.shop Domain Prices — Compare 41 Registrars
Delegated in 2016, .shop is run by GMO Registry, Inc. It is a generic top-level domain, open to registration worldwide. See more about .shop →
It registers from $0.88 and renews from $30.00, across 41 registrars.
All 41 registrars
The 3 cheapest .shop registrars to keep for 3 years
Renewals included. Prices updated 17 minutes ago.
| Registrar | Register | Renew | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | 3-year | Payment | Register |
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Cheapest to keep
Spaceship
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$31.25 $0.90 | $31.25 | $31.25 | Free | $63.40 | Register → | |
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Runner-up
Porkbun
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$2.06 | $31.41 | $31.41 | Free | $64.88 | Register → | |
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Third
Dynadot
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$1.99 | $32.32 | $32.32 | Free | $66.63 | Register → | |
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Regery
renews at 16.2× the first-year price
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$32.36 $2.00 | $32.36 | $32.36 | Free | $66.72 | Register → | |
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Cosmotown
renews at 37.5× the first-year price
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$0.88 | $33.00 | $33.00 | Free | $66.88 | Register → | |
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Rayname
renews at 13.9× the first-year price
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$2.34 | $32.62 | $32.62 | Unknown | $67.58 | Register → | |
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DreamHost
renews at 35.3× the first-year price
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$0.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | Free | $70.97 | Register → | |
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NameMart
renews at 15.5× the first-year price
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$2.29 | $35.59 | $35.79 | Free | $73.47 | Register → | |
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Blacknight
renews at 4× the first-year price
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$8.92 | $35.71 | $35.71 | Unknown | $80.34 | Register → | |
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NameSilo
renews at 13× the first-year price
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$2.99 | $38.99 | $35.99 | Free | $80.97 | Register → | |
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Hostinger
renews at 40.4× the first-year price
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$39.99 $0.99 | $39.99 | — | Free | $80.97 | Register → | |
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Atak Domain
renews at 20.1× the first-year price
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$1.99 | $39.92 | $39.92 | Unknown | $81.83 | Register → | |
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Netcetera
renews at 26.2× the first-year price
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$1.63 | $42.77 | $42.77 | Free | $87.17 | Register → | |
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NicNames
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$30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | Free | $90.00 | Register → | |
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Cloudflare
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$30.20 | $30.20 | $30.20 | Free | $90.60 | Register → | |
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one.com
renews at 13.4× the first-year price
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$44.63 $3.34 | $44.63 | $3.34 | Unknown | $92.60 | Register → | |
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Infomaniak
+$2.53/yr for privacy
renews at 7.6× the first-year price
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$41.30 $5.47 | $41.30 | $41.30 | $2.53/yr | $95.66 | Register → | |
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Namecheap
+$0.20 ICANN fee
renews at 41.7× the first-year price
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$39.18 $1.18 | $49.18 | $39.18 | Free | $99.54 | Register → | |
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Truehost.com
renews at 19× the first-year price
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$2.63 | $49.91 | $46.79 | Free | $102.45 | Register → | |
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Directnic
+$5.00/yr for privacy
renews at 12.6× the first-year price
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$3.50 | $43.99 | $43.99 | $5.00/yr | $106.48 | Register → | |
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Joker.com
+$1.68/yr for privacy
renews at 27.6× the first-year price
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$52.50 $1.90 | $52.50 | $52.50 | $1.68/yr | $111.94 | Register → | |
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IONOS
renews at over 50× the first-year price
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$0.98 | $56.00 | $47.60 | Unknown | $112.98 | Register → | |
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BigRock
+$10.98/yr for privacy
renews at 45× the first-year price
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$35.67 $0.93 | $41.86 | $35.67 | $10.98/yr | $117.59 | Register → | |
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Name.com
renews at 20.1× the first-year price
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$2.99 | $59.99 | — | Free | $122.97 | Register → | |
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NiceNIC
renews at 17.7× the first-year price
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$3.39 | $59.99 | — | Unknown | $123.37 | Register → | |
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Netim
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$44.65 | $44.65 | $31.25 | Free | $133.95 | Register → | |
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Dotology
+$5.00/yr for privacy
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$39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $5.00/yr | $134.97 | Register → | |
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Regtons
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$45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | Free | $135.00 | Register → | |
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AEserver
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$46.50 | $46.50 | — | Unknown | $139.50 | Register → | |
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Hello.co
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$49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Unknown | $149.97 | Register → | |
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Above.com
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$51.36 | $51.36 | $51.36 | Free | $154.08 | Register → | |
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INWX
+$5.03/yr for privacy
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$48.00 | $48.00 | $48.00 | $5.03/yr | $159.09 | Register → | |
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Upflare
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$29.01 | $65.84 | $65.84 | Free | $160.69 | Register → | |
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Easyspace
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$48.04 | $57.54 | $29.97 | Unknown | $163.12 | Register → | |
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Epik
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$54.95 | $54.95 | $54.95 | Unknown | $164.85 | Register → | |
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ExonHost
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$56.60 | $56.60 | $56.60 | Unknown | $169.80 | Register → | |
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Whois.com
+$2.88/yr for privacy
price checked 2 months ago
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$47.48 | $56.88 | $47.48 | $2.88/yr | $169.88 | Register → | |
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Moniker
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$54.95 | $61.95 | $54.95 | Unknown | $178.85 | Register → | |
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Instra
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$60.00 | $61.49 | — | Not offered | $182.98 | Register → | |
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101domain
+$10.99/yr for privacy
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$39.49 | $56.49 | $39.49 | $10.99/yr | $185.44 | Register → | |
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iwantmyname
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$67.38 | $76.24 | $67.38 | Free | $219.86 | Register → | |
Cheapest renewal over time
How much does a .shop domain cost over 3 or 5 years?
