Teaser trap on this extension
.host costs $100.00 to keep for 5 years.
13 registrars sell .host. The cheapest first year is Hostinger at $2.99 — but it renews at $102.99, so over 5 years Squarespace Domains is $314.95 cheaper.
Get it at Squarespace Domains$2.99cheapest 1st year
$20.00cheapest renewal
$81.87cheapest transfer
.host · 5-year billtwo ways to buy it
Hostinger$2.99 + 4×$102.99
Teaser total$414.95
Trap
Squarespace Domains$20.00 + 4×$20.00
Keeper total$100.00
Difference$314.95
What .host costs over time
Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.
Cheapest to keep (Squarespace Domains)
Cheapest first year (Hostinger) Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 5 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$20.00 | $20.00 | — | $100.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Namecheap
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
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$4.98 |
$50.48 | $87.78 | $206.90 | ×10.1 renewal | PROMO Sale 1st year | Buy |
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Porkbun
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$3.63 |
$81.87 | $81.87 | $331.11 | ×22.6 renewal | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$4.50 | $84.75 | $84.75 | $343.50 | ×18.8 renewal | — | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$2.99 |
$102.99 | — | $414.95 | ×34.4 renewal | PROMO First year | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
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$13.49 |
$107.29 | $107.29 | $442.65 | ×8.0 renewal | PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) | Buy |
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NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
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$4.99 |
$109.99 | $94.49 | $444.95 | ×22.0 renewal | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$104.50 | $104.50 | $82.00 | $522.50 | Honest | — | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$100.56 | $114.06 | $107.85 | $556.80 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$131.99 | $131.99 | $131.99 | $659.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$132.00 | $132.00 | $132.00 | $660.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$142.20 | $142.20 | $142.20 | $711.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$124.93 | $215.98 | $105.86 | $988.85 | 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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