.blog Domain Names
42 registrars compared — cheapest from $2.05 at Spaceship
Delegated in 2016 as part of the 2012 new gTLD round, .blog carved a niche for writers and publishers — run by a company whose name is an inside joke about WHOIS privacy.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spaceship Cheapest | $2.05 | $20.18 | $20.18 | $82.77 | $183.67 | Visit |
| 2 | GoDaddy | $2.19 | $40.19 | $40.19 | $162.95 | $363.90 | Visit |
| 3 | Hostinger | $2.19 | $30.19 | $2.19 | $122.95 | $273.90 | Visit |
| 4 | Truehost | $2.39 | $29.11 | $26.26 | $118.83 | $264.38 | Visit |
| 5 | 123 Reg | $2.42 | $39.38 | $39.58 | $159.94 | $356.84 | Visit |
| 6 | Porkbun | $2.57 | $21.11 | $21.11 | $87.01 | $192.56 | Visit |
| 7 | Namecheap | $2.98 | $32.98 | $23.98 | $134.90 | $299.80 | Visit |
| 8 | Regery | $2.99 | $21.69 | $21.69 | $89.75 | $198.20 | Visit |
| 9 | Directnic | $3.00 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $122.96 | $272.91 | Visit |
| 10 | NameSilo | $3.29 | $22.99 | $20.99 | $95.25 | $210.20 | Visit |
| 11 | Dynadot | $3.50 | $21.62 | $21.62 | $89.98 | $198.08 | Visit |
| 12 | OVHcloud | $4.03 | $27.99 | $28.59 | $115.99 | $255.94 | Visit |
| 13 | All Domains | $4.44 | $27.75 | $27.75 | $115.44 | $254.19 | Visit |
| 14 | DreamHost | $4.99 | $24.95 | $24.95 | $104.79 | $229.54 | Visit |
| 15 | Blacknight | $5.53 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $125.33 | $275.08 | Visit |
| 16 | Name.com | $5.99 | $37.99 | $34.99 | $157.95 | $347.90 | Visit |
| 17 | INWX | $6.00 | $36.12 | $36.12 | $150.48 | $331.08 | Visit |
| 18 | IONOS | $6.00 | $40.00 | $34.00 | $166.00 | $366.00 | Visit |
| 19 | Netim | $6.00 | $33.50 | $23.00 | $140.00 | $307.50 | Visit |
| 20 | MrDomain | $7.88 | $26.58 | $26.58 | $114.20 | $247.10 | Visit |
| 21 | Sav | $7.99 | $21.00 | $21.00 | $91.99 | $196.99 | Visit |
| 22 | Gname | $8.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | $132.95 | $287.90 | Visit |
| 23 | OnlyDomains | $9.99 | $41.49 | $41.49 | $175.95 | $383.40 | Visit |
| 24 | Cloudflare | $20.20 | $20.20 | $20.20 | $101.00 | $202.00 | Visit |
| 25 | Cosmotown | $22.13 | $22.13 | $22.13 | $110.65 | $221.30 | Visit |
| 26 | Above.com | $22.22 | $22.22 | $22.22 | $111.10 | $222.20 | Visit |
| 27 | Bluehost | $22.99 | $39.99 | $22.99 | $182.95 | $382.90 | Visit |
| 28 | eDomains | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $120.00 | $240.00 | Visit |
| 29 | Infomaniak | $25.69 | $25.69 | $25.69 | $128.45 | $256.90 | Visit |
| 30 | Crazy Domains | $27.00 | $27.89 | $27.00 | $138.56 | $278.01 | Visit |
| 31 | Marcaria | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $135.00 | $270.00 | Visit |
| 32 | Hello.co | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $149.95 | $299.90 | Visit |
| 33 | 101domain | $30.17 | $33.17 | $30.17 | $162.85 | $328.70 | Visit |
| 34 | Hover | $30.19 | $30.19 | $30.19 | $150.95 | $301.90 | Visit |
| 35 | Regtons | $34.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | $170.00 | $340.00 | Visit |
| 36 | Epik | $34.95 | $34.95 | $34.95 | $174.75 | $349.50 | Visit |
| 37 | Gandi | $38.35 | $87.98 | $32.49 | $390.27 | $830.17 | Visit |
| 38 | Squarespace | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $200.00 | $400.00 | Visit |
| 39 | Internet.bs | $40.49 | $41.75 | $40.49 | $207.49 | $416.24 | Visit |
| 40 | Moniker | $40.49 | $41.75 | $40.49 | $207.49 | $416.24 | Visit |
| 41 | UK2 | $43.81 | $43.81 | $39.99 | $219.05 | $438.10 | Visit |
| 42 | EuroDNS | $44.17 | $44.17 | $44.17 | $220.85 | $441.70 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
The Registry Named After a Privacy Thought Experiment
