Teaser trap on this extension
.io costs $130.72 to keep for 3 years.
16 registrars sell .io. The cheapest first year is Hostinger at $26.99 — but it renews at $74.99, so over 3 years Porkbun is $46.25 cheaper.
Get it at Porkbun$26.99cheapest 1st year
$50.00cheapest renewal
$50.00cheapest transfer
.io · 3-year billtwo ways to buy it
Hostinger$26.99 + 2×$74.99
Teaser total$176.97
Trap
Porkbun$27.12 + 2×$51.80
Keeper total$130.72
Difference$46.25
What .io 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 3 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
$27.12 |
$51.80 | $51.80 | $130.72 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
|
Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$28.89 |
$53.50 | $53.50 | $135.89 | Honest | PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
|
NameBright
US · checked 2026-11-05
|
$50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $150.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
|
$44.89 |
$60.89 | $60.89 | $166.67 | Honest | PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) | Buy |
|
Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$26.99 |
$74.99 | — | $176.97 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
|
NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
|
$38.99 |
$69.99 | $53.49 | $178.97 | Honest | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
|
Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$31.99 |
$74.99 | $54.00 | $181.97 | Honest | PROMO Gandi promo, first year | Buy |
|
Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$41.00 |
$71.50 | $52.50 | $184.00 | Honest | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
|
Krystal
GB · checked 2026-11-05
|
$62.09 | $62.09 | — | $186.27 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Namecheap
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
|
$34.98 |
$75.98 | $65.98 | $186.94 | Honest | PROMO Sale 1st year | Buy |
|
INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$32.27 |
$83.40 | $83.40 | $199.07 | Honest | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
|
Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$60.00 |
$70.00 | — | $200.00 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
|
OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$67.34 | $69.38 | $56.15 | $206.10 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$35.90 |
$91.25 | $91.25 | $218.40 | Honest | PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
|
IONOS
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$40.99 |
$90.00 | — | $220.99 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
|
Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$74.99 | $74.99 | $74.99 | $224.97 | 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 3 years
The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.
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