No teaser trap here

.ist costs $30.00 to keep for 2 years.

8 registrars sell .ist. Good news: NameSilo is the cheapest both on day one and over 2 years.

Get it at NameSilo
$15.00cheapest 1st year
$15.00cheapest renewal
$14.00cheapest transfer
.ist
.ist · 2-year billNameSilo
Year 1$15.00
Years 2–2$15.00
Total$30.00
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .ist costs over time

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

$0$24$48$71$95Yr 1Yr 1Yr 2OVHcloud: $33.94 over 2 yearsHover: $39.98 over 2 yearsHostinger: $43.98 over 2 yearsClouDNS: $52.58 over 2 yearsNetim: $53.00 over 2 yearsINWX: $63.60 over 2 yearsGandi: $90.58 over 2 yearsNameSilo: $30.00 over 2 yearsNameSilo $30
Cheapest to keep (NameSilo) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 8 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 2 yrs Verdict Offer
NameSilo BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$15.00 $15.00 $14.00 $30.00 Honest — Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$15.46 $18.48 $18.48 $33.94 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$19.99 $19.99 $19.99 $39.98 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$21.99 $21.99 — $43.98 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$30.19 $22.39 $22.39 $52.58 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$26.50 $26.50 $15.00 $53.00 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$31.80 $31.80 $31.80 $63.60 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$34.60 $55.98 $19.77 $90.58 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.

  • RegistrarNameSilo
  • First year$15.00
  • Then renews at$15.00/yr
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Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarNameSilo
  • Transfer$14.00
  • Then renews at$15.00/yr
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Keeping it for 2 years

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

  • RegistrarNameSilo
  • 2-year total$30.00
  • Per year$15.00
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