.doctor Domain Names
40 registrars compared — cheapest from $5.38 at Spaceship
Since its 2016 delegation, .doctor has been carved out as a space for the medical profession, but its gatekeeping is lighter than you might expect for a title that carries so much authority.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spaceship Cheapest | $5.38 | $102.67 | $102.67 | $416.06 | $929.41 | Visit |
| 2 | Namecheap | $5.98 | $170.48 | $135.48 | $687.90 | $1540.30 | Visit |
| 3 | Sav | $7.49 | $103.16 | $103.16 | $420.13 | $935.93 | Visit |
| 4 | Dynadot | $8.24 | $106.15 | $106.15 | $432.84 | $963.59 | Visit |
| 5 | Porkbun | $8.24 | $102.47 | $102.47 | $418.12 | $930.47 | Visit |
| 6 | Regery | $8.69 | $105.99 | $105.99 | $432.65 | $962.60 | Visit |
| 7 | INWX | $9.08 | $160.20 | $160.20 | $649.88 | $1450.88 | Visit |
| 8 | OVHcloud | $9.24 | $111.69 | $109.29 | $456.00 | $1014.45 | Visit |
| 9 | All Domains | $11.10 | $142.08 | $142.08 | $579.42 | $1289.82 | Visit |
| 10 | Cosmotown | $11.36 | $96.98 | $96.98 | $399.28 | $884.18 | Visit |
| 11 | Above.com | $11.44 | $99.22 | $99.22 | $408.32 | $904.42 | Visit |
| 12 | Truehost | $12.10 | $151.31 | $117.26 | $617.34 | $1373.89 | Visit |
| 13 | Blacknight | $13.30 | $146.50 | $146.50 | $599.30 | $1331.80 | Visit |
| 14 | NameSilo | $13.49 | $116.99 | $108.99 | $481.45 | $1066.40 | Visit |
| 15 | EuroDNS | $13.90 | $193.36 | $193.36 | $787.34 | $1754.14 | Visit |
| 16 | Name.com | $14.99 | $164.99 | $164.99 | $674.95 | $1499.90 | Visit |
| 17 | GoDaddy | $15.19 | $198.19 | $198.19 | $807.95 | $1798.90 | Visit |
| 18 | Gname | $15.99 | $110.99 | $110.99 | $459.95 | $1014.90 | Visit |
| 19 | Netim | $16.00 | $128.00 | $93.00 | $528.00 | $1168.00 | Visit |
| 20 | Directnic | $19.99 | $153.99 | $153.99 | $635.95 | $1405.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Cloudflare | $90.20 | $90.20 | $90.20 | $451.00 | $902.00 | Visit |
| 22 | eDomains | $96.00 | $96.00 | $96.00 | $480.00 | $960.00 | Visit |
| 23 | NameBright | $99.00 | $99.00 | $99.00 | $495.00 | $990.00 | Visit |
| 24 | Infomaniak | $102.78 | $102.78 | $102.78 | $513.90 | $1027.80 | Visit |
| 25 | Epik | $103.95 | $103.95 | $103.95 | $519.75 | $1039.50 | Visit |
| 26 | Squarespace | $110.00 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $550.00 | $1100.00 | Visit |
| 27 | Crazy Domains | $114.29 | $118.09 | $114.29 | $586.65 | $1177.10 | Visit |
| 28 | DreamHost | $114.99 | $114.99 | $114.99 | $574.95 | $1149.90 | Visit |
| 29 | Hello.co | $114.99 | $114.99 | $114.99 | $574.95 | $1149.90 | Visit |
| 30 | Regtons | $119.00 | $119.00 | $119.00 | $595.00 | $1190.00 | Visit |
| 31 | UK2 | $124.00 | $135.00 | $135.00 | $664.00 | $1339.00 | Visit |
| 32 | Gandi | $125.09 | $247.98 | $113.05 | $1117.01 | $2356.91 | Visit |
| 33 | Marcaria | $127.00 | $127.00 | $127.00 | $635.00 | $1270.00 | Visit |
| 34 | MrDomain | $127.59 | $127.59 | $127.59 | $637.95 | $1275.90 | Visit |
| 35 | 123 Reg | $131.98 | $131.98 | $131.98 | $659.90 | $1319.80 | Visit |
| 36 | Internet.bs | $135.95 | $135.95 | $119.38 | $679.75 | $1359.50 | Visit |
| 37 | IONOS | $152.00 | $152.00 | $152.00 | $760.00 | $1520.00 | Visit |
| 38 | OnlyDomains | $153.49 | $172.99 | $172.99 | $845.45 | $1710.40 | Visit |
| 39 | 101domain | $158.17 | $182.67 | $158.17 | $888.85 | $1802.20 | Visit |
| 40 | Moniker | $182.34 | $205.61 | $199.58 | $1004.78 | $2032.83 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
A Title Without a License: Who Can Register .doctor?
