNameSilo: $224.97 over 3 yearsClouDNS: $228.07 over 3 yearsNetim: $313.50 over 3 yearsOVHcloud: $328.68 over 3 yearsHover: $395.97 over 3 yearsINWX: $396.00 over 3 yearsJoker.com: $426.60 over 3 yearsGandi: $556.89 over 3 yearsHostinger: $208.97 over 3 yearsSquarespace Domains: $60.00 over 3 yearsHostinger $209Squarespace D… $60
Cheapest to keep (Squarespace Domains) Cheapest first year (Hostinger) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 13 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 3 yrs Verdict Offer
Squarespace Domains BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$20.00 $20.00 — $60.00 Honest — Buy
Namecheap US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$4.98 $109.98 promo $50.48 $87.78 $105.94 ×10.1 renewal PROMO Sale 1st year Buy
Porkbun US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$3.63 $4.63 promo $81.87 $81.87 $167.37 ×22.6 renewal PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4.50 $84.75 $84.75 $174.00 ×18.8 renewal — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2.99 $102.99 promo $102.99 — $208.97 ×34.4 renewal PROMO First year Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$4.99 $109.99 promo $109.99 $94.49 $224.97 ×22.0 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$13.49 $107.29 promo $107.29 $107.29 $228.07 ×8.0 renewal PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$104.50 $104.50 $82.00 $313.50 Honest — Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$100.56 $114.06 $107.85 $328.68 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$131.99 $131.99 $131.99 $395.97 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$132.00 $132.00 $132.00 $396.00 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$142.20 $142.20 $142.20 $426.60 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$124.93 $215.98 $105.86 $556.89 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.

  • RegistrarHostinger
  • First year$2.99
  • Then renews at$102.99/yr
Go to Hostinger

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • Transfer$81.87
  • Then renews at$81.87/yr
Go to Porkbun

Keeping it for 3 years

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

  • RegistrarSquarespace Domains
  • 3-year total$60.00
  • Per year$20.00
Go to Squarespace Domains