.com domain price: first year vs renewal
We price .com at 6 registrars. The cheapest three-year cost is $31.38 at Cloudflare; the dearest renewal we track is $38.38.
Registry wholesale is $10.46, so the cheapest renewal carries a 0% margin.
The cheapest first year, $1.00 at IONOS, renews at $20.00: 1900% more from the second year. 2 of the 6 registrars discount the first year; the other 4 charge the same every year. Renewals run from $10.46 at Cloudflare to $38.38 at Gandi, 3.7× apart.
| Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Best value | $10.46 | $10.46 | $31.38 | 0% | ↗ |
| Dynadot | $10.88 | $10.88 | $32.64 | 4% | ↗ |
| Porkbun | $11.08 | $11.08 | $33.24 | 6% | ↗ |
| IONOS | $1.00 | $20.00 | $41.00 | 91% | ↗ |
| Hover | $18.99 | $18.99 | $56.97 | 82% | ↗ |
| Gandi | $11.00 | $38.38 | $87.76 | 267% | ↗ |
| Verisign (registry wholesale) | $10.46 | $10.46 | $31.38 | — | ↗ |
Prices last checked: . Wholesale is the registry fee plus the $0.20 ICANN fee. Methodology
Questions
Answered from the .com price data on this page.
How much does a .com domain cost over three years?
The cheapest three-year cost we track is $31.38 at Cloudflare: $10.46 for the first year and $10.46 for each renewal. Checked 28 Oct 2026.
Is the cheapest first-year price for .com the cheapest overall?
No. IONOS has the lowest first year at $1.00, but over three years Cloudflare is cheaper at $31.38 against $41.00, because the renewal is what you pay every year after the first.
What does the registry charge for .com?
Verisign charges registrars $10.26 wholesale, plus the $0.20 ICANN fee on generic TLDs, so $10.46 in total. The cheapest renewal we track is $10.46, a margin of 0% over that. Wholesale rises to $10.97 on 1 Nov 2026.
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