Best domain registrars: compare .com costs

Price assumptions

USD; one standard nonpremium .com; ordinary one-year registration, not promo eligibility. Comparable totals include known mandatory fees and exclude taxes and optional extras. Unknown fee/tax bases are not ranked. Three-year estimate = registration + two annual renewals at observed rates, not a future price guarantee. Transfer prices are separate, never assumed free.

Sources and freshness

Competitor prices are published-source observations, not live API quotes. A review expires after 30 days; stale and unverified rows cannot win cost sorting. Promos with unknown expiry are reference only. Failed checks never refresh verification dates. Some official sites block automated access; manual verification is required. No automated daily comparison refresh is running.

Cloudflare Registrar

unverified. Published registration Unavailable, renewal Unavailable, transfer Unavailable. Fee-qualified three-year estimate Unavailable. Mandatory fee total not independently verified; excluded from comparable totals. Verified: unverified. Last attempted: 2026-10-18T14:36:00Z (partial); Official source reviewed; exact ordinary prices unavailable. Published-source review, not live quote. Editorial consideration: Consider this if using Cloudflare nameservers fits your setup; exact prices remain unverified.

• New domain registration is supported. Cloudflare nameservers are required while using this registrar. Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/get-started/register-domain/
• https://pricing.registrar.cloudflare.com/ — Exact .com price row unavailable during review. No price inferred from at-cost policy.

Namecheap

current. Published registration $14.98, renewal $18.48, transfer $14.98. Fee-qualified three-year estimate $52.54. Add $0.20 ICANN fee per transaction/year for .com; taxes excluded. Verified: 2026-10-18T14:36:00Z. Last attempted: 2026-10-18T14:36:00Z (verified); Official .com table and affected ICANN fee list read. Published-source review, not live quote. Promo $6.48 (expiry unverified): New customers, first year, one domain per user/household; code required. General $11.28 first-year sale also shown. Neither used for normal-rate sorting. Editorial consideration: Consider the provider’s terms and your portfolio needs; no support or DNS performance rating was tested.

• https://www.namecheap.com/domains/registration/gtld/com/ — Official one-year table: registration regular $14.98 (sale $11.28), renewal $18.48, transfer regular $14.98 (sale $11.48). New-customer $6.48 first-year promo is limited to one per user/household.
• https://www.namecheap.com/legal/domains/icann-fee/ — Affected domain list includes .com; mandatory annual fee $0.20 for registration, renewal and transfer.

Porkbun

current. Published registration $11.08, renewal $11.08, transfer $11.08. Fee-qualified three-year estimate Unavailable. Published prices include ICANN and other mandatory fees; no additional mandatory fee is added. Tax treatment remains unverified, so normalized tax-exclusive ranking remains unavailable. Verified: 2026-10-18T14:51:00Z. Last attempted: 2026-10-18T14:51:00Z (partial); Official products/domains .com table reverified registration, renewal and transfer at $11.08 each with ICANN and other fees included. Independent official fee explanation checked; tax treatment remains unresolved, so tax-exclusive normalization is unavailable.. Published-source review, not live quote. Editorial consideration: Consider the provider’s terms and your portfolio needs; no support or DNS performance rating was tested.

• https://porkbun.com/tld/com — Official .com page: Registration $11.08; Renewal $11.08; Transfer $11.08. Prices in US dollars per year.
• https://porkbun.com/products/domains — Reverified October 18, 2026 at 14:51 UTC: official .com table registration $11.08, renewal $11.08, transfer $11.08. All prices are in USD. Prices shown are for non-premium single year registrations, renewals and transfers. All prices include ICANN and any other fees. Fee inclusion does not establish tax treatment.
• https://kb.porkbun.com/article/201-why-did-com-prices-go-up-and-how-high-will-they-go — Independent official fee explanation checked October 18, 2026: domain pricing includes ICANN and credit-card processing fees. No separate tax statement established; taxBasis remains unknown.

NameSilo

current. Published registration $17.29, renewal Unavailable, transfer Unavailable. Fee-qualified three-year estimate Unavailable. Ordinary retail quantity 1–49 is $17.29. Separate Discount Program 0+ price $11.05 requires program eligibility and payment with Account Funds; volume and promotional tiers are not ordinary retail and never determine sorting. Tax/fee total unknown. Verified: 2026-10-18T14:36:00Z. Last attempted: 2026-10-18T14:47:00Z (partial); Direct official-page retrieval blocked (403); official-page indexed evidence corroborates ordinary versus Discount Program tiers and Account Funds requirement. Prior price verification timestamp retained; renewal/transfer and fee basis remain unknown.. Published-source review, not live quote. Editorial consideration: Consider the provider’s terms and your portfolio needs; no support or DNS performance rating was tested.

