Teaser trap on this extension
.ws costs $75.00 to keep for 5 years.
12 registrars sell .ws. The cheapest first year is NameSilo at $6.49 — but it renews at $30.99, so over 5 years IONOS is $55.45 cheaper.
Get it at IONOS$6.49cheapest 1st year
$15.00cheapest renewal
$22.97cheapest transfer
.ws · 5-year billtwo ways to buy it
NameSilo$6.49 + 4×$30.99
Teaser total$130.45
Trap
IONOS$15.00 + 4×$15.00
Keeper total$75.00
Difference$55.45
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 5 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
$15.00 | $15.00 | — | $75.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$7.98 | $23.98 | $23.98 | $103.90 | ×3.0 renewal | — | Buy |
|
Porkbun
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$21.97 |
$22.97 | $22.97 | $113.85 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
|
NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
|
$6.49 |
$30.99 | $23.49 | $130.45 | ×4.8 renewal | PROMO Sale price | Buy |
|
OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$31.98 | $31.98 | $31.98 | $159.90 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | $179.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$36.00 | $36.00 | $24.50 | $180.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
|
$36.59 | $36.59 | $34.29 | $182.95 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$36.99 |
$39.99 | — | $196.95 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
|
INWX
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$39.60 | $39.60 | $39.60 | $198.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$42.90 | $42.90 | $42.90 | $214.50 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$39.18 | $87.98 | $32.06 | $391.10 | 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 IONOS