.in Domain Names
37 registrars compared — cheapest from $5.94 at Above.com
Delegated in 1989, .in is India's country-code top-level domain — but its story is one of radical liberalization: a 2005 rule change flung registration open to the world and turned a government-oriented space into a global budget domain.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Above.com Cheapest | $5.94 | $5.94 | $5.94 | $29.70 | $59.40 | Visit |
| 2 | Gandi | $5.97 | $16.32 | $5.97 | $71.25 | $152.85 | Visit |
| 3 | Spaceship | $5.97 | $5.97 | $5.97 | $29.85 | $59.70 | Visit |
| 4 | Truehost | $5.97 | $9.56 | $7.06 | $44.21 | $92.01 | Visit |
| 5 | IONOS | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $30.00 | $60.00 | Visit |
| 6 | Dynadot | $6.20 | $6.20 | $6.20 | $31.00 | $62.00 | Visit |
| 7 | Regery | $6.69 | $6.99 | $6.69 | $34.65 | $69.60 | Visit |
| 8 | NameSilo | $6.95 | $7.95 | $6.45 | $38.75 | $78.50 | Visit |
| 9 | OnlyDomains | $6.99 | $12.49 | $12.49 | $56.95 | $119.40 | Visit |
| 10 | Porkbun | $7.83 | $7.83 | $7.83 | $39.15 | $78.30 | Visit |
| 11 | OVHcloud | $7.99 | $7.99 | $7.99 | $39.95 | $79.90 | Visit |
| 12 | Epik | $8.95 | $8.95 | $8.95 | $44.75 | $89.50 | Visit |
| 13 | Sav | $9.10 | $13.01 | $24.00 | $61.14 | $126.19 | Visit |
| 14 | Namecheap | $9.98 | $11.98 | $9.98 | $57.90 | $117.80 | Visit |
| 15 | Hostinger | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $49.95 | $99.90 | Visit |
| 16 | Name.com | $10.99 | $11.99 | $7.99 | $58.95 | $118.90 | Visit |
| 17 | Crazy Domains | $12.00 | $12.39 | $12.00 | $61.56 | $123.51 | Visit |
| 18 | GoDaddy | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | $64.95 | $129.90 | Visit |
| 19 | MrDomain | $13.26 | $13.26 | $13.26 | $66.30 | $132.60 | Visit |
| 20 | DreamHost | $14.95 | $14.95 | $14.95 | $74.75 | $149.50 | Visit |
| 21 | Directnic | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $74.95 | $149.90 | Visit |
| 22 | Hello.co | $14.99 | $19.99 | $14.99 | $94.95 | $194.90 | Visit |
| 23 | Hover | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $74.95 | $149.90 | Visit |
| 24 | eDomains | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $75.00 | $150.00 | Visit |
| 25 | All Domains | $16.65 | $18.87 | $18.87 | $92.13 | $186.48 | Visit |
| 26 | Netim | $17.00 | $17.00 | $8.00 | $85.00 | $170.00 | Visit |
| 27 | UK2 | $19.90 | $18.59 | $19.90 | $94.26 | $187.21 | Visit |
| 28 | Squarespace | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $100.00 | $200.00 | Visit |
| 29 | INWX | $20.40 | $20.40 | $20.40 | $102.00 | $204.00 | Visit |
| 30 | Blacknight | $23.58 | $23.58 | $23.58 | $117.90 | $235.80 | Visit |
| 31 | Infomaniak | $23.74 | $23.74 | $23.74 | $118.70 | $237.40 | Visit |
| 32 | Regtons | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $120.00 | $240.00 | Visit |
| 33 | Marcaria | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $125.00 | $250.00 | Visit |
| 34 | Internet.bs | $25.49 | $28.49 | $28.49 | $139.45 | $281.90 | Visit |
| 35 | Moniker | $25.49 | $28.49 | $28.49 | $139.45 | $281.90 | Visit |
| 36 | 101domain | $25.99 | $39.99 | $25.99 | $185.95 | $385.90 | Visit |
| 37 | EuroDNS | $33.93 | $33.93 | $33.93 | $169.65 | $339.30 | Visit |
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From 1989 Delegation to Open Registration
The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) has run .in since its 1989 delegation, but for the first sixteen years registrations were tightly constrained. Then came 2005's liberalisation, which removed most restrictions on who could register second-level names. The result, as the parent .in entry notes, was a surge in registrations — including from overseas. That shift transformed .in from a niche national identifier into a globally accessible namespace, one where any entity with a connection to India — or simply an interest — could claim a slice of the web.
The 2005 Liberalisation That Opened the Floodgates
Before 2005, .in mirrored many older ccTLDs by requiring local presence or a matching name for a local entity. The liberalisation swept away those barriers, and the effect was immediate and dramatic. Wikipedia's account of .in links the rule change directly to the large increase in registrations, including a wave of overseas interest. For registrants today, the legacy of that decision is a domain that behaves like a generic TLD: no local nexus requirement, open to anyone, and priced aggressively by registrars. It's a deliberate break from the gatekeeping that still defines many Asian ccTLDs.
The INDRP: India's Own Dispute Machinery
Disputes over .in names are handled not by UDRP but by the .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP), a separate framework tailored to the namespace. This matters for anyone registering a .in: the rules of engagement when a trademark holder challenges your name differ from the standard ICANN process. The INDRP's existence reflects India's desire to keep its ccTLD's governance local, even as the domain's reach went global. For speculators and brand owners alike, understanding the dispute policy is as important as checking the price — a cheap registration can still carry procedural risk.
DNSSEC and the Trust Factor
Security-conscious registrants will note that .in has DNSSEC enabled, as confirmed in the Wikipedia treatment of .in. That means the domain supports cryptographic signatures that help prevent DNS spoofing and cache poisoning. While not unique among ccTLDs, it's a signal that India's registry has invested in the technical backbone. For businesses relying on .in for customer-facing services, DNSSEC support is a quiet confidence booster — one less thing to worry about in an era of increasingly sophisticated attacks on the DNS.
How .in Compares With Its Asian Neighbors
In the regional context, .in sits alongside other Asian ccTLDs like .la, .am, .ph, .cn, and .id, but its positioning is distinct. Where some of those namespaces retain registration restrictions or high fees, .in's open policy and budget pricing make it approachable for global registrants. India's sheer market size also lends the domain a practical weight: a .in address signals local presence to a population of over a billion. For anyone targeting Indian consumers, the extension carries immediate geographic and cultural resonance that a generic TLD can't match.