.live Domain Prices — Compare 45 Registrars
Launched in 2015, .live is now operated by Dog Beach, LLC. It is a generic top-level domain, open to registration worldwide. See more about .live →
Registration for .live starts at $2.00, with renewal from $25.20 — 45 registrars compared.
All 45 registrars
The 3 cheapest .live registrars to keep for 3 years
Renewals included. Prices updated 2 hours 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 | $27.30 | $27.30 | Unknown | $57.00 | Register → | |
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Runner-up
Rayname
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$2.87 | $27.31 | $27.31 | Unknown | $57.49 | Register → | |
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Third
Cosmotown
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$2.88 | $27.47 | $27.47 | Free | $57.82 | Register → | |
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Above.com
renews at 10.5× the first-year price
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$27.72 $2.64 | $27.72 | $27.72 | Free | $58.08 | Register → | |
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NicNames
renews at 15× the first-year price
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$2.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | Free | $62.00 | Register → | |
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NameMart
renews at 10.8× the first-year price
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$2.79 | $29.99 | $29.99 | Free | $62.77 | Register → | |
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Spaceship
renews at 13.8× the first-year price
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$31.25 $2.27 | $31.25 | $31.25 | Free | $64.77 | Register → | |
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Porkbun
renews at 12.2× the first-year price
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$2.57 | $31.41 | $31.41 | Free | $65.39 | Register → | |
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Nameslink
renews at 14.2× the first-year price
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$2.27 | $32.12 | $32.12 | Free | $66.51 | Register → | |
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Dynadot
renews at 12.9× the first-year price
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$2.50 | $32.32 | $32.32 | Free | $67.14 | Register → | |
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Regery
renews at 10.8× the first-year price
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$32.36 $3.00 | $32.36 | $32.36 | Free | $67.72 | Register → | |
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Unstoppable Domains
renews at 11× the first-year price
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$3.00 | $33.00 | $33.00 | Free | $69.00 | Register → | |
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Atak Domain
renews at 8.8× the first-year price
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$3.99 | $34.99 | $32.49 | Unknown | $73.97 | Register → | |
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Cloudflare
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$25.20 | $25.20 | $25.20 | Free | $75.60 | Register → | |
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Hostinger
renews at 12.7× the first-year price
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$37.99 $2.99 | $37.99 | — | Free | $78.97 | Register → | |
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NameSilo
renews at 11.2× the first-year price
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$3.49 | $38.99 | $32.99 | Free | $81.47 | Register → | |
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Infomaniak
+$2.53/yr for privacy
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$27.18 | $27.18 | $27.18 | $2.53/yr | $89.13 | Register → | |
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DreamHost
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$29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | Free | $89.97 | 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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Blacknight
renews at 13.4× the first-year price
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$3.34 | $44.63 | $44.63 | Unknown | $92.60 | Register → | |
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one.com
renews at 10× the first-year price
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$44.63 $4.45 | $44.63 | $4.45 | Unknown | $93.71 | Register → | |
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Netcetera
renews at 4.2× the first-year price
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$9.94 | $42.09 | $42.09 | Free | $94.12 | Register → | |
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IONOS
renews at 11.4× the first-year price
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$4.03 | $46.00 | $46.00 | Unknown | $96.03 | Register → | |
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Namecheap
+$0.20 ICANN fee
renews at 15× the first-year price
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$41.68 $3.18 | $47.68 | $41.68 | Free | $98.54 | Register → | |
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Truehost.com
renews at 15.7× the first-year price
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$3.18 | $49.91 | $42.89 | Free | $103.00 | Register → | |
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Epik
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$34.95 | $34.95 | $34.95 | Unknown | $104.85 | Register → | |
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BookMyName
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$36.57 | $36.57 | $33.75 | Unknown | $109.71 | Register → | |
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Directnic
+$5.00/yr for privacy
renews at 11.5× the first-year price
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$3.99 | $45.99 | $45.99 | $5.00/yr | $110.97 | Register → | |
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Joker.com
+$1.68/yr for privacy
renews at 17.8× the first-year price
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$52.50 $2.95 | $52.50 | $52.50 | $1.68/yr | $112.99 | Register → | |
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Name.com
