No teaser trap here
.tools costs $73.66 to keep for 3 years.
14 registrars sell .tools. Good news: Porkbun is the cheapest both on day one and over 3 years.
Get it at Porkbun$8.78cheapest 1st year
$31.00cheapest renewal
$31.00cheapest transfer
.tools · 3-year billPorkbun
Year 1$8.78
Years 2–3$64.88
Total$73.66
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.
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun)
Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 3 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$8.78 |
$32.44 | $32.44 | $73.66 | ×3.7 renewal | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$9.85 |
$33.39 | $33.39 | $76.63 | ×3.4 renewal | PROMO Dynadot sale until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
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$18.99 |
$36.49 | $33.99 | $91.97 | Honest | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
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NameBright
US · checked 2026-11-05
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$31.00 | $31.00 | $31.00 | $93.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
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$18.99 |
$37.89 | $37.89 | $94.77 | Honest | PROMO First year (offer expires on: Dec 31, 2026) | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$10.99 |
$41.99 | — | $94.97 | ×3.8 renewal | PROMO First year | Buy |
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Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$10.00 |
$50.00 | — | $110.00 | ×5.0 renewal | PROMO First year | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$35.99 | $38.06 | $37.38 | $112.11 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$20.50 |
$49.50 | $34.00 | $119.50 | Honest | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$11.95 |
$55.80 | $55.80 | $123.55 | ×4.7 renewal | PROMO First year of new registrations, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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IONOS
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$18.55 |
$53.00 | — | $124.55 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$11.09 |
$57.60 | $57.60 | $126.29 | ×5.2 renewal | PROMO First year, until 2026-12-31 | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$51.99 | $51.99 | $51.99 | $155.97 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$48.77 | $106.27 | $41.32 | $261.31 | 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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