No teaser trap here
.protection costs $6,099.97 to keep for 3 years.
12 registrars sell .protection. Good news: NameSilo is the cheapest both on day one and over 3 years.
Get it at NameSilo$1,999.99cheapest 1st year
$2,049.99cheapest renewal
$2,039.99cheapest transfer
.protection · 3-year billNameSilo
Year 1$1,999.99
Years 2–3$4,099.98
Total$6,099.97
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later
What .protection costs over time
Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.
Cheapest to keep (NameSilo)
Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 3 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
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$1,999.99 |
$2,049.99 | $2,039.99 | $6,099.97 | Honest | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
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Porkbun
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$2,059.25 |
$2,060.25 | $2,060.25 | $6,179.75 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$2,140.22 | $2,140.22 | $2,140.22 | $6,420.66 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$2,470.00 | $2,470.00 | — | $7,410.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$2,499.99 | $2,499.99 | $2,499.99 | $7,499.97 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$2,605.00 | $2,605.00 | $2,119.50 | $7,815.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$2,069.99 |
$2,999.99 | — | $8,069.97 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$2,630.12 | $2,858.93 | $2,630.12 | $8,347.98 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-06
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$2,799.00 | $2,799.00 | $2,799.00 | $8,397.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-06
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$2,880.12 | $2,880.12 | $2,880.12 | $8,640.36 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-06
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$2,214.19 | $3,527.98 | $2,203.39 | $9,270.15 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-06
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$3,440.00 | $3,440.00 | $3,440.00 | $10,320.00 | 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.
Keeping it for 3 years
The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.
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