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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

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	$438 ICANN fee included in list price	$809	$323	$2,056	Oct 21, 2026, 11:20 PM Source
Porkbun Renewal trap	$52.01 ICANN fee included in list price	$258	$258	$568	Oct 21, 2026, 11:18 PM Source

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun First-year registration promo on Porkbun API.	$52.01	$52.01	—	$258	Promo	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$438	$52.01	—	$809	—	—

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun	$258	$258	—	$258	Promo	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$323	$258	—	$809	—	—

		Usual			Promo	Ends
Porkbun	$258	$258	—	$258	Promo	—
Gandi Gandi lists EUR only; USD shown via Frankfurter ECB rate (×1.1234 on fetch). Not US checkout pricing — excluded from cheapest rankings.	$809	$258	—	$809	—	—