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Cheapest first year right now is $1.00 at IONOS, but it renews 300% higher — the sign-up price is not the price you keep paying.
Registry: Nova Registry Ltdnew gTLDNo restrictionsRenewal jumps 300%
Cheapest first year$1.00at IONOS
Cheapest renewal$4.00at OLITT
Registered288k#88 of 1,554 ranked
Five-year cost$17.00cheapest path
All 146 registrars, cheapest first
ICANN’s $0.18 fee is listed separately where the registrar excludes it from the headline price. Sort any column, or hide the ones you do not need.
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| Rank | Visit | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IONOS cheapest | $15.00 | $15.00 | $61.00 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to IONOS | ||
| Spaceship | SPSR86$1.15 First year only at Spaceship Applies toFirst year only Limit1 domain per account New customersNo, anyone ExpiresNone stated Usual price$2.27 Collected from public listings on 2026-08-22 and not checked by us. Confirm at the registrar. | $7.45 | SPST25$3.87 Transfer-in only at Spaceship Applies toTransfer-in only Limit1 domain per account New customersNo, anyone ExpiresNone stated Usual price$7.45 Collected from public listings on 2026-08-22 and not checked by us. Confirm at the registrar. | $30.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal, crypto | Go to Spaceship | |
| Namecheap | 99SPECIAL$1.19 First year only at Namecheap Applies toFirst year only New customersNo, anyone ExpiresNone stated Alsopublic listing Usual price$8.98 Collected from public listings on 2026-08-22 and not checked by us. Confirm at the registrar. | $11.98 | $8.98 | $52.40 | Free for life | Card, PayPal | Go to Namecheap | |
| Wix | $3.90 | $12.90 | — | $55.50 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to Wix | |
| Domain.com | $3.99 | $11.99 | — | $51.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to Domain.com | |
| OLITT | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | $20.00 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Unstoppable | $4.69 AI-SITE-BUILDER$4.69 First year only at Unstoppable Applies toFirst year only New customersNo, anyone ExpiresNone stated Collected from public listings on 2026-08-22 and not checked by us. Confirm at the registrar. | $10.50 | $10.50 | $46.69 | Varies | Varies | Go to Unstoppable | |
| Z.com | $4.98 | $8.99 | $8.99 | $40.94 | Varies | Varies | Go to Z.com | |
| AWS | $5.00 | $5.00 | $10.00 | $25.00 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Amazon | $5.00 | $5.00 | $10.00 | $25.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to Amazon | |
| Amazon Route 53 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $10.00 | $25.00 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Porkbun | MRKEHEL$6.72 First year only at Porkbun Applies toFirst year only New customersNo, anyone ExpiresNone stated Alsono stated limit Usual price$7.72 Collected from public listings on 2026-08-22 and not checked by us. Confirm at the registrar. | $7.72 | KASMITRANSFER$6.72 Transfer-in only at Porkbun Applies toTransfer-in only New customersNo, anyone ExpiresNone stated Alsono stated limit Usual price$7.72 Collected from public listings on 2026-08-22 and not checked by us. Confirm at the registrar. | $38.60 | Included | Card, PayPal, Bitcoin, Apple Pay, Google Pay | Go to Porkbun | |
| Cloudflare | $7.20 | $7.20 | $7.20 | $36.00 | Varies | Card | Go to Cloudflare | |
| NicNames | $7.20 | $7.20 | $7.20 | $36.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to NicNames | |
| Hostafrica | $7.28 | $12.55 | $12.55 | $57.48 | Varies | Varies | Go to Hostafrica | |
| Dynadot | $7.71 | $7.71 | $7.71 | $38.55 | Included | Card, PayPal, wire, crypto | Go to Dynadot | |
| Truehost | $7.92 | $10.39 | $9.36 | $49.48 | Varies | Card | Go to Truehost | |
| BigRock | $7.95 | $9.91 | $7.95 | $47.58 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Vebonix | $7.96 | $7.96 | $7.96 | $39.80 | Varies | Varies | Go to Vebonix | |
| Regery | $7.99 | $8.39 | $8.39 | $41.55 | Varies | Varies | Go to Regery | |
| Rayname | $8.18 | $8.18 | $8.18 | $40.90 | Varies | Varies | Go to Rayname | |
| cloudean | $8.24 | $8.24 | $8.24 | $41.20 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| alldomains.hosting | $8.44 | $10.55 | $10.55 | $50.64 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Truehost.cloud | $8.48 | $10.39 | $10.02 | $50.04 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| NameSilo | $8.59 | $8.59 | $7.75 | $42.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal, Bitcoin, Google Pay | Go to NameSilo | |
| Connectreseller | $8.79 | $8.79 | $8.79 | $43.95 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Truehost.co.za | $8.79 | $10.39 | $10.08 | $50.35 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Truehost.com | $8.79 | $10.39 | $10.08 | $50.35 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Truehost.com.ng | $8.79 | $10.39 | $10.08 | $50.35 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| alldomains | $8.96 | $11.20 | $11.20 | $53.75 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Rebel | $8.99 | $12.99 | — | $60.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to Rebel | |
