.social Domain Names
43 registrars compared — cheapest from $3.31 at Spaceship
Delegated in early 2014 as part of ICANN's new gTLD program, .social was handed to Dog Beach, LLC, a registry now operating under the Identity Digital umbrella — a sign of how the social-web land rush took shape.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spaceship Cheapest | $3.31 | $34.36 | $34.36 | $140.75 | $312.55 | Visit |
| 2 | Namecheap | $3.98 | $57.98 | $45.48 | $235.90 | $525.80 | Visit |
| 3 | Sav | $5.99 | $34.52 | $34.52 | $144.07 | $316.67 | Visit |
| 4 | Dynadot | $6.64 | $35.53 | $35.53 | $148.76 | $326.41 | Visit |
| 5 | Porkbun | $6.69 | $34.50 | $34.50 | $144.69 | $317.19 | Visit |
| 6 | Regery | $6.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | $150.95 | $330.90 | Visit |
| 7 | Hostinger | $7.19 | $48.19 | $7.19 | $199.95 | $440.90 | Visit |
| 8 | INWX | $7.56 | $61.20 | $61.20 | $252.36 | $558.36 | Visit |
| 9 | Above.com | $8.14 | $35.42 | $35.42 | $149.82 | $326.92 | Visit |
| 10 | Cosmotown | $8.22 | $34.96 | $34.96 | $148.06 | $322.86 | Visit |
| 11 | Crazy Domains | $8.49 | $38.99 | $38.99 | $164.45 | $359.40 | Visit |
| 12 | OVHcloud | $8.66 | $38.59 | $37.89 | $163.02 | $355.97 | Visit |
| 13 | Blacknight | $8.86 | $48.82 | $48.82 | $204.14 | $448.24 | Visit |
| 14 | All Domains | $8.88 | $46.62 | $46.62 | $195.36 | $428.46 | Visit |
| 15 | NameSilo | $8.99 | $41.49 | $37.99 | $174.95 | $382.40 | Visit |
| 16 | Truehost | $9.75 | $53.16 | $41.86 | $222.39 | $488.19 | Visit |
| 17 | Squarespace | $10.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $90.00 | $190.00 | Visit |
| 18 | GoDaddy | $10.19 | $66.19 | $66.19 | $274.95 | $605.90 | Visit |
| 19 | EuroDNS | $11.10 | $63.55 | $63.55 | $265.30 | $583.05 | Visit |
| 20 | Name.com | $11.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | $231.95 | $506.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Gname | $12.99 | $43.99 | $43.99 | $188.95 | $408.90 | Visit |
| 22 | Directnic | $13.99 | $52.99 | $52.99 | $225.95 | $490.90 | Visit |
| 23 | Netim | $14.00 | $52.50 | $35.00 | $224.00 | $486.50 | Visit |
| 24 | IONOS | $14.16 | $59.00 | $59.00 | $250.16 | $545.16 | Visit |
| 25 | eDomains | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 26 | Infomaniak | $32.13 | $32.13 | $32.13 | $160.65 | $321.30 | Visit |
| 27 | Cloudflare | $32.20 | $32.20 | $32.20 | $161.00 | $322.00 | Visit |
| 28 | Hello.co | $34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $174.95 | $349.90 | Visit |
| 29 | NameBright | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $175.00 | $350.00 | Visit |
| 30 | Epik | $37.95 | $37.95 | $37.95 | $189.75 | $379.50 | Visit |
| 31 | UK2 | $39.71 | $39.71 | $39.71 | $198.55 | $397.10 | Visit |
| 32 | DreamHost | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 33 | MrDomain | $43.23 | $43.23 | $43.23 | $216.15 | $432.30 | Visit |
| 34 | 123 Reg | $43.54 | $43.54 | $43.54 | $217.70 | $435.40 | Visit |
| 35 | Marcaria | $44.00 | $44.00 | $44.00 | $220.00 | $440.00 | Visit |
| 36 | Gandi | $44.05 | $95.98 | $37.32 | $427.97 | $907.87 | Visit |
| 37 | Internet.bs | $45.52 | $45.52 | $38.06 | $227.60 | $455.20 | Visit |
| 38 | Regtons | $48.99 | $48.99 | $48.99 | $244.95 | $489.90 | Visit |
| 39 | Alibaba Cloud | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $245.00 | $490.00 | Visit |
| 40 | 101domain | $54.17 | $61.67 | $54.17 | $300.85 | $609.20 | Visit |
| 41 | Hover | $55.19 | $55.19 | $55.19 | $275.95 | $551.90 | Visit |
| 42 | Moniker | $57.74 | $64.89 | $57.74 | $317.30 | $641.75 | Visit |
| 43 | OnlyDomains | $60.49 | $67.99 | $67.99 | $332.45 | $672.40 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
Dog Beach's Social Land Grab
When Dog Beach, LLC won .social from ICANN's 2012 new gTLD round, the generic term had obvious pull — every community, forum, and network wanted the label. Dog Beach didn't just collect the string; it threw its weight behind the Identity Digital platform, which now runs the registry. That consolidation tells you the business model: generic social labels are valuable not for brand protection but for volume. The TLD's January 9, 2014 delegation put it early in the first big wave of non-brand gTLDs.
A Generic Label With a Crowded Field
.social didn't launch into a vacuum. It landed alongside a cluster of community-oriented suffixes — .club, .community, .family, .team, and .fans all chase the same impulse: create a space where people gather around a shared interest. The distinction matters. .social is the broadest of the set; it can mean a social network, a social cause, or a social media presence. .club hints at membership, .fans at devotion. For registrants, the choice is usually about connotation more than function.
The Pricing Spread Tells a Story
The registrar market for .social is deep but uneven — more than 43 places sell it, yet the cheapest is about a tenth of the most expensive. That extreme gap is typical of a generic gTLD that caught speculator attention. You can register at budget rates from places like Spaceship, or pay a premium through heritage registrars that treat every new gTLD as a niche product. The spread suggests real demand, but also that pricing hasn't settled into a standard slot.
What .social Signals That .com Can't
The value of .social is semantic clarity. Under .com, the word 'social' belongs to social media giants and their lawyers; on .social, you can claim a slice of the category. That's why Dog Beach positioned it as a general-purpose space rather than a closed brand zone. The registry URL points to Identity Digital's page, confirming it's run as a commercial utility, not a vanity project.