.ag Domain Names
33 registrars compared — cheapest from $77.98 at Porkbun
Delegated in 1991 to the UHSA School of Medicine, .ag belongs to Antigua and Barbuda — but its real life unfolded elsewhere, in German boardrooms and court orders.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
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| 1 | Porkbun Cheapest | $77.98 | $77.98 | $77.55 | $389.90 | $779.80 | Visit |
| 2 | Sav | $77.99 | $77.99 | $77.99 | $389.95 | $779.90 | Visit |
| 3 | Regery | $78.99 | $79.99 | $79.99 | $398.95 | $798.90 | Visit |
| 4 | Above.com | $82.50 | $82.50 | $82.50 | $412.50 | $825.00 | Visit |
| 5 | Dynadot | $82.50 | $82.50 | $82.50 | $412.50 | $825.00 | Visit |
| 6 | Epik | $85.95 | $85.95 | $85.95 | $429.75 | $859.50 | Visit |
| 7 | MrDomain | $88.74 | $88.74 | $88.74 | $443.70 | $887.40 | Visit |
| 8 | NameSilo | $88.99 | $79.99 | $76.99 | $408.95 | $808.90 | Visit |
| 9 | Name.com | $89.00 | $141.99 | $89.00 | $656.96 | $1366.91 | Visit |
| 10 | eDomains | $90.00 | $90.00 | $90.00 | $450.00 | $900.00 | Visit |
| 11 | Gandi | $90.00 | $175.98 | $80.00 | $793.92 | $1673.82 | Visit |
| 12 | Hostinger | $92.99 | $109.99 | $92.99 | $532.95 | $1082.90 | Visit |
| 13 | OVHcloud | $94.99 | $101.99 | $102.59 | $502.95 | $1012.90 | Visit |
| 14 | Regtons | $95.00 | $95.00 | $95.00 | $475.00 | $950.00 | Visit |
| 15 | Netim | $97.50 | $97.50 | $77.50 | $487.50 | $975.00 | Visit |
| 16 | Gname | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $500.00 | $1000.00 | Visit |
| 17 | Marcaria | $106.00 | $106.00 | $106.00 | $530.00 | $1060.00 | Visit |
| 18 | Blacknight | $109.87 | $109.87 | $109.87 | $549.35 | $1098.70 | Visit |
| 19 | EuroDNS | $111.49 | $111.49 | $111.49 | $557.45 | $1114.90 | Visit |
| 20 | Alibaba Cloud | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 | $600.00 | $1200.00 | Visit |
| 21 | Cosmotown | $120.99 | $154.99 | $120.99 | $740.95 | $1515.90 | Visit |
| 22 | Infomaniak | $121.93 | $121.93 | $109.60 | $609.65 | $1219.30 | Visit |
| 23 | 101domain | $127.49 | $162.99 | $127.49 | $779.45 | $1594.40 | Visit |
| 24 | IONOS | $130.00 | $130.00 | $130.00 | $650.00 | $1300.00 | Visit |
| 25 | INWX | $130.96 | $130.96 | $130.96 | $654.80 | $1309.60 | Visit |
| 26 | Internet.bs | $131.00 | $148.35 | $144.00 | $724.40 | $1466.15 | Visit |
| 27 | Moniker | $131.00 | $148.35 | $144.00 | $724.40 | $1466.15 | Visit |
| 28 | Directnic | $135.52 | $135.52 | $135.52 | $677.60 | $1355.20 | Visit |
| 29 | DreamHost | $136.19 | $136.19 | $136.19 | $680.95 | $1361.90 | Visit |
| 30 | Crazy Domains | $143.00 | $147.29 | $143.00 | $732.16 | $1468.61 | Visit |
| 31 | GoDaddy | $149.99 | $149.99 | $149.99 | $749.95 | $1499.90 | Visit |
| 32 | OnlyDomains | $168.99 | $189.99 | $189.99 | $928.95 | $1878.90 | Visit |
| 33 | UK2 | $169.00 | $184.00 | $184.00 | $905.00 | $1825.00 | Visit |
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From Caribbean Island to German Corporate Code
The letters 'ag' form the abbreviation for Aktiengesellschaft, the German term for a public limited company. That coincidence turned a small Caribbean ccTLD into a magnet for German businesses wanting short, memorable domain names that echo their legal structure. Wikipedia notes that while .ag is intended for entities connected with Antigua and Barbuda, most of its actual use is unrelated to the islands. The usage got so prominent that German courts stepped in, restricting how .ag can be used within Germany. So the same two letters that designate a corporate legal form on one side of the Atlantic also announce a tropical nation on the other.
A Medical School as Registry Steward
The sponsor of .ag is not a government telecom ministry but the UHSA School of Medicine, an institution based in Antigua and Barbuda. It's an unusual arrangement — a medical school running a national domain — and it gives the registry a particular character. The registry's own site, Nic.ag, handles registrations directly. This quirk may explain why .ag has operated quietly for decades without the corporate polish of larger ccTLDs, yet with enough stability to keep the namespace active since 1991.
No Restrictions, Just Opportunity
Unlike many ccTLDs that tie registrations to local presence, .ag imposes no restrictions on who can register. Anyone, anywhere, can grab a .ag name for any purpose. That open policy has fueled its adoption beyond German companies — tech startups, domain investors, and even agricultural businesses (the 'ag' pun) have found uses for it. The flat, unrestricted nature of .ag means the namespace feels more like a generic top-level domain than a country code, with no local nexus requirement to trip up foreign registrants.
The German Court Clash
The most distinctive chapter in .ag's story is its legal entanglement in Germany. Because 'AG' is a protected corporate designation there, German authorities and courts have restricted how .ag domains can be used by German companies. The .ag Wikipedia entry records that use in Germany is limited by court order, though the domain itself remains globally available. This tension between a ccTLD's open registration and another country's corporate naming laws is rare — most ccTLD clashes involve trademarks, not company-law abbreviations. It's a reminder that a two-letter code can carry heavy legal baggage far from its home islands.
Security and Disputes: Modern Basics
Despite its small scale, .ag keeps pace with modern domain infrastructure. It supports DNSSEC, the security extension that helps protect against DNS spoofing, as noted in the .ag facts. For disputes, .ag uses the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP), the standard arbitration system most gTLDs and many ccTLDs employ. That means trademark holders can challenge abusive registrations through familiar channels, giving .ag a layer of legal predictability that some other Caribbean ccTLDs lack. For a domain with global, unrestricted use, that combination of security and dispute process is reassuring.