.builders Domain Names
41 registrars compared — cheapest from $3.99 at Sav
Delegated in December 2013 as part of ICANN's first new gTLD round, .builders is a niche space carved out for the construction and contracting trade.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $3.99 | $31.40 | $31.40 | $129.59 | $286.59 | Visit |
| 2 | Dynadot | $4.50 | $32.32 | $32.32 | $133.78 | $295.38 | Visit |
| 3 | Porkbun | $4.63 | $31.41 | $31.41 | $130.27 | $287.32 | Visit |
| 4 | Regery | $4.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | $132.95 | $292.90 | Visit |
| 5 | INWX | $5.04 | $57.60 | $57.60 | $235.44 | $523.44 | Visit |
| 6 | Truehost | $6.60 | $46.01 | $35.36 | $190.64 | $420.69 | Visit |
| 7 | EuroDNS | $7.43 | $60.32 | $60.32 | $248.71 | $550.31 | Visit |
| 8 | Name.com | $7.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | $227.95 | $502.90 | Visit |
| 9 | Cloudflare | $27.20 | $27.20 | $27.20 | $136.00 | $272.00 | Visit |
| 10 | NameBright | $28.00 | $28.00 | $28.00 | $140.00 | $280.00 | Visit |
| 11 | DreamHost | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $149.75 | $299.50 | Visit |
| 12 | eDomains | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 13 | OVHcloud | $30.99 | $38.59 | $37.89 | $185.35 | $378.30 | Visit |
| 14 | Spaceship | $31.25 | $31.25 | $31.25 | $156.25 | $312.50 | Visit |
| 15 | IONOS | $32.20 | $46.00 | $46.00 | $216.20 | $446.20 | Visit |
| 16 | Above.com | $33.22 | $33.22 | $33.22 | $166.10 | $332.20 | Visit |
| 17 | Epik | $34.95 | $34.95 | $34.95 | $174.75 | $349.50 | Visit |
| 18 | Hello.co | $34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $174.95 | $349.90 | Visit |
| 19 | NameSilo | $34.99 | $35.99 | $28.99 | $178.95 | $358.90 | Visit |
| 20 | MrDomain | $38.79 | $38.79 | $38.79 | $193.95 | $387.90 | Visit |
| 21 | All Domains | $38.85 | $41.07 | $41.07 | $203.13 | $408.48 | Visit |
| 22 | Namecheap | $38.98 | $48.98 | $38.98 | $234.90 | $479.80 | Visit |
| 23 | Crazy Domains | $38.99 | $38.99 | $38.99 | $194.95 | $389.90 | Visit |
| 24 | Gname | $40.99 | $40.99 | $40.99 | $204.95 | $409.90 | Visit |
| 25 | UK2 | $41.03 | $41.03 | $52.99 | $205.15 | $410.30 | Visit |
| 26 | Internet.bs | $41.39 | $41.39 | $34.75 | $206.95 | $413.90 | Visit |
| 27 | Regtons | $42.00 | $42.00 | $42.00 | $210.00 | $420.00 | Visit |
| 28 | Marcaria | $43.00 | $43.00 | $43.00 | $215.00 | $430.00 | Visit |
| 29 | 123 Reg | $43.54 | $43.54 | $43.54 | $217.70 | $435.40 | Visit |
| 30 | Cosmotown | $43.67 | $50.17 | $43.67 | $244.35 | $495.20 | Visit |
| 31 | Gandi | $44.05 | $95.98 | $37.32 | $427.97 | $907.87 | Visit |
| 32 | Infomaniak | $44.12 | $44.12 | $44.12 | $220.60 | $441.20 | Visit |
| 33 | Blacknight | $44.38 | $44.38 | $44.38 | $221.90 | $443.80 | Visit |
| 34 | Directnic | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $225.00 | $450.00 | Visit |
| 35 | Netim | $45.00 | $45.00 | $30.00 | $225.00 | $450.00 | Visit |
| 36 | 101domain | $48.67 | $56.17 | $48.67 | $273.35 | $554.20 | Visit |
| 37 | Squarespace | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $250.00 | $500.00 | Visit |
| 38 | Hover | $50.19 | $50.19 | $50.19 | $250.95 | $501.90 | Visit |
| 39 | Moniker | $50.48 | $52.00 | $50.48 | $258.48 | $518.48 | Visit |
| 40 | OnlyDomains | $54.49 | $61.49 | $61.49 | $300.45 | $607.90 | Visit |
| 41 | GoDaddy | $60.19 | $60.19 | $60.19 | $300.95 | $601.90 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
A Domain for the Trades, Not the Techies
Most people typing .builders aren't looking for a tech startup. They're looking for a roofer, a carpenter, or a general contractor. That's the whole point: .builders is one of the few new gTLDs that speaks directly to a blue-collar industry. It was delegated on December 19, 2013, in the 2012 new gTLD round, a wave that opened the internet to hundreds of niche suffixes. For a local construction firm, a .builders address is a way to signal exactly what they do before anyone clicks the link. It's descriptive, unpretentious, and impossible to confuse with a blog.
One Registry, Six Sibling TLDs
The registry behind .builders is Binky Moon, LLC, but that name is just a shell for the real force: Identity Digital, the company that also runs a family of occupation-adjacent suffixes. Look at the siblings: .business, .cafe, .church, .coach, and .codes. These aren't random — they're all built around a profession, a trade, or a calling. The strategy is to give every kind of worker a home online, and .builders is the one aimed squarely at the construction site. That shared infrastructure means the registry has experience running dozens of similar TLDs, so buyers get a stable, well-managed namespace rather than a fly-by-night operation.
Budget Pricing with a Wide Spread
For a small contractor weighing a .builders domain against a .com, the price is on your side. With over 41 registrars carrying it, competition is healthy, and you can find it at Sav for as little as $3.99 — a fraction of what a premium .com might run. But that low entry point comes with a catch: the spread between the cheapest and the most expensive registrar is wide, with some charging $60.19 for the same name. Renewals at the cheap end are $31.40, so the sticker price isn't a trap. The average across the board is $33.68, which still lands in budget territory. Do a quick price check before you commit, and you'll likely walk away with a bargain.
Not a Brand, Just a Trade
What's refreshing about .builders is that it isn't a brand TLD. Some companies spent millions on their own suffixes to lock down their name; this one is open to anyone who builds. That makes it a practical tool for a local market, where a domain like 'smithandson.builders' tells customers exactly what to expect. It's not going to steal traffic from the big generic extensions, and it doesn't need to. For the electrician who wants a memorable web address that doubles as a job description, .builders does the heavy lifting without any corporate branding overhead.