Teaser trap on this extension

.me costs $165.14 to keep for 10 years.

15 registrars sell .me. The cheapest first year is IONOS at $1.00 — but it renews at $25.00, so over 10 years Dynadot is $60.86 cheaper.

Get it at Dynadot
$1.00cheapest 1st year
$17.27cheapest renewal
$17.27cheapest transfer
.me
.me · 10-year billtwo ways to buy it
IONOS$1.00 + 9×$25.00
Teaser total$226.00
Trap
Dynadot$9.44 + 9×$17.30
Keeper total$165.14
Difference$60.86

What .me costs over time

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

$0$138$275$413$550Yr 1Yr 5Yr 10Porkbun: $171.70 over 10 yearsHostinger: $186.70 over 10 yearsNameSilo: $189.90 over 10 yearsSquarespace Domains: $200.00 over 10 yearsClouDNS: $220.90 over 10 yearsOVHcloud: $222.06 over 10 yearsNamecheap: $226.80 over 10 yearsHover: $233.90 over 10 yearsINWX: $256.40 over 10 yearsJoker.com: $261.44 over 10 yearsKrystal: $269.90 over 10 yearsNetim: $285.00 over 10 yearsGandi: $511.81 over 10 yearsIONOS: $226.00 over 10 yearsDynadot: $165.14 over 10 yearsIONOS $226Dynadot $165
Cheapest to keep (Dynadot) Cheapest first year (IONOS) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 15 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 10 yrs Verdict Offer
Dynadot BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$9.44 $18.87 promo $17.30 $17.30 $165.14 Honest PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
Porkbun US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$16.27 $17.27 promo $17.27 $17.27 $171.70 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$6.79 $19.99 promo $19.99 — $186.70 Honest PROMO First year Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$9.99 $19.99 promo $19.99 $18.99 $189.90 Honest PROMO Sale price Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$20.00 $20.00 — $200.00 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$22.09 $22.09 $22.09 $220.90 Honest — Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$9.57 $23.61 $23.61 $222.06 Honest — Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$1.00 $25.00 promo $25.00 — $226.00 ×25.0 renewal PROMO First year (new-customer welcome offer) Buy
Namecheap US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$10.98 $19.98 promo $23.98 $17.98 $226.80 Honest PROMO Sale 1st year Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$8.99 $24.99 promo $24.99 $24.99 $233.90 Honest PROMO Hover sale, first year Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$8.00 $27.60 promo $27.60 $27.60 $256.40 ×3.5 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$8.45 $28.11 promo $28.11 $28.11 $261.44 ×3.3 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Krystal GB · checked 2026-11-05
$26.99 $26.99 — $269.90 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$28.50 $28.50 $19.00 $285.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$7.99 $29.23 promo $55.98 $24.36 $511.81 ×7.0 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.

  • RegistrarIONOS
  • First year$1.00
  • Then renews at$25.00/yr
Go to IONOS

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • Transfer$17.27
  • Then renews at$17.27/yr
Go to Porkbun

Keeping it for 10 years

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

  • RegistrarDynadot
  • 10-year total$165.14
  • Per year$16.51
Go to Dynadot