Domain Registrars Compared

As of May 2026, the cheapest standard .com registration in our dataset is $5.19 at GoDaddy. The median across all 44 registrars sits at $12.49. Prices change daily — sort the grid above by "Cheapest .com" for the live ranking.

Not always. Promotional first-year prices can mask high renewal rates, and registrars with the absolute lowest sticker price sometimes upcharge for WHOIS privacy, DNS hosting, or transfer-out. The 5-year cost (registration + 4 renewals) is a more honest comparison, and registrars with flat-rate renewals — even at higher year-one prices — often win the long game.

TLD coverage is the count of distinct domain extensions a registrar supports. Broad-coverage registrars like Regery (2463 extensions) matter if you need niche country-code or specialty TLDs in one place; narrower registrars often optimize for the most popular 100–300 extensions and offer better pricing on those.

By default, we sort by TLD count (most extensions first) — useful if you're domain-shopping and want maximum optionality. Switch to "Cheapest .com" to rank by .com sticker price, or "Name" for alphabetical. Our editorial reviews on each detail page weigh price against ergonomics, renewal honesty, and platform reliability.