.men Domain Names
38 registrars compared — cheapest from $4.18 at Cloudflare
When Exclusive Registry Limited won .men in the 2012 new gTLD round, the string arrived with an awkward semantic problem: a TLD that literally spells out a demographic. Delegated in May 2015, it's been carving out a niche ever since.
| # | 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 | $5.35 | $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 | $9.48 | $5.98 | $43.90 | $91.30 | 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 | $2.49 | $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 | Epik | $24.95 | $24.95 | $24.95 | $124.75 | $249.50 | Visit |
| 19 | Name.com | $24.99 | $37.99 | $24.99 | $176.95 | $366.90 | 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 | Regtons | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $135.00 | $270.00 | Visit |
| 23 | Internet.bs | $28.99 | $32.95 | $31.99 | $160.79 | $325.54 | Visit |
| 24 | Blacknight | $29.40 | $29.40 | $29.40 | $147.00 | $294.00 | Visit |
| 25 | DreamHost | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $149.75 | $299.50 | Visit |
| 26 | Directnic | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $149.95 | $299.90 | Visit |
| 27 | 101domain | $31.67 | $39.17 | $31.67 | $188.35 | $384.20 | Visit |
| 28 | Alibaba Cloud | $32.99 | $32.99 | $32.99 | $164.95 | $329.90 | Visit |
| 29 | Netim | $33.50 | $33.50 | $23.00 | $167.50 | $335.00 | 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 | EuroDNS | $35.55 | $35.55 | $35.55 | $177.75 | $355.50 | Visit |
| 33 | Moniker | $35.99 | $43.25 | $41.99 | $208.99 | $425.24 | Visit |
| 34 | Gandi | $38.34 | $87.98 | $32.49 | $390.26 | $830.16 | Visit |
| 35 | 123 Reg | $39.58 | $39.58 | $39.58 | $197.90 | $395.80 | Visit |
| 36 | Hello.co | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 37 | IONOS | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $200.00 | $400.00 | Visit |
| 38 | Squarespace | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $250.00 | $500.00 | Visit |
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A Name That's Both Promise and Curse
The .men extension is an unusual piece of branding. On one hand, it's a perfect domain hack for products aimed at men — think barbershops, men's fashion, fitness, or dating sites. On the other, it's a string that immediately narrows the audience, which is exactly why it never broke out the way generic TLDs like .business or .cafe did. The word "men" is so semantically loaded that it's hard to imagine a use beyond male-focused content. That's a constraint that shapes every registration decision.
The First Wave: New gTLDs and the Land Rush
.men was delegated on May 8, 2015, as part of ICANN's 2012 new gTLD program. It was one of hundreds of strings that flooded the market, and like many of its peers, it skipped the standard sunrise period — likely because the potential applicants were few. The registry, Exclusive Registry Limited, bet on the phrase's simplicity. But the first-come, first-served frenzy that defined the new gTLD era left .men with a backlog of registrations that were speculative at best. Today, the domain exists in a market that's already moved past the land-grab mentality.
Pricing: A Tale of Two Extremes
The pricing structure for .men is worth a closer look because it's anything but uniform. With an extreme spread — the cheapest registrar charges about a tenth of the most expensive — the market is still figuring out what this TLD is worth. Cloudflare offers it at $4.18, while other registrars, some of the 38 that carry it, price it at a premium. That gap reflects uncertainty about demand. For budget-conscious buyers, it's a bargain; for sellers, it's a risk. The disparity suggests that .men hasn't yet settled into a stable pricing band, which makes it a speculative buy.
The Long Tail: Where .men Fits Today
Seven years on, .men hasn't become the next .coach or .church. It's a niche player, and that's okay. The domain still finds use in small businesses — think a barbershop named "The Men's Room" that grabs theperfectname.men — and in campaigns that want to signal masculinity directly. But it's also a reminder that not every new gTLD is destined for glory. The 2012 round produced thousands of strings, and .men is one of the ones that will live or die on the strength of its semantic hook. So far, that hook has been enough to keep it alive, but not enough to make it a household name.