| Alibaba | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $45.00 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| AlibabaCloud | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $45.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to AlibabaCloud | |
| WordPress | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $45.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to WordPress | |
| ConnectRes. | $9.18 | $9.18 | $9.18 | $45.90 | Varies | Varies | Go to ConnectRes. | |
| Yay | $9.39 | $9.39 | $9.39 | $46.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Yay | |
| CrazyDomains | $9.50 | $10.79 | — | $52.66 | Varies | Varies | Go to CrazyDomains | |
| name.com | SAVE15$9.54 First year only at name.com Applies toFirst year only New customersNo, anyone ExpiresNone stated Alsono stated limit Usual price$10.99 Collected from public listings on 2026-08-22 and not checked by us. Confirm at the registrar. | $13.99 | NEWHOME$9.53 Transfer-in only at name.com Applies toTransfer-in only New customersNo, anyone ExpiresNone stated Alsono stated limit Usual price$10.98 Collected from public listings on 2026-08-22 and not checked by us. Confirm at the registrar. | $66.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to name.com | |
| NameMart | $9.69 | $9.69 | $9.69 | $48.45 | Varies | Varies | Go to NameMart | |
| SW Hosting | $9.72 | $9.72 | $9.72 | $48.60 | Varies | Varies | Go to SW Hosting | |
| Whc | $9.81 | $11.92 | — | $57.49 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Netcetera | $9.93 | $9.93 | $9.93 | $49.65 | Varies | Card, PayPal, Bitcoin, bank transfer | Go to Netcetera | |
| DomainIt | $9.95 | $9.95 | $9.95 | $49.75 | Varies | Varies | Go to DomainIt | |
| HawkHost | $9.99 | $11.95 | $11.95 | $57.79 | Varies | Varies | Go to HawkHost | |
| EnCirca | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $50.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to EnCirca | |
| Marcaria International | $10.00 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Marcaria.com | $10.00 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | Go to Marcaria.com | |
| Qualispace | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $50.00 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| OVHcloud | $10.06 | $10.06 | $10.06 | $50.30 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to OVHcloud | |
| Channel | $10.09 | $10.09 | $10.09 | $50.45 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Omnis | $10.40 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Bookmyname | $10.48 | $10.48 | $9.67 | $52.40 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| FastComet | $10.49 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | Go to FastComet | |
| Edomains | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $52.50 | Varies | Varies | Go to Edomains | |
| TFhost.NG | $10.55 | $10.55 | $10.55 | $52.75 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Blacknight | $10.62 | $10.62 | $10.62 | $53.10 | Varies | Card, PayPal, cheque | Go to Blacknight | |
| Nettigritty | $10.64 | $11.78 | $10.64 | $57.76 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Pananames | $10.80 | $10.80 | $10.80 | $54.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to Pananames | |
| Zuffix | $10.89 | $11.89 | $10.49 | $58.45 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| DreamHost | $10.95 | $10.95 | $10.95 | $54.75 | Varies | Card | Go to DreamHost | |
| OnlyDomains | $10.99 | $12.49 | Free | $60.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to OnlyDomains | |
| Internet.bs | $10.99 | $11.99 | $11.99 | $58.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Internet.bs | |
| PlanetHoster | $10.99 | $10.99 | $10.99 | $54.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to PlanetHoster | |
| DonDominio | $11.13 | $11.13 | $11.13 | $55.65 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to DonDominio | |
| Regway | $11.39 | $14.79 | $11.39 | $70.55 | Varies | Varies | Go to Regway | |
| NearlyFree. | $11.49 | $13.79 | $11.49 | $66.65 | Varies | Varies | Go to NearlyFree. | |
| NearlyFreeSpeech | $11.49 | $13.79 | $11.49 | $66.65 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Hostiq | $11.50 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Knownhost | $11.61 | $11.61 | $11.61 | $58.05 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| EuroDNS | $11.85 | $11.85 | $11.85 | $59.25 | Varies | Varies | Go to EuroDNS | |
| Whois.com | $11.88 | $14.88 | $11.88 | $71.40 | Varies | Varies | Go to Whois.com | |
| Turbify | $11.91 | $14.99 | — | $71.87 | Varies | Varies | Go to Turbify | |
| GNAME | $11.99 | $11.99 | $11.99 | $59.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal, Alipay | Go to GNAME | |
| AtakDomain | $11.99 | $11.99 | $11.99 | $59.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to AtakDomain | |
| Dynu | $11.99 | $14.99 | — | $71.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Dynu | |
