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Registration + renewals

Domain cost calculator

Find what you’ll pay to keep a domain. Compare two quotes over the same period, including minimum registration and renewal terms.

Currency

Enter two quotes in the same currency. Include the same fees in both; no currency conversion is applied.

Option A

Full upfront charge, for all included years.

How long that registration covers.

Full charge each time the domain renews.

Use 2 if each renewal buys two years.

Option B

Full upfront charge, for all included years.

How long that registration covers.

Full charge each time the domain renews.

Use 2 if each renewal buys two years.

How to compare domain renewal costs

Use the registration and renewal quotes for your exact domain at each registrar. Enter them separately, even when the first term has a promotional price. Check the checkout total for your name, especially for a premium domain, and avoid substituting a generic extension price.

Enter the full registration total and how many years it buys. Then enter the full renewal charge and the number of years each renewal buys. A quote of $50 per year with a two-year minimum means a $100 term charge in this calculator.

Total = registration total + number of renewal payments × renewal charge.

The calculator rounds the number of renewal payments up to whole terms. If a five-year comparison needs three two-year payments including registration, the total covers six years. The result shows those extra prepaid years explicitly.

Keep both quotes in the same currency. Include taxes and required fees in the amounts you enter if you want them counted. Hosting, email, privacy add-ons, transfers, expiry recovery fees, and future price changes are excluded unless already included in your quotes. This estimates purchase costs; it does not appraise a domain’s resale value.

Why a cheaper first year can cost more

In a hypothetical five-year comparison, $10 to register plus four annual renewals at $30 totals $130. A domain that costs $18 to register and $18 per annual renewal totals $90. The second option costs $40 less over five years, despite costing more at registration. These illustrative prices assume unchanged renewals and exclude taxes and extras.

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