# .io domain prices at 32 registrars

> Cheapest 3-year total: \$106.99 at Vercel Domains. Cheapest first year: \$14.99 at Vercel Domains. Cheapest renewal: \$46.00 at Vercel Domains. Median renewal: \$69.95.

## 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 | [Vercel Domains](https://tldbench.com/registrar/vercel.md) | \$14.99 first year | \$46.00 (renews 3.1×) | \$46.00 | — | \$106.99 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://vercel.com/domains/pricing |
| 2 | [Wix](https://tldbench.com/registrar/wix.md) | \$34.90 promo | \$46.90 | — | — | \$128.70 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:14 UTC | page: https://www.wix.com/domains/tld-list/tlds/io-domain |
| 3 | [Sav](https://tldbench.com/registrar/sav.md) | \$26.99 first year | \$51.99 | \$51.99 | \$41.59 | \$130.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://www.sav.com/domains |
| 4 | [Porkbun](https://tldbench.com/registrar/porkbun.md) | \$28.12 first year, or \$27.12 with code AWESOMENESS | \$51.80 | \$51.80, or \$50.80 with code EXODUS | — | \$131.72 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://porkbun.com/tld/io |
| 5 | [Dynadot](https://tldbench.com/registrar/dynadot.md) | \$28.89 first year | \$53.50 | \$53.50 | \$170.00 | \$135.89 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.dynadot.com/domain/prices |
| 6 | [XServer Domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/xserver.md) | \$32.19 first year [¥5,100] | \$56.39 [¥8,936] | \$56.39 [¥8,936] | — | \$144.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.xdomain.ne.jp/domain/detail/io.php |
| 7 | [Rumahweb](https://tldbench.com/registrar/rumahweb.md) | \$37.58 promo (list \$54.12) [IDR 679,000] | \$54.12 [IDR 978,000] | — | \$105.32 [IDR 1,903,000] | \$145.82 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.rumahweb.com/domain-murah/ |
| 8 | [NameBright](https://tldbench.com/registrar/namebright.md) | \$50.00 | \$50.00 | \$50.00 | — | \$150.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.namebright.com/pricing |
| 9 | [Onamae.com (GMO)](https://tldbench.com/registrar/onamae.md) | \$40.23 promo [¥6,375] | \$56.46 [¥8,946] | \$56.46 [¥8,946] | — | \$153.15 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.onamae.com/service/domain/io/ |
| 10 | [DreamHost](https://tldbench.com/registrar/dreamhost.md) | \$34.99 promo | \$59.99 | \$59.99 | — | \$154.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.dreamhost.com/domains/io/ |
| 11 | [Value-Domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/value-domain.md) | \$33.07 promo (list \$64.09) [¥5,240] | \$64.09 [¥10,155] | — | — | \$161.25 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.value-domain.com/domain/price/ |
| 12 | [Epik](https://tldbench.com/registrar/epik.md) | \$55.95 | \$55.95 | \$55.95 | \$129.00 | \$167.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.epik.com/tld/io |
| 13 | [OVHcloud](https://tldbench.com/registrar/ovhcloud.md) | \$34.78 promo (list \$64.53) [€30.99] | \$67.11 [€59.79] | \$54.20 [€48.29] | \$88.66 [€78.99] | \$169.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://www.ovhcloud.com/fr/domains/tld/ |
| 14 | [Infomaniak](https://tldbench.com/registrar/infomaniak.md) | \$56.01 promo (list \$58.48) [€49.90] | \$58.48 [€52.10] | \$58.48 [€52.10] | \$117.85 [€105.00] | \$172.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://www.infomaniak.com/en/domains/prices |
| 15 | [Netim](https://tldbench.com/registrar/netim.md) | \$40.41 promo (list \$67.34) [€36.00] | \$67.34 [€60.00] | \$49.95 [€44.50] | \$108.31 [€96.50] | \$175.09 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | price_list: https://www.netim.com/en/domain-name/io-domain |
| 16 | [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.) | \$38.99 promo (list \$69.99) | \$69.99 | — | — | \$178.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.namesilo.com/pricing |
| 17 | [Gandi](https://tldbench.com/registrar/gandi.md) | \$31.99 promo (list \$60.00) | \$74.99 (renews 2.3×) | \$54.00 | \$120.00 | \$181.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.gandi.net/en-US/domain/tld/io |
| 18 | [INWX](https://tldbench.com/registrar/inwx.md) | \$30.18 promo (list \$78.01) [€26.89] | \$78.01 [€69.50] (renews 2.6×) | \$78.01 [€69.50] | \$140.30 [€125.00] | \$186.20 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | price_list: https://www.inwx.de/en/io-domain |
