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Ask HN: What's the Cheapest TLD?

19 points by SMAAART 4y ago

I am a domain/microsites junkie. I have an idea, I get a domain, and often I build a mmicrosite for it. What are the cheapest TLD in the long run (registration + renewals), not interested in the first year deal? If that matters NameCheap is my registrar, but willing to register somewhere else if I need to. Thanks in advance.

kijeda 4y ago
Some TLDs like .tk (Tokelau) are offered for free.
- SMAAART 4y ago
  Not really free in the long run: > users can take out the .tk domain for free for 12 months, before then having to pay a small subscription fee. Source: https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/domains/domain-news/the-tokelau-domain-miracle/ https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/domains/domain-news/the-t...
  - warrenm 4y ago
    Not exactly - you can renew them for 12 months (or less) at a pop for free "forever" Or you can register them for multiples of a year (starting at 1 year) for money
    - collegeburner 4y ago
      freenom has a deserved reputation for seizing domains when they get a lot of traffic so they can run shitty ads and recoup they cost
lysp 4y ago
https://tld-list.com/ https://tld-list.com/
rschachte 4y ago
Cloudflare sells TLDs at cost and offer quite a few.
milkoolong 4y ago
I use porkbun and namesilo. The low cost solution plus trustworthy TLDs are likely (to name some) .cc , .us , .work , .link , .top. FYI, I graduated from namecheap after dozens of domains, and then realizing the base cost + multi-year renewals were slightly higher than alternatives.
- metadat 4y ago
  Graduated to what?
sexy_panda 4y ago
.tk and .ovh
schroeding 4y ago
Also .cyou Be advised: You will be in a pool of spam domains. Feel free to download the Zone File from ICANN CZDS, it's insanity. Almost all domains are random strings, there is basically no signal, only noise.
speps 4y ago
https://nic.eu.org/ https://nic.eu.org/
jayceedenton 4y ago
Some great deals on .ru these days! Interestingly, .eu, .de and .uk also very cheap, however if you prefer to avoid implying your microsites relate to a specific geography, I guess .top, .cc, .one, .xyz may be better.
- stop50 4y ago
  I pay 5€ for my regular .de domain. 1.92€ for my domain i got during an rebate action.
throwaway2a02 4y ago
.ml, .tk, .ga. All free. (With a catch, I remember some reporting their TLD getting taken over once they crossed a certain traffic treshold).
tomklein 4y ago
Freenom has free TLDs (.tk, .cf, ….) The cheapest over time will be .de with as less as 4€ a year depending on the registrar. The cheapest first year domain used to be .xyz with 0.99$ at Namecheap
ouxiez 4y ago
initial cheapest monthly price would be .xyz with namecheap
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