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.direct domain prices

GenericBinky Moon, LLC

32 registrars sell .direct. Over three years it costs least at Sav: $79.03 in total.

3-year total
$79.03
Sav
First year
$9.99
Sav
Renewal
$32.49
Infomaniak
Median renewal
$52.75
32 fresh prices
$79.033-year total, every registrar · median $126.75$286.96
Rank by
Years of ownership
  1. 1SavBest
    First yearRenews 3.5×
    $79.03
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $9.99
    Renew
    $34.52
    Transfer
    $34.52
    Restore
    $41.80
  2. 2Porkbun
    First yearRenews 3.2×
    $79.81
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $10.81
    Renew
    $34.50
    Transfer
    $34.50
    Restore
    —

    1st yror $9.81 withAWESOMENESS

  3. 3Dynadot
    First yearRenews 3.3×
    $81.98
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $10.92
    Renew
    $35.53
    Transfer
    $35.53
    Restore
    $134.40
  4. 4Vercel Domains
    First year
    $85.99
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $19.99
    Renew
    $33.00
    Transfer
    $47.99
    Restore
    —
  5. 5OVHcloud
    PromoRenews 2.7×
    $94.02
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $14.58
    Renew
    $39.72
    Transfer
    $39.05
    Restore
    $85.29
  6. 6Infomaniak
    $97.47
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $32.49
    Renew
    $32.49
    Transfer
    $32.49
    Restore
    $124.69
  7. 7Rumahweb
    PromoRenews 2.9×
    $97.56
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $14.44
    Renew
    $41.56
    Transfer
    —
    Restore
    $90.71
  8. 8XServer Domain
    $100.77
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $33.59
    Renew
    $33.59
    Transfer
    $33.59
    Restore
    —
  9. 9NameSilo
    PromoRenews 2.3×
    $101.97
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $17.99
    Renew
    $41.99
    Transfer
    —
    Restore
    —

    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. Source

  10. 10NameBright
    $105.00
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $35.00
    Renew
    $35.00
    Transfer
    $35.00
    Restore
    —
  11. 11Epik
    $113.85
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $37.95
    Renew
    $37.95
    Transfer
    $37.95
    Restore
    $129.00
  12. 12DreamHost
    $119.97
    3-yr total
    1st yr
    $39.99
    Renew
    $39.99
    Transfer
    $39.99
    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.eNom is left out: its prices are reseller tiers, for reseller accounts.Coupon codes are shown beside the list price, never in it, and never change the order or the totals. Each is as the registrar's own source lists it, last seen at collection; we can't test codes at checkout. All coupons

Price history

.direct renew prices at the 6 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
  • Sav$34.52
  • Porkbun$34.50
  • Dynadot$35.53
  • Vercel Domains$33.00
  • OVHcloud$39.72
  • Infomaniak$32.49

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

Fact sheet

Manager
Binky Moon, LLC
Type
Generic
Delegated
2 Jul 2014
Minimum term
1 year
DNSSEC
Signed (DS in the root zone)
IDN
No
RDAP
https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/
IANA
Root zone database

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

Questions about .direct

What is the cheapest .direct registration?

$9.99 for the first year at Sav (a promotion; it renews at $34.52). 32 registrars sell .direct.

How much does .direct cost to renew?

The cheapest renewal is $32.49 a year at Infomaniak. Renewal is the price you pay every year after the first, so it matters more than the first-year price.

What does a .direct domain cost over 3 years?

$79.03 in total at Sav ($26.34 a year on average), counting the first year and the renewals at the regular price.

Where is it cheapest to transfer a .direct domain?

Infomaniak, at $32.49. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration.

What does it cost to restore an expired .direct domain?

Restoring a .direct name from the redemption period costs from $41.80 (Sav). 12 of 32 registrars publish a restore price.

Is .direct a teaser price?

At 13 of 32 registrars the renewal is at least 2× the first year (up to 5.1×). Compare the renewal and the total, not the first-year price.

Cheaper to own than .direct

Widely sold extensions with a lower 3-year total.