No teaser trap here

.institute costs $31.95 to keep for 2 years.

14 registrars sell .institute. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 2 years.

Get it at Porkbun
$6.72cheapest 1st year
$23.00cheapest renewal
$23.00cheapest transfer
.institute
.institute · 2-year billPorkbun
Year 1$6.72
Years 2–2$25.23
Total$31.95
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .institute costs over time

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

$0$38$75$113$150Yr 1Yr 1Yr 2Dynadot: $33.61 over 2 yearsClouDNS: $38.38 over 2 yearsHostinger: $40.98 over 2 yearsNameSilo: $42.98 over 2 yearsNameBright: $46.00 over 2 yearsJoker.com: $52.65 over 2 yearsINWX: $52.97 over 2 yearsNetim: $54.50 over 2 yearsOVHcloud: $56.58 over 2 yearsSquarespace Domains: $70.00 over 2 yearsHover: $79.98 over 2 yearsIONOS: $80.00 over 2 yearsGandi: $108.27 over 2 yearsPorkbun: $31.95 over 2 yearsPorkbun $32
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 14 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 2 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$6.72 $7.72 promo $25.23 $25.23 $31.95 ×3.8 renewal PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$7.71 $25.90 promo $25.90 $25.90 $33.61 ×3.4 renewal PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$9.89 $28.49 promo $28.49 $28.49 $38.38 Honest PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$8.99 $31.99 promo $31.99 — $40.98 ×3.6 renewal PROMO First year Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$9.99 $32.99 promo $32.99 $28.99 $42.98 ×3.3 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$23.00 $23.00 $23.00 $46.00 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$9.45 $43.20 promo $43.20 $43.20 $52.65 ×4.6 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$8.57 $44.40 promo $44.40 $44.40 $52.97 ×5.2 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$14.00 $40.50 promo $40.50 $27.00 $54.50 Honest PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$27.57 $29.01 $31.31 $56.58 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$35.00 $35.00 — $70.00 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$39.99 $39.99 $39.99 $79.98 Honest — Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$40.00 $40.00 — $80.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$35.15 $73.12 $29.79 $108.27 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.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • First year$6.72
  • Then renews at$25.23/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarNameBright
  • Transfer$23.00
  • Then renews at$23.00/yr
Go to NameBright

Keeping it for 2 years

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

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 2-year total$31.95
  • Per year$15.98
Go to Porkbun