Teaser trap on this extension

.ws costs $45.00 to keep for 3 years.

12 registrars sell .ws. The cheapest first year is NameSilo at $6.49 — but it renews at $30.99, so over 3 years IONOS is $23.47 cheaper.

Get it at IONOS
$6.49cheapest 1st year
$15.00cheapest renewal
$22.97cheapest transfer
.ws
.ws · 3-year billtwo ways to buy it
NameSilo$6.49 + 2×$30.99
Teaser total$68.47
Trap
IONOS$15.00 + 2×$15.00
Keeper total$45.00
Difference$23.47

What .ws costs over time

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

$0$63$125$188$250Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3Dynadot: $55.94 over 3 yearsPorkbun: $67.91 over 3 yearsOVHcloud: $95.94 over 3 yearsHover: $107.97 over 3 yearsNetim: $108.00 over 3 yearsClouDNS: $109.77 over 3 yearsHostinger: $116.97 over 3 yearsINWX: $118.80 over 3 yearsJoker.com: $128.70 over 3 yearsGandi: $215.14 over 3 yearsNameSilo: $68.47 over 3 yearsIONOS: $45.00 over 3 yearsNameSilo $68IONOS $45
Cheapest to keep (IONOS) Cheapest first year (NameSilo) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 12 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 3 yrs Verdict Offer
IONOS BEST DE · checked 2026-11-05
$15.00 $15.00 — $45.00 Honest — Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$7.98 $23.98 $23.98 $55.94 ×3.0 renewal — Buy
Porkbun US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$21.97 $22.97 promo $22.97 $22.97 $67.91 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$6.49 $30.99 promo $30.99 $23.49 $68.47 ×4.8 renewal PROMO Sale price Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$31.98 $31.98 $31.98 $95.94 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$35.99 $35.99 $35.99 $107.97 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$36.00 $36.00 $24.50 $108.00 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$36.59 $36.59 $34.29 $109.77 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$36.99 $39.99 promo $39.99 — $116.97 Honest PROMO First year Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$39.60 $39.60 $39.60 $118.80 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$42.90 $42.90 $42.90 $128.70 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$39.18 $87.98 $32.06 $215.14 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.

  • RegistrarNameSilo
  • First year$6.49
  • Then renews at$30.99/yr
Go to NameSilo

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • Transfer$22.97
  • Then renews at$22.97/yr
Go to Porkbun

Keeping it for 3 years

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

  • RegistrarIONOS
  • 3-year total$45.00
  • Per year$15.00
Go to IONOS