.online Domain Names
43 registrars compared — cheapest from $0.98 at Namecheap
Radix's .online hit the root zone in 2015 with a one-word pitch so literal it barely needs explaining — and an open-door policy that turned it into a quiet workhorse of the second-level web.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namecheap Cheapest | $0.98 | $35.68 | $32.48 | $143.70 | $322.10 | Visit |
| 2 | OVHcloud | $1.15 | $35.69 | $35.69 | $143.91 | $322.36 | Visit |
| 3 | Spaceship | $1.18 | $15.28 | $28.66 | $62.30 | $138.70 | Visit |
| 4 | GoDaddy | $1.19 | $55.19 | $55.19 | $221.95 | $497.90 | Visit |
| 5 | 123 Reg | $1.30 | $54.10 | $48.82 | $217.70 | $488.20 | Visit |
| 6 | Alibaba Cloud | $1.35 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $129.35 | $289.35 | Visit |
| 7 | IONOS | $1.60 | $48.00 | $31.20 | $193.60 | $433.60 | Visit |
| 8 | All Domains | $1.66 | $36.63 | $36.63 | $148.18 | $331.33 | Visit |
| 9 | Porkbun | $1.96 | $28.84 | $28.84 | $117.32 | $261.52 | Visit |
| 10 | DreamHost | $1.99 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $121.79 | $271.54 | Visit |
| 11 | Gandi | $1.99 | $111.98 | $29.99 | $449.91 | $1009.81 | Visit |
| 12 | Above.com | $2.20 | $30.47 | $30.47 | $124.08 | $276.43 | Visit |
| 13 | Sav | $2.28 | $28.80 | $28.80 | $117.48 | $261.48 | Visit |
| 14 | Dynadot | $2.50 | $29.64 | $26.97 | $121.06 | $269.26 | Visit |
| 15 | INWX | $2.50 | $49.80 | $49.80 | $201.70 | $450.70 | Visit |
| 16 | UK2 | $2.62 | $34.30 | $2.62 | $139.82 | $311.32 | Visit |
| 17 | Truehost | $2.75 | $49.27 | $36.01 | $199.83 | $446.18 | Visit |
| 18 | Bluehost | $2.99 | $49.99 | $2.99 | $202.95 | $452.90 | Visit |
| 19 | Cosmotown | $2.99 | $30.15 | $30.15 | $123.59 | $274.34 | Visit |
| 20 | Name.com | $2.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $202.95 | $452.90 | Visit |
| 21 | NameSilo | $2.99 | $38.50 | $28.49 | $156.99 | $349.49 | Visit |
| 22 | OnlyDomains | $2.99 | $54.49 | $54.49 | $220.95 | $493.40 | Visit |
| 23 | Crazy Domains | $3.00 | $40.19 | $38.95 | $163.76 | $364.71 | Visit |
| 24 | Hover | $3.19 | $37.19 | $37.19 | $151.95 | $337.90 | Visit |
| 25 | EuroDNS | $3.23 | $59.25 | $59.25 | $240.23 | $536.48 | Visit |
| 26 | MrDomain | $3.27 | $34.35 | $34.35 | $140.67 | $312.42 | Visit |
| 27 | Infomaniak | $3.88 | $32.85 | $32.85 | $135.28 | $299.53 | Visit |
| 28 | Regery | $3.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $123.95 | $273.90 | Visit |
| 29 | Netim | $4.00 | $43.00 | $30.50 | $176.00 | $391.00 | Visit |
| 30 | Cloudflare | $4.99 | $27.70 | $27.70 | $115.79 | $254.29 | Visit |
| 31 | Blacknight | $5.53 | $38.83 | $38.83 | $160.85 | $355.00 | Visit |
| 32 | Gname | $8.99 | $37.99 | $37.99 | $160.95 | $350.90 | Visit |
| 33 | Squarespace | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $100.00 | $200.00 | Visit |
| 34 | eDomains | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 35 | Epik | $30.95 | $30.95 | $30.95 | $154.75 | $309.50 | Visit |
| 36 | Internet.bs | $32.09 | $59.95 | $59.95 | $271.89 | $571.64 | Visit |
| 37 | Marcaria | $34.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | $170.00 | $340.00 | Visit |
| 38 | Hello.co | $34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $174.95 | $349.90 | Visit |
| 39 | Hostinger | $36.19 | $36.19 | $36.19 | $180.95 | $361.90 | Visit |
| 40 | Regtons | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $195.00 | $390.00 | Visit |
| 41 | 101domain | $43.17 | $53.17 | $43.17 | $255.85 | $521.70 | Visit |
| 42 | Directnic | $43.99 | $43.99 | $43.99 | $219.95 | $439.90 | Visit |
| 43 | Moniker | $43.99 | $59.95 | $59.95 | $283.79 | $583.54 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
Radix's Bet on the One-Word Generic
Radix Technologies Inc. SEZC, the registry behind .online, secured one of the most literal descriptors in the domain world. Unlike .biz or .info, which carried baggage from the dot-com bust, .online arrived clean in 2015 as part of the new gTLD program and immediately signaled modern internet presence. The IANA delegation record shows a registry operated not by a legacy infrastructure player but by a company that built its business on targeted generics. There's no sponsorship restrictions — no residency requirement, no credential check — so the name is functionally open to anyone who wants to say 'this is where you find me online.' That universality is the point, and it's why Radix pushed it across more than 43 registrars.
The Definition of Unrestricted
Many new gTLDs launched with guardrails — .law requires bar membership, .bank demands government approval. .online has none of that. The Wikipedia entry confirms no restrictions apply to registration, placing it in the same wide-open bucket as .com, .net, and .org. That's both a strength and a subtle trap: without eligibility checks, the name competes purely on availability and price. Radix undercut legacy incumbents on cost, and the current pricing spread — with registrars like Namecheap at the low end — reflects a market that treats .online as a commodity. The trade-off is that you get the word 'online' attached to your brand, which is memorable but not exactly differentiating.
A Second Tier That Feels First Rate
For someone who missed the .com boat, .online offers a contemporary alternative without the dated tone of .biz or the nonprofit aura of .org. The word itself is an action — being online is the default state of modern commerce, so the TLD reads less like an address and more like a status update. Registrants often pair it with exact keywords: think 'yourbusiness.online' where the .com is parked or squatted. The WHOIS server is whois.nic.online, a clean infrastructure that supports DNSSEC, and Radix's own registry site pitches the string as a way to 'get online' fast. That self-referential marketing works because the name is its own pitch.
Pricing's Wild West and What It Signals
The pricing spread for .online is extreme — the cheapest registrar charges roughly a tenth of the most expensive. That's not a normal market; it's a signal that registrars use .online as a loss leader or a trap. Namecheap at the bottom likely hopes to upsell hosting or renewals, while a premium registrar charges for convenience or bundled privacy. The average price sits somewhere in the mid-range, but the gap between $0.98 and $43.99 tells you the registry sets no floor. For buyers, this means price-shopping is essential — but it also means the TLD's long-term identity is still being shaped. A domain priced like a commodity often gets treated like one.
At Home in the Shadow of .com
Compare .online to its neighbors: .info and .biz were created to relieve pressure on .com, but both carry a spammy aftertaste. .online avoids that by being a post-2012 creation, engineered for an era where 'online' is an assumed condition. It's never going to dethrone .com — that's not the point. Its realistic ceiling is being the second choice, the name you grab when the first pick is gone. The delegation round that birthed it (2012 new gTLD program) was designed to expand choice, and .online does exactly that without demanding you learn a new vocabulary. It's the dictionary word of domain endings.