.mobi Domain Names
44 registrars compared — cheapest from $3.49 at Sav
From its 2005 launch as the domain for the mobile web to its current identity under Identity Digital, .mobi carries the weight of a vision that was ahead of its time.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $3.49 | $41.80 | $41.80 | $170.69 | $379.69 | Visit |
| 2 | Spaceship | $3.82 | $41.60 | $41.60 | $170.22 | $378.22 | Visit |
| 3 | Dynadot | $4.00 | $43.02 | $43.02 | $176.08 | $391.18 | Visit |
| 4 | Porkbun | $4.12 | $41.71 | $41.71 | $170.96 | $379.51 | Visit |
| 5 | Namecheap | $4.48 | $64.98 | $54.98 | $264.40 | $589.30 | Visit |
| 6 | INWX | $4.54 | $64.80 | $64.80 | $263.74 | $587.74 | Visit |
| 7 | Regery | $4.69 | $42.99 | $42.99 | $176.65 | $391.60 | Visit |
| 8 | Hostinger | $5.19 | $60.19 | $5.19 | $245.95 | $546.90 | Visit |
| 9 | Above.com | $5.94 | $44.22 | $44.22 | $182.82 | $403.92 | Visit |
| 10 | Cosmotown | $6.08 | $32.82 | $32.82 | $137.36 | $301.46 | Visit |
| 11 | OVHcloud | $6.35 | $45.19 | $51.79 | $187.11 | $413.06 | Visit |
| 12 | EuroDNS | $6.46 | $63.55 | $63.55 | $260.66 | $578.41 | Visit |
| 13 | NameSilo | $6.49 | $55.99 | $41.75 | $230.45 | $510.40 | Visit |
| 14 | Blacknight | $6.64 | $39.94 | $39.94 | $166.40 | $366.10 | Visit |
| 15 | All Domains | $6.66 | $55.94 | $55.94 | $230.42 | $510.12 | Visit |
| 16 | Name.com | $6.99 | $64.99 | $64.99 | $266.95 | $591.90 | Visit |
| 17 | Truehost | $7.58 | $72.01 | $55.58 | $295.62 | $655.67 | Visit |
| 18 | Directnic | $9.99 | $64.99 | $64.99 | $269.95 | $594.90 | Visit |
| 19 | GoDaddy | $10.19 | $80.19 | $80.19 | $330.95 | $731.90 | Visit |
| 20 | Gname | $10.99 | $50.99 | $50.99 | $214.95 | $469.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Netim | $11.50 | $59.50 | $43.00 | $249.50 | $547.00 | Visit |
| 22 | Bluehost | $23.99 | $34.99 | $23.99 | $163.95 | $338.90 | Visit |
| 23 | NameBright | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $120.00 | $240.00 | Visit |
| 24 | UK2 | $36.53 | $35.23 | $36.53 | $177.45 | $353.60 | Visit |
| 25 | Infomaniak | $38.46 | $38.46 | $38.46 | $192.30 | $384.60 | Visit |
| 26 | 123 Reg | $39.58 | $39.58 | $39.58 | $197.90 | $395.80 | Visit |
| 27 | Cloudflare | $40.20 | $40.20 | $40.20 | $201.00 | $402.00 | Visit |
| 28 | Gandi | $41.00 | $87.98 | $87.98 | $392.92 | $832.82 | Visit |
| 29 | Marcaria | $42.00 | $42.00 | $42.00 | $210.00 | $420.00 | Visit |
| 30 | eDomains | $43.00 | $43.00 | $43.00 | $215.00 | $430.00 | Visit |
| 31 | Epik | $44.95 | $44.95 | $44.95 | $224.75 | $449.50 | Visit |
| 32 | DreamHost | $44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | $224.95 | $449.90 | Visit |
| 33 | Hello.co | $44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | $224.95 | $449.90 | Visit |
| 34 | Squarespace | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $225.00 | $450.00 | Visit |
| 35 | MrDomain | $47.11 | $47.11 | $47.11 | $235.55 | $471.10 | Visit |
| 36 | Crazy Domains | $47.49 | $47.49 | $47.49 | $237.45 | $474.90 | Visit |
| 37 | Alibaba Cloud | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $245.00 | $490.00 | Visit |
| 38 | Internet.bs | $49.99 | $82.95 | $82.95 | $381.79 | $796.54 | Visit |
| 39 | Moniker | $49.99 | $82.95 | $82.95 | $381.79 | $796.54 | Visit |
| 40 | 101domain | $58.17 | $79.17 | $58.17 | $374.85 | $770.70 | Visit |
| 41 | OnlyDomains | $59.99 | $61.99 | $61.99 | $307.95 | $617.90 | Visit |
| 42 | Regtons | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $300.00 | $600.00 | Visit |
| 43 | Hover | $67.19 | $67.19 | $67.19 | $335.95 | $671.90 | Visit |
| 44 | IONOS | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $375.00 | $750.00 | Visit |
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The Mobile Web's 2005 Time Capsule
Delegated on October 17, 2005, .mobi was born from the pre-iPhone era when mobile browsing was a jumble of WAP sites and carrier portals. Its intended purpose was to give mobile content providers a clear signal: this site is built for your pocket. The .mobi Wikipedia page records that it remains an active generic TLD, even as the mobile web it was designed to serve has been absorbed by responsive design and apps. Today, .mobi feels like a time capsule—a relic of a moment when 'mobile' was a separate category rather than a default state of browsing.
Identity Digital's Stewardship of a Legacy Niche
If you register a .mobi today, you're dealing with Identity Digital Limited, the sponsor and registry operator. Identity Digital manages a sprawling portfolio of gTLDs—including .info, .pro, and .global —and .mobi is one of its older names, inherited through acquisitions. The registry's modern website markets a broad catalog, but .mobi retains its niche flavor. Because registration is open to anyone with no restrictions, the namespace has drifted toward any site with a mobile-friendly bent, from travel tips to mobile accessories—a far cry from the strict mobile-content-only vision of 2005.
Pricing as a Mirror of Perceived Value
The asking price for .mobi tells a story of diminished urgency. Across the 44 registrars that sell it, the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive is extreme—the low end can be found at Sav for around $3.49, which renews at $41.80, while the same name can cost $75.00 elsewhere. That spread signals how registrars view .mobi: a budget, almost novelty extension. Compare that to legacy gTLDs like .com where pricing tends to cluster. For a domain once touted as the future of the web, being slotted into the bargain bin is a quieter kind of legacy.
The Politics of Mobile-Only TLDs
The very idea of a mobile-only TLD was contentious from the start. Back in the mid-2000s, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was fielding proposals for new gTLDs, and .mobi sailed through as part of the 2005 round—pre-2012—as the delegation round notes. Yet critics argued that adding a 'mobi' suffix would fragment the web, creating a second-class tier of sites accessible only to those who remembered the extension. The Wikipedia entry records that the extension survived despite these debates, even citing early recommendations that sites follow mobile-first guidelines—recommendations, not requirements, leaving .mobi to evolve without teeth.