No teaser trap here
.how costs $104.55 to keep for 5 years.
11 registrars sell .how. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.
Get it at Porkbun$20.11cheapest 1st year
$21.11cheapest renewal
$21.11cheapest transfer
.how · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$20.11
Years 2–5$84.44
Total$104.55
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later
What .how 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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$20.11 |
$21.11 | $21.11 | $104.55 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$21.62 | $21.62 | $21.62 | $108.10 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
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$28.99 | $28.99 | $28.99 | $144.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $149.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$33.50 | $33.50 | $23.00 | $167.50 | Honest | — | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$27.53 | $35.09 | $30.90 | $167.89 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$29.99 |
$39.99 | — | $189.95 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$39.48 | $39.48 | $39.48 | $197.40 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $200.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$50.00 | $50.00 | — | $250.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$38.34 | $71.98 | $32.49 | $326.26 | 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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