.cafe Domain Names
44 registrars compared — cheapest from $3.99 at Sav
Delegated in March 2015 as part of ICANN’s new gTLD program, .cafe is run by Binky Moon, LLC, the same outfit behind Identity Digital’s portfolio of niche extensions. It’s a small niche with a clear flavor, but the gaps in its story are part of the charm.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $3.99 | $47.00 | $47.00 | $191.99 | $426.99 | Visit |
| 2 | Dynadot | $4.50 | $48.37 | $48.37 | $197.98 | $439.83 | Visit |
| 3 | Porkbun | $4.63 | $46.86 | $46.86 | $192.07 | $426.37 | Visit |
| 4 | Regery | $4.99 | $47.99 | $47.99 | $196.95 | $436.90 | Visit |
| 5 | INWX | $5.04 | $79.80 | $79.80 | $324.24 | $723.24 | Visit |
| 6 | Hostinger | $5.19 | $60.19 | $5.19 | $245.95 | $546.90 | Visit |
| 7 | Spaceship | $5.38 | $46.78 | $46.78 | $192.50 | $426.40 | Visit |
| 8 | Above.com | $5.94 | $49.72 | $49.72 | $204.82 | $453.42 | Visit |
| 9 | Namecheap | $5.98 | $73.48 | $61.98 | $299.90 | $667.30 | Visit |
| 10 | Cosmotown | $6.08 | $43.51 | $43.51 | $180.12 | $397.67 | Visit |
| 11 | NameSilo | $6.25 | $51.99 | $46.99 | $214.21 | $474.16 | Visit |
| 12 | OVHcloud | $6.35 | $45.79 | $44.89 | $189.51 | $418.46 | Visit |
| 13 | Truehost | $6.60 | $66.81 | $52.26 | $273.84 | $607.89 | Visit |
| 14 | Blacknight | $6.64 | $66.58 | $66.58 | $272.96 | $605.86 | Visit |
| 15 | All Domains | $6.66 | $62.16 | $62.16 | $255.30 | $566.10 | Visit |
| 16 | IONOS | $7.40 | $74.00 | $74.00 | $303.40 | $673.40 | Visit |
| 17 | EuroDNS | $7.43 | $80.25 | $80.25 | $328.43 | $729.68 | Visit |
| 18 | Name.com | $7.99 | $69.99 | $69.99 | $287.95 | $637.90 | Visit |
| 19 | Directnic | $9.99 | $69.99 | $69.99 | $289.95 | $639.90 | Visit |
| 20 | GoDaddy | $10.19 | $90.19 | $90.19 | $370.95 | $821.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Gname | $10.99 | $55.99 | $55.99 | $234.95 | $514.90 | Visit |
| 22 | Netim | $11.50 | $59.50 | $43.00 | $249.50 | $547.00 | Visit |
| 23 | eDomains | $33.60 | $33.60 | $33.60 | $168.00 | $336.00 | Visit |
| 24 | Bluehost | $33.99 | $55.99 | $33.99 | $257.95 | $537.90 | Visit |
| 25 | Infomaniak | $36.01 | $36.01 | $36.01 | $180.05 | $360.10 | Visit |
| 26 | Hello.co | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 27 | Cloudflare | $40.20 | $40.20 | $40.20 | $201.00 | $402.00 | Visit |
| 28 | NameBright | $44.00 | $44.00 | $44.00 | $220.00 | $440.00 | Visit |
| 29 | DreamHost | $44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | $224.95 | $449.90 | Visit |
| 30 | Crazy Domains | $46.49 | $46.49 | $46.49 | $232.45 | $464.90 | Visit |
| 31 | Gandi | $47.85 | $103.98 | $40.55 | $463.77 | $983.67 | Visit |
| 32 | 123 Reg | $48.82 | $48.82 | $48.82 | $244.10 | $488.20 | Visit |
| 33 | Epik | $49.95 | $49.95 | $49.95 | $249.75 | $499.50 | Visit |
| 34 | UK2 | $51.49 | $55.99 | $55.99 | $275.45 | $555.40 | Visit |
| 35 | Marcaria | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $265.00 | $530.00 | Visit |
| 36 | Alibaba Cloud | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $275.00 | $550.00 | Visit |
| 37 | Squarespace | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $275.00 | $550.00 | Visit |
| 38 | Regtons | $56.99 | $56.99 | $56.99 | $284.95 | $569.90 | Visit |
| 39 | MrDomain | $57.66 | $57.66 | $57.66 | $288.30 | $576.60 | Visit |
| 40 | Internet.bs | $61.70 | $61.70 | $51.06 | $308.50 | $617.00 | Visit |
| 41 | OnlyDomains | $72.99 | $81.99 | $81.99 | $400.95 | $810.90 | Visit |
| 42 | 101domain | $73.17 | $83.17 | $73.17 | $405.85 | $821.70 | Visit |
| 43 | Hover | $75.19 | $75.19 | $75.19 | $375.95 | $751.90 | Visit |
| 44 | Moniker | $80.28 | $82.72 | $80.28 | $411.16 | $824.76 | Visit |
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The 2015 Cohort: A Latecomer with a Menu of Intent
When Binky Moon, LLC pulled .cafe into the root on 12 March 2015, it joined the second wave of the 2012 new gTLD round. Unlike heritage TLDs that grew organically, .cafe was born as a deliberate place to sit. Its registry is not a coffeehouse but a tech company—the Identity Digital network—which also handles sibling food-and-drink strings like .restaurant, .coffee, and .pizza. The delegation date places it well after the first .cafes went live, but the intent was never speed; it was semantics. The string signals a stop, a brew, a meeting spot—more mood than menu.
Binky Moon, LLC: The Naming Curator You've Never Heard Of
Binky Moon, LLC is the registry operator, but don't mistake the whimsical name for a mom-and-pop shop. It sits under the Identity Digital umbrella, one of the largest new-gTLD registry providers, known for running dozens of generic strings. Yet unlike .com or .org, .cafe's sponsor is a private company, not a nonprofit or government. That means decisions about price floors, renewal policies, and sunrise claims are commercial, not civic. For a domain so tied to hospitality, there's quiet irony: the coffee shop's sign is controlled by a corporate infrastructure company. The registry website points straight to Identity Digital's portfolio page, where .cafe is just one of many bins on the shelf.
What .cafe Adds to the Table That .com Can't
A .cafe address promises context before anyone clicks. It's a micro-branding signal that works hardest for independent shops, roasteries, and bloggers who want their URL to double as location flavor. Typing in a .cafe doesn't tell you the city or the roast—just the vibe. In that sense it's closer to an adjective than a noun. But that's also its limit: no one searches for 'cafe' to find a specific business, so the TLD thrives on wordplay and local names, not keywords. Pair it with .coffee or .bar and the choice becomes about selling beans, drinks, or the space itself. The niche is narrow, but for a storefront URL it's a fuller sentence.
Pricing: An Extreme Spread, Yet Still a Budget Table
Registrar pricing for .cafe reveals a dramatic gap: the cheapest registrar lists it at roughly a tenth of the most expensive. That kind of spread suggests young-market pricing chaos, not a settled commodity. With about 44 registrars offering it, the cheapest registrar) treats .cafe as an impulse buy, while the priciest sellers pitch it as a premium identity. The renewal rate at the low end—$47.00—is what keeps the category affordable for a single-owner shop. Yet the average price, $29.73, hints that most people aren't grabbing the bargain bin. It's a budget TLD with luxury outliers, which means the 'right' price depends entirely on which registrar you walk into.