.legal Domain Prices — Compare 35 Registrars
Registration starts at $5.36. Renewal is $58.72. The typical price across 35 registrars is $61.10 to register, $76.06 to renew. That has not stopped .legal from being widely used — it has been run by Binky Moon, LLC since 2014. It is a generic top-level domain.
All 35 registrars
Prices updated 7 hours ago.
Top 3 highlighted. Rest sorted by whichever tab is active above.
| Registrar | Register | Renew | Transfer | WHOIS Privacy | 5-year | Payment | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Porkbun
cheapest to own
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$5.66 | $57.16 | $57.16 | Free | $234.30 | Credit card, PayPal, Crypto, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Nameslink
cheapest first year
renews ~996% higher
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$5.36 | $58.72 | $58.72 | — | $240.24 | Credit card, Alipay, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Dotology
cheapest transfer
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$49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $5.00/yr | $249.95 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, Diners Club, PayPal, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Dynadot
renews ~961% higher
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$5.57 | $59.07 | $59.07 | — | $241.85 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, PayPal, Crypto, Bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay | Register → |
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Regery
renews ~883% higher
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$58.98 $6.00 | $58.98 | $58.98 | Free | $241.92 | Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Crypto, Alipay | Register → |
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Upflare
renews ~150% higher
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$22.68 | $56.71 | $56.71 | Free | $249.52 | Credit card, PayPal, Crypto, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Blacknight
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$53.31 | $53.31 | $53.31 | — | $266.55 | Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Cloudflare
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$55.20 | $55.20 | $55.20 | — | $276.00 | — | Register → |
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Atom
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$59.70 | $59.70 | $59.70 | — | $298.50 | Credit card, PayPal, Crypto, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Epik
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$59.95 | $59.95 | $59.95 | — | $299.75 | Credit card, Bank transfer, PayPal | Register → |
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Above.com
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$60.72 | $60.72 | $60.72 | Free | $303.60 | Credit card, PayPal, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Rayname
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$61.10 | $61.10 | $61.10 | — | $305.50 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, Diners Club, JCB, UnionPay, PayPal, Crypto, Alipay | Register → |
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Netcetera
renews ~961% higher
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$7.17 | $76.06 | $76.06 | Free | $311.41 | Credit card, PayPal, Crypto, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Atak Domain
renews ~756% higher
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$8.99 | $76.99 | $71.49 | — | $316.95 | Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Bank transfer, Alipay | Register → |
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Regtons
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$63.70 | $63.70 | $63.70 | Free | $318.50 | Credit card, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Hello.co
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$64.99 | $64.99 | $64.99 | — | $324.95 | Credit card, PayPal | Register → |
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Hostinger
renews ~1285% higher
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$82.99 $5.99 | $82.99 | — | Not offered | $337.95 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, PayPal, Crypto, Apple Pay, Google Pay | Register → |
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DreamHost
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$69.99 | $69.99 | $69.99 | Free | $349.95 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, PayPal | Register → |
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NameSilo
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$71.99 | $71.99 | $67.99 | Free | $359.95 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, PayPal, Crypto, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay | Register → |
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Netim
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$74.87 | $74.87 | $55.59 | — | $374.35 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, PayPal, Bank transfer, Crypto | Register → |
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Name.com
renews ~831% higher
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$9.99 | $92.99 | — | $4.99/yr | $381.95 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, PayPal, Google Pay, Alipay | Register → |
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BigRock
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$77.13 | $77.13 | $77.13 | $10.98/yr | $385.65 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, PayPal | Register → |
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Whois.com
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$76.88 | $81.88 | $76.88 | $2.88/yr | $404.40 | Credit card, PayPal | Register → |
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Infomaniak
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$81.11 | $81.11 | $81.11 | $2.53/yr | $405.55 | Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Directnic
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$82.00 | $82.00 | $82.00 | $5.00/yr | $410.00 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, Diners Club, PayPal, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Njalla
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$85.08 | $85.08 | — | Free | $425.40 | Crypto, PayPal, Credit card | Register → |
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Namecheap
+$0.20 ICANN fee
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$75.18 | $89.18 | $75.18 | Free | $431.90 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, PayPal, Crypto | Register → |
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INWX
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$87.73 | $87.73 | $87.73 | $5.03/yr | $438.65 | Credit card, PayPal, Bank transfer | Register → |
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IONOS
renews ~400% higher
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$21.00 | $105.00 | $105.00 | — | $441.00 | Credit card, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Truehost.com
+$0.99/yr for privacy
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$78.53 | $92.81 | $88.39 | Free | $454.72 | Credit card, PayPal, Bank transfer | Register → |
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101domain
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$87.99 | $96.99 | $87.99 | $10.99/yr | $475.95 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, PayPal | Register → |
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Easyspace
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$89.55 | $105.27 | $51.85 | — | $510.63 | Credit card, Bank transfer | Register → |
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NiceNIC
renews ~1161% higher
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$9.99 | $126.00 | — | — | $513.99 | Crypto, PayPal, Bank transfer | Register → |
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Instra
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$109.49 | $112.99 | — | — | $561.45 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, PayPal, Bank transfer | Register → |
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iwantmyname
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$184.17 | $206.07 | $199.54 | Free | $1,008.45 | Credit card, PayPal, Bank transfer | Register → |
Cheapest renewal over time
The trap
Nameslink's $5.36 first year isn't really a price — it's a hook. Renewal jumps to $58.72, over 11x what you paid to sign up. 5 years: $240.24. The opening number tells you almost nothing about what you'll actually pay.
Cheapest transfer
Dotology has the cheapest transfer price at $49.99, if you already own this domain elsewhere and want to move it.
Which costs less over 5 years?
Nameslink, then a transfer to Dotology, beats Porkbun's direct $234.30 — landing at $205.32 over 5 years. One of the cases where switching pays.
Which costs less over 3 years?
At 3 years the numbers are closer — $105.34 to $119.98 — though transferring to Dotology still beats staying with Porkbun.
Shop around and Dotology's $49.99 renewal beats the $206.07 charged at the top end. Multiply that 4.1x gap by every year you keep the domain, and it's real money. That's close to the $43.99 median for New generic extensions.
💡 Bottom line — This kind of gap between sign-up and renewal isn't unique to Nameslink — it's common across the industry, which is why the five-year number matters more than the first one.
Nothing written about .legal yet beyond the pricing and registry facts on this page.
Technical details
| Type | gTLD · New generic |
| Registry | Binky Moon, LLC |
| Delegated | 20 November 2014 |
| Domain level | Top-level domain |
| IDN / punycode | No |
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.legal questions
What is a .legal domain?
.legal is a generic domain extension. It is operated by Binky Moon, LLC and has been part of the domain name system since 2014.
How much does a .legal domain cost?
The cheapest first year is $5.36 at Nameslink, and renewal is $58.72. Over five years that comes to $240.24, staying with that same registrar the whole time.
Why does .legal cost more to renew?
Registrars discount the first year to win the sale, then charge the standard rate afterwards. On .legal the renewal is 11.0× the opening price, so the advertised figure is a poor guide to what you will actually pay.
Which registrars sell .legal?
35 of the registrars we track currently offer it. The table above lists all of them with current registration, renewal and transfer prices.
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