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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

Renewal trap

Oct 21, 2026, 11:18 PM · Source

Registrar	Register	Renew	Transfer	3-yr total	Verified
Gandi Renewal trap	$40.26 ICANN fee included in list price	$80.86	$34.12	$202	Oct 21, 2026, 11:20 PM Source
Porkbun Renewal trap	$5.99 ICANN fee included in list price	$22.66	$22.66	$51.31	Oct 21, 2026, 11:18 PM Source

Gandi$40.26

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun First-year registration promo on Porkbun API.	$5.99	$5.99	—	$22.66	Promo	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$40.26	$5.99	—	$80.86	—	—

Gandi$34.12

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun	$22.66	$22.66	—	$22.66	Promo	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$34.12	$22.66	—	$80.86	—	—

Gandi$80.86

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun	$22.66	$22.66	—	$22.66	Promo	—
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	$22.66	—	$80.86	—	—