.date Domain Names
40 registrars compared — cheapest from $4.18 at Cloudflare
A generic dot born in the 2012 new gTLD wave, .date was delegated in 2015 and has since been a canvas for anything from calendars to romance—depending on who's typing it.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudflare Cheapest | $4.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 | $24.90 | $50.80 | Visit |
| 2 | NameSilo | $4.25 | $6.25 | $3.75 | $29.25 | $60.50 | Visit |
| 3 | Spaceship | $4.32 | $5.35 | $4.32 | $25.72 | $52.47 | Visit |
| 4 | eDomains | $4.47 | $5.66 | $4.57 | $27.11 | $55.41 | Visit |
| 5 | Dynadot | $4.48 | $5.55 | $4.48 | $26.68 | $54.43 | Visit |
| 6 | Porkbun | $4.61 | $5.64 | $4.61 | $27.17 | $55.37 | Visit |
| 7 | Cosmotown | $4.99 | $6.06 | $4.99 | $29.23 | $59.53 | Visit |
| 8 | Truehost | $5.12 | $7.35 | $6.18 | $34.52 | $71.27 | Visit |
| 9 | All Domains | $5.55 | $27.75 | $27.75 | $116.55 | $255.30 | Visit |
| 10 | OVHcloud | $5.97 | $28.49 | $28.49 | $119.93 | $262.38 | Visit |
| 11 | Namecheap | $5.98 | $9.98 | $5.98 | $45.90 | $95.80 | Visit |
| 12 | GoDaddy | $8.19 | $40.19 | $8.19 | $168.95 | $369.90 | Visit |
| 13 | INWX | $8.64 | $39.36 | $39.36 | $166.08 | $362.88 | Visit |
| 14 | Gname | $9.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $129.95 | $279.90 | Visit |
| 15 | Regery | $10.99 | $11.69 | $11.69 | $57.75 | $116.20 | Visit |
| 16 | OnlyDomains | $16.99 | $18.99 | $2.99 | $92.95 | $187.90 | Visit |
| 17 | UK2 | $16.99 | $17.99 | $2.99 | $88.95 | $178.90 | Visit |
| 18 | Marcaria | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | $90.00 | $180.00 | Visit |
| 19 | Sav | $20.98 | $20.98 | $20.98 | $104.90 | $209.80 | Visit |
| 20 | Above.com | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $110.00 | $220.00 | Visit |
| 21 | Internet.bs | $25.99 | $29.89 | $28.99 | $145.55 | $295.00 | Visit |
| 22 | MrDomain | $26.58 | $26.58 | $26.58 | $132.90 | $265.80 | Visit |
| 23 | Crazy Domains | $26.99 | $29.89 | $26.99 | $146.55 | $296.00 | Visit |
| 24 | Regtons | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $135.00 | $270.00 | Visit |
| 25 | Blacknight | $29.40 | $29.40 | $29.40 | $147.00 | $294.00 | Visit |
| 26 | Epik | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $149.75 | $299.50 | Visit |
| 27 | Hover | $31.19 | $31.19 | $31.19 | $155.95 | $311.90 | Visit |
| 28 | Alibaba Cloud | $32.99 | $32.99 | $32.99 | $164.95 | $329.90 | Visit |
| 29 | Netim | $33.50 | $33.50 | $23.00 | $167.50 | $335.00 | Visit |
| 30 | Directnic | $33.99 | $33.99 | $33.99 | $169.95 | $339.90 | Visit |
| 31 | Infomaniak | $34.53 | $34.53 | $34.53 | $172.65 | $345.30 | Visit |
| 32 | Name.com | $34.99 | $37.99 | $34.99 | $186.95 | $376.90 | Visit |
| 33 | EuroDNS | $35.55 | $35.55 | $35.55 | $177.75 | $355.50 | Visit |
| 34 | Moniker | $35.99 | $43.25 | $41.99 | $208.99 | $425.24 | Visit |
| 35 | 101domain | $36.17 | $43.17 | $36.17 | $208.85 | $424.70 | Visit |
| 36 | Gandi | $38.34 | $87.98 | $32.49 | $390.26 | $830.16 | Visit |
| 37 | 123 Reg | $39.58 | $39.58 | $39.58 | $197.90 | $395.80 | Visit |
| 38 | Hello.co | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 39 | IONOS | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $200.00 | $400.00 | Visit |
| 40 | Squarespace | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $250.00 | $500.00 | Visit |
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The dot for the 2012 New gTLD Class
When ICANN opened the floodgates to hundreds of new top-level domains in 2012, .date was one of the lucky delegated strings. It officially entered the root on February 5, 2015, joining a wave that expanded the internet's naming landscape beyond the classic generic TLDs. Unlike brand-owner TLDs, .date isn't tethered to a single corporation—it's open to anyone. That means its meaning stays fluid: a date can be a calendar entry, a romantic outing, or a deadline. The generic nature keeps it versatile, but the 2012 origins show in how it competes: it has to carve attention among scores of other dictionary-word gTLDs delegated around the same time.
Who's Steering the Registry (and Why It Matters)
dot Date Limited runs the registry, but they're not exactly a household name. They operate behind nic.date, and their business model hinges on volume. Because .date is a generic word, the registry's challenge is attracting registrations from a broad audience—whether that's dating startups looking for memorable URLs, event planners, or anyone who likes a clever domain hack like "save.the.date." The registry's anonymity isn't unusual in the new gTLD world; many registries are portfolio players. But it does mean the TLD doesn't carry the institutional weight of, say, country-code domains—its reputation rises or falls with the creativity of its registrants, not a storied history.
A Domain for Every Kind of Date
What can you actually do with a .date? The word splits neatly across meanings. For a calendar app, "get.your.date" could snap up a concise address. For a matchmaking service, .date offers a built-in double entendre—think "single.dates" or "lets.go.on.a.date." Even project-management tools could claim "meet.your.date" to emphasize deadlines. The ambiguity is the point: it's a word that invites wordplay. And because it's a generic gTLD, the Public Suffix List treats it like any other, meaning registrants get full control over DNS. The only real constraint is imagination—and the willingness to claim a spot before someone else does. With registrars pricing it as a budget option, the cost of creativity stays low.
Pricing: The Budget End of the Dating Pool
If price is a signal, .date signals "give it a try." A quick glance at the registrars offering it shows an extreme spread: some charge $4.18 for the first year, others ask for ten times that. That kind of gap is common among new gTLDs still jockeying for attention—cheap promotional pricing feeds experimentation, while premium pricing positions it as a niche commodity. For a word as generic as .date, the low end makes sense: registries often hope to seed a base of registrations and upsell renewals later. Yet most registrars still list it at $21.74, so the TLD sits firmly in the budget lane. A bargain rate from Cloudflare makes the risk nearly invisible.
Where .date Fits Among Its New gTLD Siblings
In the 2012 cohort, .date isn't alone in mining plain English for meaning. It shares the generic gTLD space with the likes of .band, .business, .cafe, .church, and .coach—all delegated under the same program and all betting that a dictionary word can carry a community. But .date carries a peculiar semantic elasticity: those others lean toward specific professions or pastimes, while .date splits between a calendar unit and a social ritual. That dual personality could be a weakness (diffused value) or a strength (two audiences to sell to). In a cohort with no guaranteed winner, .date's flexibility is its edge—though it remains to be seen whether anyone claims it decisively.