Pick the shape of the thing you are naming

The originals. Boring, trusted, and priced within a few dollars of each other.

1. .pro$0.18then $14.30
2. .info$0.67then $13.01
3. .biz$0.99then $13.17
4. .com$1.00then $9.98
5. .org$1.00then $9.82

Where software lives. Watch the renewal on the cheap ones.

1. .website$0.50then $15.62
2. .click$0.63then $3.00
3. .xyz$0.75then $1.00
4. .cyou$0.81then $6.70
5. .site$0.88then $15.28

Built for shops and companies. Also home to the worst renewal jumps we track.

1. .shop$0.87then $26.90
2. .store$0.90then $18.81
3. .company$1.57then $8.05
4. .qpon$1.69then $8.88
5. .business$1.94then $8.05

Studios, portfolios and anything with a body of work behind it.

1. .ink$1.06then $9.78
2. .press$1.17then $33.69
3. .pics$1.20then $16.00
4. .fashion$1.24then $21.00
5. .tattoo$1.76then $31.40

Expensive to hold, credible to own. Registries price these on intent.

1. .loan$2.99then $4.99
2. .cash$4.34then $22.49
3. .capital$4.99then $50.17
4. .insure$4.99then $59.99
5. .creditcard$4.99then $129.25

Two letters, real jurisdiction. Some of the steadiest renewals on the board.

1. .se$0.90then $17.00
2. .pw$0.90then $15.11
3. .us$0.98then $6.48
4. .co.za$1.00then $4.00
5. .pp.ua$1.00then $1.00

Cities and regions. Small volume, strong signal, mid-range prices.

1. .tokyo$0.69then $11.52
2. .lat$0.99then $24.00
3. .asia$1.68then $11.20
4. .city$3.94then $15.42
5. .kiwi$4.45then $11.29

Everything else people actually name — blogs, hobbies, food, travel and family.

1. .fun$0.64then $18.00
2. .icu$0.88then $8.80
3. .beer$0.94then $15.10
4. .top$0.99then $3.72
5. .buzz$0.99then $25.20

Delegated before the 2012 round and open to anyone, anywhere. The registry answers to an ICANN contract rather than a government.

1. .pro$0.18then $14.30
2. .info$0.67then $13.01
3. .biz$0.99then $13.17
4. .com$1.00then $9.98
5. .org$1.00then $9.82

Two letters assigned to a territory. The country's own registry writes the rules, so eligibility and privacy vary far more than price does.

1. .se$0.90then $17.00
2. .pw$0.90then $15.11
3. .us$0.98then $6.48
4. .me$1.00then $14.00
5. .co.za$1.00then $4.00

The 2012 expansion. Cheapest first years anywhere, and the worst renewal jumps.

1. .website$0.50then $15.62
2. .cfd$0.59then $8.50
3. .click$0.63then $3.00
4. .fun$0.64then $18.00
5. .tokyo$0.69then $11.52

Names under a country's own structure, like .co.uk. Priced by the parent registry.

1. .co.za$1.00then $4.00
2. .pp.ua$1.00then $1.00
3. .my.id$1.69then $1.69
4. .eu.cc$1.88then $1.88
5. .com.es$2.39then $2.90

Run by one company for its own use under ICANN's Specification 13. Nobody else can buy one.

1. Nothing in this group is sold to the public.

Started as closed brands, since sold or opened up. Small, and often cheap.

1. .sbs$0.89then $2.50
2. .monster$0.99then $10.20
3. .food$1.98then $19.00
4. .diy$4.63then $31.41
5. .nexus$10.60then $10.60

Non-Latin scripts, stored in punycode. Support varies more than price does.

1. .xn--q9jyb4c$6.38then $6.38
2. .xn--pgbs0dh$6.70then $5.02
3. .xn--e1a4c$7.82then $7.82
4. .xn--qxa6a$9.26then $9.26
5. .xn--tckwe$10.99then $10.99

The internet's own plumbing — .arpa, in the root since 1985. Nobody sells one.

1. Nothing in this group is sold to the public.

The contract has ended. Listed for the record, not for buying.

1. .desi$13.05then $13.05