# TLD Bench: what a domain really costs

> 2713 extensions at 38 registrars (70367 prices), ranked by renewal and the total cost over the years you keep a name. Each price has its source and when it was checked.

## Most registered extensions (USD)

| Extension | Registrars | First year from | Renewal from | Median renewal | 3-year total from |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [.com](https://tldbench.com/tld/com.md) | 37 | \$4.99 (Value-Domain) | \$10.19 (Onamae.com (GMO)) | \$16.27 | \$30.57 (Onamae.com (GMO)) |
| [.cn](https://tldbench.com/tld/cn.md) | 19 | \$4.35 (West.cn) | \$5.38 (Dynadot) | — | \$15.75 (West.cn) |
| [.de](https://tldbench.com/tld/de.md) | 26 | \$0.67 (STRATO) | \$3.82 (Infomaniak) | \$9.99 | \$11.04 (Porkbun) |
| [.net](https://tldbench.com/tld/net.md) | 37 | \$4.99 (DreamHost) | \$11.93 (Onamae.com (GMO)) | \$15.95 | \$35.79 (Onamae.com (GMO)) |
| [.org](https://tldbench.com/tld/org.md) | 34 | \$5.97 (XServer Domain) | \$10.99 (Vercel Domains) | \$16.11 | \$31.11 (XServer Domain) |
| [.uk](https://tldbench.com/tld/uk.md) | 23 | \$1.82 (Truehost) | \$5.66 (Porkbun) | \$11.22 | \$15.23 (NameSilo) |
| [.ru](https://tldbench.com/tld/ru.md) | 5 | \$2.06 (REG.RU) | \$13.47 (Netim) | — | \$31.28 (REG.RU) |
| [.nl](https://tldbench.com/tld/nl.md) | 24 | \$0.55 (TransIP) | \$7.38 (Dynadot) | — | \$22.14 (Dynadot) |
| [.xyz](https://tldbench.com/tld/xyz.md) | 36 | \$0.90 (Alibaba Cloud) | \$13.00 (Vercel Domains) | \$18.00 | \$27.99 (Vercel Domains) |
| [.info](https://tldbench.com/tld/info.md) | 37 | \$1.94 (XServer Domain) | \$12.89 (Onamae.com (GMO)) | \$28.09 | \$28.00 (Onamae.com (GMO)) |
| [.top](https://tldbench.com/tld/top.md) | 34 | \$1.44 (XServer Domain) | \$4.63 (Porkbun) | \$11.22 | \$10.89 (Porkbun) |
| [.au](https://tldbench.com/tld/au.md) | 10 | \$8.43 (Porkbun) | \$8.43 (Porkbun) | \$20.00 | \$25.29 (Porkbun) |
| [.fr](https://tldbench.com/tld/fr.md) | 20 | \$5.60 (OVHcloud) | \$6.56 (Dynadot) | \$13.47 | \$19.68 (Dynadot) |
| [.eu](https://tldbench.com/tld/eu.md) | 25 | \$2.69 (STRATO) | \$5.84 (Sav) | — | \$17.25 (Dynadot) |
| [.it](https://tldbench.com/tld/it.md) | 18 | \$5.99 (Gandi) | \$5.43 (Dynadot) | — | \$17.44 (Dynadot) |
| [.ca](https://tldbench.com/tld/ca.md) | 21 | \$8.83 (Porkbun) | \$9.18 (Porkbun) | \$16.25 | \$27.19 (Porkbun) |
| [.online](https://tldbench.com/tld/online.md) | 36 | \$0.68 (XServer Domain) | \$18.30 (Tencent Cloud (DNSPod)) | \$38.78 | \$38.25 (Tencent Cloud (DNSPod)) |
| [.in](https://tldbench.com/tld/in.md) | 26 | \$5.97 (Gandi) | \$6.00 (IONOS) | \$14.97 | \$18.00 (IONOS) |
| [.pl](https://tldbench.com/tld/pl.md) | 19 | \$4.43 (Truehost) | \$15.17 (Dynadot) | — | \$35.70 (Dynadot) |
| [.ch](https://tldbench.com/tld/ch.md) | 23 | \$6.00 (IONOS) | \$8.46 (Dynadot) | \$18.26 | \$25.38 (Dynadot) |
| [.es](https://tldbench.com/tld/es.md) | 20 | \$5.31 (Truehost) | \$8.64 (Infomaniak) | \$16.53 | \$23.90 (Infomaniak) |
| [.co](https://tldbench.com/tld/co.md) | 34 | \$11.40 (Tencent Cloud (DNSPod)) | \$24.80 (Vercel Domains) | \$38.50 | \$70.78 (Tencent Cloud (DNSPod)) |
| [.io](https://tldbench.com/tld/io.md) | 32 | \$14.99 (Vercel Domains) | \$46.00 (Vercel Domains) | \$69.95 | \$106.99 (Vercel Domains) |
| [.ai](https://tldbench.com/tld/ai.md) | 31 | \$49.99 (GoDaddy) | \$74.95 (Epik) | \$112.62 | \$224.85 (Epik) |
| [.app](https://tldbench.com/tld/app.md) | 30 | \$4.99 (Sav) | \$14.50 (Dynadot) | \$22.99 | \$34.51 (Sav) |

## Cheapest to keep (lowest renewal)

| Extension | Renewal | Registrar |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| .click | \$3.00 | Amazon Route 53 |
| .de | \$3.82 | Infomaniak |
| .top | \$4.63 | Porkbun |
| .link | \$5.00 | Amazon Route 53 |
| .vip | \$5.03 | Dynadot |
| .tn | \$5.04 | OVHcloud |
| .تونس | \$5.04 | OVHcloud |
| .ren | \$5.25 | Tencent Cloud (DNSPod) |
| .cn | \$5.38 | Dynadot |
| .fyi | \$5.40 | Sav |

## Teaser traps (median renewal vs median first year)

| Extension | Median first year | Median renewal | Multiple |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| .xyz | \$3.37 | \$18.00 | 5.3× |
| .info | \$5.25 | \$28.09 | 5.4× |
| .online | \$2.50 | \$38.78 | 16× |
| .shop | \$2.99 | \$44.90 | 15× |
| .site | \$2.80 | \$36.33 | 13× |
| .store | \$2.99 | \$56.12 | 19× |
| .tech | \$7.09 | \$62.94 | 8.9× |
| .live | \$4.11 | \$35.48 | 8.6× |
| .pro | \$4.99 | \$29.51 | 5.9× |
| .ltd | \$11.20 | \$41.53 | 3.7× |

## Recent price changes

| Date | Extension | Registrar | Operation | From | To | Change |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2027-03-01 | .net | Registry wholesale | wholesale | \$10.91 | \$12.00 | +10% |
| 2026-11-06 | .bayern | Porkbun | transfer | \$31.49 | \$31.74 | +0.8% |
| 2026-11-06 | .net.je | Porkbun | transfer | \$40.16 | \$40.42 | +0.6% |
| 2026-11-01 | .com | Registry wholesale | wholesale | \$10.26 | \$10.97 | +6.9% |

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