| 19 | [Moniker](https://tldbench.com/registrar/moniker.md) | \$66.95 | \$69.95 | \$69.95 | \$179.95 | \$206.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.moniker.com/en/domain-prices |
| 20 | [101domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/101domain.md) | \$63.99 promo (list \$69.99) | \$73.49 | \$69.99 | — | \$210.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.101domain.com/io.htm |
| 21 | [Amazon Route 53](https://tldbench.com/registrar/amazon.md) | \$71.00 | \$71.00 | \$71.00 | \$133.00 | \$213.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | price_list: https://aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/ |
| 22 | [STRATO](https://tldbench.com/registrar/strato.md) | \$44.85 promo (list \$84.18) [€39.96] | \$84.18 [€75.00] | — | — | \$213.21 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.strato.de/domains/ |
| 23 | [Name.com](https://tldbench.com/registrar/namecom.md) | \$55.61 promo (list \$82.39), or \$47.27 with code SAVE15 | \$82.39 (→ \$79.99 from 25 Nov) | \$82.39, or \$70.03 with code NEWHOME | \$123.60 | \$220.39 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.name.com/pricing |
| 24 | [IONOS](https://tldbench.com/registrar/ionos.md) | \$40.99 promo (list \$90.00) | \$90.00 (renews 2.2×) | \$63.75 | \$90.00 | \$220.99 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.ionos.com/domains/domain-name-prices |
| 25 | [Truehost](https://tldbench.com/registrar/truehost.md) | \$42.23 first year | \$90.21 (renews 2.1×) | \$69.54 | — | \$222.65 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://truehost.com/domains/tlds/ |
| 26 | [Hover](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hover.md) | \$74.99 | \$74.99 | \$74.99 | — | \$224.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.hover.com/tld/buy-io-domain |
| 27 | [GoDaddy](https://tldbench.com/registrar/godaddy.md) | \$59.99 promo (list \$89.99) | \$89.99 | — | — | \$239.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:13 UTC | api: https://www.godaddy.com/domains |
| 28 | [united-domains](https://tldbench.com/registrar/united-domains.md) | \$44.90 promo (list \$135.81) [€40.00] | \$111.12 [€99.00] (renews 2.5×) | \$44.90 promo (list \$111.12) [€40.00] | — | \$267.14 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.united-domains.de/io-domain/ |
| 29 | [TransIP](https://tldbench.com/registrar/transip.md) | \$89.78 [€79.99] | \$89.78 [€79.99] | — | — | \$269.34 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:03 UTC | page: https://www.transip.nl/domeinnaam-extensie/io/ |
| 30 | [Hetzner](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hetzner.md) | \$95.40 [€85.00] | \$95.40 [€85.00] | \$95.40 [€85.00] | — | \$286.20 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.hetzner.com/whois/ |
| 31 | [REG.RU](https://tldbench.com/registrar/regru.md) | \$62.13 first year [RUB 5,099.00] | \$216.36 [RUB 17,756.00] (renews 3.5×) | — | — | \$494.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | api: https://www.reg.ru/domain/new/prices/ |
| 32 | [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 |

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.io
- IANA: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/io.html

## Questions

### What is the cheapest .io registration?

\$14.99 for the first year at Vercel Domains (a promotion; it renews at \$46.00). 32 registrars sell .io.

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

The cheapest renewal is \$46.00 a year at Vercel Domains. Renewal is the price you pay every year after the first, so it matters more than the first-year price.

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

\$106.99 in total at Vercel Domains (\$35.66 a year on average), counting the first year and the renewals at the regular price.

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

united-domains, at \$44.90. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration.

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

Restoring a .io name from the redemption period costs from \$41.59 (Sav). 13 of 32 registrars publish a restore price.

### Is .io a teaser price?

At 7 of 32 registrars the renewal is at least 2× the first year (up to 3.5×). Compare the renewal and the total, not the first-year price.

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

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