§06 · Domains and edge · Which registrar?
Domain registrars
Registrars sell the same .com at wildly different prices, and the difference is mostly in the renewal price and extras such as WHOIS privacy. The table shows first-year and renewal prices for .com side by side, with privacy, DNS and DNSSEC.
Where we would start, by stage
Editorial picks from the data below, never paid. They change when prices or free tiers do; the full table is underneath.
The same .com price in year one and at renewal, free WHOIS privacy and a DNSSEC toggle.
.com $11.08/yr, same at renewal
At-cost .com renewals with free DNSSEC; the domain must use Cloudflare DNS.
.com $10.46/yr, same at renewal
All 27 compared
A to Z · never paid placement27 tools
| Tool | From | Free option | .com year 1 | .com renewal | WHOIS privacy | DNS | Stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101domain 101domain.com · EU | $14.99/yr | $14.99 | $19.99 | Private registration available | DNSSEC supported; registry lock available | ||
| Amazon Route 53 aws.amazon.com · EU | $0.5/mo | ||||||
| Cloudflare Registrar cloudflare.com | $10.46/yr | $10.46 (at cost) | $10.46 (at cost) | Free WHOIS redaction | Cloudflare DNS required; free one-click DNSSEC | ||
| DNSimple dnsimple.com | $0.5/mo | ||||||
| Dynadot dynadot.com | $10.88/yr | $10.88 | $10.88 | Allowed on .com (listed per TLD) | Free advanced DNS; DNSSEC supported | ||
| easyDNS easydns.com | $20/yr | ||||||
| EuroDNS eurodns.com · EU | €21/yr | €21.00 (promo €10.99) | €21.00 | Paid: €5.00/yr | DNSSEC supported | ||
| Gandi gandi.net · EU | $11/yr | $11.00 (excl. VAT) | $38.38 ($34.54 for multi-year promo) | Free LiveDNS anycast; automatic DNSSEC | |||
| GoDaddy Domains godaddy.com | $22.99/yr | $0.01 with 3-year term, or $4.99 new customers | $22.99 | Free WHOIS privacy | Free DNS; 5 free DNSSEC credits, more with Premium DNS | ||
| Hostinger Domains hostinger.com · EU | $0.01/yr | $0.01 (list $19.99) | $19.99 | Free on supported TLDs | DNS management; DNSSEC listed | ||
| Hover hover.com | $18.99/yr | $18.99 | $18.99 | Free on supported TLDs | Free DNS; DNSSEC only via DS records with external DNS | ||
| Infomaniak Domains infomaniak.com | CHF 13.60/yr | about CHF 9.19 excl. VAT | about CHF 13.60 excl. VAT | Paid Domain Privacy option | Free DNS; DNSSEC and DynDNS included | ||
| INWX inwx.com · EU | $15.72/yr | $15.72 | Paid WHOIS Privacy option | Free anycast DNS; DNSSEC with CDS/CDNSKEY | |||
| IONOS Domains ionos.com · EU | $10/yr | $10 ($1 welcome offer) | $20 | Free DNS; DNSSEC in paid Domain Guard | |||
| Name.com name.com | $12.99/yr | $12.99 | $17.99 | Free (Domain Safe) | Free DNS; no DNSSEC on Name.com nameservers | ||
| NameBright namebright.com | $10.99/yr | $10.99 (at cost if pre-funded) | $10.99 | Free WHOIS privacy | |||
| Namecheap namecheap.com | $10.98/yr | $10.98 sale ($14.98 list; $6.79 new customers) | $18.48 | Free for life on eligible TLDs | Free BasicDNS with DNSSEC; PremiumDNS $4.88/yr | ||
| NameSilo namesilo.com | $17.29/yr | $17.29 retail; $11.05 with Discount Program | $17.29 retail; $11.05 with Discount Program | Free | Free DNS; DNSSEC via DS records only | ||
| Netim netim.com · EU | €16/yr | €16 excl. VAT | €16 excl. VAT | ||||
| Njalla njal.la | €15/yr | €15 | Njalla holds the domain for you | Anycast DNS; DNSSEC where TLD allows | |||
| Openprovider openprovider.com · EU | $4.16/mo | Free tier | Free for members | ||||
| OVHcloud Domains ovhcloud.com · EU | $9.20/yr | $9.20 (€7.99 excl. VAT in EU) | $14.69 (€13.49 excl. VAT in EU) | DNS included; DNSSEC supported | |||
| Porkbun porkbun.com | $11.08/yr | $11.08 | $11.08 (about $11.81 from 1 Nov 2026) | Free WHOIS privacy | Free DNS on Cloudflare; DNSSEC toggle | ||
| Regery regery.com | $10.99/yr | $10.99 | $11.49 | Free Privacy Guard | Free DNS; DNSSEC supported | ||
| Sav sav.com | $10.87/yr | $10.87 | $10.15 | Free | Free DNS | ||
| Spaceship spaceship.com | $8.88/yr | $8.88 sale ($9.66 list) + $0.20 ICANN | $9.98 + $0.20 ICANN | Free, added automatically | Free DNS; DNSSEC on by default | ||
| Squarespace Domains domains.squarespace.com | $20/yr | $20 (free first year with annual site plan) | $20 | Free on eligible domains | Free DNS; DNSSEC included |
No tools match these filters.
How to choose a registrar
- Compare renewal prices: first-year discounts end, renewals are what you pay for the life of the domain.
- Free WHOIS privacy should be standard; avoid registrars that charge for it.
- At-cost registrars (Cloudflare, and a few others) charge the registry price plus fees, but may require their DNS.
- Turn on the registrar lock and two-factor sign-in wherever you register.
Questions
What is the cheapest place to renew a .com?
At-cost registrars renew .com close to the registry wholesale price. The table lists each registrar's published renewal price with the date we read it.
Does it matter which registrar I use for SEO?
No. Search engines do not rank sites by registrar. Choose on price, security (two-factor, registrar lock) and a DNS setup you are comfortable with.