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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	$39.31 ICANN fee included in list price	$80.86	$31.76	$201	Oct 21, 2026, 11:20 PM Source
Porkbun	$21.11 ICANN fee included in list price	$21.11	$21.11	$63.33	Oct 21, 2026, 11:18 PM Source

Gandi$39.31

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun	$21.11	$21.11	—	$21.11	—	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$39.31	$21.11	—	$80.86	—	—

Gandi$31.76

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun	$21.11	$21.11	—	$21.11	—	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$31.76	$21.11	—	$80.86	—	—

Gandi$80.86

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun	$21.11	$21.11	—	$21.11	—	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$80.86	$21.11	—	$80.86	—	—