Teaser trap on this extension

.io costs $78.92 to keep for 2 years.

16 registrars sell .io. The cheapest first year is Hostinger at $26.99 — but it renews at $74.99, so over 2 years Porkbun is $23.06 cheaper.

Get it at Porkbun
$26.99cheapest 1st year
$50.00cheapest renewal
$50.00cheapest transfer
.io
.io · 2-year billtwo ways to buy it
Hostinger$26.99 + 1×$74.99
Teaser total$101.98
Trap
Porkbun$27.12 + 1×$51.80
Keeper total$78.92
Difference$23.06

What .io 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: $82.39 over 2 yearsNameBright: $100.00 over 2 yearsClouDNS: $105.78 over 2 yearsGandi: $106.98 over 2 yearsNameSilo: $108.98 over 2 yearsNamecheap: $110.96 over 2 yearsNetim: $112.50 over 2 yearsINWX: $115.67 over 2 yearsKrystal: $124.18 over 2 yearsJoker.com: $127.15 over 2 yearsSquarespace Domains: $130.00 over 2 yearsIONOS: $130.99 over 2 yearsOVHcloud: $136.72 over 2 yearsHover: $149.98 over 2 yearsHostinger: $101.98 over 2 yearsPorkbun: $78.92 over 2 yearsHostinger $102Porkbun $79
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Cheapest first year (Hostinger) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 16 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 2 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$27.12 $28.12 promo $51.80 $51.80 $78.92 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$28.89 $53.50 promo $53.50 $53.50 $82.39 Honest PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $100.00 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$26.99 $74.99 promo $74.99 — $101.98 Honest PROMO First year Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$44.89 $60.89 promo $60.89 $60.89 $105.78 Honest PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$31.99 $60.00 promo $74.99 $54.00 $106.98 Honest PROMO Gandi promo, first year Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$38.99 $69.99 promo $69.99 $53.49 $108.98 Honest PROMO Sale price Buy
Namecheap US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$34.98 $65.98 promo $75.98 $65.98 $110.96 Honest PROMO Sale 1st year Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$41.00 $71.50 promo $71.50 $52.50 $112.50 Honest PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$32.27 $83.40 promo $83.40 $83.40 $115.67 Honest PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Krystal GB · checked 2026-11-05
$62.09 $62.09 — $124.18 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$35.90 $91.25 promo $91.25 $91.25 $127.15 Honest PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$60.00 $70.00 promo $70.00 — $130.00 Honest PROMO First year Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$40.99 $90.00 promo $90.00 — $130.99 Honest PROMO First year Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$67.34 $69.38 $56.15 $136.72 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$74.99 $74.99 $74.99 $149.98 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.

  • 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 2 years

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

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 2-year total$78.92
  • Per year$39.46
Go to Porkbun