10 Best
Domain Registrars for Google Sites

New users can buy a .com domain from IONOS for as low as $1 for your first year, which renews at $17 per year. In addition to the popular .com domain extension, it also offers a wide variety of extensions, such .org, .net, .io and more unique extensions such as .cafe.

Dreamhost does not stand out for its pricing. Its introductory rate is not particularly competitive at $8.99 per year for your first year (for a .com)—nearly nine times the price of a .com domain through IONOS. On top of that, its renewal rates are more expensive than most leading domain name registrars at $19.99 per year.

What I appreciate most about Porkbun is that it has industry-low renewal rates. So while other domain registrars reel new users in with ultra-low introductory rates, followed by industry-high renewal rates, Porkbun does not have the lowest intro rates, but it is among the most affordable in the long run. For example, a .com costs $6.99 for your first year and renews at $10.37 per year. While that’s six times the price of IONOS’ intro rate, it’s nearly half its renewal rate.

Namecheap offers competitive pricing in terms of both introductory and renewal rates. However, while its renewal rates are nearly as cheap as the industry-low rates of Porkbun, it also does not have the industry-low introductory rates like IONOS.

Hostinger offers fairly competitive introductory pricing with .com domains at $4.99 for your first year. However, its renewal rates are not particularly competitive, and its .co is more expensive than most.

Dynadot is a low-cost, high-value domain registrar. Unlike other registrars that lure new customers in with ultra-low prices, only to charge users a high price upon renewal, most of Dynadot’s domains do not increase upon renewal, so the price you purchase it for is the price it will be beyond your first year. Additionally, its domains include money-saving extras such as free domain name privacy and a free business email address.

Dynadot is a low-cost, high-value domain registrar. Unlike other registrars that lure new customers in with ultra-low prices, only to charge users a high price upon renewal, most of Dynadot’s domains do not increase upon renewal, so the price you purchase it for is the price it will be beyond your first year. Additionally, its domains include money-saving extras such as free domain name privacy and a free business email address.

When it comes to pricing, Hover does not have the most competitive pricing in the market—and many of its domain extensions do not have an introductory price. So its renewal rates are higher than average, and it does not have a first-year discount on most of its extensions.

Despite its cheap introductory pricing, its renewal pricing is expensive compared to competitors. Upon renewal, a .com costs $21.99 per year, .net and .org are $22.99, and .io is $71.99 per year. When you search for a domain name, GoDaddy shows you the results and insights about your choice. Then you get to the upsells—and there are a lot with GoDaddy.

Buying a domain from Bluehost will cost you more than most registrars—especially with its lack of low introductory rates. It also lacks free domain name privacy, which most registrars include for free. On top of that, Bluehost includes a number of small fees, so the advertised price for a domain is not the price you will see upon checkout.