.accountant Domain Names
40 registrars compared — cheapest from $17.00 at Regtons
Delegated in early 2015 as one of the first professional-titled new gTLDs, .accountant hung its shingle on the internet's commercial district—yet its story is less about bean-counting than about the scramble to claim a trade's digital doorstep.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
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| 1 | Regtons Cheapest | $17.00 | $17.00 | $17.00 | $85.00 | $170.00 | Visit |
| 2 | Cloudflare | $20.18 | $20.18 | $20.18 | $100.90 | $201.80 | Visit |
| 3 | Spaceship | $20.88 | $20.88 | $20.88 | $104.40 | $208.80 | Visit |
| 4 | Sav | $20.98 | $20.98 | $20.98 | $104.90 | $209.80 | Visit |
| 5 | Regery | $20.99 | $21.49 | $21.49 | $106.95 | $214.40 | Visit |
| 6 | Porkbun | $21.09 | $21.09 | $21.09 | $105.45 | $210.90 | Visit |
| 7 | Dynadot | $21.60 | $21.60 | $21.60 | $108.00 | $216.00 | Visit |
| 8 | eDomains | $21.68 | $22.12 | $22.12 | $110.16 | $220.76 | Visit |
| 9 | Above.com | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $110.00 | $220.00 | Visit |
| 10 | Cosmotown | $22.10 | $22.10 | $22.10 | $110.50 | $221.00 | Visit |
| 11 | Truehost | $22.20 | $29.89 | $26.23 | $141.76 | $291.21 | Visit |
| 12 | NameSilo | $22.59 | $23.59 | $21.99 | $116.95 | $234.90 | Visit |
| 13 | All Domains | $24.42 | $27.75 | $27.75 | $135.42 | $274.17 | Visit |
| 14 | Epik | $24.95 | $24.95 | $24.95 | $124.75 | $249.50 | Visit |
| 15 | INWX | $25.80 | $36.12 | $36.12 | $170.28 | $350.88 | Visit |
| 16 | Namecheap | $25.98 | $31.98 | $25.98 | $153.90 | $313.80 | Visit |
| 17 | MrDomain | $26.58 | $26.58 | $26.58 | $132.90 | $265.80 | Visit |
| 18 | Crazy Domains | $26.99 | $29.89 | $26.99 | $146.55 | $296.00 | Visit |
| 19 | OnlyDomains | $27.99 | $25.99 | $4.99 | $131.95 | $261.90 | Visit |
| 20 | UK2 | $27.99 | $24.99 | $5.00 | $127.95 | $252.90 | Visit |
| 21 | OVHcloud | $29.33 | $28.49 | $28.49 | $143.29 | $285.74 | Visit |
| 22 | Blacknight | $29.40 | $29.40 | $29.40 | $147.00 | $294.00 | Visit |
| 23 | DreamHost | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $149.75 | $299.50 | Visit |
| 24 | Directnic | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $149.95 | $299.90 | Visit |
| 25 | Gname | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $149.95 | $299.90 | Visit |
| 26 | Marcaria | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 27 | 101domain | $31.67 | $39.17 | $31.67 | $188.35 | $384.20 | Visit |
| 28 | Hover | $33.19 | $33.19 | $33.19 | $165.95 | $331.90 | Visit |
| 29 | Netim | $33.50 | $33.50 | $23.00 | $167.50 | $335.00 | Visit |
| 30 | Infomaniak | $34.53 | $34.53 | $34.53 | $172.65 | $345.30 | Visit |
| 31 | Name.com | $34.99 | $37.99 | $34.99 | $186.95 | $376.90 | Visit |
| 32 | EuroDNS | $35.55 | $35.55 | $35.55 | $177.75 | $355.50 | Visit |
| 33 | Gandi | $38.34 | $87.98 | $32.49 | $390.26 | $830.16 | Visit |
| 34 | 123 Reg | $39.58 | $39.58 | $39.58 | $197.90 | $395.80 | Visit |
| 35 | Hello.co | $39.99 | $44.99 | $39.99 | $219.95 | $444.90 | Visit |
| 36 | IONOS | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $200.00 | $400.00 | Visit |
| 37 | GoDaddy | $40.19 | $40.19 | $40.19 | $200.95 | $401.90 | Visit |
| 38 | Internet.bs | $40.99 | $46.35 | $44.99 | $226.39 | $458.14 | Visit |
| 39 | Moniker | $40.99 | $46.35 | $44.99 | $226.39 | $458.14 | Visit |
| 40 | Squarespace | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $250.00 | $500.00 | Visit |
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Before the Ledger: The 2015 Land Rush
When dot Accountant Limited secured the string on February 5, 2015, it joined the second wave of ICANN's new gTLD program, which had opened the namespace to hundreds of applicants. .accountant was not a brand play but a trade play—a bid for the world's numbers people to claim a slice of the web's real estate. The delegation came two years after the program's first round, a window in which hopeful registries had to prove they weren't cybersquatters but legitimate niche stewards. dot Accountant Limited's pitch was simple: every profession deserves a suffix, and accounting was early off the mark. The registry's WHOIS server, whois.nic.accountant, went live with the zone, and the niche had a home.
A Suffix for the Trade, Not the Brand
Accountants don't usually think of their domain name as a branding exercise, but .accountant aimed to change that. Unlike the big-box .com, which speaks to nothing in particular, this suffix states a profession outright. A sole practitioner in Wichita or a firm in Lagos can register a name that tells a client what they do before the page even loads. The niche wasn't reserved—anyone could buy, and the registry didn't gate registrations behind a licence check, unlike some professional TLDs. That openness was a double-edged sword: it kept the door wide for real accountants but also for anyone wanting the label. Yet dot Accountant Limited's registry URL, nic.accountant, still serves as the administrative storefront, and the string's very explicitness gives it a clarity that more abstract TLDs can't match.
Budget Pricing, Big Ambitions
The pricing picture for .accountant tells a story of aggressive market entry. It's available at 40 registrars, with [[Regtons]] pricing it as low as $17.00—a rate that undercuts nearly every established TLD and lands the suffix firmly in budget territory. The renewal price stays close at $17.00, and the spread across registrars is narrow, pointing to a registry intent on volume over margin. That's a calculated bet: at these numbers, the registry hopes to attract thousands of small practitioners who might otherwise settle for a free subdomain. The strategy isn't subtle, but it's matched to the profession—most accountants don't need premium vanity domains; they need an address that works without breaking the firm's budget.
The Finance Cluster Squeeze
.accountant didn't launch into an empty room. Around the same time, finance-adjacent suffixes like .bank, .finance, .financial, and .money were vying for the same paying customers. But .accountant's angle differs: .bank carries regulatory weight and verification, while .finance covers a broad industry. .accountant is narrower, more personal, more trade-specific. It's the suffix for the individual who signs the audit, not the institution that floats bonds. That focus is both its strength and its ceiling. It can't stretch to describe an investment firm or a tax-prep franchise—but for the person with a CPA after their name, it's the most literal address the new gTLD program ever made.