.engineering Domain Names
42 registrars compared — cheapest from $5.99 at Sav
When .engineering hit the root zone in April 2014, it joined a wave of profession-specific domains that promised to give every trade its own corner of the internet—but the real story is who got there first, and for how little.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
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| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $5.99 | $60.52 | $60.52 | $248.07 | $550.67 | Visit |
| 2 | Dynadot | $6.64 | $62.28 | $62.28 | $255.76 | $567.16 | Visit |
| 3 | Porkbun | $6.69 | $60.25 | $60.25 | $247.69 | $548.94 | Visit |
| 4 | Regery | $6.99 | $61.99 | $61.99 | $254.95 | $564.90 | Visit |
| 5 | INWX | $7.56 | $106.20 | $106.20 | $432.36 | $963.36 | Visit |
| 6 | Spaceship | $9.52 | $60.23 | $60.23 | $250.44 | $551.59 | Visit |
| 7 | Truehost | $9.75 | $103.21 | $65.26 | $422.59 | $938.64 | Visit |
| 8 | Namecheap | $10.48 | $99.98 | $79.98 | $410.40 | $910.30 | Visit |
| 9 | EuroDNS | $11.10 | $105.03 | $105.03 | $431.22 | $956.37 | Visit |
| 10 | Name.com | $11.99 | $104.99 | $104.99 | $431.95 | $956.90 | Visit |
| 11 | All Domains | $13.32 | $79.92 | $79.92 | $333.00 | $732.60 | Visit |
| 12 | Cosmotown | $13.57 | $54.21 | $54.21 | $230.41 | $501.46 | Visit |
| 13 | Above.com | $13.64 | $55.22 | $55.22 | $234.52 | $510.62 | Visit |
| 14 | OVHcloud | $14.44 | $65.69 | $63.09 | $277.20 | $605.65 | Visit |
| 15 | Blacknight | $15.52 | $86.01 | $86.01 | $359.56 | $789.61 | Visit |
| 16 | NameSilo | $15.99 | $79.99 | $68.99 | $335.95 | $735.90 | Visit |
| 17 | Gname | $17.99 | $69.99 | $69.99 | $297.95 | $647.90 | Visit |
| 18 | Netim | $18.50 | $73.50 | $53.00 | $312.50 | $680.00 | Visit |
| 19 | Directnic | $23.99 | $88.99 | $88.99 | $379.95 | $824.90 | Visit |
| 20 | GoDaddy | $24.19 | $116.19 | $116.19 | $488.95 | $1069.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Cloudflare | $50.20 | $50.20 | $50.20 | $251.00 | $502.00 | Visit |
| 22 | eDomains | $50.40 | $50.40 | $50.40 | $252.00 | $504.00 | Visit |
| 23 | Infomaniak | $54.00 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $270.00 | $540.00 | Visit |
| 24 | NameBright | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $275.00 | $550.00 | Visit |
| 25 | UK2 | $58.85 | $58.85 | $93.99 | $294.25 | $588.50 | Visit |
| 26 | Hello.co | $59.99 | $59.99 | $59.99 | $299.95 | $599.90 | Visit |
| 27 | Epik | $62.95 | $62.95 | $62.95 | $314.75 | $629.50 | Visit |
| 28 | DreamHost | $64.99 | $64.99 | $64.99 | $324.95 | $649.90 | Visit |
| 29 | Crazy Domains | $65.99 | $66.49 | $65.99 | $331.95 | $664.40 | Visit |
| 30 | Marcaria | $69.00 | $69.00 | $69.00 | $345.00 | $690.00 | Visit |
| 31 | Bluehost | $69.99 | $83.99 | $69.99 | $405.95 | $825.90 | Visit |
| 32 | 123 Reg | $72.58 | $72.58 | $72.58 | $362.90 | $725.80 | Visit |
| 33 | Gandi | $72.58 | $159.98 | $61.49 | $712.50 | $1512.40 | Visit |
| 34 | MrDomain | $74.31 | $74.31 | $74.31 | $371.55 | $743.10 | Visit |
| 35 | Squarespace | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $375.00 | $750.00 | Visit |
| 36 | Regtons | $76.99 | $76.99 | $76.99 | $384.95 | $769.90 | Visit |
| 37 | Internet.bs | $79.80 | $79.80 | $66.14 | $399.00 | $798.00 | Visit |
| 38 | IONOS | $84.00 | $84.00 | $84.00 | $420.00 | $840.00 | Visit |
| 39 | 101domain | $92.67 | $103.67 | $92.67 | $507.35 | $1025.70 | Visit |
| 40 | Moniker | $96.34 | $109.18 | $96.34 | $533.06 | $1078.96 | Visit |
| 41 | Hover | $97.19 | $97.19 | $97.19 | $485.95 | $971.90 | Visit |
| 42 | OnlyDomains | $108.49 | $122.49 | $122.49 | $598.45 | $1210.90 | Visit |
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A 2012 New gTLD Program Token Turns Ten
Delegated on April 3, 2014, .engineering was one of hundreds of strings to emerge from ICANN's 2012 New gTLD Program—the expansion that opened the namespace beyond .com and a handful of legacy suffixes. It wasn't a niche hobbyist bid; Binky Moon, LLC, the registry, was a vehicle created to run a portfolio of these new suffixes. The string itself is unambiguous, a straight-ahead noun that left little to interpretation. In that way it's typical of the round: a literal, profession-coded label meant to be claimed before anyone else could. What's less typical is that, unlike many 2012-round strings that withered in obscurity, .engineering has retained a steady if unspectacular pulse.
The Registry Behind the Curtain: Binky Moon's Portfolio Play
Binky Moon, LLC, operating under Identity Digital, isn't an engineering body or a trade association—it's a domain registry company. That distinction matters. Where a community-backed TLD might impose eligibility rules or restrict registration to licensed professionals, .engineering follows the free-for-all model of most new gTLDs: anyone can register, regardless of credentials. That's not a flaw, but it does mean the string's credibility rests on the registrant, not the registry. The same company runs a cluster of occupation-adjacent suffixes like .business and .codes, signalling a bet that descriptive words would find buyers even without institutional guardrails.
What an Extreme Price Spread Says About Demand
The pricing picture for .engineering is unusually lopsided. At the low end, registrars like Sav offer first-year registrations at a price that undercuts the field dramatically—somewhere around a tenth of what the most expensive sellers charge. That kind of spread, across roughly 42 registrars, suggests a TLD that hasn't settled into a single, confident market position. Cheap introductory pricing is a classic tactic to seed a new namespace, but it can also indicate soft secondary demand: when renewal prices hover near the cheap end, it's a sign registrars are competing on price because they can't compete on scarcity. Compare that with legacy TLDs, where renewal floors create stability; .engineering is still in its land-grab phase, and the spread is the proof.
Not the Only Engineering Game in Town
Engineering is a crowded idea. Even within the same registry family, Binky Moon runs an entire constellation of professional labels, and .engineering rubs shoulders with .coach, .church, and .cafe—none of which are about engineering, but all of which compete for the same pool of descriptive, service-oriented registrants. The real rival isn't another TLD, though; it's the habit of defaulting to .com. For an engineering firm, a .engineering address signals specificity, but it also demands that visitors remember the exact spelling and suffix. The 2012 round taught a blunt lesson: a clear, profession-named string can thrive if it's short and memorable, but it lives in the shadow of the incumbent. .engineering's bet is that the trade's identity outweighs the convenience of .com.