# .ac domain prices at 27 registrars

> Cheapest 3-year total: \$118.57 at Sav. Cheapest first year: \$24.99 at Sav. Cheapest renewal: \$46.65 at Porkbun. Median renewal: \$79.99.

## Prices (USD; 3-year total = first year + renewals at the regular price)

| # | Registrar | First year | Renewal /yr | Transfer | Restore | 3-year total | Checked | Source |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | [Sav](https://tldbench.com/registrar/sav.md) | \$24.99 first year | \$46.79 | \$46.79 | \$41.59 | \$118.57 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://www.sav.com/domains |
| 2 | [Porkbun](https://tldbench.com/registrar/porkbun.md) | \$26.06 first year, or \$25.06 with code AWESOMENESS | \$46.65 | \$46.65, or \$45.65 with code EXODUS | — | \$119.36 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://porkbun.com/tld/ac |
| 3 | [Dynadot](https://tldbench.com/registrar/dynadot.md) | \$27.50 first year | \$49.50 | \$49.50 | \$130.00 | \$126.50 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.dynadot.com/domain/prices |
| 4 | [NameSilo](https://tldbench.com/registrar/namesilo.md) (note: NameSilo's free Discount Program prices .com at \$12.00 to register and renew (retail \$19.99); it needs payment from pre-loaded account funds and doesn't cover transfers. We list the retail price.) | \$34.99 promo (list \$47.99) | \$47.99 | — | — | \$130.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.namesilo.com/pricing |
| 5 | [Rumahweb](https://tldbench.com/registrar/rumahweb.md) | \$29.05 promo (list \$54.12) [IDR 525,000] | \$54.12 [IDR 978,000] | — | \$105.32 [IDR 1,903,000] | \$137.29 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.rumahweb.com/domain-murah/ |
| 6 | [Netim](https://tldbench.com/registrar/netim.md) | \$33.67 promo (list \$60.61) [€30.00] | \$60.61 [€54.00] | \$45.46 [€40.50] | \$103.26 [€92.00] | \$154.89 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | price_list: https://www.netim.com/en/domain-name/ac-domain |
| 7 | [OVHcloud](https://tldbench.com/registrar/ovhcloud.md) | \$29.17 promo (list \$65.09) [€25.99] | \$65.09 [€57.99] (renews 2.2×) | \$38.15 [€33.99] | \$88.66 [€78.99] | \$159.35 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://www.ovhcloud.com/fr/domains/tld/ |
| 8 | [INWX](https://tldbench.com/registrar/inwx.md) | \$27.82 promo (list \$65.93) [€24.79] | \$65.93 [€58.74] (renews 2.4×) | \$65.93 [€58.74] | \$155.72 [€138.74] | \$159.68 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | price_list: https://www.inwx.de/en/ac-domain |
| 9 | [Truehost](https://tldbench.com/registrar/truehost.md) | \$37.83 first year | \$61.61 | \$61.09 | — | \$161.05 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://truehost.com/domains/tlds/ |
| 10 | [Infomaniak](https://tldbench.com/registrar/infomaniak.md) | \$58.20 [€51.85] | \$58.20 [€51.85] | \$58.20 [€51.85] | \$91.43 [€81.46] | \$174.60 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://www.infomaniak.com/en/domains/prices |
| 11 | [XServer Domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/xserver.md) | \$38.74 first year [¥6,138] | \$69.49 [¥11,011] | — | — | \$177.72 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.xdomain.ne.jp/domain/detail/ac.php |
| 12 | [Onamae.com (GMO)](https://tldbench.com/registrar/onamae.md) | \$48.39 promo [¥7,668] | \$69.52 [¥11,016] | — | — | \$187.43 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.onamae.com/service/domain/ac/ |
| 13 | [101domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/101domain.md) | \$66.49 | \$83.49 | \$66.49 | — | \$233.47 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.101domain.com/ac.htm |
| 14 | [Hover](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hover.md) | \$79.99 | \$79.99 | \$79.99 | — | \$239.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.hover.com/tld/buy-ac-domain |
| 15 | [Vercel Domains](https://tldbench.com/registrar/vercel.md) | \$49.99 first year | \$99.00 | \$99.00 | — | \$247.99 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://vercel.com/domains/pricing |
| 16 | [Name.com](https://tldbench.com/registrar/namecom.md) | \$51.49 promo (list \$101.97), or \$43.77 with code SAVE15 | \$101.97 | \$101.97, or \$86.67 with code NEWHOME | \$123.60 | \$255.43 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.name.com/pricing |
| 17 | [GoDaddy](https://tldbench.com/registrar/godaddy.md) | \$89.99 | \$89.99 | — | — | \$269.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:13 UTC | api: https://www.godaddy.com/domains |
| 18 | [Moniker](https://tldbench.com/registrar/moniker.md) | \$90.95 | \$102.95 | \$99.95 | \$202.95 | \$296.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.moniker.com/en/domain-prices |
| 19 | [Amazon Route 53](https://tldbench.com/registrar/amazon.md) | \$99.00 | \$99.00 | \$99.00 | \$142.00 | \$297.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | price_list: https://aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/ |
| 20 | [Epik](https://tldbench.com/registrar/epik.md) | \$99.95 | \$99.95 | \$99.95 | \$199.00 | \$299.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.epik.com/tld/ac |
| 21 | [Value-Domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/value-domain.md) | \$102.26 [¥16,203] | \$102.26 [¥16,203] | — | — | \$306.78 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.value-domain.com/domain/price/ |
| 22 | [Hetzner](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hetzner.md) | \$116.73 [€104.00] | \$116.73 [€104.00] | \$116.73 [€104.00] | — | \$350.19 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.hetzner.com/whois/ |
| 23 | [TransIP](https://tldbench.com/registrar/transip.md) | \$124.58 [€110.99] | \$124.58 [€110.99] | — | — | \$373.74 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:03 UTC | page: https://www.transip.nl/domeinnaam-extensie/ac/ |
| 24 | [Gandi](https://tldbench.com/registrar/gandi.md) | \$86.04 | \$183.98 (renews 2.1×) | \$72.89 | \$214.18 | \$454.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.gandi.net/en-US/domain/tld/ac |
| 25 | [REG.RU](https://tldbench.com/registrar/regru.md) | \$274.92 first year [RUB 22,562.00] | \$299.91 [RUB 24,613.00] | — | — | \$874.74 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | api: https://www.reg.ru/domain/new/prices/ |
| 26 | [Gabia](https://tldbench.com/registrar/gabia.md) | \$81.80 [KRW 110,000] | — | — | — | — | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://domain.gabia.com/regist/regist_domain |
| 27 | [united-domains](https://tldbench.com/registrar/united-domains.md) | \$111.12 [€99.00] | — | — | — | — | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.united-domains.de/ac-domain/ |

