No teaser trap here
.institute costs $107.64 to keep for 5 years.
14 registrars sell .institute. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.
Get it at Porkbun$6.72cheapest 1st year
$23.00cheapest renewal
$23.00cheapest transfer
.institute · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$6.72
Years 2–5$100.92
Total$107.64
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.
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun)
Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 5 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$6.72 |
$25.23 | $25.23 | $107.64 | ×3.8 renewal | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$7.71 |
$25.90 | $25.90 | $111.31 | ×3.4 renewal | PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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NameBright
US · checked 2026-11-05
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$23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | $115.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
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$9.89 |
$28.49 | $28.49 | $123.85 | Honest | PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$8.99 |
$31.99 | — | $136.95 | ×3.6 renewal | PROMO First year | Buy |
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NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
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$9.99 |
$32.99 | $28.99 | $141.95 | ×3.3 renewal | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$27.57 | $29.01 | $31.31 | $143.61 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$35.00 | $35.00 | — | $175.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$14.00 |
$40.50 | $27.00 | $176.00 | Honest | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$9.45 |
$43.20 | $43.20 | $182.25 | ×4.6 renewal | PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$8.57 |
$44.40 | $44.40 | $186.17 | ×5.2 renewal | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | 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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IONOS
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$40.00 | $40.00 | — | $200.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$35.15 | $73.12 | $29.79 | $327.63 | 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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