Teaser trap on this extension

.online costs $100.00 to keep for 5 years.

14 registrars sell .online. The cheapest first year is IONOS at $0.96 — but it renews at $48.00, so over 5 years Squarespace Domains is $92.96 cheaper.

Get it at Squarespace Domains
$0.96cheapest 1st year
$20.00cheapest renewal
$26.97cheapest transfer
.online
.online · 5-year billtwo ways to buy it
IONOS$0.96 + 4×$48.00
Teaser total$192.96
Trap
Squarespace Domains$20.00 + 4×$20.00
Keeper total$100.00
Difference$92.96

What .online 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 5Porkbun: $117.32 over 5 yearsDynadot: $121.06 over 5 yearsNamecheap: $143.70 over 5 yearsHostinger: $144.95 over 5 yearsHover: $150.95 over 5 yearsClouDNS: $156.15 over 5 yearsNameSilo: $156.99 over 5 yearsNetim: $176.00 over 5 yearsOVHcloud: $185.09 over 5 yearsJoker.com: $200.95 over 5 yearsINWX: $201.70 over 5 yearsGandi: $449.91 over 5 yearsIONOS: $192.96 over 5 yearsSquarespace Domains: $100.00 over 5 yearsIONOS $193Squarespace D… $100
Cheapest to keep (Squarespace Domains) Cheapest first year (IONOS) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 14 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 5 yrs Verdict Offer
Squarespace Domains BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$20.00 $20.00 — $100.00 Honest — Buy
Porkbun US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$1.96 $28.84 $28.84 $117.32 ×14.7 renewal — Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2.50 $29.64 promo $29.64 $26.97 $121.06 ×11.9 renewal PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
Namecheap US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$0.98 $2.88 promo $35.68 $32.48 $143.70 ×36.4 renewal PROMO Sale 1st year Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$0.99 $35.99 promo $35.99 — $144.95 ×36.4 renewal PROMO First year Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2.99 $36.99 promo $36.99 $36.99 $150.95 ×12.4 renewal PROMO Hover sale, first year Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$4.99 $37.79 promo $37.79 $37.79 $156.15 ×7.6 renewal PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$2.99 $38.50 promo $38.50 $35.99 $156.99 ×12.9 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$4.00 $43.00 promo $43.00 $30.50 $176.00 ×10.8 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$38.25 $36.71 $38.60 $185.09 Honest — Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$0.96 $48.00 promo $48.00 — $192.96 ×50.0 renewal PROMO First year (new-customer welcome offer) Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$2.95 $49.50 promo $49.50 $49.50 $200.95 ×16.8 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$2.50 $49.80 promo $49.80 $49.80 $201.70 ×19.9 renewal PROMO First year, until 2027-03-31 Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$1.99 $29.99 promo $111.98 $29.99 $449.91 ×56.3 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$0.96
  • Then renews at$48.00/yr
Go to IONOS

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarDynadot
  • Transfer$26.97
  • Then renews at$29.64/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.

  • RegistrarSquarespace Domains
  • 5-year total$100.00
  • Per year$20.00
Go to Squarespace Domains