Teaser trap on this extension

.io costs $493.32 to keep for 10 years.

16 registrars sell .io. The cheapest first year is Hostinger at $26.99 — but it renews at $74.99, so over 10 years Porkbun is $208.58 cheaper.

Get it at Porkbun
$26.99cheapest 1st year
$50.00cheapest renewal
$50.00cheapest transfer
.io
.io · 10-year billtwo ways to buy it
Hostinger$26.99 + 9×$74.99
Teaser total$701.90
Trap
Porkbun$27.12 + 9×$51.80
Keeper total$493.32
Difference$208.58

What .io costs over time

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

$0$225$450$675$900Yr 1Yr 5Yr 10NameBright: $500.00 over 10 yearsDynadot: $510.39 over 10 yearsClouDNS: $592.90 over 10 yearsKrystal: $620.90 over 10 yearsNameSilo: $668.90 over 10 yearsNetim: $684.50 over 10 yearsSquarespace Domains: $690.00 over 10 yearsOVHcloud: $691.76 over 10 yearsGandi: $706.90 over 10 yearsNamecheap: $718.80 over 10 yearsHover: $749.90 over 10 yearsINWX: $782.87 over 10 yearsIONOS: $850.99 over 10 yearsJoker.com: $857.15 over 10 yearsHostinger: $701.90 over 10 yearsPorkbun: $493.32 over 10 yearsHostinger $702Porkbun $493
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Cheapest first year (Hostinger) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 16 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 10 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$27.12 $28.12 promo $51.80 $51.80 $493.32 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $500.00 Honest — Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$28.89 $53.50 promo $53.50 $53.50 $510.39 Honest PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$44.89 $60.89 promo $60.89 $60.89 $592.90 Honest PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Krystal GB · checked 2026-11-05
$62.09 $62.09 — $620.90 Honest — Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$38.99 $69.99 promo $69.99 $53.49 $668.90 Honest PROMO Sale price Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$41.00 $71.50 promo $71.50 $52.50 $684.50 Honest PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$60.00 $70.00 promo $70.00 — $690.00 Honest PROMO First year Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$67.34 $69.38 $56.15 $691.76 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$26.99 $74.99 promo $74.99 — $701.90 Honest PROMO First year Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$31.99 $60.00 promo $74.99 $54.00 $706.90 Honest PROMO Gandi promo, first year Buy
Namecheap US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$34.98 $65.98 promo $75.98 $65.98 $718.80 Honest PROMO Sale 1st year Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$74.99 $74.99 $74.99 $749.90 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$32.27 $83.40 promo $83.40 $83.40 $782.87 Honest PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$40.99 $90.00 promo $90.00 — $850.99 Honest PROMO First year Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$35.90 $91.25 promo $91.25 $91.25 $857.15 Honest PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 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.

  • RegistrarHostinger
  • First year$26.99
  • Then renews at$74.99/yr
Go to Hostinger

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarNameBright
  • Transfer$50.00
  • Then renews at$50.00/yr
Go to NameBright

Keeping it for 10 years

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

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 10-year total$493.32
  • Per year$49.33
Go to Porkbun