.blog Domain Prices — Compare 42 Registrars
Delegated in 2016, .blog is run by Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC. It is a generic top-level domain, open to registration worldwide. See more about .blog →
You can register a .blog domain from $1.99, renewing from $20.00, across 42 registrars.
All 42 registrars
The 3 cheapest .blog registrars to keep for 3 years
Renewals included. Prices updated 48 minutes ago.
| Registrar | Register | Renew | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | 3-year | Payment | Register | ||||||||||||||||
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Cheapest to keep
Spaceship
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$20.18 $2.05 | $20.18 | $20.18 | Free | $42.41 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Runner-up
NicNames
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$3.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | Free | $43.00 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Third
Porkbun
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$2.57 | $21.11 | $21.11 | Free | $44.79 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Dynadot
renews at 6.2× the first-year price
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$3.50 | $21.62 | $21.62 | Free | $46.74 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Regery
renews at 7.4× the first-year price
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$22.39 $3.01 | $22.39 | $22.39 | Free | $47.79 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Rayname
renews at 5.6× the first-year price
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$3.93 | $22.00 | $22.00 | Unknown | $47.93 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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NameSilo
renews at 5.4× the first-year price
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$4.29 | $22.99 | $21.99 | Free | $50.27 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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NameMart
renews at 6.2× the first-year price
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$3.79 | $23.59 | $23.59 | Free | $50.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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DreamHost
renews at 5× the first-year price
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$4.99 | $24.95 | $24.95 | Free | $54.89 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Watch out for Hostinger: it renews at 15.1× the first-year price. Over 5 years it costs $39.18 more than the cheapest to keep (ranked 15 of 42).
Watch out for Hostinger: it renews at 15.1× the first-year price. Over 3 years it costs $19.56 more than the cheapest to keep (ranked 12 of 42).
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Cloudflare
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$20.20 | $20.20 | $20.20 | Free | $60.60 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Netcetera
renews at 6.2× the first-year price
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$4.57 | $28.21 | $28.21 | Free | $60.99 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Truehost.com
renews at 7.2× the first-year price
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$4.06 | $29.11 | $28.59 | Free | $62.28 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Blacknight
renews at 5.4× the first-year price
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$5.59 | $30.23 | $30.23 | Unknown | $66.05 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Cosmotown
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$22.13 | $22.13 | $22.13 | Free | $66.39 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Above.com
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$22.22 | $22.22 | $22.22 | Free | $66.66 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Namecheap
+$0.20 ICANN fee
renews at 10.4× the first-year price
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$24.18 $3.18 | $33.18 | $24.18 | Free | $69.54 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Atak Domain
renews at 6.6× the first-year price
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$4.99 | $33.01 | $30.01 | Unknown | $71.01 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Infomaniak
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$25.93 | $25.93 | $25.93 | Unknown | $77.79 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Directnic
+$5.00/yr for privacy
renews at 10× the first-year price
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$3.00 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $5.00/yr | $77.98 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Joker.com
+$1.68/yr for privacy
renews at 7× the first-year price
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$34.40 $4.95 | $34.40 | $34.40 | $1.68/yr | $78.79 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Name.com
renews at 6.3× the first-year price
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$5.99 | $37.99 | — | Free | $81.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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NiceNIC
renews at 13.4× the first-year price
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$2.99 | $39.99 | — | Unknown | $82.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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IONOS
renews at 6.7× the first-year price
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$6.00 | $40.00 | $34.00 | Unknown | $86.00 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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BookMyName
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$29.41 | $29.41 | $27.15 | Unknown | $88.23 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Hello.co
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$29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | Unknown | $89.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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ExonHost
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$30.58 | $30.58 | $30.58 | Unknown | $91.74 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Netim
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$31.36 | $31.36 | $21.84 | Unknown | $94.08 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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INWX
+$5.03/yr for privacy
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$12.13 | $36.13 | $36.13 | $5.03/yr | $99.48 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Njalla
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$33.60 | $33.60 | — | Free | $100.80 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Regtons
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$34.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | Free | $102.00 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Epik
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$34.95 | $34.95 | $34.95 | Unknown | $104.85 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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AEserver
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$35.70 | $35.70 | — | Unknown | $107.10 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Whois.com
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$31.88 | $37.88 | $31.88 | Unknown | $107.64 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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BigRock
+$10.98/yr for privacy
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$22.61 | $28.19 | $22.61 | $10.98/yr | $111.93 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Instra
renews at 5.2× the first-year price
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$9.99 | $51.49 | — | Not offered | $112.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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one.com
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$40.31 | $40.31 | $40.31 | Unknown | $120.93 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Moniker
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$40.49 | $41.75 | $40.49 | Unknown | $123.99 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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101domain
+$10.99/yr for privacy
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$29.99 | $32.99 | $29.99 | $10.99/yr | $128.94 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Easyspace
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$40.11 | $48.43 | $25.01 | Unknown | $136.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Upflare
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$44.79 | $55.99 | $44.79 | Free | $156.77 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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iwantmyname
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$43.99 | $61.99 | $59.90 | Free | $167.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
Cheapest renewal over time
How much does a .blog domain cost over 3 or 5 years?