renews at 13.8× the first-year price
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$3.99 | $54.99 | — | Free | $113.97 | Register → | |
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NiceNIC
renews at 13.8× the first-year price
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$3.99 | $54.99 | — | Unknown | $113.97 | Register → | |
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Upflare
renews at 7.2× the first-year price
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$7.80 | $55.80 | $55.80 | Free | $119.40 | Register → | |
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ExonHost
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$41.46 | $41.46 | $41.46 | Unknown | $124.38 | Register → | |
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Moniker
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$41.51 | $41.51 | $35.63 | Unknown | $124.53 | Register → | |
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Regtons
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$41.99 | $41.99 | $41.99 | Free | $125.97 | Register → | |
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Whois.com
+$2.88/yr for privacy
price checked 2 months ago
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$34.88 | $41.88 | $34.88 | $2.88/yr | $127.28 | Register → | |
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BigRock
+$10.98/yr for privacy
renews at 4.5× the first-year price
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$40.18 $9.64 | $42.91 | $40.18 | $10.98/yr | $128.40 | Register → | |
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AEserver
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$43.50 | $43.50 | — | Unknown | $130.50 | Register → | |
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Netim
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$46.88 | $46.88 | $32.93 | Free | $140.64 | Register → | |
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Easyspace
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$43.41 | $52.22 | $25.14 | Unknown | $147.85 | Register → | |
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Njalla
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$50.23 | $50.23 | — | Free | $150.69 | Register → | |
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INWX
+$5.03/yr for privacy
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$54.61 | $54.61 | $54.61 | $5.03/yr | $178.92 | Register → | |
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101domain
+$10.99/yr for privacy
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$42.99 | $51.49 | $42.99 | $10.99/yr | $178.94 | Register → | |
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Instra
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$75.49 | $75.49 | — | Unknown | $226.47 | Register → | |
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iwantmyname
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$71.52 | $101.35 | $98.09 | Free | $274.22 | Register → | |
Cheapest renewal over time
How much does a .live domain cost over 3 or 5 years?
Of the 45 registrars compared, Atom is cheapest for both 3 years ($57.00) and 5 years ($111.60).
Is the cheapest first year also the cheapest over time?
Almost. NicNames's 3-year total ($62.00) is $5.00 more than Atom's ($57.00), or 8.8% more.
Is the cheapest transfer also the cheapest place to keep it?
one.com is cheapest to move in ($4.45), then $44.63 a year, which makes $93.71 over 3 years. Cloudflare is the cheapest to keep: $75.60 for 3 years.
Bottom line
Atom is the lowest for 3 years ($57.00), and the cheapest start, NicNames, is only 8.8% more.
When .live was first launched, it was introduced in 2015 by Rightside, a registry and registrar company that also owned Name.com, and Rightside quickly sold some of the most desirable names. In 2016 it sold sex.live for $160,000 and porn.live for $120,000.
In July 2017 Donuts acquired Rightside for approximately $213 million, thereby gaining its 40 extensions, including .live, as well as Name.com and Rightside's technical registry system (Domain Incite). The previous year, Rightside had rejected a $70 million bid from Donuts since it was considered too low. In January 2018 the .live contract was transferred to a Donuts company named Dog Beach, LLC, and it has since become part of Identity Digital.
The .live extension became Donuts's biggest new extension. Registration numbers increased by a couple of hundred thousand within weeks in mid-2019, probably as a result of the discounted prices, before dropping in 2020 when those domains were due for renewal (Domain Name Wire). Domain Name Wire has linked its continued steady growth to the rise of live video. .live is also frequently misused: in Interisle Consulting's data covering the period from May 2025 to April 2026, 41,523 of the approximately 561,000 .live domains were reported to have been used for phishing, which ranks it as the 12th highest phishing rate among extensions that have at least 30,000 domains.
Technical details
| Type | gTLD · New generic |
| Registry | Dog Beach, LLC (Identity Digital) |
| Delegated | 25 June 2015 |
| Domain level | Top-level domain |
| IDN / punycode | No |
| DNSSEC | Supported |
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.live questions
What is a .live domain?
.live is a generic domain extension. It is operated by Dog Beach, LLC (Identity Digital) and has been part of the domain name system since 2015.
Which registrars are cheapest for .live?
Atom comes first for .live at $57.00 over 3 years. Rayname ($57.49) and Cosmotown ($57.82) are next.
Which registrars accept Bitcoin or crypto for .live?
Crypto is accepted for .live at Atom ($57.00 for 3 years), Rayname ($57.49) and NicNames ($62.00). Others also accept crypto; see the table.
Is a year added when you transfer .live?
In most cases, yes. A .live transfer renews the domain for one year, so its new expiry date is one year later than before.
Does .live support DNSSEC?
Yes. The .live registry supports DNSSEC, so you can sign your zone and have resolvers verify the signature.
Who first launched .live?
Rightside, in 2015. Donuts bought Rightside in 2017.
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