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.ac.cn domain prices

Second level, run by the registryChina Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)

4 registrars sell .ac.cn. Over three years it costs least at Tencent Cloud (DNSPod): $16.35 in total.

3-year total
$16.35
Tencent Cloud (DNSPod)
First year
$4.50
Alibaba Cloud
Renewal
$5.70
Tencent Cloud (DNSPod)
Median renewal
$6.30
4 fresh prices
$16.353-year total, every registrar · median $17.10$109.47
Rank by
Years of ownership
  1. 1Tencent Cloud (DNSPod)Best
    Promo
    $16.35
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $4.95
    Renew
    $5.70
    Transfer
    $4.95
    Restore
    $82.48
  2. 2Alibaba Cloud
    Promo
    $17.10
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $4.50
    Renew
    $6.30
    Transfer
    $5.70
    Restore
    $179.95
  3. 3Huawei Cloud
    First year
    $18.30
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $5.70
    Renew
    $6.30
    Transfer
    $5.70
    Restore
    —
  4. 4101domain
    $109.47
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $31.49
    Renew
    $38.99
    Transfer
    $31.49
    Restore
    —
Totals: the first year, then renewals. Taxes excluded.Converted from each registrar's own currency at the European Central Bank euro foreign exchange reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. A currency move is never counted as a price change.Stale prices are listed last and never ranked.

Price history

.ac.cn renew prices at the 4 cheapest registrars. No changes recorded yet: these are the prices since we started recording them on 5 Nov 2026, and every change from now on appears here.

Operation
  • Tencent Cloud (DNSPod)$5.70
  • Alibaba Cloud$6.30
  • Huawei Cloud$6.30
  • 101domain$38.99

The table above lists every current price; this chart shows how they changed over time.

Fact sheet

Manager
China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
Type
Second level, run by the registry under .cn
Minimum term
1 year
DNSSEC
Signed (DS in the root zone)
IDN
No
WHOIS
whois.cnnic.cn
IANA
Root zone database

From IANA's root zone database, its RDAP bootstrap and the root zone.

Questions about .ac.cn

What is the cheapest .ac.cn registration?

$4.50 for the first year at Alibaba Cloud (a promotion; it renews at $6.30). 4 registrars sell .ac.cn.

How much does .ac.cn cost to renew?

The cheapest renewal is $5.70 a year at Tencent Cloud (DNSPod). Renewal is the price you pay every year after the first, so it matters more than the first-year price.

What does a .ac.cn domain cost over 3 years?

$16.35 in total at Tencent Cloud (DNSPod) ($5.45 a year on average), counting the first year and the renewals at the regular price.

Where is it cheapest to transfer a .ac.cn domain?

Tencent Cloud (DNSPod), at $4.95. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration.

What does it cost to restore an expired .ac.cn domain?

Restoring a .ac.cn name from the redemption period costs from $82.48 (Tencent Cloud (DNSPod)). 2 of 4 registrars publish a restore price.

Cheaper to own than .ac.cn

Widely sold extensions with a lower 3-year total.