.loan Domain Names
39 registrars compared — cheapest from $4.18 at Cloudflare
A financial keyword TLD from the 2012 new gTLD round, .loan is run by a dedicated registry and priced with a spread wide enough to make shopping around a real habit.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudflare Cheapest | $4.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 | $24.90 | $50.80 | Visit |
| 2 | NameSilo | $4.25 | $6.25 | $3.75 | $29.25 | $60.50 | Visit |
| 3 | Spaceship | $4.32 | $5.35 | $4.32 | $25.72 | $52.47 | Visit |
| 4 | Dynadot | $4.48 | $5.55 | $4.48 | $26.68 | $54.43 | Visit |
| 5 | Porkbun | $4.61 | $5.64 | $4.61 | $27.17 | $55.37 | Visit |
| 6 | Cosmotown | $4.99 | $6.06 | $4.99 | $29.23 | $59.53 | Visit |
| 7 | Truehost | $5.12 | $7.35 | $6.18 | $34.52 | $71.27 | Visit |
| 8 | All Domains | $5.55 | $27.75 | $27.75 | $116.55 | $255.30 | Visit |
| 9 | OVHcloud | $5.97 | $28.49 | $28.49 | $119.93 | $262.38 | Visit |
| 10 | Namecheap | $5.98 | $9.98 | $5.98 | $45.90 | $95.80 | Visit |
| 11 | GoDaddy | $8.19 | $40.19 | $8.19 | $168.95 | $369.90 | Visit |
| 12 | INWX | $8.64 | $39.36 | $39.36 | $166.08 | $362.88 | Visit |
| 13 | Gname | $9.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $129.95 | $279.90 | Visit |
| 14 | Regery | $10.99 | $11.69 | $11.69 | $57.75 | $116.20 | Visit |
| 15 | OnlyDomains | $16.99 | $18.99 | $4.99 | $92.95 | $187.90 | Visit |
| 16 | Marcaria | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | $90.00 | $180.00 | Visit |
| 17 | Sav | $20.98 | $20.98 | $20.98 | $104.90 | $209.80 | Visit |
| 18 | Above.com | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $110.00 | $220.00 | Visit |
| 19 | Internet.bs | $25.99 | $29.89 | $28.99 | $145.55 | $295.00 | Visit |
| 20 | MrDomain | $26.58 | $26.58 | $26.58 | $132.90 | $265.80 | Visit |
| 21 | Crazy Domains | $26.99 | $29.89 | $26.99 | $146.55 | $296.00 | Visit |
| 22 | Epik | $27.95 | $27.95 | $27.95 | $139.75 | $279.50 | Visit |
| 23 | Blacknight | $29.40 | $29.40 | $29.40 | $147.00 | $294.00 | Visit |
| 24 | DreamHost | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $149.75 | $299.50 | Visit |
| 25 | Regtons | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $149.95 | $299.90 | Visit |
| 26 | 101domain | $31.67 | $39.17 | $31.67 | $188.35 | $384.20 | Visit |
| 27 | Alibaba Cloud | $32.99 | $32.99 | $32.99 | $164.95 | $329.90 | Visit |
| 28 | Netim | $33.50 | $33.50 | $23.00 | $167.50 | $335.00 | Visit |
| 29 | Directnic | $33.99 | $33.99 | $33.99 | $169.95 | $339.90 | Visit |
| 30 | Hover | $34.19 | $34.19 | $34.19 | $170.95 | $341.90 | Visit |
| 31 | Infomaniak | $34.53 | $34.53 | $34.53 | $172.65 | $345.30 | Visit |
| 32 | Name.com | $34.99 | $37.99 | $34.99 | $186.95 | $376.90 | Visit |
| 33 | EuroDNS | $35.55 | $35.55 | $35.55 | $177.75 | $355.50 | Visit |
| 34 | Moniker | $35.99 | $43.25 | $41.99 | $208.99 | $425.24 | Visit |
| 35 | Gandi | $38.34 | $87.98 | $32.49 | $390.26 | $830.16 | Visit |
| 36 | 123 Reg | $39.58 | $39.58 | $39.58 | $197.90 | $395.80 | Visit |
| 37 | Hello.co | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 38 | IONOS | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $200.00 | $400.00 | Visit |
| 39 | Squarespace | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $250.00 | $500.00 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
The 2012 New gTLD Program's Financial Frontier
Delegated on 2015-02-05, .loan arrived as part of the 2012 new gTLD program, ICANN's sweeping expansion of the domain namespace. dot Loan Limited sponsors the extension, bringing a registry whose portfolio is built around financial vocabulary. Unlike a brand TLD tied to a single company, .loan is a generic TLD open to anyone who wants to signal lending, borrowing, or the broader credit economy. The delegation date places it among the early wave of the program's financial keyword applications, a cluster that also produced .capital and .money.
One Word, Extreme Price Spread
The pricing landscape for .loan is unusually volatile. Even a quick glance across the 39 registrars carrying it reveals a spread where the cheapest option runs about a tenth of the most expensive. That's not a rounding error — it's a signal. For a keyword TLD with a narrow semantic field, registrars appear to be pricing on very different assumptions about demand. [Cloudflare](Cloudflare) sits at the budget end, while others position it as a premium financial asset. The lesson for buyers is simple: check $22.50 as a benchmark, but don't assume that's what you'll pay. Renewal pricing at $5.18 can be a trap if you don't read the fine print.
Where .loan Sits in the Money Cluster
Financial keyword TLDs form a tight cluster, and .loan is one of several competing for the same mental shelf space. .money is broader, covering everything from currency to wealth. .capital implies assets and investment. .finance and .financial are catch-alls for the industry. .loan is narrower — it targets the specific act of lending. That precision can be an advantage: a URL like example.loan leaves no ambiguity about a site's purpose. But it also risks irrelevance for anyone not in the lending business. For a fintech startup, the choice among these TLDs is more about brand positioning than literal meaning.
Registry, WHOIS, and the Business of Trust
dot Loan Limited operates the registry with a straightforward technical setup: the WHOIS server at whois.nic.loan and the registry's site at nic.loan are standard fixtures. Because the string is a dictionary word with financial resonance, trust matters more than for an obscure brand TLD. Yet .loan carries no special registry-level verification or security requirements — unlike the stricter standards seen in other financial TLDs. That leaves reputation in the hands of registrants, which is worth remembering given the domain's natural appeal to lenders and the potential for misuse.