No teaser trap here

.zip costs $20.62 to keep for 2 years.

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

Get it at Porkbun
$9.81cheapest 1st year
$10.81cheapest renewal
$10.81cheapest transfer
.zip
.zip · 2-year billPorkbun
Year 1$9.81
Years 2–2$10.81
Total$20.62
Honest
cheapest now and cheapest later

What .zip costs over time

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

$0$18$35$53$70Yr 1Yr 1Yr 2Dynadot: $21.84 over 2 yearsHostinger: $27.98 over 2 yearsClouDNS: $29.98 over 2 yearsINWX: $30.48 over 2 yearsHover: $35.98 over 2 yearsJoker.com: $38.00 over 2 yearsSquarespace Domains: $40.00 over 2 yearsNetim: $48.00 over 2 yearsGandi: $67.97 over 2 yearsPorkbun: $20.62 over 2 yearsPorkbun $21
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 10 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 2 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$9.81 $10.81 promo $10.81 $10.81 $20.62 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$10.92 $10.92 $10.92 $21.84 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$12.99 $14.99 promo $14.99 — $27.98 Honest PROMO First year Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$14.99 $14.99 $14.99 $29.98 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$15.24 $15.24 $15.24 $30.48 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$17.99 $17.99 $17.99 $35.98 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$19.00 $19.00 $19.00 $38.00 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$20.00 $20.00 — $40.00 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$24.00 $24.00 $13.00 $48.00 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$19.99 $47.98 $16.30 $67.97 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$9.81
  • Then renews at$10.81/yr
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Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • Transfer$10.81
  • Then renews at$10.81/yr
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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$20.62
  • Per year$10.31
Go to Porkbun