You'd expect a .blog registry to be called something obvious, but the actual operator is Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC — a name that winks at the whois privacy debate. The registry, which took over delegation in 2016, leans into that playful identity on its official site at my.blog. The company's branding suggests a registry that understands the online-publishing crowd better than a faceless corporation might. While the name is whimsical, the operation is serious: it supports DNSSEC, a security feature that helps protect against certain types of attacks. For writers, that combination of approachable branding and technical solidity makes the namespace feel less like a corporate land grab and more like a genuine home for blogs.
What the 2012 gTLD Round Actually Meant for Blogging
Before the 2012 new gTLD round, anyone blogging had to settle for a subfolder on a generic .com or a string of hyphens on a minor ccTLD. .blog arrived as one of the marquee, widely anticipated new endings — a single word that describes an entire medium. Its intended use is exactly what it says on the tin: blogs. That clarity was a selling point in the round's marketing: a dedicated address signals your site is a blog before anyone clicks. The delegation in 2016 came after several years of applications and contention, but the wait gave the registry time to think about how a writing-centric TLD should handle identity and security.
The Pricing Gap Between Hobbyist and Big-Brand .blog
Prices for .blog vary dramatically across the 42 registrars that sell it — the cheapest option, Spaceship, charges a fraction of what the most expensive provider asks, and the spread is roughly tenfold. That gap tells a story about the market. At the low end, you can register a .blog for about the price of a coffee, making it approachable for a personal journal or a side project. At the high end, the same string commands a premium, likely reflecting bundled services like site builders, email, or marketing tools. For buyers, the takeaway is to shop around: whether .blog feels budget or premium depends almost entirely on where you look. The absolute numbers shift, but the pattern — a ten-to-one price ratio — is worth knowing before you commit to a renewal.
A Home for Names That .com Couldn't Offer
For all the noise about new gTLDs, .blog solves a real naming problem: the perfect domain is taken on .com, .net, and every other legacy ending. Writers and small publishers can finally get a clean, keyword-rich address that actually describes what they publish. Want yourname.blog or cleverwords.blog? The namespace is still young enough that such names are often available. Unlike the related .cafe or .band — which are fun but don't describe the actual content — .blog tells visitors what to expect in the URL itself. The registry's intended use is straightforward, and the TLD carries no baggage about being a 'blog only' space, since it's open to anyone. For anyone who has been squatting on a .wordpress.com subdomain or a hyphenated .net, the appeal is obvious.
Security and the Writer's Trust Problem
A blog is a public trust exercise: readers need to know they're on the real site, not a phishing mirror. .blog supports DNSSEC, the protocol that lets browsers and resolvers verify the authenticity of DNS responses. That's a standard feature among modern gTLDs, but it matters more for a namespace aimed at content creators, who are frequent targets of domain hijacking. Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC operates a WHOIS server at whois.nic.blog, providing a central point for looking up registration data — a small but essential tool for journalists and readers who want to verify who runs a site. The registry's official site, my.blog, also doubles as a landing page for selling names, keeping the admin side separate from the user experience.