• https://www.namesilo.com/pricing — Official-page indexed evidence reviewed October 18, 2026 at 14:47 UTC: ordinary .com registration $17.29, quantity 1–49; separate Discount Program 0+ $11.05, with additional volume/promotion tiers. Direct retrieval returned 403. Restricted rates are excluded from ordinary retail sorting. Exact renewal and transfer cells not verified.
• https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/ordering/discount-program — Official-page indexed program terms require payment with Account Funds for discounted pricing. Program eligibility and volume tier conditions need separate investigation; no enrollment or account changes performed. General renewal policy is not a transaction-specific .com renewal quote.

GoDaddy

unverified. Published registration Unavailable, renewal Unavailable, transfer Unavailable. Fee-qualified three-year estimate Unavailable. Standard registration and renewal not established; advertised multiyear promo excluded from sorting. Verified: unverified. Last attempted: 2026-10-18T14:36:00Z (partial); Official source reviewed; exact ordinary prices unavailable. Published-source review, not live quote. Promo $0.01 (stale): New customers; 3-year purchase required; additional registration years $22.99 each ($45.99 advertised 3-year base before unverified fees/taxes). Not an ordinary 1-year rate. Editorial consideration: Consider the provider’s terms and your portfolio needs; no support or DNS performance rating was tested.

• https://www.godaddy.com/tlds/com-domain — Official offer $0.01 first year requires 3-year purchase; additional years $22.99. Additional registration years are not evidence of renewal pricing.

Squarespace Domains

unverified. Published registration Unavailable, renewal Unavailable, transfer Unavailable. Fee-qualified three-year estimate Unavailable. Official page says displayed prices include taxes/fees; no exact .com row established. Verified: unverified. Last attempted: 2026-10-18T14:36:00Z (partial); Official source reviewed; exact ordinary prices unavailable. Published-source review, not live quote. Editorial consideration: Consider the provider’s terms and your portfolio needs; no support or DNS performance rating was tested.

• https://domains.squarespace.com/ — Official domain page reviewed; no numeric standard .com registration/renewal row exposed. Page says displayed prices include taxes and fees.

Hover

unverified. Published registration Unavailable, renewal Unavailable, transfer Unavailable. Fee-qualified three-year estimate Unavailable. Mandatory fee total not independently verified; excluded from comparable totals. Verified: unverified. Last attempted: 2026-10-18T14:36:00Z (partial); Official source reviewed; exact ordinary prices unavailable. Published-source review, not live quote. Editorial consideration: Consider the provider’s terms and your portfolio needs; no support or DNS performance rating was tested.

• https://www.hover.com/domain-pricing — Official pricing and .com pages reviewed; numeric .com transaction prices not exposed in retrieved content.

DomainsDepot

current. Published registration $24.21, renewal $24.21, transfer $15.12. Fee-qualified three-year estimate $72.63. Retail catalog amounts include resale markup; taxes, if applicable, excluded. No separate mandatory fee added by the current purchase path. Verified: 2026-10-18T09:00:01.22568+00:00. Last attempted: 2026-10-18T14:57:21.465Z (verified); Public retail catalog read; timestamp is catalog update, not a registrar quote. Retail build snapshot observed 2026-10-18T14:57:21.465Z; the public client catalog may be newer. Editorial consideration: Consider DomainsDepot for team portfolios, watch monitoring and assistant convenience, rather than cheapest-domain shopping.

• Team portfolios, watched-domain best-effort registration attempts, and an assistant connection are available in this app. Registration is not guaranteed. Source: https://domainsdepot.ai/domain-portfolio-management
• We resell domains with markup for portfolio and assistant convenience, not a lowest-price promise. Source: https://domainsdepot.ai/extensions
• https://domainsdepot.ai/extensions — Public enabled .com retail catalog read: annual 2421, renewal 2421, transfer 1512 cents USD, 1–10 year terms. No wholesale or margin values read.

Frequently asked questions

Which registrar is cheapest?

Compare ordinary registration, renewal and known mandatory fees, not only introductory promos. Unknown or stale prices are excluded from cost sorting. This review does not claim an overall cheapest provider.

How is the three-year estimate calculated?

One ordinary registration plus two annual renewals using the observed prices and known mandatory fees, excluding taxes and optional extras. It is a budget estimate, not a guarantee of future renewal prices or a prepaid three-year quote.

Why are some prices unavailable?

We leave exact prices unknown when an official source does not expose a transaction-specific rate. A registration offer is not proof of a renewal rate. Some sites require manual verification; no competitor live API quote is used here.

Can Cloudflare register a new domain?

Yes. Cloudflare’s registration documentation supports new domain registration and requires Cloudflare nameservers while using Cloudflare Registrar. Its exact current .com rate could not be verified in this review.

Does DomainsDepot sell at wholesale cost?

No. DomainsDepot resells with markup. Standard rates come from our public retail catalog; premium quotes are domain-specific. Team portfolios, best-effort watching and an assistant connection are the convenience focus. Drop registration is never guaranteed.

Are premium renewal prices included?

No. This comparison covers standard nonpremium .com domains only. Premium renewal is domain-specific and must be verified separately; a standard extension renewal rate is not a premium renewal quote.