# .ist domain prices at 16 registrars

> Cheapest 3-year total: \$52.72 at OVHcloud. Cheapest first year: \$16.82 at OVHcloud. Cheapest renewal: \$17.95 at OVHcloud. Median renewal: \$26.94.

## 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 | [OVHcloud](https://tldbench.com/registrar/ovhcloud.md) | \$16.82 first year [€14.99] | \$17.95 [€15.99] | \$16.82 [€14.99] | \$57.23 [€50.99] | \$52.72 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://www.ovhcloud.com/fr/domains/tld/ |
| 2 | [Hover](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hover.md) | \$19.99 | \$19.99 | \$19.99 | — | \$59.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.hover.com/tld/buy-ist-domain |
| 3 | [IONOS](https://tldbench.com/registrar/ionos.md) | \$20.00 | \$20.00 | \$20.00 | \$90.00 | \$60.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.ionos.com/domains/domain-name-prices |
| 4 | [Hetzner](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hetzner.md) | \$23.48 [€20.92] | \$23.48 [€20.92] | \$23.48 [€20.92] | — | \$70.44 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.hetzner.com/whois/ |
| 5 | [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.) | \$23.49 | \$23.49 | — | — | \$70.47 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.namesilo.com/pricing |
| 6 | [STRATO](https://tldbench.com/registrar/strato.md) | \$18.97 promo (list \$29.74) [€16.90] | \$26.94 [€24.00] | — | — | \$72.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.strato.de/domains/ |
| 7 | [Netim](https://tldbench.com/registrar/netim.md) | \$31.43 [€28.00] | \$24.69 [€22.00] | \$14.03 [€12.50] | \$97.09 [€86.50] | \$80.81 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | price_list: https://www.netim.com/en/domain-name/ist-domain |
| 8 | [101domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/101domain.md) | \$31.49 | \$25.99 | \$20.99 | — | \$83.47 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.101domain.com/ist.htm |
| 9 | [Truehost](https://tldbench.com/registrar/truehost.md) | \$25.18 first year | \$29.76 | \$25.99 | — | \$84.70 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://truehost.com/domains/tlds/ |
| 10 | [INWX](https://tldbench.com/registrar/inwx.md) | \$29.74 [€26.50] | \$29.74 [€26.50] | \$29.74 [€26.50] | \$96.20 [€85.71] | \$89.22 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | price_list: https://www.inwx.de/en/ist-domain |
| 11 | [GoDaddy](https://tldbench.com/registrar/godaddy.md) | \$19.99 promo (list \$35.99) | \$35.99 | — | — | \$91.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:13 UTC | api: https://www.godaddy.com/domains |
| 12 | [Epik](https://tldbench.com/registrar/epik.md) | \$34.95 | \$34.95 | \$34.95 | \$129.00 | \$104.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.epik.com/tld/ist |
| 13 | [TransIP](https://tldbench.com/registrar/transip.md) | \$37.03 [€32.99] | \$37.03 [€32.99] | — | — | \$111.09 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:03 UTC | page: https://www.transip.nl/domeinnaam-extensie/ist/ |
| 14 | [Gandi](https://tldbench.com/registrar/gandi.md) | \$34.60 | \$55.98 | \$19.77 | \$111.98 | \$146.56 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.gandi.net/en-US/domain/tld/ist |
| 15 | [REG.RU](https://tldbench.com/registrar/regru.md) | \$40.49 first year [RUB 3,323.00] | \$65.02 [RUB 5,336.00] | \$65.02 [RUB 5,336.00] | — | \$170.53 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | api: https://www.reg.ru/domain/new/prices/ |
| 16 | [united-domains](https://tldbench.com/registrar/united-domains.md) | \$32.55 [€29.00] | — | — | — | — | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.united-domains.de/ist-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: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
- Registry operator: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
- Kind: tld; type: generic
- Delegated: 11 Jul 2015
- Minimum term: 1 year
- DNSSEC: signed
- IDN: no
- RDAP: https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/
- WHOIS: whois.nic.ist
- IANA: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ist.html

## Questions

### What is the cheapest .ist registration?

\$16.82 for the first year at OVHcloud (a promotion; it renews at \$17.95). 16 registrars sell .ist.

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

The cheapest renewal is \$17.95 a year at OVHcloud. Renewal is the price you pay every year after the first, so it matters more than the first-year price.

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

\$52.72 in total at OVHcloud (\$17.57 a year on average), counting the first year and the renewals at the regular price.

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

Netim, at \$14.03. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration.

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

Restoring a .ist name from the redemption period costs from \$57.23 (OVHcloud). 6 of 16 registrars publish a restore price.

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

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