When Binky Moon, LLC took the reins of .doctor, it didn't require a medical degree or board certification to register a name. Unlike the restrictive .pharmacy, which demands accreditation, .doctor is an open namespace. That means a cardiologist and a chiropractor can both call dibs on their specialty, but so can a wellness blogger. The result is a TLD that borrows the credibility of the profession without enforcing its standards. For patients, the ambiguity is worth noting: a .doctor site isn't an automatic stamp of approval, just a claim to the title.
The 2012 New gTLD Gold Rush and the 'Doctor' Land Grab
Delegated on 2016-07-14, .doctor came out of ICANN's 2012 new gTLD program — the same wave that unleashed hundreds of niche extensions. For medical professionals who'd watched their preferred names get snapped up under .com, .doctor offered a fresh start. The early years saw a predictable scramble for first-name and specialty domains: cardiology.doctor, smith.doctor, and the like. The delegation date places it mid-wave, after some health TLDs had already established themselves but early enough that prime names were still on the table. Today, the domain's value depends on whether patients actually type .doctor into their browser — a habit that remains unproven.
Binky Moon, LLC: The Registry Behind the Stethoscope
Binky Moon, LLC — a subsidiary of Identity Digital — operates .doctor, and its parent's registry platform handles everything from DNSSEC to dispute resolution. Identity Digital has become a quiet giant of the new gTLD era, running dozens of extensions, but Binky Moon is the legal entity on the IANA record. The choice of a whimsical corporate name for a medical TLD is a quirk that reflects the commercialization of the namespace. For registrants, the practical takeaway is that .doctor benefits from the technical infrastructure of a major registry, but it doesn't carry the same community governance as, say, a professional association–run TLD. The trust factor is delegated to the domain holder, not the registry.
The Pricing Puzzle: Why .doctor Costs Everything from Peanuts to a Premium
The pricing spread for .doctor is extreme — [Spaceship](Spaceship) lists it for a tenth of what the most expensive registrar charges. That volatility makes .doctor a budget TLD when you shop around, but a premium one when you're not careful. The price gap probably reflects different registrar strategies: some treat .doctor as a commodity, others position it as a high-value niche for medical professionals willing to pay a premium for a memorable address. For a domain buyer, the lesson is to compare across the 40 registrars that sell it before committing. The average price sits somewhere between the extremes, but the range suggests that .doctor's perceived worth is still being negotiated.
The Health-TLD Cluster: Where .doctor Fits Among Siblings
In the health-TLD cluster, .doctor rubs shoulders with .health, .healthcare, .clinic, and .hospital. Each has a slightly different connotation: .clinic suggests walk-in care, .hospital implies inpatient facilities, while .health and .healthcare are broader lifestyle and industry terms. .doctor stakes out the personal brand — it's the one where a name feels natural, like Dr. Smith's direct channel. That personal positioning is what distinguishes it from .pharmacy, which is locked down by regulators. For an individual practitioner, .doctor can be a powerful identity marker, but for a multi-location practice, .healthcare might better convey institutional scale. The choice hinges on whether you want to sound like a person or a provider network.