.fun Domain Names
42 registrars compared — cheapest from $1.00 at IONOS
Delegated in late 2016, .fun is the entertainment extension from Radix Technologies Inc., a registry known for its portfolio of category-clear, human-readable TLDs.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
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| 1 | IONOS Cheapest | $1.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $241.00 | $541.00 | Visit |
| 2 | OVHcloud | $1.15 | $33.49 | $31.69 | $135.11 | $302.56 | Visit |
| 3 | Hostinger | $1.19 | $39.19 | $1.19 | $157.95 | $353.90 | Visit |
| 4 | INWX | $1.25 | $49.20 | $49.20 | $198.05 | $444.05 | Visit |
| 5 | All Domains | $1.66 | $39.96 | $39.96 | $161.50 | $361.30 | Visit |
| 6 | Spaceship | $1.73 | $31.25 | $31.25 | $126.73 | $282.98 | Visit |
| 7 | Above.com | $2.20 | $33.22 | $33.22 | $135.08 | $301.18 | Visit |
| 8 | Netim | $2.50 | $45.00 | $33.00 | $182.50 | $407.50 | Visit |
| 9 | Porkbun | $2.57 | $31.41 | $31.41 | $128.21 | $285.26 | Visit |
| 10 | Truehost | $2.63 | $53.81 | $41.59 | $217.87 | $486.92 | Visit |
| 11 | Gandi | $2.99 | $47.94 | $24.46 | $194.75 | $434.45 | Visit |
| 12 | NameSilo | $2.99 | $41.99 | $30.99 | $170.95 | $380.90 | Visit |
| 13 | GoDaddy | $3.19 | $60.19 | $60.19 | $243.95 | $544.90 | Visit |
| 14 | Hover | $3.19 | $45.19 | $45.19 | $183.95 | $409.90 | Visit |
| 15 | EuroDNS | $3.23 | $62.48 | $62.48 | $253.15 | $565.55 | Visit |
| 16 | Infomaniak | $3.31 | $35.85 | $35.85 | $146.71 | $325.96 | Visit |
| 17 | Sav | $3.32 | $31.40 | $31.40 | $128.92 | $285.92 | Visit |
| 18 | Dynadot | $3.50 | $32.32 | $32.32 | $132.78 | $294.38 | Visit |
| 19 | Namecheap | $3.98 | $32.98 | $35.48 | $135.90 | $300.80 | Visit |
| 20 | Cloudflare | $4.99 | $30.20 | $30.20 | $125.79 | $276.79 | Visit |
| 21 | Name.com | $4.99 | $59.99 | $59.99 | $244.95 | $544.90 | Visit |
| 22 | DreamHost | $7.99 | $34.99 | $29.99 | $147.95 | $322.90 | Visit |
| 23 | Gname | $8.99 | $40.99 | $40.99 | $172.95 | $377.90 | Visit |
| 24 | Crazy Domains | $28.99 | $31.19 | $28.99 | $153.75 | $309.70 | Visit |
| 25 | 123 Reg | $29.02 | $29.02 | $29.02 | $145.10 | $290.20 | Visit |
| 26 | Regery | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | $159.95 | $319.90 | Visit |
| 27 | UK2 | $31.99 | $33.99 | $25.00 | $167.95 | $337.90 | Visit |
| 28 | eDomains | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $160.00 | $320.00 | Visit |
| 29 | Cosmotown | $32.82 | $32.82 | $32.82 | $164.10 | $328.20 | Visit |
| 30 | Epik | $34.95 | $34.95 | $34.95 | $174.75 | $349.50 | Visit |
| 31 | Hello.co | $34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $174.95 | $349.90 | Visit |
| 32 | MrDomain | $36.57 | $36.57 | $36.57 | $182.85 | $365.70 | Visit |
| 33 | Marcaria | $37.00 | $37.00 | $37.00 | $185.00 | $370.00 | Visit |
| 34 | Blacknight | $37.17 | $37.17 | $37.17 | $185.85 | $371.70 | Visit |
| 35 | Internet.bs | $39.49 | $44.49 | $44.49 | $217.45 | $439.90 | Visit |
| 36 | Moniker | $39.49 | $44.49 | $44.49 | $217.45 | $439.90 | Visit |
| 37 | Alibaba Cloud | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 38 | OnlyDomains | $40.49 | $46.49 | $46.49 | $226.45 | $458.90 | Visit |
| 39 | Squarespace | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $225.00 | $450.00 | Visit |
| 40 | Directnic | $47.99 | $47.99 | $47.99 | $239.95 | $479.90 | Visit |
| 41 | 101domain | $48.17 | $57.67 | $48.17 | $278.85 | $567.20 | Visit |
| 42 | Regtons | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $275.00 | $550.00 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
