.life Domain Prices — Compare 47 Registrars
Binky Moon, LLC has operated .life since its 2014 launch. It is a generic top-level domain, open to registration worldwide. See more about .life →
It registers from $2.00 and renews from $28.20, across 47 registrars.
All 47 registrars
The 3 cheapest .life 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
Atom
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$2.40 | $30.50 | $30.50 | Unknown | $63.40 | Register → | |
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Runner-up
Rayname
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$2.87 | $30.50 | $30.50 | Unknown | $63.87 | Register → | |
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Third
Cosmotown
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$2.86 | $30.68 | $30.68 | Free | $64.22 | Register → | |
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Above.com
renews at 11.8× the first-year price
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$31.02 $2.64 | $31.02 | $31.02 | Free | $64.68 | Register → | |
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NicNames
renews at 16.5× the first-year price
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$2.00 | $33.00 | $33.00 | Free | $68.00 | Register → | |
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NameMart
renews at 11.8× the first-year price
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$2.79 | $32.99 | $32.99 | Free | $68.77 | Register → | |
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Spaceship
renews at 15.1× the first-year price
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$34.36 $2.27 | $34.36 | $34.36 | Free | $70.99 | Register → | |
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Porkbun
renews at 13.4× the first-year price
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$2.57 | $34.50 | $34.50 | Free | $71.57 | Register → | |
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Nameslink
renews at 15.6× the first-year price
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$2.27 | $35.31 | $35.31 | Free | $72.89 | Register → | |
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Dynadot
renews at 14.2× the first-year price
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$2.50 | $35.53 | $35.53 | Free | $73.56 | Register → | |
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Upflare
renews at 5× the first-year price
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$6.71 | $33.59 | $33.59 | Free | $73.89 | Register → | |
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Regery
renews at 12.3× the first-year price
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$36.95 $3.01 | $36.95 | $36.95 | Free | $76.91 | Register → | |
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Unstoppable Domains
renews at 12.3× the first-year price
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$3.00 | $37.00 | $37.00 | Free | $77.00 | Register → | |
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Atak Domain
renews at 13.1× the first-year price
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$2.99 | $39.19 | $36.39 | Unknown | $81.37 | Register → | |
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Cloudflare
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$28.20 | $28.20 | $28.20 | Free | $84.60 | Register → | |
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Hostinger
renews at 14× the first-year price
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$41.99 $2.99 | $41.99 | — | Free | $86.97 | Register → | |
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NameSilo
renews at 12.3× the first-year price
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$3.49 | $42.99 | $35.99 | Free | $89.47 | Register → | |
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Infomaniak
+$2.53/yr for privacy
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$31.14 | $31.14 | $31.14 | $2.53/yr | $101.01 | Register → | |
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Blacknight
renews at 14.7× the first-year price
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$3.35 | $49.27 | $49.27 | Unknown | $101.89 | Register → | |
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Netcetera
renews at 5× the first-year price
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$9.30 | $46.36 | $46.36 | Free | $102.02 | Register → | |
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one.com
renews at 18.1× the first-year price
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$50.39 $2.79 | $50.39 | $2.79 | Unknown | $103.57 | Register → | |
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Dotology
+$5.00/yr for privacy
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$29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $5.00/yr | $104.97 | Register → | |
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Hello.co
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$34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | Unknown | $104.97 | Register → | |
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IONOS
renews at 17.6× the first-year price
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$3.02 | $53.00 | $3.02 | Unknown | $109.02 | Register → | |
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Truehost.com
renews at 17.3× the first-year price
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$3.18 | $55.11 | $46.79 | Free | $113.40 | Register → | |
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Namecheap
+$0.20 ICANN fee
renews at 17.4× the first-year price
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$45.68 $3.18 | $55.18 | $45.68 | Free | $113.54 | Register → | |
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Epik
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$37.95 | $37.95 | $37.95 | Unknown | $113.85 | Register → | |
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Directnic
+$5.00/yr for privacy
renews at 12.5× the first-year price
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$3.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $5.00/yr | $118.97 | Register → | |
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DreamHost
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$39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | Free | $119.97 | Register → | |
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AEserver
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$40.50 | $40.50 | — | Unknown | $121.50 | Register → | |
