.chat Domain Names
43 registrars compared — cheapest from $4.99 at Sav
Delegated in early 2015 as part of ICANN's new gTLD program, .chat is a generic top-level domain run by Binky Moon, LLC, the same registry behind a family of descriptive domains.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $4.99 | $40.76 | $40.76 | $168.03 | $371.83 | Visit |
| 2 | Spaceship | $5.38 | $40.57 | $40.57 | $167.66 | $370.51 | Visit |
| 3 | Dynadot | $5.57 | $41.95 | $41.95 | $173.37 | $383.12 | Visit |
| 4 | Porkbun | $5.66 | $40.68 | $40.68 | $168.38 | $371.78 | Visit |
| 5 | Namecheap | $5.98 | $65.98 | $53.48 | $269.90 | $599.80 | Visit |
| 6 | Regery | $5.99 | $41.99 | $41.99 | $173.95 | $383.90 | Visit |
| 7 | INWX | $6.05 | $68.40 | $68.40 | $279.65 | $621.65 | Visit |
| 8 | Hostinger | $6.19 | $53.19 | $6.19 | $218.95 | $484.90 | Visit |
| 9 | Truehost | $8.24 | $57.71 | $45.76 | $239.08 | $527.63 | Visit |
| 10 | Above.com | $8.69 | $43.12 | $43.12 | $181.17 | $396.77 | Visit |
| 11 | Cosmotown | $8.76 | $38.17 | $38.17 | $161.44 | $352.29 | Visit |
| 12 | All Domains | $8.88 | $53.28 | $53.28 | $222.00 | $488.40 | Visit |
| 13 | OVHcloud | $9.24 | $38.59 | $37.89 | $163.60 | $356.55 | Visit |
| 14 | EuroDNS | $9.26 | $71.10 | $71.10 | $293.66 | $649.16 | Visit |
| 15 | Blacknight | $9.97 | $57.70 | $57.70 | $240.77 | $529.27 | Visit |
| 16 | Name.com | $9.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | $229.95 | $504.90 | Visit |
| 17 | NameSilo | $9.99 | $44.99 | $39.99 | $189.95 | $414.90 | Visit |
| 18 | GoDaddy | $10.19 | $78.19 | $78.19 | $322.95 | $713.90 | Visit |
| 19 | Gname | $13.99 | $51.99 | $51.99 | $221.95 | $481.90 | Visit |
| 20 | Netim | $14.00 | $54.50 | $38.00 | $232.00 | $504.50 | Visit |
| 21 | Directnic | $14.99 | $60.99 | $60.99 | $258.95 | $563.90 | Visit |
| 22 | eDomains | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 23 | Bluehost | $30.99 | $49.99 | $30.99 | $230.95 | $480.90 | Visit |
| 24 | Infomaniak | $32.13 | $32.13 | $32.13 | $160.65 | $321.30 | Visit |
| 25 | UK2 | $34.96 | $34.96 | $38.99 | $174.80 | $349.60 | Visit |
| 26 | Hello.co | $34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $174.95 | $349.90 | Visit |
| 27 | Cloudflare | $35.20 | $35.20 | $35.20 | $176.00 | $352.00 | Visit |
| 28 | Crazy Domains | $38.99 | $38.99 | $38.99 | $194.95 | $389.90 | Visit |
| 29 | NameBright | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $195.00 | $390.00 | Visit |
| 30 | DreamHost | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 31 | 123 Reg | $43.54 | $43.54 | $43.54 | $217.70 | $435.40 | Visit |
| 32 | Epik | $43.95 | $43.95 | $43.95 | $219.75 | $439.50 | Visit |
| 33 | Gandi | $44.05 | $95.98 | $37.32 | $427.97 | $907.87 | Visit |
| 34 | Marcaria | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $225.00 | $450.00 | Visit |
| 35 | MrDomain | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $255.00 | $510.00 | Visit |
| 36 | Regtons | $51.99 | $51.99 | $51.99 | $259.95 | $519.90 | Visit |
| 37 | OnlyDomains | $52.49 | $60.49 | $60.49 | $294.45 | $596.90 | Visit |
| 38 | Internet.bs | $53.60 | $53.60 | $44.83 | $268.00 | $536.00 | Visit |
| 39 | Squarespace | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $275.00 | $550.00 | Visit |
| 40 | 101domain | $59.67 | $67.17 | $59.67 | $328.35 | $664.20 | Visit |
| 41 | IONOS | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | $325.00 | $650.00 | Visit |
| 42 | Hover | $65.19 | $65.19 | $65.19 | $325.95 | $651.90 | Visit |
| 43 | Moniker | $71.79 | $73.96 | $71.79 | $367.63 | $737.43 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
A Descriptive Domain From the 2012 New gTLD Wave
.chat was delegated on January 29, 2015, part of the 2012 new gTLD expansion. It's a generic TLD, not a brand, and it sits in the registry portfolio of Binky Moon, LLC, which operates under the Identity Digital umbrella. Unlike niche or geographic extensions, .chat was conceived as a broad, topic-based namespace — a home for real-time conversation sites, customer support portals, and community forums. Its delegated string tells you exactly what you're supposed to do with it, which is a rarity in a sea of abstract and brand TLDs.
One Registry, a Stable of Sibling TLDs
Binky Moon doesn't run .chat alone. The same registry operates .business, .cafe, .church, .coach, and .codes — a portfolio of activity- and community-oriented names. For registrants, that means the support and pricing structures are consistent across these TLDs. But .chat occupies its own niche: where .codes targets developers and .coach targets trainers, .chat is agnostic — any site whose core is conversation, from Discord-style servers to live customer support, could claim it. The naming freedom is both an asset and a liability, depending on what you build.
The Pricing Spread Is Wilder Than the Purpose
The domain's utility may be straightforward, but its retail price is anything but. Across the 43 registrars that sell .chat, the cheapest — [Sav](/registrars/sav) — offers it at roughly a tenth of what the most expensive charges. That's an extreme spread, making .chat a budget-priced TLD for the savvy shopper and a premium one for anyone who clicks the wrong link. Annual renewals typically hover near $40.76, with the average sitting at $27.92 — but the gap between the low end and the high end is a reminder that domain pricing is less about the TLD's value and more about each registrar's strategy.
What .chat Doesn't Tell You
A .chat name signals conversational intent, but it says nothing about who you are or where you're from. Unlike a country-code TLD that anchors you geographically, .chat floats free — no registry restrictions, no local presence requirement, no niche gatekeeping. That's a double-edged sword: it's easy to register, but easy to be lost among the crowd of chat-related sites. It also competes with longer, well-worn paths — .business might convey a more professional tone, while .cafe evokes a casual hangout. In the end, .chat is what you make of it: a literal label that works as a domain hack or a direct descriptive name, but one that demands the rest of your brand do the heavy lifting.