Spaceship has the lowest cost for .blog over both 3 years ($42.41) and 5 years ($82.77).
Is the cheapest first year also the cheapest over time?
The lowest first year is Hostinger's $1.99, but the lowest 3-year total is Spaceship's $42.41. Choosing Hostinger costs $19.56 more over 3 years.
Is the cheapest transfer also the cheapest place to keep it?
NicNames has the lowest transfer fee ($20.00) and is also the cheapest to keep: $60.00 for 3 years.
Bottom line
Keeping .blog for 3 years is cheapest at Spaceship ($42.41).
The .blog extension is operated by Automattic, the company that runs WordPress.com, although this fact was unknown for over a year. In ICANN's 2012 round, several companies applied for .blog, including Radix, Minds + Machines, Top Level Design, and Afilias; Google also took part in the contest. Winner of the private auction in 2015 was Primer Nivel, the original applicant, a company set up to acquire domain extensions.
In May 2016 Automattic made it clear that it had won the bid all along via a subsidiary having a humorous name: Knock Knock WHOIS There LLC. Matt Mullenweg, the company's CEO, stated that they had remained hidden 'during the bidding process' in order to draw no attention to themselves and had initially put the price at around $19 million before removing the figure from his post (Domain Name Wire). ICANN had approved the transfer of the .blog contract from Primer Nivel to Knock Knock WHOIS There on 29 April 2016.
Automattic decided not to keep .blog only for its own customers and stated that the extension would be open to anybody, regardless of the type of site they operated or where it was hosted. For trademark holders, the sunrise period started on 18 August 2016 and lasted for 60 days, while general registration became available in November of that year at a wholesale price of $20 (Domain Incite). The launch wasn't completely trouble-free: just before going generally available, the registry issued an apology to some customers because it had refused to recognise certain landrush pre-registrations for names it had reserved. It later achieved 100,000 registrations, with kitchenmagic.blog being the milestone name.
Technical details
| Type | gTLD · New generic |
| Registry | Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC (Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com) |
| Delegated | 12 May 2016 |
| WHOIS server | whois.nic.blog |
| Domain level | Top-level domain |
| IDN / punycode | No |
| DNSSEC | Supported |
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.blog questions
What is a .blog domain?
.blog is a generic domain extension. It is operated by Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC (Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com) and has been part of the domain name system since 2016.
Which registrars are cheapest for .blog?
Spaceship is cheapest for .blog over 3 years at $42.41, followed by NicNames ($43.00) and Porkbun ($44.79).
Which registrars accept Bitcoin or crypto for .blog?
Among the registrars that sell .blog, BTC and crypto payments are accepted at Spaceship ($42.41 for 3 years), NicNames ($43.00) and Porkbun ($44.79). Others also accept crypto; see the table.
Is a year added when you transfer .blog?
Yes. ICANN's rules for generic extensions give a transferred .blog domain one extra year of registration, included in the transfer price.
Does .blog support DNSSEC?
Yes. The .blog registry supports DNSSEC, so you can use it if your registrar and DNS host support it.
Do I need a WordPress site to use .blog?
No. Automattic made it open to everyone, whatever platform you use.
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