Teaser trap on this extension

.me costs $78.64 to keep for 5 years.

15 registrars sell .me. The cheapest first year is IONOS at $1.00 — but it renews at $25.00, so over 5 years Dynadot is $22.36 cheaper.

Get it at Dynadot
$1.00cheapest 1st year
$17.27cheapest renewal
$17.27cheapest transfer
.me
.me · 5-year billtwo ways to buy it
IONOS$1.00 + 4×$25.00
Teaser total$101.00
Trap
Dynadot$9.44 + 4×$17.30
Keeper total$78.64
Difference$22.36

What .me 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 3Yr 5Porkbun: $85.35 over 5 yearsHostinger: $86.75 over 5 yearsNameSilo: $89.95 over 5 yearsSquarespace Domains: $100.00 over 5 yearsOVHcloud: $104.01 over 5 yearsNamecheap: $106.90 over 5 yearsHover: $108.95 over 5 yearsClouDNS: $110.45 over 5 yearsINWX: $118.40 over 5 yearsJoker.com: $120.89 over 5 yearsKrystal: $134.95 over 5 yearsNetim: $142.50 over 5 yearsGandi: $231.91 over 5 yearsIONOS: $101.00 over 5 yearsDynadot: $78.64 over 5 yearsIONOS $101Dynadot $79
Cheapest to keep (Dynadot) Cheapest first year (IONOS) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 15 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
Dynadot BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$9.44 $18.87 promo $17.30 $17.30 $78.64 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 $85.35 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$6.79 $19.99 promo $19.99 — $86.75 Honest PROMO First year Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$9.99 $19.99 promo $19.99 $18.99 $89.95 Honest PROMO Sale price Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$20.00 $20.00 — $100.00 Honest — Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$1.00 $25.00 promo $25.00 — $101.00 ×25.0 renewal PROMO First year (new-customer welcome offer) Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$9.57 $23.61 $23.61 $104.01 Honest — Buy
Namecheap US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$10.98 $19.98 promo $23.98 $17.98 $106.90 Honest PROMO Sale 1st year Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$8.99 $24.99 promo $24.99 $24.99 $108.95 Honest PROMO Hover sale, first year Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$22.09 $22.09 $22.09 $110.45 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$8.00 $27.60 promo $27.60 $27.60 $118.40 ×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 $120.89 ×3.3 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Krystal GB · checked 2026-11-05
$26.99 $26.99 — $134.95 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$28.50 $28.50 $19.00 $142.50 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$7.99 $29.23 promo $55.98 $24.36 $231.91 ×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 5 years

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

  • RegistrarDynadot
  • 5-year total$78.64
  • Per year$15.73
Go to Dynadot