.charity Domain Names
34 registrars compared — cheapest from $5.99 at Name.com
When .charity landed in the root zone in May 2018, it wasn't just another feel-good extension — it was Public Interest Registry's bet on semantic clarity in a crowded giving space.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Name.com Cheapest | $5.99 | $40.99 | $31.99 | $169.95 | $374.90 | Visit |
| 2 | Porkbun Cheapest | $5.99 | $22.66 | $22.66 | $96.63 | $209.93 | Visit |
| 3 | Spaceship | $6.41 | $22.39 | $22.39 | $95.97 | $207.92 | Visit |
| 4 | Namecheap | $7.48 | $37.98 | $27.98 | $159.40 | $349.30 | Visit |
| 5 | Sav | $11.64 | $22.56 | $22.56 | $101.88 | $214.68 | Visit |
| 6 | Regery | $11.89 | $22.99 | $22.69 | $103.85 | $218.80 | Visit |
| 7 | Dynadot | $11.99 | $23.01 | $23.01 | $104.03 | $219.08 | Visit |
| 8 | INWX | $13.00 | $42.12 | $42.12 | $181.48 | $392.08 | Visit |
| 9 | Truehost | $13.52 | $30.41 | $28.21 | $135.16 | $287.21 | Visit |
| 10 | All Domains | $13.87 | $29.97 | $29.97 | $133.75 | $283.60 | Visit |
| 11 | NameSilo | $13.99 | $23.99 | $21.99 | $109.95 | $229.90 | Visit |
| 12 | Netim | $14.50 | $36.00 | $24.50 | $158.50 | $338.50 | Visit |
| 13 | Directnic | $14.99 | $40.99 | $40.99 | $178.95 | $383.90 | Visit |
| 14 | Gname | $14.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | $158.95 | $338.90 | Visit |
| 15 | Regtons | $14.99 | $34.00 | $34.00 | $150.99 | $320.99 | Visit |
| 16 | Cloudflare | $21.70 | $21.70 | $21.70 | $108.50 | $217.00 | Visit |
| 17 | eDomains | $26.88 | $26.88 | $26.88 | $134.40 | $268.80 | Visit |
| 18 | Infomaniak | $26.88 | $26.88 | $26.88 | $134.40 | $268.80 | Visit |
| 19 | MrDomain | $28.80 | $28.80 | $28.80 | $144.00 | $288.00 | Visit |
| 20 | Marcaria | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 21 | Crazy Domains | $30.71 | $31.69 | $30.71 | $157.47 | $315.92 | Visit |
| 22 | Internet.bs | $30.99 | $35.05 | $33.99 | $171.19 | $346.44 | Visit |
| 23 | Blacknight | $32.17 | $32.17 | $32.17 | $160.85 | $321.70 | Visit |
| 24 | EuroDNS | $32.85 | $32.85 | $32.85 | $164.25 | $328.50 | Visit |
| 25 | 101domain | $33.99 | $38.99 | $33.99 | $189.95 | $384.90 | Visit |
| 26 | Cosmotown | $33.99 | $38.99 | $33.99 | $189.95 | $384.90 | Visit |
| 27 | OnlyDomains | $33.99 | $38.49 | $29.99 | $187.95 | $380.40 | Visit |
| 28 | UK2 | $33.99 | $36.99 | $29.99 | $181.95 | $366.90 | Visit |
| 29 | Epik | $34.95 | $34.95 | $34.95 | $174.75 | $349.50 | Visit |
| 30 | Hover | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 31 | Gandi | $41.21 | $87.98 | $34.92 | $393.13 | $833.03 | Visit |
| 32 | GoDaddy | $42.99 | $42.99 | $42.99 | $214.95 | $429.90 | Visit |
| 33 | Moniker | $43.99 | $45.35 | $43.99 | $225.39 | $452.14 | Visit |
| 34 | Squarespace | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $300.00 | $600.00 | Visit |
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The Registry That Runs on Mission
Public Interest Registry (PIR) has a long history of stewardship in the nonprofit corner of the internet — they're the same organization behind .org, as well as .foundation, .gives, and .giving. PIR's IANA record spells out the mission: a purpose-built space for charitable organizations. That pedigree matters. For those seeking a domain that signals nonprofit intent at the registry level, .charity is one of the few namespaces where the operator's own institutional identity mirrors the TLD's meaning — a faith-based organization running a TLD called "charity" carries a different weight than a purely commercial registry would.
Born From the 2012 New gTLD Wave
The delegation date of May 17, 2018 places .charity square in the second wave of ICANN's 2012 New gTLD program, the historic expansion that cracked open the namespace beyond a couple dozen classics. Unlike brand TLDs from the same round that remain locked behind corporate walls, .charity is fully open — a point underscored by its brand TLD status being false. For nonprofits and charities, that openness is the whole point: it's a public resource, not a marketing silo. The spillover effect is that generic terms like "charity" become community property, governed by the policies of the registry rather than a single holder's whims.
The Pricing Spread Says Something About Trust
Among the roughly 34 registrars carrying .charity, the cheapest option (Name.com) sits at $5.99, while the most expensive vendor asks $60.00. That's a tenfold gap — extreme for any TLD, and jarring for a namespace built on benevolent intentions. The takeaway: budget-conscious donors and grassroots organizations have a genuinely affordable on-ramp via Name.com, but the premium end of the market suggests that some see .charity as a branding play for established institutions with bigger budgets. The wide spread also signals that registrars aren't all treating this as a price-war commodity — some are betting that mission-driven buyers will pay for perceived credibility.
Donation Pedigree, Not Just a Keyword
The obvious comparison is .band — another open gTLD with a clear semantic niche. But where .band serves musicians and fans, .charity carries an implicit trust burden. The WHOIS server at whois.nic.charity and the registry's own site are the technical scaffolding, but the real test is whether the public reads "charity" in a URL and feels safer clicking. No keyword research exists to measure demand, so we're left with the structural advantage: a domain that names intent outright is harder to confuse with a phishing page than something cleverly misspelled. That's not a guarantee of virtue — any TLD can host bad actors — but it's a head start on donor psychology.