Ask HN: Which is the cheapest TLD for 10 years?

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by poloolop • 8 years ago

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Which is the cheapest TLD, to purchase for 5/10 years period. Personal use only. Namecheap is giving some TLDs at $27 for 5 years. Need to know if I can get some domain for ~10 years for a lower price.

ggm• 8 years ago

Out of interest, is it the absolute amount of coin, or your desire to drive a bargain? because $27 is $5 per year, which I estimate you will afford by digging around the sofa for loose change.

You don't need to know this. You want to know this. You will spend more money in opportunity cost finding out.

iotscale• 8 years ago

I guess that depends on how many you want to buy. I can't come up with a reason why one would buy many domains with an obscure TLD, especially for private use but that doesn't mean that there isn't one.

epanchin• 8 years ago

In the USA perhaps.

OP is from India, where median wage is ~$2 a day.

Saving $5 would equate to 2.5 days effort per domain.

mchannon• 8 years ago

dot.tk has a melange of different free domains.

Hard to beat free.

dewey2• 8 years ago

If it's still available in 10 years is the other question though.

takluyver• 8 years ago

FWIW, it has lasted more than 10 years already - I remember people getting .tk domains when I was at school.

pmlnr2• 8 years ago

It's a country tld, those tend to stay around.

slezyr• 8 years ago

IIRC that TLD well known for hijacking domains after they become popular.

znpy2• 8 years ago

That's fair: it is (at least, it was last time I checked) clearly stated that free domains are merely "lended" and you have no sort of right on that domain.

OTOH, you have full rights on domains you buy.

icebraining2• 8 years ago

.ovh is 1.2€ (first year) + 3.6€/year (renewal price), so about $42/decade.

jameskegel• 8 years ago

Interesting. I'm curious how that TLD was conceived. Surely it's for the host, right?

detaro• 8 years ago

If I remember right it started out as a gag before the new gTLDs were a thing, and they then decided it'd be good marketing to make it real.

tombowditch• 8 years ago

Keep an eye on Porkbun - I got a .party for 10 years for about $8 back along - a bargain!

pmlnr2• 8 years ago

I paid ~100$ for a .eu for 10 years recently, so I don't consider that the cheapest option.

ted0• 8 years ago

I'm from Namecheap. .PW is $78.80 for 10 years. .UK is $56.90 for 10 years. https://www.namecheap.com/domains/registration/results.aspx?...

b3lvedere• 8 years ago

.trade domains are super cheap. I think i paid $8 for 5 years.

znpy2• 8 years ago

I paid my .tk ~60€ for 9 years. Renewed until 2024.

observer12• 8 years ago

Namecheap and others have sales on tlds from time to time. There are sites that will aggregate the prices and tlds https://tld-list.com/ is one. I know the last domains I bought were only a couple of dollars for 5 years.

mattbgates• 8 years ago

xyz usually has some good deals.

5635373554• 8 years ago

get an onion address its FREE (and no renewals), and great for personal use. I put a comment with more details but it was blocked so I'm trying to avoid keywords here. I'm running a gitlab and a sftp server on an old laptop at home (no server fees) which I can access anywhere in the world without dealing with static ip's or changing router settings.

8_hours_ago• 8 years ago

https://internetbs.net currently has .feedback domains for $1.49/year ($14.90 for 10 years)

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