No teaser trap here

.tax costs $248.24 to keep for 5 years.

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

Get it at Porkbun
$7.24cheapest 1st year
$57.00cheapest renewal
$57.00cheapest transfer
.tax
.tax · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$7.24
Years 2–5$241.00
Total$248.24
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .tax costs over time

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

$0$200$400$600$800Yr 1Yr 3Yr 5Dynadot: $257.36 over 5 yearsNameSilo: $284.95 over 5 yearsNameBright: $285.00 over 5 yearsClouDNS: $295.25 over 5 yearsHostinger: $320.95 over 5 yearsNetim: $350.00 over 5 yearsOVHcloud: $367.67 over 5 yearsSquarespace Domains: $375.00 over 5 yearsJoker.com: $415.95 over 5 yearsINWX: $443.48 over 5 yearsIONOS: $445.00 over 5 yearsHover: $484.95 over 5 yearsGandi: $794.71 over 5 yearsPorkbun: $248.24 over 5 yearsPorkbun $248
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
$7.24 $8.24 promo $60.25 $60.25 $248.24 ×8.3 renewal PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$8.24 $62.28 promo $62.28 $62.28 $257.36 ×7.6 renewal PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$14.99 $67.49 promo $67.49 $64.99 $284.95 ×4.5 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$57.00 $57.00 $57.00 $285.00 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$14.09 $70.29 promo $70.29 $70.29 $295.25 ×5.0 renewal PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$8.99 $77.99 promo $77.99 — $320.95 ×8.7 renewal PROMO First year Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$16.00 $83.50 promo $83.50 $61.00 $350.00 ×5.2 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$69.11 $74.64 $71.27 $367.67 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$75.00 $75.00 — $375.00 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$9.95 $101.50 promo $101.50 $101.50 $415.95 ×10.2 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$9.08 $108.60 promo $108.60 $108.60 $443.48 ×12.0 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$89.00 $89.00 — $445.00 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$96.99 $96.99 $96.99 $484.95 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$80.95 $178.44 $68.59 $794.71 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$7.24
  • Then renews at$60.25/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarNameBright
  • Transfer$57.00
  • Then renews at$57.00/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$248.24
  • Per year$49.65
Go to Porkbun