.link Domain Prices — Compare 40 Registrars
Launched in 2014, .link is now operated by Nova Registry Ltd. It is a generic top-level domain, open to registration worldwide. See more about .link →
It registers from $1.00 and renews from $7.00, across 40 registrars.
All 40 registrars
The 3 cheapest .link registrars to keep for 3 years
Renewals included. Prices updated 47 minutes ago.
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Cheapest to keep
Spaceship
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$7.45 $2.27 | $7.45 | $7.45 | Free | $17.17 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Runner-up
NicNames
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$7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | Free | $21.00 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Third
Dynadot
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$7.71 | $7.71 | $7.71 | Free | $23.13 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Porkbun
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$7.72 | $7.72 | $7.72 | Free | $23.16 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Above.com
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$7.92 | $7.92 | $7.92 | Free | $23.76 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Rayname
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$8.18 | $8.18 | $8.18 | Unknown | $24.54 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Regery
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$8.50 $8.05 | $8.50 | $8.50 | Free | $25.05 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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NameSilo
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$8.59 | $8.59 | $7.75 | Free | $25.77 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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NameMart
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$8.79 | $8.79 | $8.79 | Free | $26.37 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Watch out for IONOS: it renews at 15× the first-year price. Over 5 years it costs $28.93 more than the cheapest to keep (ranked 19 of 40).
Watch out for IONOS: it renews at 15× the first-year price. Over 3 years it costs $13.83 more than the cheapest to keep (ranked 13 of 40).
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Namecheap
+$0.20 ICANN fee
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$9.18 $4.68 | $12.18 | $9.18 | Free | $29.04 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Truehost.com
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$8.79 | $10.39 | $10.08 | Free | $29.57 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Netcetera
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$10.06 | $10.06 | $10.06 | Free | $30.18 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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BookMyName
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$10.48 | $10.48 | $9.68 | Unknown | $31.44 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Unstoppable Domains
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$10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | Free | $31.50 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Blacknight
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$10.63 | $10.63 | $10.63 | Unknown | $31.89 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Moniker
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$10.49 | $10.85 | $10.49 | Unknown | $32.19 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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DreamHost
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$10.95 | $10.95 | $10.95 | Free | $32.85 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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ExonHost
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$12.00 | $12.00 | $14.00 | Unknown | $36.00 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Hostinger
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$12.99 $10.99 | $12.99 | — | Free | $36.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Epik
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$12.95 | $12.95 | $12.95 | Unknown | $38.85 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Name.com
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$10.99 | $13.99 | — | Free | $38.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Regtons
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$14.20 | $14.20 | $14.20 | Free | $42.60 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Joker.com
+$1.68/yr for privacy
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$12.53 | $12.53 | $12.53 | $1.68/yr | $42.63 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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one.com
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$14.55 | $14.55 | $14.55 | Unknown | $43.65 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Infomaniak
+$2.53/yr for privacy
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$12.42 | $12.42 | $12.42 | $2.53/yr | $44.85 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Hello.co
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$14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | Unknown | $44.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Netim
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$15.68 | $15.68 | $9.52 | Unknown | $47.04 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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NearlyFreeSpeech
+$3.29/yr for privacy
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$11.49 | $13.79 | $11.49 | $3.29/yr | $48.94 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Whois.com
+$2.88/yr for privacy
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$11.88 | $14.88 | $11.88 | $2.88/yr | $50.28 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Upflare
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$16.79 | $16.79 | $16.79 | Free | $50.37 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Njalla
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$16.80 | $16.80 | — | Free | $50.40 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Directnic
+$5.00/yr for privacy
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$13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | $5.00/yr | $56.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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INWX
+$5.03/yr for privacy
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$14.52 | $14.52 | $14.52 | $5.03/yr | $58.65 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Instra
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$19.99 | $20.49 | — | Unknown | $60.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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BigRock
+$10.98/yr for privacy
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$8.09 | $10.09 | $8.09 | $10.98/yr | $61.21 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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iwantmyname
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$20.99 | $23.99 | $22.99 | Free | $68.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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NiceNIC
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$19.99 | $29.99 | — | Unknown | $79.97 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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101domain
+$10.99/yr for privacy
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$12.99 | $17.99 | $12.99 | $10.99/yr | $81.94 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
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Easyspace
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$33.41 | $40.73 | $9.08 | Unknown | $114.87 | Register → | |||||||||||||||||
Cheapest renewal over time
How much does a .link domain cost over 3 or 5 years?
Of the 40 registrars compared, Spaceship is cheapest for both 3 years ($17.17) and 5 years ($32.07).
Is the cheapest first year also the cheapest over time?
IONOS starts cheapest at $1.00. Over 3 years, though, Spaceship is cheaper: $17.17 against $31.00, a difference of $13.83.
Is the cheapest transfer also the cheapest place to keep it?
NicNames is cheapest to move in ($7.00) and cheapest to keep: $21.00 for 3 years.
Bottom line
Over 3 years, Spaceship is the cheapest to keep, at $17.17.
The .link service was launched by Uniregistry, the registry company belonging to the domain investor Frank Schilling, and was introduced into the root zone in January 2014. Uniregistry operated it as a low-cost, high-volume domain extension, and registrations reached over 400,000 in 2016; however, Domain Name Wire noted that this peak was partly due to names Uniregistry had registered itself.
In 2021 Uniregistry, which had now been renamed UNR, exited the business of operating domain registries and put its 23 extensions up for auction (Domain Incite). The extension .link was the largest by volume, having around 159,000 names at that time. The purchaser was Nova Registry, a company based in Malta that was ultimately owned by the domain investor Yoni Belousov. This marked the first instance of one of UNR's extensions being acquired by a domain investor rather than by an existing registry operator. IANA carried out the transfer to Nova on 19 May 2022 (Domain Name Wire).
The .link domain has increased in size since Nova took over; when Nova did so, there were almost 200,000 names in the zone and figures obtained from ICANN's monthly registry reports indicate that there were 308,011 registrations by May 2026. Nova has since been incorporated into the Link Freedom Group, a domain infrastructure company that was launched in 2026, and in August 2026 the company stated that it had filed over 300 applications in ICANN's 2026 round, describing this as the largest submission on record (PR Newswire).
Technical details
| Type | gTLD · New generic |
| Registry | Nova Registry Ltd. |
| Delegated | 9 January 2014 |
| WHOIS server | whois.uniregistry.net |
| Domain level | Top-level domain |
| IDN / punycode | No |
| DNSSEC | Supported |
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.link questions
What is a .link domain?
.link is a generic domain extension. It is operated by Nova Registry Ltd and has been part of the domain name system since 2014.
Which registrars are cheapest for .link?
Spaceship comes first for .link at $17.17 over 3 years. NicNames ($21.00) and Dynadot ($23.13) are next.
Which registrars accept Bitcoin or crypto for .link?
Among the registrars that sell .link, BTC and crypto payments are accepted at Spaceship ($17.17 for 3 years), NicNames ($21.00) and Dynadot ($23.13). Others also accept crypto; see the table.
Is a year added when you transfer .link?
In most cases, yes. A .link transfer renews the domain for one year, so its new expiry date is one year later than before.
Does .link support DNSSEC?
Yes, .link supports DNSSEC. You can sign your zone and resolvers can check the signature.
Who runs .link?
Nova Registry, a Malta company that is part of Link Freedom Group.
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