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Register, renewal, and transfer compared across registrars — all-in ICANN where applicable, with 3-year totals and renewal-trap flags.

Snapshot updated Oct 21, 2026, 11:22 PM ET · Methodology

All-in comparison

Renewal trap

Oct 21, 2026, 11:20 PM · Source

Oct 21, 2026, 11:18 PM · Source

Registrar	Register	Renew	Transfer	3-yr total	Verified
Gandi Renewal trap	$78.04 ICANN fee included in list price	$157	$66.13	$393	Oct 21, 2026, 11:20 PM Source
Porkbun	$41.88 ICANN fee included in list price	$42.88	$42.88	$128	Oct 21, 2026, 11:18 PM Source

Gandi$78.04

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun First-year registration promo on Porkbun API.	$41.88	$41.88	—	$42.88	Promo	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$78.04	$41.88	—	$157	—	—

Gandi$66.13

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun	$42.88	$42.88	—	$42.88	Promo	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$66.13	$42.88	—	$157	—	—

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun	$42.88	$42.88	—	$42.88	Promo	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$157	$42.88	—	$157	—	—