.plus Domain Names
44 registrars compared — cheapest from $4.34 at Spaceship
Delegated in March 2015 by Identity Digital's Binky Moon, LLC, .plus is a generic top-level domain that turned the plus sign into a web address — a punctuation mark with a distinctly optimistic ring.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spaceship Cheapest | $4.34 | $47.81 | $47.81 | $195.58 | $434.63 | Visit |
| 2 | Namecheap | $4.98 | $79.98 | $63.48 | $324.90 | $724.80 | Visit |
| 3 | Sav | $8.99 | $48.04 | $48.04 | $201.15 | $441.35 | Visit |
| 4 | Porkbun | $9.78 | $47.89 | $47.89 | $201.34 | $440.79 | Visit |
| 5 | Dynadot | $9.85 | $49.44 | $49.44 | $207.61 | $454.81 | Visit |
| 6 | Regery | $9.99 | $48.99 | $48.99 | $205.95 | $450.90 | Visit |
| 7 | Crazy Domains | $10.29 | $45.99 | $45.99 | $194.25 | $424.20 | Visit |
| 8 | INWX | $11.09 | $81.00 | $81.00 | $335.09 | $740.09 | Visit |
| 9 | Hostinger | $11.19 | $63.19 | $11.19 | $263.95 | $579.90 | Visit |
| 10 | All Domains | $12.21 | $63.27 | $63.27 | $265.29 | $581.64 | Visit |
| 11 | Cosmotown | $12.50 | $45.65 | $45.65 | $195.10 | $423.35 | Visit |
| 12 | Above.com | $12.54 | $46.42 | $46.42 | $198.22 | $430.32 | Visit |
| 13 | OVHcloud | $13.28 | $45.79 | $44.99 | $196.44 | $425.39 | Visit |
| 14 | Truehost | $13.85 | $69.41 | $54.86 | $291.49 | $638.54 | Visit |
| 15 | Blacknight | $14.41 | $68.25 | $68.25 | $287.41 | $628.66 | Visit |
| 16 | NameSilo | $14.99 | $53.99 | $48.99 | $230.95 | $500.90 | Visit |
| 17 | IONOS | $15.60 | $78.00 | $78.00 | $327.60 | $717.60 | Visit |
| 18 | EuroDNS | $16.70 | $75.94 | $75.94 | $320.46 | $700.16 | Visit |
| 19 | Gname | $16.99 | $58.99 | $58.99 | $252.95 | $547.90 | Visit |
| 20 | Name.com | $17.99 | $64.99 | $64.99 | $277.95 | $602.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Netim | $18.50 | $64.00 | $45.00 | $274.50 | $594.50 | Visit |
| 22 | GoDaddy | $20.19 | $92.19 | $92.19 | $388.95 | $849.90 | Visit |
| 23 | Directnic | $21.99 | $71.99 | $71.99 | $309.95 | $669.90 | Visit |
| 24 | eDomains | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 25 | Bluehost | $30.99 | $49.99 | $30.99 | $230.95 | $480.90 | Visit |
| 26 | Infomaniak | $32.13 | $32.13 | $32.13 | $160.65 | $321.30 | Visit |
| 27 | Hello.co | $34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $174.95 | $349.90 | Visit |
| 28 | UK2 | $41.03 | $41.03 | $41.03 | $205.15 | $410.30 | Visit |
| 29 | Cloudflare | $42.20 | $42.20 | $42.20 | $211.00 | $422.00 | Visit |
| 30 | 123 Reg | $43.54 | $43.54 | $43.54 | $217.70 | $435.40 | Visit |
| 31 | Gandi | $44.05 | $95.98 | $37.32 | $427.97 | $907.87 | Visit |
| 32 | NameBright | $46.00 | $46.00 | $46.00 | $230.00 | $460.00 | Visit |
| 33 | DreamHost | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $249.95 | $499.90 | Visit |
| 34 | Epik | $50.95 | $50.95 | $50.95 | $254.75 | $509.50 | Visit |
| 35 | Marcaria | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $275.00 | $550.00 | Visit |
| 36 | Squarespace | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $275.00 | $550.00 | Visit |
| 37 | Regtons | $58.99 | $58.99 | $58.99 | $294.95 | $589.90 | Visit |
| 38 | MrDomain | $59.88 | $59.88 | $59.88 | $299.40 | $598.80 | Visit |
| 39 | Internet.bs | $63.10 | $63.10 | $52.98 | $315.50 | $631.00 | Visit |
| 40 | Alibaba Cloud | $69.00 | $69.00 | $69.00 | $345.00 | $690.00 | Visit |
| 41 | Hover | $77.19 | $77.19 | $77.19 | $385.95 | $771.90 | Visit |
| 42 | OnlyDomains | $83.99 | $72.99 | $72.99 | $375.95 | $740.90 | Visit |
| 43 | 101domain | $84.17 | $97.67 | $84.17 | $474.85 | $963.20 | Visit |
| 44 | Moniker | $89.54 | $99.59 | $89.54 | $487.90 | $985.85 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
From Punctuation to Domain: The Plus Sign's Web Debut
When .plus was delegated on March 12, 2015, it gave a mathematical symbol a home in the Domain Name System. The plus sign had long been a visual shorthand for positivity, addition, and extras — now it could be typed into a browser. Binky Moon, LLC, an affiliate of Identity Digital, runs the registry, and the company's other new gTLDs share a naming logic that prizes clarity and brevity. .plus joined that family as a blank canvas for branding, not as a specific industry's reservation.
The 2012 New gTLD Program's Optimistic Addition
.plus emerged from ICANN's 2012 New gTLD Program, the largest expansion of the domain name space since its inception. Unlike legacy TLDs tied to countries or one specific purpose, .plus was designed as a broad, open-ended namespace. It wasn't assigned a niche like .cafe or .church; it was a word that any business, project, or individual could adopt to signal an upgrade, an add-on, or a membership perk. Indeed, the delegated strings list confirms .plus is not a brand TLD, so no single company holds exclusive rights — anyone can register.
An Extreme Pricing Spread: Budget Entry, Premium Top
The prices for .plus domains illustrate an unusually wide dispersion: the cheapest registrar charges only about a tenth of what the most expensive one asks. That spread — which runs from under a dollar to over ten dollars at annual renewal — categorizes .plus as a budget TLD for those who shop around, but a premium one for those who don't. With 44 registrars carrying it, the market is competitive enough that the low end is the real price. Spaceship offers the lowest initial registration at roughly $4.34, while $89.54 asks about ten times as much. As with many new gTLDs, the initial cost may be a promotional teaser; the renewal rate is where the long-term commitment shows.
Sibling Domains: Identity Digital's Descriptive Family
.plus fits into a larger portfolio of descriptive top-level domains managed by the same registry, Identity Digital. Siblings like .business, .cafe, .church, and .codes each target a specific activity or community, giving registrants a vocabulary of identity beyond the usual .com. But .plus is arguably the most flexible of the group — it doesn't commit you to a profession or a venue. A wedding photographer might register `your-photos.plus` to offer extra packages, while a software company could use it for premium tiers. In a namespace that often pushes specificity, .plus is the wildcard sibling that means whatever you need it to mean.