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BookMyName
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$41.06 | $41.06 | $37.90 | Unknown | $123.18 | Register → | |
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Name.com
renews at 15× the first-year price
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$3.99 | $59.99 | — | Free | $123.97 | Register → | |
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ExonHost
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$36.00 | $44.00 | $36.00 | Unknown | $124.00 | Register → | |
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Joker.com
+$1.68/yr for privacy
renews at 20.1× the first-year price
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$59.40 $2.95 | $59.40 | $59.40 | $1.68/yr | $126.79 | Register → | |
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NiceNIC
renews at 14.6× the first-year price
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$4.39 | $63.99 | — | Unknown | $132.37 | Register → | |
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Regtons
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$44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | Free | $134.97 | Register → | |
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BigRock
+$10.98/yr for privacy
renews at 5.3× the first-year price
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$44.29 $8.93 | $47.23 | $44.29 | $10.98/yr | $136.33 | Register → | |
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Whois.com
+$2.88/yr for privacy
price checked 2 months ago
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$38.88 | $45.88 | $38.88 | $2.88/yr | $139.28 | Register → | |
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Moniker
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$45.65 | $46.83 | $38.53 | Unknown | $139.31 | Register → | |
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Njalla
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$50.40 | $50.40 | — | Free | $151.20 | Register → | |
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Netim
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$51.52 | $51.52 | $35.84 | Unknown | $154.56 | Register → | |
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Easyspace
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$49.38 | $59.09 | $28.58 | Unknown | $167.56 | Register → | |
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INWX
+$5.03/yr for privacy
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$60.61 | $60.61 | $60.61 | $5.03/yr | $196.92 | Register → | |
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NearlyFreeSpeech
+$3.29/yr for privacy
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$61.09 | $64.79 | $61.09 | $3.29/yr | $200.54 | Register → | |
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101domain
+$10.99/yr for privacy
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$53.99 | $61.49 | $53.99 | $10.99/yr | $209.94 | Register → | |
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Instra
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$82.99 | $82.99 | — | Unknown | $248.97 | Register → | |
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iwantmyname
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$94.27 | $131.25 | $127.05 | Free | $356.77 | Register → | |
Cheapest renewal over time
How much does a .life domain cost over 3 or 5 years?
Over 3 years the lowest total is $63.40 at Atom ($2.40 | $30.50 | $30.50). Over 5 years it is $124.40, also at Atom ($2.40 | $30.50 | $30.50 | $30.50 | $30.50).
Does the cheapest start stay the cheapest?
Close. NicNames has the lowest first year ($2.00); over 3 years it is $4.60 (7.3%) more than Atom's $63.40.
What if you already own the domain?
The lowest transfer fee is one.com's ($2.79), but at $50.39 a year it totals $103.57 over 3 years. To keep it for 3 years, Cloudflare is cheapest at $84.60.
Bottom line
Atom has the lowest 3-year cost for .life ($63.40); NicNames is within 7.3%.
.life was up for contention and three companies submitted applications during ICANN's 2012 round: Donuts, via Trixy Oaks, LLC; CompassRose.Life Inc.; and the Chinese company Xiamen 35.com Technology. CompassRose's application first failed ICANN's assessment in June 2013 due to the answers it gave to the financial questions, before subsequently passing following a more extended review.
The contest was resolved privately. In December 2013 Donuts won a private auction organised by the company Applicant Auction (ICANNWiki). In such an auction the unsuccessful applicants are paid from the amount of the winning bid and as a result both CompassRose and 35.com withdrew in exchange for a share. Donuts signed the ICANN registry agreement for .life on 6 February 2014. Today .life is part of Identity Digital's portfolio and open to anyone.
.life is also present in the abuse data. According to figures from Interisle Consulting for the period May 2025 to April 2026, 21,836 of the approximately 415,000 .life domain names were reported as having been used in phishing, making it the one with the 19th-highest phishing rate among extensions with at least 30,000 domain names (Cybercrime Information Center).
Technical details
| Type | gTLD · New generic |
| Registry | Binky Moon, LLC (Identity Digital) |
| Delegated | 8 May 2014 |
| Domain level | Top-level domain |
| IDN / punycode | No |
| DNSSEC | Supported |
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.life questions
What is a .life domain?
.life is a generic domain extension. It is operated by Binky Moon, LLC (Identity Digital) and has been part of the domain name system since 2014.
Which registrars are cheapest for .life?
Three years of .life costs least at Atom ($63.40), then Rayname ($63.87) and Cosmotown ($64.22).
Which registrars accept Bitcoin or crypto for .life?
Atom ($63.40), Rayname ($63.87) and NicNames ($68.00) accept BTC and other crypto for .life. Totals are for 3 years. Others also accept crypto; see the table.
Can anyone register a .life domain?
Yes. .life is open to everyone, with no residency or eligibility rules. Names are registered first-come, first-served through any accredited registrar.
Is a year added when you transfer .life?
Yes. Transferring a .life domain extends its registration by one year, and that year is part of what the transfer fee buys.
Does .life support DNSSEC?
Yes. The .life registry supports DNSSEC, so you can sign your zone and have resolvers verify the signature.
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