.love Domain Names
40 registrars compared — cheapest from $4.88 at Spaceship
Delegated in 2015 as part of ICANN's new gTLD program, .love is a generic top-level domain with a single-purpose emotional pitch. Run by Waterford Limited, it asks a simple question: what would you put on a domain that literally spells love?
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spaceship Cheapest | $4.88 | $22.97 | $22.97 | $96.76 | $211.61 | Visit |
| 2 | Namecheap | $4.98 | $38.98 | $28.98 | $160.90 | $355.80 | Visit |
| 3 | DreamHost | $4.99 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $124.79 | $274.54 | Visit |
| 4 | Sav | $4.99 | $23.08 | $23.08 | $97.31 | $212.71 | Visit |
| 5 | Gname | $6.99 | $32.99 | $32.99 | $138.95 | $303.90 | Visit |
| 6 | Porkbun | $8.75 | $23.17 | $23.17 | $101.43 | $217.28 | Visit |
| 7 | Dynadot | $8.78 | $23.76 | $23.76 | $103.82 | $222.62 | Visit |
| 8 | NameSilo | $8.99 | $28.99 | $24.99 | $124.95 | $269.90 | Visit |
| 9 | Regery | $8.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $108.95 | $233.90 | Visit |
| 10 | Truehost | $9.90 | $36.91 | $26.26 | $157.54 | $342.09 | Visit |
| 11 | All Domains | $9.99 | $30.52 | $30.52 | $132.07 | $284.67 | Visit |
| 12 | Gandi | $9.99 | $87.98 | $32.52 | $361.91 | $801.81 | Visit |
| 13 | Netim | $11.00 | $36.00 | $25.00 | $155.00 | $335.00 | Visit |
| 14 | IONOS | $20.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $180.00 | $380.00 | Visit |
| 15 | GoDaddy | $20.19 | $44.19 | $44.19 | $196.95 | $417.90 | Visit |
| 16 | Cloudflare | $20.20 | $20.20 | $20.20 | $101.00 | $202.00 | Visit |
| 17 | eDomains | $21.00 | $21.00 | $21.00 | $105.00 | $210.00 | Visit |
| 18 | Above.com | $22.22 | $22.22 | $22.22 | $111.10 | $222.20 | Visit |
| 19 | Alibaba Cloud | $24.90 | $24.90 | $24.90 | $124.50 | $249.00 | Visit |
| 20 | OVHcloud | $27.23 | $30.39 | $30.09 | $148.79 | $300.74 | Visit |
| 21 | MrDomain | $27.69 | $27.69 | $27.69 | $138.45 | $276.90 | Visit |
| 22 | Epik | $27.95 | $27.95 | $27.95 | $139.75 | $279.50 | Visit |
| 23 | UK2 | $29.02 | $29.02 | $29.02 | $145.10 | $290.20 | Visit |
| 24 | Blacknight | $29.40 | $29.40 | $29.40 | $147.00 | $294.00 | Visit |
| 25 | 101domain | $29.67 | $41.67 | $29.67 | $196.35 | $404.70 | Visit |
| 26 | Marcaria | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 27 | Regtons | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 28 | Crazy Domains | $31.50 | $32.49 | $31.50 | $161.46 | $323.91 | Visit |
| 29 | Directnic | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | $159.95 | $319.90 | Visit |
| 30 | Infomaniak | $34.57 | $34.57 | $34.57 | $172.85 | $345.70 | Visit |
| 31 | INWX | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $180.00 | $360.00 | Visit |
| 32 | Hover | $36.19 | $36.19 | $36.19 | $180.95 | $361.90 | Visit |
| 33 | 123 Reg | $39.58 | $39.58 | $39.58 | $197.90 | $395.80 | Visit |
| 34 | Name.com | $39.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | $219.95 | $444.90 | Visit |
| 35 | Hello.co | $44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | $224.95 | $449.90 | Visit |
| 36 | Internet.bs | $44.99 | $50.95 | $44.99 | $248.79 | $503.54 | Visit |
| 37 | Moniker | $44.99 | $50.95 | $44.99 | $248.79 | $503.54 | Visit |
| 38 | EuroDNS | $48.47 | $48.47 | $48.47 | $242.35 | $484.70 | Visit |
| 39 | OnlyDomains | $49.49 | $55.99 | $55.99 | $273.45 | $553.40 | Visit |
| 40 | 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.
A Domain That Puts Emotion in the Address Bar
Unlike most gTLDs that describe a category or location, .love is pure sentiment. It's one of the more literal examples of the 2012 new gTLD round's ambition to expand the domain space beyond .com's functional neutrality. Waterford Limited operates it under a IANA Root Zone Database record, and the WHOIS server is whois.nic.love, but the registry's own site is get.love — even the registry itself uses the TLD as a call to action. For registrants, the string implies a personal connection; a brand like a florist or a dating app could use it as a memorable twist on an otherwise forgettable URL.
The 2012 Round's Emotional Bet
The new gTLD program that produced .love was a gamble on inventing meaning from thin strings. By the time .love was delegated in March 2015, hundreds of TLDs had already launched, but few carried such an openly emotional payload. It's not a brand TLD — Waterford Ltd isn't a company whose product is love — but it operates like a theme. This is the rare extension where the string itself does most of the marketing. The registry is essentially betting that 'love' is a word people want to type, not just see in a dictionary.
Pricing: A Romance With Extremes
Among the roughly 40 registrars that offer .love, the price spread is dramatic. At the low end, Spaceship lists registrations around $4.88, while the premium end runs to $50.00. Renewal costs follow suit: $22.97 at the discount side, with the average landing at $24.89. That wide chasm means shopping around genuinely matters. For a vanity or campaign domain, a budget registrar makes sense; for a brand that plans to build a long-term identity, the premium side may include services you actually need. The takeaway: don't assume every .love costs the same.
The Abstract Appeal of .love
Alongside .love, the 2012 round produced other single-word extensions that trade on emotion or lifestyle: .band, .business, .cafe, .church, and .coach. Each carves out a niche, but .love is uniquely abstract. A .business domain clearly signals commerce; a .church signals a congregation. .love, by contrast, has no fixed context — it can be romantic, platonic, or a statement of passion for a hobby. That flexibility is both its greatest asset and its greatest weakness. It's memorable, but it can also feel like a novelty. Where .cafe or .coach immediately tell you what the site is about, .love leaves more to the imagination.