No teaser trap here

.media costs $166.35 to keep for 5 years.

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

Get it at Porkbun
$3.63cheapest 1st year
$39.00cheapest renewal
$39.00cheapest transfer
.media
.media · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$3.63
Years 2–5$162.72
Total$166.35
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .media costs over time

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

$0$113$225$338$450Yr 1Yr 3Yr 5Dynadot: $172.30 over 5 yearsNameSilo: $191.95 over 5 yearsNameBright: $195.00 over 5 yearsClouDNS: $200.85 over 5 yearsHostinger: $216.95 over 5 yearsSquarespace Domains: $240.00 over 5 yearsOVHcloud: $241.24 over 5 yearsNetim: $248.00 over 5 yearsIONOS: $268.13 over 5 yearsJoker.com: $278.45 over 5 yearsINWX: $295.44 over 5 yearsHover: $324.95 over 5 yearsGandi: $435.79 over 5 yearsPorkbun: $166.35 over 5 yearsPorkbun $166
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 14 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$3.63 $4.63 promo $40.68 $40.68 $166.35 ×11.2 renewal PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4.50 $41.95 promo $41.95 $41.95 $172.30 ×9.3 renewal PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$11.99 $44.99 promo $44.99 $41.99 $191.95 ×3.8 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$39.00 $39.00 $39.00 $195.00 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$11.29 $47.39 promo $47.39 $47.39 $200.85 ×4.2 renewal PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4.99 $52.99 promo $52.99 — $216.95 ×10.6 renewal PROMO First year Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$20.00 $55.00 promo $55.00 — $240.00 Honest PROMO First year Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$46.36 $48.72 $47.78 $241.24 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$14.00 $58.50 promo $58.50 $42.00 $248.00 ×4.2 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$8.13 $65.00 promo $65.00 — $268.13 ×8.0 renewal PROMO First year Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$5.45 $68.25 promo $68.25 $68.25 $278.45 ×12.5 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$5.04 $72.60 promo $72.60 $72.60 $295.44 ×14.4 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$64.99 $64.99 $64.99 $324.95 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$7.99 $53.33 promo $106.95 $45.20 $435.79 ×13.4 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$3.63
  • Then renews at$40.68/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarNameBright
  • Transfer$39.00
  • Then renews at$39.00/yr
Go to NameBright

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$166.35
  • Per year$33.27
Go to Porkbun