.plumbing Domain Names
40 registrars compared — cheapest from $7.49 at Sav
In the 2012 new gTLD land rush, the humble trade of pipe-fitting got its own corner of the internet: .plumbing, delegated on November 8, 2013 to Binky Moon, LLC.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $7.49 | $64.68 | $64.68 | $266.21 | $589.61 | Visit |
| 2 | Dynadot | $8.24 | $66.56 | $66.56 | $274.48 | $607.28 | Visit |
| 3 | Porkbun | $8.24 | $64.37 | $64.37 | $265.72 | $587.57 | Visit |
| 4 | Regery | $8.69 | $65.99 | $65.99 | $272.65 | $602.60 | Visit |
| 5 | INWX | $9.08 | $114.60 | $114.60 | $467.48 | $1040.48 | Visit |
| 6 | Truehost | $12.10 | $94.11 | $73.06 | $388.54 | $859.09 | Visit |
| 7 | EuroDNS | $13.90 | $102.87 | $102.87 | $425.38 | $939.73 | Visit |
| 8 | Name.com | $14.99 | $104.99 | $104.99 | $434.95 | $959.90 | Visit |
| 9 | eDomains | $45.60 | $45.60 | $45.60 | $228.00 | $456.00 | Visit |
| 10 | UK2 | $54.37 | $54.37 | $54.37 | $271.85 | $543.70 | Visit |
| 11 | Hello.co | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | $274.95 | $549.90 | Visit |
| 12 | Cloudflare | $56.20 | $56.20 | $56.20 | $281.00 | $562.00 | Visit |
| 13 | OVHcloud | $60.29 | $71.49 | $68.89 | $346.25 | $703.70 | Visit |
| 14 | Above.com | $61.82 | $61.82 | $61.82 | $309.10 | $618.20 | Visit |
| 15 | NameBright | $62.00 | $62.00 | $62.00 | $310.00 | $620.00 | Visit |
| 16 | Spaceship | $64.37 | $64.37 | $64.37 | $321.85 | $643.70 | Visit |
| 17 | Squarespace | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | $325.00 | $650.00 | Visit |
| 18 | Epik | $66.95 | $66.95 | $66.95 | $334.75 | $669.50 | Visit |
| 19 | Crazy Domains | $67.49 | $71.99 | $67.49 | $355.45 | $715.40 | Visit |
| 20 | DreamHost | $69.99 | $69.99 | $69.99 | $349.95 | $699.90 | Visit |
| 21 | NameSilo | $71.99 | $72.99 | $67.99 | $363.95 | $728.90 | Visit |
| 22 | 123 Reg | $72.58 | $72.58 | $72.58 | $362.90 | $725.80 | Visit |
| 23 | Gname | $72.99 | $72.99 | $72.99 | $364.95 | $729.90 | Visit |
| 24 | Regtons | $72.99 | $72.99 | $72.99 | $364.95 | $729.90 | Visit |
| 25 | Internet.bs | $79.79 | $90.44 | $79.79 | $441.55 | $893.75 | Visit |
| 26 | MrDomain | $79.86 | $79.86 | $79.86 | $399.30 | $798.60 | Visit |
| 27 | Marcaria | $80.00 | $80.00 | $80.00 | $400.00 | $800.00 | Visit |
| 28 | Infomaniak | $80.47 | $80.47 | $80.47 | $402.35 | $804.70 | Visit |
| 29 | Netim | $81.00 | $81.00 | $59.00 | $405.00 | $810.00 | Visit |
| 30 | All Domains | $83.25 | $85.47 | $85.47 | $425.13 | $852.48 | Visit |
| 31 | Directnic | $84.80 | $84.80 | $84.80 | $424.00 | $848.00 | Visit |
| 32 | Namecheap | $85.48 | $99.98 | $85.48 | $485.40 | $985.30 | Visit |
| 33 | OnlyDomains | $91.49 | $95.49 | $95.49 | $473.45 | $950.90 | Visit |
| 34 | Blacknight | $91.56 | $91.56 | $91.56 | $457.80 | $915.60 | Visit |
| 35 | Gandi | $95.43 | $135.98 | $80.86 | $639.35 | $1319.25 | Visit |
| 36 | 101domain | $97.17 | $115.67 | $97.17 | $559.85 | $1138.20 | Visit |
| 37 | Hover | $103.19 | $103.19 | $103.19 | $515.95 | $1031.90 | Visit |
| 38 | IONOS | $104.00 | $104.00 | $104.00 | $520.00 | $1040.00 | Visit |
| 39 | Moniker | $121.98 | $137.44 | $121.98 | $671.74 | $1358.94 | Visit |
| 40 | GoDaddy | $124.19 | $124.19 | $124.19 | $620.95 | $1241.90 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
A Trade Gets Its Own Address
When the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers opened the floodgates to new top-level domains in 2012, it wasn't just tech giants that applied. Binky Moon, LLC, the registry operator behind .plumbing, secured the string for an entire industry. Delegated on November 8, 2013, .plumbing joined a wave of 2012 new gTLDs designed to give trades a memorable web identity. It's a plain-spoken namespace — no clever backstory, just a word that tells you exactly what the site's about. That directness is the appeal: a plumber in Des Moines can claim a .plumbing address that reads like a job description.
From Pipe Dreams to Web Presence
For a trade that's often emergency-driven, .plumbing offers an intuitive shortcut. A homeowner with a burst pipe isn't browsing for a generic plumbing service — they're typing in a keyword. Binky Moon, the sponsor, is part of the Identity Digital family, which runs dozens of similar descriptive extensions. The registry's strategy is straightforward: put an obvious term in the URL and let the customer's problem do the searching. While established businesses stick with legacy suffixes, .plumbing caters to contractors who want to stand out in local searches without competing for a .com that's already taken.
The Household Name of gTLDs
What makes .plumbing distinct isn't innovation — it's ubiquity. It's one of the few gTLDs that names something nearly every household relies on, alongside sibling extensions like .business, .cafe, and .codes. The spread of prices across registrars here is extreme: at 40 registrars, the cheapest option from Sav runs about a tenth of the most expensive, so the cost of claiming a .plumbing address varies wildly depending on where you shop. That volatility makes it a budget-friendly option for small operations — if you know where to look — yet still a premium for those who don't.
A Gimmick or a Growth Market?
Skeptics might write off .plumbing as a novelty, but the 2012 round was full of such gambles. The delegation record shows a straightforward generic string with no brand restrictions — anyone from a solo plumber to a parts manufacturer can register. It's a bet that niche namespaces can carve out a loyal user base, much like .coach targets trainers and .church serves congregations. Whether .plumbing becomes the default for its trade or lingers as a footnote depends on how many tradespeople decide that a URL like 'fixit.plumbing' is worth more than its renewal cost.