What a .io domain really costs
The first year looks cheap. Every year after costs $50 to $90. Here is the real cost to register, renew or transfer a .io at 14 registrars, read each week from their own price pages.
Renewals are most of what a .io costs, so the first-year price decides little.
- Porkbun$131.72
- Cloudflare$132.00
- Spaceship$135.48
- Dynadot$135.89
- NameBright$150.00
- OVHcloud$161.20
All 14 registrars
Click a column to sort. Each name opens that registrar's own price page.| Porkbunchecked Nov 6 | $28.12 | $51.80 | $51.80 | $131.72 |
| Cloudflarechecked Nov 6 | $32.00 | $50.00 | not listed | $132.00 |
| Spaceshipintro pricechecked Nov 5 | $31.98 | $51.75 | $51.75 | $135.48 |
| Dynadotchecked Nov 6 | $28.89 | $53.50 | $53.50 | $135.89 |
| NameBrightchecked Nov 6 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $150.00 |
| OVHcloudpromo until Dec 31checked Nov 6 | $35.82 | $62.69 | $50.69 | $161.20 |
| Gandiintro pricechecked Nov 6, converted from EUR at the ECB rate of Nov 5 | $32.54 | $72.94 | $55.00 | $178.42 |
| GoDaddysold 3 years at onceintro pricechecked Nov 5 | $179.99 for 3 yrs | $89.99 | not listed | $179.99 |
| Namecheapintro pricechecked Nov 5 | $29.98 | $75.98 | $65.98 | $181.94 |
| Internet.bschecked Nov 5 | $66.95 | $69.95 | $69.95 | $206.85 |
| Name.comintro pricechecked Nov 6 | $53.99 | $79.99 | $79.99 | $213.97 |
| IONOSintro pricechecked Nov 6 | $41.25 | $90.00 | $63.75 | $221.25 |
| Hoverchecked Nov 6 | $74.99 | $74.99 | $74.99 | $224.97 |
| Network Solutionsintro pricechecked Nov 5 | $59.99 | $86.99 | not listed | $233.97 |
| Also sell .io, no full price listed | ||||
| Domain.comchecked Nov 5 | $59.99 | not listed | not listed | — |
| NameSilointro pricechecked Nov 6 | $38.99 | not listed | not listed | — |
About .io
The country code of the British Indian Ocean Territory, widely used by tech startups. In 2024 the UK agreed to hand the territory to Mauritius, which raised questions about the ending's long-term future.
- Renews
- $50 to $90 a year
- Shortest term
- 1 year (GoDaddy: 3)
- Registry
- Internet Computer Bureau (Identity Digital)
- Who can register
- Open to anyone.
Registrars often sell the first year below their own cost and earn it back on renewals. Compare the 3‑year total, not the first year.
Got your .io? Make it work
- Point it at your website
- Set up email on it
- Stop others sending mail as it
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How we collect prices
Each registrar's public price for a standard name, read weekly from its own site, in US dollars at the day's ECB rate; taxes not included unless the registrar shows them. Premium and reserved names cost more, and prices change: the registrar's page is the final word. We don't sell domains and earn nothing from any registrar. A registrar can ask to be removed at hello@dnsdoctor.dev.