No teaser trap here

.name costs $35.55 to keep for 5 years.

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

Get it at Porkbun
$6.31cheapest 1st year
$7.27cheapest renewal
$7.27cheapest transfer
.name
.name · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$6.31
Years 2–5$29.24
Total$35.55
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .name costs over time

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

$0$50$100$150$200Yr 1Yr 3Yr 5Dynadot: $36.35 over 5 yearsClouDNS: $49.95 over 5 yearsJoker.com: $56.75 over 5 yearsINWX: $65.40 over 5 yearsOVHcloud: $70.39 over 5 yearsHostinger: $71.95 over 5 yearsIONOS: $75.00 over 5 yearsNetim: $85.00 over 5 yearsGandi: $175.52 over 5 yearsPorkbun: $35.55 over 5 yearsPorkbun $36
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 10 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$6.31 $7.31 promo $7.31 $7.31 $35.55 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$7.27 $7.27 $7.27 $36.35 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$9.99 $9.99 $9.99 $49.95 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$11.35 $11.35 $11.35 $56.75 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$13.08 $13.08 $13.08 $65.40 Honest — Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$10.79 $14.90 $16.19 $70.39 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$11.99 $14.99 promo $14.99 — $71.95 Honest PROMO First year Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$15.00 $15.00 — $75.00 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$17.00 $17.00 $9.50 $85.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$15.60 $39.98 $15.60 $175.52 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$6.31
  • Then renews at$7.31/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarDynadot
  • Transfer$7.27
  • Then renews at$7.27/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$35.55
  • Per year$7.11
Go to Porkbun