Teaser trap on this extension

.live costs $50.00 to keep for 3 years.

15 registrars sell .live. The cheapest first year is Porkbun at $1.57 — but it renews at $31.41, so over 3 years Squarespace Domains is $14.39 cheaper.

Get it at Squarespace Domains
$1.57cheapest 1st year
$20.00cheapest renewal
$28.00cheapest transfer
.live
.live · 3-year billtwo ways to buy it
Porkbun$1.57 + 2×$31.41
Teaser total$64.39
Trap
Squarespace Domains$10.00 + 2×$20.00
Keeper total$50.00
Difference$14.39

What .live costs over time

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

$0$63$125$188$250Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3Dynadot: $67.14 over 3 yearsClouDNS: $71.87 over 3 yearsHostinger: $77.97 over 3 yearsNameSilo: $81.47 over 3 yearsNameBright: $84.00 over 3 yearsIONOS: $96.03 over 3 yearsNamecheap: $97.94 over 3 yearsNetim: $100.00 over 3 yearsOVHcloud: $103.48 over 3 yearsJoker.com: $107.95 over 3 yearsINWX: $111.72 over 3 yearsHover: $149.97 over 3 yearsGandi: $214.15 over 3 yearsPorkbun: $64.39 over 3 yearsSquarespace Domains: $50.00 over 3 yearsPorkbun $64Squarespace D… $50
Cheapest to keep (Squarespace Domains) Cheapest first year (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 15 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 3 yrs Verdict Offer
Squarespace Domains BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$10.00 $20.00 promo $20.00 — $50.00 Honest PROMO First year Buy
Porkbun US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$1.57 $2.57 promo $31.41 $31.41 $64.39 ×20.0 renewal PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2.50 $32.32 promo $32.32 $32.32 $67.14 ×12.9 renewal PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$4.09 $33.89 promo $33.89 $33.89 $71.87 ×8.3 renewal PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$1.99 $37.99 promo $37.99 — $77.97 ×19.1 renewal PROMO First year Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$3.49 $38.99 promo $38.99 $32.99 $81.47 ×11.2 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$28.00 $28.00 $28.00 $84.00 Honest — Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$4.03 $46.00 promo $46.00 — $96.03 ×11.4 renewal PROMO First year Buy
Namecheap US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$2.98 $41.48 promo $47.48 $41.48 $97.94 ×15.9 renewal PROMO Sale 1st year Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$5.00 $47.50 promo $47.50 $33.00 $100.00 ×9.5 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$33.30 $35.09 $34.28 $103.48 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$2.95 $52.50 promo $52.50 $52.50 $107.95 ×17.8 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$2.52 $54.60 promo $54.60 $54.60 $111.72 ×21.7 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$49.99 $49.99 $49.99 $149.97 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2.99 $46.03 promo $105.58 $39.00 $214.15 ×35.3 renewal PROMO Gandi 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.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • First year$1.57
  • Then renews at$31.41/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarNameBright
  • Transfer$28.00
  • Then renews at$28.00/yr
Go to NameBright

Keeping it for 3 years

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

  • RegistrarSquarespace Domains
  • 3-year total$50.00
  • Per year$16.67
Go to Squarespace Domains