Teaser trap on this extension
.ws costs $30.00 to keep for 2 years.
12 registrars sell .ws. The cheapest first year is NameSilo at $6.49 — but it renews at $30.99, so over 2 years IONOS is $7.48 cheaper.
Get it at IONOS$6.49cheapest 1st year
$15.00cheapest renewal
$22.97cheapest transfer
.ws · 2-year billtwo ways to buy it
NameSilo$6.49 + 1×$30.99
Teaser total$37.48
Trap
IONOS$15.00 + 1×$15.00
Keeper total$30.00
Difference$7.48
What .ws costs over time
Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.
Cheapest to keep (IONOS)
Cheapest first year (NameSilo) Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 2 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
$15.00 | $15.00 | — | $30.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$7.98 | $23.98 | $23.98 | $31.96 | ×3.0 renewal | — | Buy |
|
NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
|
$6.49 |
$30.99 | $23.49 | $37.48 | ×4.8 renewal | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
|
Porkbun
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$21.97 |
$22.97 | $22.97 | $44.94 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
|
OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$31.98 | $31.98 | $31.98 | $63.96 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | $71.98 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$36.00 | $36.00 | $24.50 | $72.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
|
$36.59 | $36.59 | $34.29 | $73.18 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$36.99 |
$39.99 | — | $76.98 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
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INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$39.60 | $39.60 | $39.60 | $79.20 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$42.90 | $42.90 | $42.90 | $85.80 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$39.18 | $87.98 | $32.06 | $127.16 | 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 2 years
The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.
Go to IONOS