Teaser trap on this extension

.io costs $234.32 to keep for 5 years.

16 registrars sell .io. The cheapest first year is Hostinger at $26.99 — but it renews at $74.99, so over 5 years Porkbun is $92.63 cheaper.

Get it at Porkbun
$26.99cheapest 1st year
$50.00cheapest renewal
$50.00cheapest transfer
.io
.io · 5-year billtwo ways to buy it
Hostinger$26.99 + 4×$74.99
Teaser total$326.95
Trap
Porkbun$27.12 + 4×$51.80
Keeper total$234.32
Difference$92.63

What .io costs over time

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

$0$113$225$338$450Yr 1Yr 3Yr 5Dynadot: $242.89 over 5 yearsNameBright: $250.00 over 5 yearsClouDNS: $288.45 over 5 yearsKrystal: $310.45 over 5 yearsNameSilo: $318.95 over 5 yearsNetim: $327.00 over 5 yearsGandi: $331.95 over 5 yearsNamecheap: $338.90 over 5 yearsSquarespace Domains: $340.00 over 5 yearsOVHcloud: $344.86 over 5 yearsINWX: $365.87 over 5 yearsHover: $374.95 over 5 yearsJoker.com: $400.90 over 5 yearsIONOS: $400.99 over 5 yearsHostinger: $326.95 over 5 yearsPorkbun: $234.32 over 5 yearsHostinger $327Porkbun $234
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Cheapest first year (Hostinger) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 16 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$27.12 $28.12 promo $51.80 $51.80 $234.32 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$28.89 $53.50 promo $53.50 $53.50 $242.89 Honest PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $250.00 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$44.89 $60.89 promo $60.89 $60.89 $288.45 Honest PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Krystal GB · checked 2026-11-05
$62.09 $62.09 — $310.45 Honest — Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$38.99 $69.99 promo $69.99 $53.49 $318.95 Honest PROMO Sale price Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$26.99 $74.99 promo $74.99 — $326.95 Honest PROMO First year Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$41.00 $71.50 promo $71.50 $52.50 $327.00 Honest PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$31.99 $60.00 promo $74.99 $54.00 $331.95 Honest PROMO Gandi promo, first year Buy
Namecheap US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$34.98 $65.98 promo $75.98 $65.98 $338.90 Honest PROMO Sale 1st year Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$60.00 $70.00 promo $70.00 — $340.00 Honest PROMO First year Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$67.34 $69.38 $56.15 $344.86 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$32.27 $83.40 promo $83.40 $83.40 $365.87 Honest PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$74.99 $74.99 $74.99 $374.95 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$35.90 $91.25 promo $91.25 $91.25 $400.90 Honest PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$40.99 $90.00 promo $90.00 — $400.99 Honest PROMO First year 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 5 years

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

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 5-year total$234.32
  • Per year$46.86
Go to Porkbun