.consulting Domain Names
42 registrars compared — cheapest from $7.45 at Spaceship
Delegated on January 30, 2014, .consulting is a generic top-level domain that rode the wave of the 2012 new gTLD program—but its story is less about novelty and more about the profession it names.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spaceship Cheapest | $7.45 | $43.67 | $43.67 | $182.13 | $400.48 | Visit |
| 2 | Namecheap | $8.48 | $67.98 | $57.98 | $280.40 | $620.30 | Visit |
| 3 | Squarespace | $10.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $230.00 | $505.00 | Visit |
| 4 | OVHcloud | $17.91 | $51.39 | $50.19 | $223.47 | $480.42 | Visit |
| 5 | Sav | $19.99 | $43.88 | $43.88 | $195.51 | $414.91 | Visit |
| 6 | Porkbun | $21.11 | $43.77 | $43.77 | $196.19 | $415.04 | Visit |
| 7 | Dynadot | $21.62 | $45.16 | $45.16 | $202.26 | $428.06 | Visit |
| 8 | Cosmotown | $21.99 | $45.65 | $45.65 | $204.59 | $432.84 | Visit |
| 9 | Regery | $21.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | $201.95 | $426.90 | Visit |
| 10 | All Domains | $22.20 | $57.72 | $57.72 | $253.08 | $541.68 | Visit |
| 11 | Above.com | $22.44 | $46.42 | $46.42 | $208.12 | $440.22 | Visit |
| 12 | Hostinger | $23.19 | $63.19 | $23.19 | $275.95 | $591.90 | Visit |
| 13 | INWX | $24.20 | $78.60 | $78.60 | $338.60 | $731.60 | Visit |
| 14 | Blacknight | $25.51 | $33.84 | $33.84 | $160.87 | $330.07 | Visit |
| 15 | Gname | $25.99 | $52.99 | $52.99 | $237.95 | $502.90 | Visit |
| 16 | NameSilo | $26.99 | $54.99 | $48.99 | $246.95 | $521.90 | Visit |
| 17 | IONOS | $27.30 | $78.00 | $78.00 | $339.30 | $729.30 | Visit |
| 18 | Netim | $30.00 | $64.00 | $45.00 | $286.00 | $606.00 | Visit |
| 19 | GoDaddy | $30.19 | $84.19 | $84.19 | $366.95 | $787.90 | Visit |
| 20 | Truehost | $31.75 | $70.71 | $54.86 | $314.59 | $668.14 | Visit |
| 21 | eDomains | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $180.00 | $360.00 | Visit |
| 22 | EuroDNS | $37.06 | $77.56 | $77.56 | $347.30 | $735.10 | Visit |
| 23 | Infomaniak | $38.57 | $38.57 | $38.57 | $192.85 | $385.70 | Visit |
| 24 | Directnic | $39.99 | $67.99 | $67.99 | $311.95 | $651.90 | Visit |
| 25 | Name.com | $39.99 | $67.99 | $60.99 | $311.95 | $651.90 | Visit |
| 26 | Cloudflare | $42.20 | $42.20 | $42.20 | $211.00 | $422.00 | Visit |
| 27 | UK2 | $43.54 | $43.54 | $58.99 | $217.70 | $435.40 | Visit |
| 28 | Hello.co | $44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | $224.95 | $449.90 | Visit |
| 29 | NameBright | $46.00 | $46.00 | $46.00 | $230.00 | $460.00 | Visit |
| 30 | Epik | $46.95 | $46.95 | $46.95 | $234.75 | $469.50 | Visit |
| 31 | Gandi | $47.86 | $95.98 | $40.56 | $431.78 | $911.68 | Visit |
| 32 | 123 Reg | $48.82 | $48.82 | $48.82 | $244.10 | $488.20 | Visit |
| 33 | DreamHost | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $249.95 | $499.90 | Visit |
| 34 | Internet.bs | $51.94 | $57.86 | $51.94 | $283.38 | $572.68 | Visit |
| 35 | Crazy Domains | $51.99 | $51.99 | $51.99 | $259.95 | $519.90 | Visit |
| 36 | Marcaria | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $260.00 | $520.00 | Visit |
| 37 | MrDomain | $52.11 | $52.11 | $52.11 | $260.55 | $521.10 | Visit |
| 38 | Regtons | $58.99 | $58.99 | $58.99 | $294.95 | $589.90 | Visit |
| 39 | 101domain | $62.67 | $76.17 | $62.67 | $367.35 | $748.20 | Visit |
| 40 | OnlyDomains | $62.99 | $71.49 | $71.49 | $348.95 | $706.40 | Visit |
| 41 | Moniker | $67.38 | $76.51 | $67.38 | $373.42 | $755.97 | Visit |
| 42 | Hover | $70.19 | $70.19 | $70.19 | $350.95 | $701.90 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
A Profession, Not a Place
Unlike country-code TLDs that denote geography, .consulting is anchored to a line of work. It was one of hundreds of new gTLDs approved in the 2012 round, a program that let companies and entrepreneurs apply for suffixes matching their trade. The sponsor, Dog Beach, LLC, is a subsidiary of Donuts Inc., which built a portfolio of niche extensions. For consultants—whether solo practitioners or global firms—a .consulting address says what you do before a visitor even clicks. It skips the awkward 'what does your company do?' conversation that a .com often invites.
The Search for Specificity
The .consulting extension competes with a cluster of professional-services TLDs that emerged from the same new gTLD batch. .agency, .services, .solutions, .partners, and .works each hover around the same client-facing territory. Where .consulting gets specific, its rivals stay broad. A firm that audits supply chains might choose .consulting to signal a defined practice; a company offering a range of business help could prefer .services for the extra room. The trade-off: .consulting narrows your message but also narrows your search—someone hunting for a 'consultant' is more likely to type this than a generic term.
What the Price Spread Tells You
The asking price for a .consulting domain varies so widely across the 42 registrars that it signals a market still finding its feet. At the low end, Spaceship offers it for $7.45—a price that treats it as a budget curiosity. Higher up, registrars charge $70.19, pushing it into premium territory. That divergence is common for young gTLDs without a dominant use case. Consulting is a huge industry, but it hasn't coalesced around one extension the way, say, technology firms embraced .io. Until it does, price comparison shopping will reward the patient.
A Legacy in the Making
A decade past its delegation, .consulting hasn't achieved the breakout status of some of its 2012 peers. Its IANA record lists Dog Beach, LLC as sponsor, but the real legacy question is whether consultants adopt it as their default. The ICANN new gTLD program that birthed it was designed to inject choice into the domain space. For a consultant who failed to snag a desirable .com, .consulting offers a professional alternative. Yet it must compete not only with rivals like .solutions but with the inertia of .com itself. Whether it becomes the go-to for the industry or a niche player will depend on whether professionals decide that specificity is worth the search engine trade-offs.