.guide Domain Names
42 registrars compared — cheapest from $5.49 at Sav
When .guide hit the root zone in May 2014 it was one of the first generic strings to promise a purpose rather than a place — a web address that tells visitors exactly what to expect before they click.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $5.49 | $34.52 | $34.52 | $143.57 | $316.17 | Visit |
| 2 | Dynadot | $6.10 | $35.53 | $35.53 | $148.22 | $325.87 | Visit |
| 3 | Porkbun | $6.18 | $34.50 | $34.50 | $144.18 | $316.68 | Visit |
| 4 | Regery | $6.49 | $35.99 | $35.99 | $150.45 | $330.40 | Visit |
| 5 | INWX | $6.55 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $258.55 | $573.55 | Visit |
| 6 | Hostinger | $7.19 | $48.19 | $7.19 | $199.95 | $440.90 | Visit |
| 7 | Truehost | $8.95 | $53.16 | $41.86 | $221.59 | $487.39 | Visit |
| 8 | Squarespace | $10.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $210.00 | $460.00 | Visit |
| 9 | EuroDNS | $10.13 | $62.48 | $62.48 | $260.05 | $572.45 | Visit |
| 10 | Name.com | $10.99 | $59.99 | $59.99 | $250.95 | $550.90 | Visit |
| 11 | eDomains | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 12 | Cloudflare | $32.20 | $32.20 | $32.20 | $161.00 | $322.00 | Visit |
| 13 | OVHcloud | $32.59 | $41.49 | $40.79 | $198.55 | $406.00 | Visit |
| 14 | Spaceship | $34.36 | $34.36 | $34.36 | $171.80 | $343.60 | Visit |
| 15 | Hello.co | $34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $174.95 | $349.90 | Visit |
| 16 | Alibaba Cloud | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $175.00 | $350.00 | Visit |
| 17 | NameBright | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $175.00 | $350.00 | Visit |
| 18 | Above.com | $35.42 | $35.42 | $35.42 | $177.10 | $354.20 | Visit |
| 19 | Epik | $37.95 | $37.95 | $37.95 | $189.75 | $379.50 | Visit |
| 20 | UK2 | $39.71 | $39.71 | $42.99 | $198.55 | $397.10 | Visit |
| 21 | DreamHost | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 22 | NameSilo | $40.49 | $41.49 | $37.99 | $206.45 | $413.90 | Visit |
| 23 | Crazy Domains | $41.99 | $41.99 | $41.99 | $209.95 | $419.90 | Visit |
| 24 | MrDomain | $43.23 | $43.23 | $43.23 | $216.15 | $432.30 | Visit |
| 25 | All Domains | $43.29 | $45.51 | $45.51 | $225.33 | $452.88 | Visit |
| 26 | 123 Reg | $43.54 | $43.54 | $43.54 | $217.70 | $435.40 | Visit |
| 27 | Gname | $43.99 | $43.99 | $43.99 | $219.95 | $439.90 | Visit |
| 28 | Gandi | $44.05 | $95.98 | $37.32 | $427.97 | $907.87 | Visit |
| 29 | Namecheap | $44.98 | $56.48 | $44.98 | $270.90 | $553.30 | Visit |
| 30 | OnlyDomains | $45.49 | $51.49 | $51.49 | $251.45 | $508.90 | Visit |
| 31 | Internet.bs | $45.52 | $45.52 | $38.10 | $227.60 | $455.20 | Visit |
| 32 | Marcaria | $46.00 | $46.00 | $46.00 | $230.00 | $460.00 | Visit |
| 33 | Infomaniak | $47.50 | $47.50 | $47.50 | $237.50 | $475.00 | Visit |
| 34 | Directnic | $48.00 | $48.00 | $48.00 | $240.00 | $480.00 | Visit |
| 35 | Blacknight | $48.82 | $48.82 | $48.82 | $244.10 | $488.20 | Visit |
| 36 | Regtons | $48.99 | $48.99 | $48.99 | $244.95 | $489.90 | Visit |
| 37 | Netim | $52.50 | $52.50 | $35.00 | $262.50 | $525.00 | Visit |
| 38 | 101domain | $53.67 | $61.67 | $53.67 | $300.35 | $608.70 | Visit |
| 39 | Hover | $55.19 | $55.19 | $55.19 | $275.95 | $551.90 | Visit |
| 40 | Moniker | $57.81 | $64.98 | $57.81 | $317.73 | $642.63 | Visit |
| 41 | IONOS | $59.00 | $59.00 | $59.00 | $295.00 | $590.00 | Visit |
| 42 | GoDaddy | $66.19 | $66.19 | $66.19 | $330.95 | $661.90 | Visit |
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A Generic Word, Sponsored by a Very Specific Company
Binky Moon, LLC — a name that sounds more like a cartoon character than a registry — controls .guide. That quirk exists because Binky Moon is a subsidiary of Donuts Inc., which launched more than 200 new gTLDs in the 2012 expansion, including .camera, .clothing, and .vacations. The delegation date tells the story: May 8, 2014, squarely in the first wave of that historic round, when the ICANN program was rapidly populating the internet's namespace. For a string as dictionary-plain as "guide," the corporate machinery behind it is almost invisible — but it explains why so many niche extensions share the same quiet stewardship.
The Name That Tells a Visitor What You Do
Most domains are arbitrary labels that need brand-building to gain meaning. .guide skips that step. The string itself is a verb and a noun: it signals exactly what a site will do — direct, instruct, or lead an audience through a topic, city, or service. That self-descriptive quality is the entire commercial pitch. Registrants don't have to explain their site's purpose; the address does it for them. It competes less with .com than with other purpose-built extensions, and its utility depends on the quality of the content behind it. A weak page under .guide fails harder than a weak page under .info, precisely because the name promises so much.
Travel Budget Alternative to .travel
In the travel-leisure cluster, .guide sits alongside .travel, .tours, .cruises, .vacations, and .flights — but with an important difference in cost. While those domain categories are also generic, pricing for .guide is anything but uniform. The spread is extreme: the cheapest registrar charges roughly a tenth of the most expensive for the same string. That kind of gap is a red flag for buyers. When comparing registrars, the number of registrars offering the TLD is 42 — so the discount option is real, not a phantom. Just be ready to compare renewal terms before jumping at the low sticker price. The .travel name itself, by contrast, has been tangled in auction disputes and registry changes since the legacy era — .guide, despite its Binky Moon oddity, remains a straightforward single-registry field.
Not a Brand, Not a Place — a Category Hope
The 2012 new-gTLD round was supposed to make the address bar more meaningful, and .guide is a clean example of that ambition. It's not a brand TLD like .google or .mcdonalds — any person or business can register one. It's also not geographic, so it carries no regional loyalty. What it offers is a semantic anchor: someone landing at [yourname].guide has already accepted that you're a navigator, not a creator. That works especially well for tourism, instructional courses, and local service directories. But the keyword's very flexibility is a double-edged sword — "guide" is generic enough that .guide risks being too vague to anchor a strong brand by itself. The domain works best when paired with a memorable first label. And with pricing that can swing wildly, the value question hinges on whether a visitor actually sees the TLD before clicking.