A Playground for the Entertainment Web
From its 2016 delegation, Radix Technologies Inc. aimed .fun squarely at the entertainment sector. The intended use is unmissable: websites that exist to amuse, host games, share viral videos, or organize real-world amusement. Because it's an open domain with no restrictions, it's also been adopted by event planners, party supply shops, and anyone wanting to inject a sense of play into their brand. The clean, three-letter suffix reads as both a word and a feeling, which is precisely the point.
The Registry Playbook: Radix's Category Plays
Radix Technologies is the registry behind .fun, operating it out of the 2012 new gTLD round. The company has built a portfolio around instantly comprehensible words — .games, .game, .casino, and .bingo all fall in the same entertainment cluster. Radix's strategy is less about niche restraint and more about owning the vocabulary of play. .fun is the umbrella term, the catch-all for amusement that doesn't neatly fit a specific vertical. It's a broad brush compared to the laser-focused siblings.
A Zero-Restriction Sandbox
Unlike some gTLDs that impose eligibility checks, .fun imposes none. The Wikipedia overview confirms there are no registration restrictions, making it a genuinely open playground. This has a double edge: anyone can grab a .fun name, from a hobbyist meme curator to a large entertainment corporation, but it also means the suffix carries no implicit trust signal. You're not guaranteed a .fun site is actually fun, just as you can't assume a .gay site is run by the LGBTQ community. The lack of IDN support further narrows its appeal to ASCII-only brands.
Pricing That Stays in the Cheap Seats
With a sprawl of registrars — 42 in all — the price spread for .fun is extreme. Entry-level registrars like IONOS list it as a budget domain, while premium sellers can charge several times that. The result is that .fun tastes like a discount extension, which fits its lighthearted, high-volume persona. Renewals at $60.00 keep the cost of running a hobby project low, but the wide gap between $1.00 and $55.00 means shopping around matters. The gulf also hints at how much of the domain's value depends on the registrar's marketing muscle.
The Company It Keeps in the Entertainment Cluster
Compare .fun to its Radix stablemates and the family resemblance is strong. .games and .game carve out specific interactive niches, while .casino and .bingo target gambling operators with clear regulation in mind. .fun floats above all of them, covering the broader emotional territory of entertainment. Where .lotto feels transactional, .fun feels social — the place you go to be delighted, not to wager. That positioning makes it the most flexible of the bunch, even if it lacks the built-in search intent of more specific terms. Domain hacks like 'thats.fun' are the natural creative outlet.
Security, Disputes, and the Radix Oversight
The 2012 round brought UDRP as the standard dispute mechanism, and .fun follows that path. The registry also enables DNSSEC — a technical marker that's increasingly expected for any serious domain. But the real oversight story is Radix itself. As a registry incubator, Radix runs dozens of TLDs, and its ability to keep .fun active and stable into the late 2010s and beyond has been uneventful — which is exactly what a good registry should be. For a playful domain, the back-end is thoroughly corporate, and that's a reassurance for anyone committing to a .fun identity.