No teaser trap here

.link costs $22.16 to keep for 3 years.

12 registrars sell .link. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 3 years.

Get it at Porkbun
$6.72cheapest 1st year
$7.71cheapest renewal
$7.71cheapest transfer
.link
.link · 3-year billPorkbun
Year 1$6.72
Years 2–3$15.44
Total$22.16
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .link 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 2Yr 3Dynadot: $23.13 over 3 yearsNameSilo: $25.77 over 3 yearsClouDNS: $32.97 over 3 yearsOVHcloud: $36.42 over 3 yearsHostinger: $36.97 over 3 yearsJoker.com: $37.59 over 3 yearsHover: $38.97 over 3 yearsINWX: $43.56 over 3 yearsNetim: $51.00 over 3 yearsSquarespace Domains: $60.00 over 3 yearsGandi: $93.62 over 3 yearsPorkbun: $22.16 over 3 yearsPorkbun $22
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 12 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 3 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$6.72 $7.72 promo $7.72 $7.72 $22.16 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$7.71 $7.71 $7.71 $23.13 Honest — Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$8.59 $8.59 $8.39 $25.77 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$10.99 $10.99 $10.99 $32.97 Honest — Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$12.14 $12.14 $12.14 $36.42 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$10.99 $12.99 promo $12.99 — $36.97 Honest PROMO First year Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$12.53 $12.53 $12.53 $37.59 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$12.99 $12.99 $12.99 $38.97 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$14.52 $14.52 $14.52 $43.56 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$17.00 $17.00 $10.00 $51.00 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$20.00 $20.00 — $60.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$13.66 $39.98 $11.57 $93.62 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.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • First year$6.72
  • Then renews at$7.72/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarDynadot
  • Transfer$7.71
  • Then renews at$7.71/yr
Go to Dynadot

Keeping it for 3 years

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

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 3-year total$22.16
  • Per year$7.39
Go to Porkbun