| Exonhost | $12.00 | $12.00 | $14.00 | $60.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to Exonhost | |
| Hostens | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $60.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to Hostens | |
| Tierra | $12.00 | $14.00 | $12.00 | $68.00 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Uk2 | $12.15 | $12.15 | $12.15 | $60.73 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Hexonet | $12.30 | $12.30 | $12.30 | $61.50 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Cdmon | $12.37 | $12.37 | $12.37 | $61.86 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Infomaniak | $12.41 | $12.41 | $12.41 | $62.05 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Infomaniak | |
| GNAME.COM | $12.43 | $12.43 | $12.43 | $62.15 | Varies | Varies | Go to GNAME.COM | |
| Weboasis | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $62.50 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Joker.com | $12.53 | $12.53 | $12.53 | $62.65 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Joker.com | |
| Joker | $12.53 | $12.53 | $12.53 | $62.65 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| MrDomain | $12.71 | $12.71 | $12.71 | $63.55 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Epik | $12.95 | $12.95 | $12.95 | $64.75 | Varies | Varies | Go to Epik | |
| InterServer | $13.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $65.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to InterServer | |
| Innovahost | $13.02 | $13.02 | $13.02 | $65.11 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| 101domain | $13.19 | $18.19 | $13.19 | $85.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to 101domain | |
| Domaincostclub | $13.20 | $13.20 | — | $66.00 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| ClouDNS.net | $13.39 | $13.39 | $13.49 | $66.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to ClouDNS.net | |
| Cloudns | $13.39 | $13.39 | $13.59 | $66.95 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Gandi | $13.66 | $39.98 | $11.57 | $173.58 | Included on many TLDs | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Gandi | |
| Inleed | $13.90 | $13.90 | $13.90 | $69.48 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Ukraine Com | $13.97 | $13.97 | $13.97 | $69.87 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| hosting-xyz | $13.97 | $13.97 | $13.97 | $69.87 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Fabulous | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | $69.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to Fabulous | |
| Directnic | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | $69.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to Directnic | |
| one.com | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | $69.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to one.com | |
| Domainname. | $13.99 | $13.99 | — | $69.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Domainname. | |
| One | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | $69.95 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Canspace | $14.02 | $21.04 | $14.02 | $98.17 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Regtons | $14.20 | $14.20 | $14.20 | $71.00 | Varies | Card, bank transfer | Go to Regtons | |
| INWX | $14.52 | $14.52 | $14.52 | $72.60 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay | Go to INWX | |
| Host.al | $14.53 | $14.53 | $14.53 | $72.65 | Varies | Varies | Go to Host.al | |
| Eukhost | $14.54 | $14.54 | $14.54 | $72.69 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Hello.co | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $74.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to Hello.co | |
| GoDaddy | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $74.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal, Apple Pay | Go to GoDaddy | |
| Domainshop | $14.99 | $14.99 | — | $74.95 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Hello | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $74.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Hello | |
| Hostpro | $15.34 | $15.34 | $15.34 | $76.70 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Dinahosting | $15.62 | $15.62 | $10.50 | $78.10 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Njal.la | $15.83 | $15.83 | $15.83 | $79.15 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| StableHost | $15.89 | $16.74 | $15.89 | $82.85 | Varies | Varies | Go to StableHost | |
| easyDNS | $16.16 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | Go to easyDNS | |
| Imena | $16.19 | $16.19 | — | $80.96 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Upflare | $16.77 | $16.77 | $16.77 | $83.85 | Varies | Card, PayPal, Bitcoin | Go to Upflare | |
| Nordname | $16.80 | $16.80 | $16.80 | $83.98 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Netim | $17.00 | $17.00 | $10.00 | $85.00 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Netim | |
| Webnames.ca | $17.00 | $17.00 | $17.00 | $85.00 | Varies | Card, PayPal, cheque, bank transfer | Go to Webnames.ca | |
