.science Domain Names
40 registrars compared — cheapest from $10.18 at Cloudflare
Delegated to dot Science Limited in late 2014 as part of ICANN's new gTLD program, .science brings the laboratory to your URL bar—but who actually claims it?
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
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| 1 | Cloudflare Cheapest | $10.18 | $10.18 | $10.18 | $50.90 | $101.80 | Visit |
| 2 | Spaceship | $10.53 | $10.53 | $10.53 | $52.65 | $105.30 | Visit |
| 3 | Porkbun | $10.79 | $10.79 | $10.79 | $53.95 | $107.90 | Visit |
| 4 | Dynadot | $10.90 | $10.90 | $10.90 | $54.50 | $109.00 | Visit |
| 5 | NameSilo | $10.99 | $11.99 | $9.99 | $58.95 | $118.90 | Visit |
| 6 | Regery | $10.99 | $11.69 | $11.69 | $57.75 | $116.20 | Visit |
| 7 | Truehost | $11.20 | $14.81 | $13.23 | $70.44 | $144.49 | Visit |
| 8 | Cosmotown | $11.41 | $11.41 | $11.41 | $57.05 | $114.10 | Visit |
| 9 | Alibaba Cloud | $12.19 | $12.19 | $22.35 | $60.95 | $121.90 | Visit |
| 10 | Namecheap | $12.98 | $16.98 | $12.98 | $80.90 | $165.80 | Visit |
| 11 | All Domains | $13.32 | $27.75 | $27.75 | $124.32 | $263.07 | Visit |
| 12 | OVHcloud | $14.66 | $28.49 | $28.49 | $128.62 | $271.07 | Visit |
| 13 | OnlyDomains | $16.99 | $18.99 | $4.99 | $92.95 | $187.90 | Visit |
| 14 | GoDaddy | $20.19 | $40.19 | $20.19 | $180.95 | $381.90 | Visit |
| 15 | Sav | $20.98 | $20.98 | $20.98 | $104.90 | $209.80 | Visit |
| 16 | INWX | $21.60 | $33.60 | $33.60 | $156.00 | $324.00 | Visit |
| 17 | Above.com | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $110.00 | $220.00 | Visit |
| 18 | Marcaria | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $110.00 | $220.00 | Visit |
| 19 | Internet.bs | $25.99 | $29.89 | $28.99 | $145.55 | $295.00 | Visit |
| 20 | UK2 | $26.38 | $27.70 | $26.38 | $137.18 | $275.68 | Visit |
| 21 | MrDomain | $26.58 | $26.58 | $26.58 | $132.90 | $265.80 | Visit |
| 22 | Crazy Domains | $26.99 | $29.89 | $26.99 | $146.55 | $296.00 | Visit |
| 23 | Regtons | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $135.00 | $270.00 | Visit |
| 24 | Epik | $27.95 | $27.95 | $27.95 | $139.75 | $279.50 | Visit |
| 25 | Blacknight | $29.40 | $29.40 | $29.40 | $147.00 | $294.00 | Visit |
| 26 | DreamHost | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $149.75 | $299.50 | Visit |
| 27 | Directnic | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $149.95 | $299.90 | Visit |
| 28 | Gname | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $149.95 | $299.90 | Visit |
| 29 | Hover | $30.19 | $30.19 | $30.19 | $150.95 | $301.90 | Visit |
| 30 | 101domain | $31.67 | $39.17 | $31.67 | $188.35 | $384.20 | Visit |
| 31 | Netim | $33.50 | $33.50 | $23.00 | $167.50 | $335.00 | Visit |
| 32 | Infomaniak | $34.53 | $34.53 | $34.53 | $172.65 | $345.30 | Visit |
| 33 | Name.com | $34.99 | $37.99 | $34.99 | $186.95 | $376.90 | Visit |
| 34 | EuroDNS | $35.55 | $35.55 | $35.55 | $177.75 | $355.50 | Visit |
| 35 | Gandi | $38.29 | $71.98 | $32.49 | $326.21 | $686.11 | Visit |
| 36 | Moniker | $38.99 | $44.29 | $42.99 | $216.15 | $437.60 | Visit |
| 37 | 123 Reg | $39.58 | $39.58 | $39.58 | $197.90 | $395.80 | Visit |
| 38 | Hello.co | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 39 | IONOS | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $200.00 | $400.00 | Visit |
| 40 | Squarespace | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $250.00 | $500.00 | Visit |
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From ICANN's 2012 Lottery to a Generic Science Brand
The delegation date — October 23, 2014 — places .science in the second wave of ICANN's new gTLD program, a land rush that opened hundreds of generic strings beyond .com and .net. dot Science Limited is the registry behind it, an entity whose name mirrors the TLD itself. Unlike branded TLDs (think .google or .bing), .science carries no corporate logo—it's a generic word open to anyone. That genericness is the whole point: it's a top-level domain that signals curiosity, not a trademark. The registry's WHOIS server and registry URL are straightforward, but the real question is who decided to bet on a word as broad as 'science' in the first place.
The Scientific Community's Quiet Corner of the Web
For researchers, educators, and science communicators, .science offers a chance to claim a URL that literally describes their work—think 'climate.science' or 'neuroscience.science.' But the TLD hasn't become the default for academic institutions, which mostly stick with .edu, .ac.uk, or their country-code equivalents. Instead, its registrants skew toward independent projects, preprints, and citizen-science initiatives. The appeal is lexical: the string 'science' is instantly recognizable and carries an authoritative weight that generic suffixes lack. Yet the same breadth that makes it attractive also makes it vague. A domain like 'badscience.science' is a fun hack; a domain like 'research.science' is an ambition. The Public Suffix List tracks such suffixes, and .science sits there as a registrable namespace, waiting for someone to give it meaning.
Pricing That Spans the Spectrum—and What It Says
The registrar market for .science reveals a wide pricing spread, from budget-friendly first-year deals to renewal rates that climb steeply. The cheapest initial registration might lure you in, but the renewal cost—often several times higher—is where the registry makes its money. This is a common pattern among newer gTLDs: low introductory prices to build a base, then higher renewals to sustain the registry. Cloudflare) offers the most affordable entry point at $10.18 (renewing at $10.18), which signals that even a niche TLD can find a home among the internet's budget-conscious buyers. The spread—some registrars charging $50.00—suggests that .science hasn't found a single, stable price point, leaving room for both bargain hunters and premium positioning depending on which registrar you trust.
The Tech-Developer Trap: Why .science Isn't .tech
Compare .science to the flashier contenders in the same registration round: .tech, .io, .ai, .app, and .dev. Those suffixes got scooped up by startups chasing a tech-savvy image—artificial intelligence, app developers, and SaaS founders. .science never caught that wave. It lacks the two-letter brevity of .io or the snappy vibe of .tech, and its meaning is too literal to serve as a clever hack for a dating app or a crypto exchange. Instead, it occupies a niche that's almost academic: the registrants who choose .science are usually doing actual science or teaching it, not building a brand around it. That's a narrower audience, but a loyal one. The delegated strings list shows that ICANN treats all of these equally—the market decided otherwise.