.net domain price: first year vs renewal
We price .net at 6 registrars. The cheapest three-year cost is $35.58 at Cloudflare; the dearest renewal we track is $39.98.
Registry wholesale is $11.79, so the cheapest renewal carries a 1% margin.
The cheapest first year, $5.00 at IONOS, renews at $20.00: 300% 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 $11.86 at Cloudflare to $39.98 at Gandi, 3.4× apart. At its cheapest, renewing .net costs 1.1× a .com renewal ($10.46).
| Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Best value | $11.86 | $11.86 | $35.58 | 1% | ↗ |
| Dynadot | $12.52 | $12.52 | $37.56 | 6% | ↗ |
| Porkbun | $12.52 | $12.52 | $37.56 | 6% | ↗ |
| IONOS | $5.00 | $20.00 | $45.00 | 70% | ↗ |
| Hover | $19.99 | $19.99 | $59.97 | 70% | ↗ |
| Gandi | $18.78 | $39.98 | $98.74 | 239% | ↗ |
| Verisign (registry wholesale) | $11.79 | $11.79 | $35.37 | — | ↗ |
Prices last checked: . Wholesale is the registry fee plus the $0.20 ICANN fee. Methodology
Questions
Answered from the .net price data on this page.
How much does a .net domain cost over three years?
The cheapest three-year cost we track is $35.58 at Cloudflare: $11.86 for the first year and $11.86 for each renewal. Checked 28 Oct 2026.
Is the cheapest first-year price for .net the cheapest overall?
No. IONOS has the lowest first year at $5.00, but over three years Cloudflare is cheaper at $35.58 against $45.00, because the renewal is what you pay every year after the first.
What does the registry charge for .net?
Verisign charges registrars $11.59 wholesale, plus the $0.20 ICANN fee on generic TLDs, so $11.79 in total. The cheapest renewal we track is $11.86, a margin of 1% over that.
Similar TLDs
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