No teaser trap here

.tools costs $41.22 to keep for 2 years.

14 registrars sell .tools. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 2 years.

Get it at Porkbun
$8.78cheapest 1st year
$31.00cheapest renewal
$31.00cheapest transfer
.tools
.tools · 2-year billPorkbun
Year 1$8.78
Years 2–2$32.44
Total$41.22
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .tools 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 1Yr 2Dynadot: $43.24 over 2 yearsHostinger: $52.98 over 2 yearsNameSilo: $55.48 over 2 yearsClouDNS: $56.88 over 2 yearsSquarespace Domains: $60.00 over 2 yearsNameBright: $62.00 over 2 yearsJoker.com: $67.75 over 2 yearsINWX: $68.69 over 2 yearsNetim: $70.00 over 2 yearsIONOS: $71.55 over 2 yearsOVHcloud: $74.05 over 2 yearsHover: $103.98 over 2 yearsGandi: $155.04 over 2 yearsPorkbun: $41.22 over 2 yearsPorkbun $41
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 14 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 2 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$8.78 $9.78 promo $32.44 $32.44 $41.22 ×3.7 renewal PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$9.85 $33.39 promo $33.39 $33.39 $43.24 ×3.4 renewal PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$10.99 $41.99 promo $41.99 — $52.98 ×3.8 renewal PROMO First year Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$18.99 $36.49 promo $36.49 $33.99 $55.48 Honest PROMO Sale price Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$18.99 $37.89 promo $37.89 $37.89 $56.88 Honest PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$10.00 $50.00 promo $50.00 — $60.00 ×5.0 renewal PROMO First year Buy
NameBright US · checked 2026-11-05
$31.00 $31.00 $31.00 $62.00 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$11.95 $55.80 promo $55.80 $55.80 $67.75 ×4.7 renewal PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$11.09 $57.60 promo $57.60 $57.60 $68.69 ×5.2 renewal PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$20.50 $49.50 promo $49.50 $34.00 $70.00 Honest PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 Buy
IONOS DE · checked 2026-11-05
$18.55 $53.00 promo $53.00 — $71.55 Honest PROMO First year Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$35.99 $38.06 $37.38 $74.05 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$51.99 $51.99 $51.99 $103.98 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$48.77 $106.27 $41.32 $155.04 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$8.78
  • Then renews at$32.44/yr
Go to Porkbun

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarNameBright
  • Transfer$31.00
  • Then renews at$31.00/yr
Go to NameBright

Keeping it for 2 years

The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 2-year total$41.22
  • Per year$20.61
Go to Porkbun