| Domain24 | $17.84 | $20.66 | $20.66 | $100.48 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Namespro | $17.99 | $17.99 | $17.99 | $89.97 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| nic.ua | $18.03 | $22.40 | $18.03 | $107.63 | Varies | Varies | Go to nic.ua | |
| Mchost | $18.40 | $18.40 | — | $92.01 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Navicosoft | $18.43 | $19.25 | — | $95.43 | Varies | Varies | Go to Navicosoft | |
| dd24 | $18.67 | $21.62 | $21.62 | $105.15 | Varies | Varies | Go to dd24 | |
| Loopia | $19.90 | $19.90 | $13.90 | $99.48 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Papaki | $19.93 | $20.60 | $19.93 | $102.34 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Aplus | $19.99 | $19.99 | — | $99.95 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Aplus.net | $19.99 | $19.99 | — | $99.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Aplus.net | |
| Instra | $19.99 | $20.49 | $20.49 | $101.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Instra | |
| NiceNIC | $19.99 | $29.99 | — | $139.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to NiceNIC | |
| Squarespace | $20.00 | — | — | — | Varies | Card | Go to Squarespace | |
| Beget | $20.82 | $21.76 | — | $107.86 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| iwantmyname | $20.99 | $23.99 | $22.99 | $116.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to iwantmyname | |
| UpperLink | $23.36 | $23.36 | $23.36 | $116.80 | Varies | Varies | Go to UpperLink | |
| Easyspace | $30.00 | $36.57 | $8.16 | $176.28 | Varies | Varies | Go to Easyspace | |
| Lcn | $75.32 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | — | |
| NetEarth One | $110.00 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $550.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to NetEarth One | |
| TierraNet | — | $14.00 | — | — | Varies | Varies | Go to TierraNet | |
| Openprovider reseller only | $7.20 | $7.20 | $7.20 | $36.00 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Openprovider | |
| Above.com reseller only | $7.92 | $7.92 | $7.92 | $39.60 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Above.com | |
| Subreg reseller only | $14.20 | $14.20 | $14.20 | $71.00 | Varies | Card, bank transfer | Go to Subreg | |
| Moniker reseller only | $14.99 | $16.49 | $15.99 | $80.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Moniker |
All prices in USD for a one-year term, as published by each registrar. Registry and ICANN fees are included where the registrar includes them; taxes are not. Confirm at checkout before buying.
Save $3.00 over five years by not staying put.
The cheapest single registrar for five years is OLITT at $20.00. Splitting the name across two registrars costs $17.00 — 15% less:
- Register at IONOS for the first year.
- Transfer to OLITT before it renews. An inbound transfer adds a year, so this covers year two.
- Renew at OLITT for years three to five.
Registries require a name to be 60 days old before it can transfer, so plan the move for renewal time rather than straight after registering.
What .link costs over time
The cheapest tracked first-year price, month by month.
Free, no account
Alert me if .link drops
We watch all 189 registrars and email you once, the day one goes under your number.
Registry facts
Sponsoring organisation
Nova Registry Ltd.
Registry address
136, St. Christopher Street, Valletta, VLT1463, Malta
Registry website
WHOIS lookup
whois.uniregistry.netRegistry operator (ICANN contract)
Nova Registry Ltd
Contract signed
2013-11-14
Contract status
Active
Type
gTLD
Category
new gTLD
New gTLD (2012+ round)
Yes
Delegated
2014-01-18
ICANN fee
$0.18
Popularity
Medium-high (rank 88 of 1554)
Registered domains
288,228 domains
Restrictions
none — open registration
Local presence required
No known rule
DNSSEC supported
Yes
WHOIS privacy
Yes
Label length
2–63 characters
Registration term
Usually 1 year minimum
Cheaper alternatives
Check whether a .link name is free
We do not hold live availability. This opens Porkbun's own search for your name under .link in a new tab, so the answer comes from a registrar rather than from us.
On this page
.link frequently asked questions
01How much does a .link domain cost?
The cheapest first year we found is $1.00 at IONOS. Renewal matters more: the cheapest renewal is $4.00 at OLITT, so five years costs $17.00.
02Why is .link renewal so much more than the first year?
The first year is a promotional price. Renewal runs 300% higher, which is the price you pay every year after. Registrars advertise the first number.
03What is the cheapest way to hold a .link for five years?
Register at IONOS, then transfer to OLITT before the first renewal — an inbound transfer adds a year. That costs $17.00 against $20.00 at the cheapest single registrar, saving $3.00.
04Who runs the .link registry?
Nova Registry Ltd. Registrars sell .link names on the registry's behalf; the registry sets the wholesale price.
05Is anyone allowed to register a .link domain?
We have no record of an eligibility restriction on .link. Registries can change policy, so confirm at the registrar before buying.