Over 3 years the lowest total is $63.40 at Spaceship ($0.90 | $31.25 | $31.25). Over 5 years it is $125.90, also at Spaceship ($0.90 | $31.25 | $31.25 | $31.25 | $31.25).
Does the cheapest start stay the cheapest?
Close. Cosmotown has the lowest first year ($0.88); over 3 years it is $3.48 (5.5%) more than Spaceship's $63.40.
What if you already own the domain?
The lowest transfer fee is one.com's ($3.34), but at $44.63 a year it totals $92.60 over 3 years. To keep it for 3 years, NicNames is cheapest at $90.00.
Bottom line
Spaceship has the lowest 3-year cost for .shop ($63.40); Cosmotown is within 5.5%.
.shop drew a crowd during ICANN's 2012 new gTLD round, with eight applications submitted by companies such as Google and Amazon; one of the applicants, Commercial Connect, had previously applied for .shop in ICANN's 2000 round and had challenged the process on several occasions.
The contest was concluded at an ICANN auction on 27 January 2016. In the seven-way, 14-hour auction GMO Registry, which is part of Japan's GMO Internet Group, won with $41,501,000; this was the highest amount ever paid in the programme at the time (GMO Registry). GMO had established its registry business in 2009 primarily in order to secure .shop. Registration was made available to all people on 26 September 2016, and in January 2017 it was made available in China after GMO had obtained a licence from the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
GMO has promoted .shop as a place for both online and offline shops, even though there is no requirement to sell anything. It expanded rapidly and has now become one of the largest generic extensions; by 30 June 2026 it ranked seventh (according to Verisign's DNIB report for the second quarter of 2026). That same report stated that its renewal rate was 14.2%, the lowest among the ten largest generic extensions.
GMO had been planning for many years; during the time it was waiting for its application to be processed, it developed relationships with e-commerce associations worldwide and organised events at ICANN meetings in order to promote its proposals for .shop. When .shop was opened to trademark holders on 30 June 2016, 1,182 of them from over 30 countries made applications during the 60-day sunrise period. The paid early-access phase that came next attracted more than $2 million from nearly 2,000 name registrations. On the first day of general availability, .shop obtained 51,755 names within a short time (OnlineDomain). It reached one million active domains in July 2021. Apart from .shop, GMO Registry also manages the city extensions .tokyo, .nagoya and .yokohama.
Technical details
| Type | gTLD · New generic |
| Registry | GMO Registry, Inc. |
| Delegated | 5 May 2016 |
| WHOIS server | whois.nic.shop |
| Domain level | Top-level domain |
| IDN / punycode | No |
| DNSSEC | Supported |
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.shop questions
What is a .shop domain?
.shop is a generic domain extension. It is operated by GMO Registry, Inc and has been part of the domain name system since 2016.
Which registrars are cheapest for .shop?
Spaceship comes first for .shop at $63.40 over 3 years. Porkbun ($64.88) and Dynadot ($66.63) are next.
Which registrars accept Bitcoin or crypto for .shop?
Spaceship ($63.40), Porkbun ($64.88) and Dynadot ($66.63) accept BTC and other crypto for .shop. Totals are for 3 years. Others also accept crypto; see the table.
Is a year added when you transfer .shop?
Yes. For a generic extension like .shop, a transfer between registrars adds one year to the registration, under ICANN's transfer policy. You pay for that year with the transfer.
Does .shop support DNSSEC?
Yes, .shop supports DNSSEC. Whether you can turn it on depends on your registrar and DNS host.
Do I need to run a shop?
No. There is no eligibility rule.
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