.lease Domain Names
41 registrars compared — cheapest from $7.49 at Sav
Delegated in the 2012 new gTLD round, .lease was designed to serve the real estate industry, but its meaning extends far beyond property contracts.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
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| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $7.49 | $44.92 | $44.92 | $187.17 | $411.77 | Visit |
| 2 | Dynadot | $8.24 | $46.23 | $46.23 | $193.16 | $424.31 | Visit |
| 3 | Porkbun | $8.24 | $44.80 | $44.80 | $187.44 | $411.44 | Visit |
| 4 | Regery | $8.69 | $45.99 | $45.99 | $192.65 | $422.60 | Visit |
| 5 | INWX | $9.08 | $79.80 | $79.80 | $328.28 | $727.28 | Visit |
| 6 | Hostinger | $9.19 | $65.19 | $9.19 | $269.95 | $595.90 | Visit |
| 7 | Truehost | $12.10 | $73.31 | $56.16 | $305.34 | $671.89 | Visit |
| 8 | EuroDNS | $13.90 | $87.25 | $87.25 | $362.90 | $799.15 | Visit |
| 9 | Name.com | $14.99 | $71.99 | $69.99 | $302.95 | $662.90 | Visit |
| 10 | Cloudflare | $43.20 | $43.20 | $43.20 | $216.00 | $432.00 | Visit |
| 11 | Spaceship | $44.71 | $44.71 | $44.71 | $223.55 | $447.10 | Visit |
| 12 | eDomains | $45.60 | $45.60 | $45.60 | $228.00 | $456.00 | Visit |
| 13 | NameBright | $47.00 | $47.00 | $47.00 | $235.00 | $470.00 | Visit |
| 14 | Above.com | $47.52 | $47.52 | $47.52 | $237.60 | $475.20 | Visit |
| 15 | Epik | $47.95 | $47.95 | $47.95 | $239.75 | $479.50 | Visit |
| 16 | OVHcloud | $50.59 | $54.49 | $53.29 | $268.55 | $541.00 | Visit |
| 17 | Blacknight | $51.60 | $51.60 | $51.60 | $258.00 | $516.00 | Visit |
| 18 | MrDomain | $53.22 | $53.22 | $53.22 | $266.10 | $532.20 | Visit |
| 19 | UK2 | $53.57 | $53.57 | $53.57 | $267.85 | $535.70 | Visit |
| 20 | Gname | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | $269.95 | $539.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Hello.co | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | $274.95 | $549.90 | Visit |
| 22 | Crazy Domains | $55.29 | $56.99 | $55.29 | $283.25 | $568.20 | Visit |
| 23 | Internet.bs | $55.36 | $62.77 | $60.91 | $306.44 | $620.29 | Visit |
| 24 | NameSilo | $55.99 | $56.99 | $52.99 | $283.95 | $568.90 | Visit |
| 25 | Namecheap | $58.98 | $73.98 | $58.98 | $354.90 | $724.80 | Visit |
| 26 | Regtons | $59.99 | $59.99 | $59.99 | $299.95 | $599.90 | Visit |
| 27 | Infomaniak | $60.25 | $60.25 | $60.25 | $301.25 | $602.50 | Visit |
| 28 | Marcaria | $62.00 | $62.00 | $62.00 | $310.00 | $620.00 | Visit |
| 29 | All Domains | $62.16 | $65.49 | $65.49 | $324.12 | $651.57 | Visit |
| 30 | DreamHost | $64.99 | $64.99 | $64.99 | $324.95 | $649.90 | Visit |
| 31 | 123 Reg | $65.98 | $65.98 | $65.98 | $329.90 | $659.80 | Visit |
| 32 | Netim | $66.50 | $66.50 | $46.00 | $332.50 | $665.00 | Visit |
| 33 | 101domain | $68.17 | $78.17 | $68.17 | $380.85 | $771.70 | Visit |
| 34 | Directnic | $71.99 | $71.99 | $71.99 | $359.95 | $719.90 | Visit |
| 35 | Hover | $72.19 | $72.19 | $72.19 | $360.95 | $721.90 | Visit |
| 36 | Moniker | $72.21 | $81.35 | $78.99 | $397.61 | $804.36 | Visit |
| 37 | Gandi | $72.62 | $127.98 | $61.53 | $584.54 | $1224.44 | Visit |
| 38 | Squarespace | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $375.00 | $750.00 | Visit |
| 39 | IONOS | $80.00 | $80.00 | $80.00 | $400.00 | $800.00 | Visit |
| 40 | GoDaddy | $85.19 | $85.19 | $85.19 | $425.95 | $851.90 | Visit |
| 41 | OnlyDomains | $89.49 | $100.49 | $100.49 | $491.45 | $993.90 | Visit |
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A Real Estate Play in the 2012 New gTLD Round
.lease entered the Domain Name System on April 3, 2014, one of thousands of applications in ICANN's 2012 new gTLD program. The sponsoring organization, Binky Moon, LLC, is a vehicle of the domain company Identity Digital, which operates a broad portfolio of new TLDs. The word 'lease' carries a clear commercial signal, especially in real estate, equipment, and vehicle rentals. Its intended use case appears to have been to give businesses a more descriptive alternative to .com, as part of a wave of sector-specific TLDs that included .realestate and .realtor. The new gTLD round was ICANN's attempt to expand choice, and .lease was one of many that targeted a professional lexicon.
From Binky Moon to Identity Digital
Behind the scenes, .lease is run by a familiar player in the domain industry. Binky Moon, LLC is the listed sponsor, but the registry services are operated by Identity Digital, one of the largest domain registries in the world. Identity Digital (formerly Donuts Inc.) won the rights to hundreds of new gTLDs in the 2012 round, often through subsidiaries with playful names like Binky Moon. For .lease, this means the TLD benefits from a mature back-end infrastructure, including whois, DNSSEC, and dispute resolution — the kind of reliability that registrants expect. There is no indication that .lease is a brand TLD, as the brand TLD list does not include it. Instead, it is open to public registration, and its price is set by the registrar, not the registry.
A Wide-Open Name Space
Unlike some restricted TLDs that limit who can register, .lease imposes no obvious restrictions — anyone can register a .lease name. This makes it a flexible choice for businesses that want a keyword-rich domain, not just a real estate brand. That openness is typical of the 2012 gTLD wave, where the majority of TLDs are unrestricted. For property managers, equipment rental firms, or even software providers offering lease management tools, .lease can be a way to signal the service directly. But unrestricted also means competition. The word 'lease' is generic, so the registration prices vary widely across registrars. As of now, about 41 registrars offer .lease, with pricing from Sav at one end to $89.49 at the other — a spread that suggests some registrars see it as a niche, while others don't prioritize it.
A Versatile Lease, Not Just Real Estate
While .lease is concise, the real estate sector has spawned a cluster of similar TLDs. .realestate targets the real estate industry, .realty is a more traditional spelling, and .property and .properties are even more generic. For apartment-specific businesses, there's .apartments. In that crowd, .lease is distinctive because it can apply to any kind of leasing, not just property. A car leasing company could find a home, as could a business that leases industrial equipment. The prefix is the keyword, so no extension can compete with a well-chosen .lease domain. The trade-off is that .realestate and its peers might carry more explicit search intent for realty. But .lease has an edge in versatility, and with the right brand, it can be just as memorable.