Teaser trap on this extension
.ink costs $107.10 to keep for 5 years.
12 registrars sell .ink. The cheapest first year is Hostinger at $1.99 — but it renews at $34.99, so over 5 years Porkbun is $34.85 cheaper.
Get it at Porkbun$1.99cheapest 1st year
$26.26cheapest renewal
$26.26cheapest transfer
.ink · 5-year billtwo ways to buy it
Hostinger$1.99 + 4×$34.99
Teaser total$141.95
Trap
Porkbun$2.06 + 4×$26.26
Keeper total$107.10
Difference$34.85
What .ink costs over time
Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun)
Cheapest first year (Hostinger) Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 5 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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$2.06 | $26.26 | $26.26 | $107.10 | ×12.7 renewal | — | Buy |
|
Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$2.00 |
$26.97 | $26.97 | $109.88 | ×13.5 renewal | PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
|
NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
|
$2.99 |
$32.49 | $27.50 | $132.95 | ×10.9 renewal | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
|
Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$1.99 |
$34.99 | — | $141.95 | ×17.6 renewal | PROMO First year | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$31.31 | $29.01 | $29.42 | $147.35 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
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$34.09 | $34.09 | $34.09 | $170.45 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$44.00 | $44.00 | $28.00 | $220.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$44.40 | $44.40 | $44.40 | $222.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $225.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$55.00 | $55.00 | — | $275.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$31.90 | $63.98 | $27.03 | $287.82 | 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.
Go to Porkbun