No teaser trap here

.loan costs $26.17 to keep for 5 years.

11 registrars sell .loan. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.

Get it at Porkbun
$3.61cheapest 1st year
$5.55cheapest renewal
$4.48cheapest transfer
.loan
.loan · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$3.61
Years 2–5$22.56
Total$26.17
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .loan costs over time

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

$0$100$200$300$400Yr 1Yr 3Yr 5Dynadot: $26.68 over 5 yearsNameSilo: $99.61 over 5 yearsOVHcloud: $129.97 over 5 yearsClouDNS: $136.45 over 5 yearsJoker.com: $143.43 over 5 yearsINWX: $166.08 over 5 yearsNetim: $167.50 over 5 yearsHover: $169.95 over 5 yearsSquarespace Domains: $250.00 over 5 yearsGandi: $390.26 over 5 yearsPorkbun: $26.17 over 5 yearsPorkbun $26
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 11 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$3.61 $4.61 promo $5.64 $4.61 $26.17 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4.48 $5.55 $4.48 $26.68 Honest — Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$5.25 $23.59 promo $23.59 $22.99 $99.61 ×4.5 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$6.37 $30.90 $30.90 $129.97 ×4.9 renewal — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$27.29 $27.29 $27.29 $136.45 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$5.95 $34.37 promo $34.37 $34.37 $143.43 ×5.8 renewal PROMO For all transfers & new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$8.64 $39.36 promo $39.36 $39.36 $166.08 ×4.6 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$33.50 $33.50 $23.00 $167.50 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$33.99 $33.99 $33.99 $169.95 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$50.00 $50.00 — $250.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$38.34 $87.98 $32.49 $390.26 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$3.61
  • Then renews at$5.64/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarDynadot
  • Transfer$4.48
  • Then renews at$5.55/yr
Go to Dynadot

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$26.17
  • Per year$5.23
Go to Porkbun