Converted prices show the registrar's own price in brackets, at the European Central Bank euro foreign exchange reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Taxes excluded. Stale prices are listed last and not ranked.

- Registrars whose prices are reseller tiers are left out; include_resellers=true on the API lists them.

## Price history

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## Facts

- Manager: Internet Computer Bureau Limited
- Registry operator: unknown
- Kind: tld; type: country-code
- Delegated: unknown
- Minimum term: 1 year
- DNSSEC: signed
- IDN: no
- RDAP: none
- WHOIS: whois.nic.ac
- IANA: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ac.html

## Questions

### What is the cheapest .ac registration?

\$24.99 for the first year at Sav (a promotion; it renews at \$46.79). 27 registrars sell .ac.

### How much does .ac cost to renew?

The cheapest renewal is \$46.65 a year at Porkbun. Renewal is the price you pay every year after the first, so it matters more than the first-year price.

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

\$118.57 in total at Sav (\$39.52 a year on average), counting the first year and the renewals at the regular price.

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

OVHcloud, at \$38.15. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration.

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

Restoring a .ac name from the redemption period costs from \$41.59 (Sav). 12 of 27 registrars publish a restore price.

### Is .ac a teaser price?

At 3 of 27 registrars the renewal is at least 2× the first year (up to 2.4×). Compare the renewal and the total, not the first-year price.

JSON: https://tldbench.com/v1/tlds/ac/prices?years=3

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