.shop Domain Names
42 registrars compared — cheapest from $0.88 at Cosmotown
When GMO Registry, Inc. won the rights to .shop, it didn't just grab another generic top-level domain — it claimed one of the most literal, high-traffic words in the English language, a virtual storefront for the entire internet.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmotown Cheapest | $0.88 | $33.00 | $33.00 | $132.88 | $297.88 | Visit |
| 2 | Spaceship | $0.90 | $31.25 | $31.25 | $125.90 | $282.15 | Visit |
| 3 | IONOS | $0.98 | $56.00 | $47.60 | $224.98 | $504.98 | Visit |
| 4 | Namecheap | $0.98 | $48.98 | $38.98 | $196.90 | $441.80 | Visit |
| 5 | DreamHost | $0.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $140.95 | $315.90 | Visit |
| 6 | Truehost | $1.08 | $49.91 | $39.26 | $200.72 | $450.27 | Visit |
| 7 | 123 Reg | $1.10 | $59.18 | $46.18 | $237.82 | $533.72 | Visit |
| 8 | GoDaddy | $1.19 | $60.19 | $60.19 | $241.95 | $542.90 | Visit |
| 9 | Hostinger | $1.19 | $40.19 | $1.19 | $161.95 | $362.90 | Visit |
| 10 | Crazy Domains | $1.29 | $29.89 | $29.00 | $120.85 | $270.30 | Visit |
| 11 | Alibaba Cloud | $1.35 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $141.35 | $316.35 | Visit |
| 12 | INWX | $1.80 | $48.00 | $48.00 | $193.80 | $433.80 | Visit |
| 13 | Bluehost | $1.99 | $47.99 | $1.99 | $193.95 | $433.90 | Visit |
| 14 | Dynadot | $1.99 | $32.32 | $32.32 | $131.27 | $292.87 | Visit |
| 15 | Regery | $1.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | $129.95 | $289.90 | Visit |
| 16 | Porkbun | $2.06 | $31.41 | $31.41 | $127.70 | $284.75 | Visit |
| 17 | All Domains | $2.77 | $41.62 | $41.62 | $169.25 | $377.35 | Visit |
| 18 | Gandi | $2.99 | $95.98 | $38.94 | $386.91 | $866.81 | Visit |
| 19 | Name.com | $2.99 | $59.99 | $59.99 | $242.95 | $542.90 | Visit |
| 20 | NameSilo | $2.99 | $38.99 | $34.99 | $158.95 | $353.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Sav | $2.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $162.95 | $362.90 | Visit |
| 22 | Gname | $3.00 | $40.99 | $40.99 | $166.96 | $371.91 | Visit |
| 23 | OVHcloud | $3.19 | $42.99 | $34.29 | $175.15 | $390.10 | Visit |
| 24 | Directnic | $3.50 | $43.99 | $43.99 | $179.46 | $399.41 | Visit |
| 25 | OnlyDomains | $3.99 | $49.49 | $49.49 | $201.95 | $449.40 | Visit |
| 26 | Netim | $4.00 | $47.50 | $33.00 | $194.00 | $431.50 | Visit |
| 27 | Infomaniak | $5.43 | $41.07 | $41.07 | $169.71 | $375.06 | Visit |
| 28 | Blacknight | $8.86 | $35.50 | $35.50 | $150.86 | $328.36 | Visit |
| 29 | MrDomain | $9.87 | $36.57 | $36.57 | $156.15 | $339.00 | Visit |
| 30 | 101domain | $10.17 | $56.67 | $39.67 | $236.85 | $520.20 | Visit |
| 31 | Cloudflare | $30.20 | $30.20 | $30.20 | $151.00 | $302.00 | Visit |
| 32 | eDomains | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | $159.95 | $319.90 | Visit |
| 33 | Marcaria | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $195.00 | $390.00 | Visit |
| 34 | Regtons | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $225.00 | $450.00 | Visit |
| 35 | Hello.co | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $249.95 | $499.90 | Visit |
| 36 | Hover | $50.19 | $50.19 | $50.19 | $250.95 | $501.90 | Visit |
| 37 | Above.com | $51.36 | $51.36 | $51.36 | $256.80 | $513.60 | Visit |
| 38 | Epik | $54.95 | $54.95 | $54.95 | $274.75 | $549.50 | Visit |
| 39 | Internet.bs | $54.95 | $61.95 | $54.95 | $302.75 | $612.50 | Visit |
| 40 | Moniker | $54.95 | $61.95 | $54.95 | $302.75 | $612.50 | Visit |
| 41 | Squarespace | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $300.00 | $600.00 | Visit |
| 42 | EuroDNS | $64.63 | $64.63 | $64.63 | $323.15 | $646.30 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
GMO's Gamble on the Most Descriptive Word in e-Commerce
The .shop domain didn't exist until May 5, 2016, when GMO Registry, Inc. took the reins. That delegation date places it squarely in the 2012 new-gTLD round, ICANN's bold experiment in opening the naming system to hundreds of new suffixes. GMO, a Japanese company, saw an opportunity to own the single most direct word for commerce online. There is no ambiguity about what a .shop site sells — the TLD itself is the sales pitch. Unrestricted and open to anyone, it was positioned not as a niche corner but as a global marketplace keyword, betting that businesses and shoppers alike would gravitate to a suffix that means exactly what it says.
Why .shop Commands a Pricing Premium Over Its Rivals
Comparing .shop to other commerce-focused suffixes reveals a price difference that reflects its cachet. With an extreme spread across 42 registrars — the cheapest, Cosmotown, lists it at $0.88, while the most expensive asks $64.63 — .shop sits firmly in the premium tier. That's a striking contrast to alternatives like .store or .shopping, which often undercut it. The gap isn't random: .shop benefits from being the shortest, most recognizable term in its cluster. Some registrars price it as a loss leader, others as a luxury good. For buyers, it means the same string can cost a tenth at one registrar and ten times that at another — so shopping around on registrar matters as much as choosing the domain.
The Unrestricted Advantage: Anyone Can Open Up Shop
Some TLDs come with gatekeepers — you need a local presence, a license, or a professional credential. .shop has none of that. Its restrictions are literally none, which makes it one of the most accessible commerce domains on the internet. GMO Registry deliberately kept the door wide open, anticipating that the TLD would appeal to everyone from lone Etsy crafters to established multinationals. That permissive policy is both a strength and a subtle risk: there's no quality vetting, so a shopper landing on a .shop site can't assume legitimacy. But for a seller, the lack of barriers means instant availability — register, launch, and you're in business under a name that tells customers exactly what you do.
One Word, Four Letters, Infinite Storefronts
The search intent behind .shop is blunt: people type "shop domain" or "shop domain name" by the thousands every month, not because they want to buy the word itself, but because they want to attach it to their venture. That's the TLD's real currency. A domain like yourbrand.shop instantly communicates purpose in a way that a .com never can, because .com is so crowded and generic that it has lost all descriptive power. The delegation round that produced .shop created dozens of commerce suffixes — .market, .sale, .deals — but none has the sheer linguistic simplicity of "shop." That simplicity is why registrants pay premium prices for it, and why it remains the clearest signal in the e-commerce namespace.