No teaser trap here
.tel costs $47.90 to keep for 5 years.
10 registrars sell .tel. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 5 years.
Get it at Porkbun$8.78cheapest 1st year
$9.76cheapest renewal
$9.76cheapest transfer
.tel · 5-year billPorkbun
Year 1$8.78
Years 2–5$39.12
Total$47.90
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later
What .tel costs over time
Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun)
Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 5 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
$8.78 |
$9.78 | $9.78 | $47.90 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
|
Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$9.76 | $9.76 | $9.76 | $48.80 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
|
$10.79 | $10.79 | $10.79 | $53.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$15.48 | $15.48 | $15.48 | $77.40 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$14.84 | $16.19 | $14.84 | $79.60 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$17.04 | $17.04 | $17.04 | $85.20 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
|
$18.19 | $18.19 | $18.19 | $90.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$19.00 | $19.00 | $12.00 | $95.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $99.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$18.00 | $39.98 | $15.50 | $177.92 | 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 5 years
The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.
Go to Porkbun