.stream Domain Names
36 registrars compared — cheapest from $4.18 at Cloudflare
Delegated on February 26, 2016, under the 2012 new gTLD round, .stream burst onto the domain scene as dot Stream Limited's bid to claim the word for live video and torrents alike. It's a generic top-level domain with a budget reputation and a surprisingly wide price spread.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudflare Cheapest | $4.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 | $24.90 | $50.80 | Visit |
| 2 | NameSilo | $4.25 | $6.25 | $3.75 | $29.25 | $60.50 | Visit |
| 3 | Spaceship | $4.32 | $5.35 | $4.32 | $25.72 | $52.47 | Visit |
| 4 | Dynadot | $4.48 | $5.55 | $4.48 | $26.68 | $54.43 | Visit |
| 5 | Porkbun | $4.61 | $5.64 | $4.61 | $27.17 | $55.37 | Visit |
| 6 | Cosmotown | $4.99 | $6.06 | $6.06 | $29.23 | $59.53 | Visit |
| 7 | Truehost | $5.12 | $7.35 | $6.18 | $34.52 | $71.27 | Visit |
| 8 | All Domains | $5.55 | $27.75 | $27.75 | $116.55 | $255.30 | Visit |
| 9 | OVHcloud | $5.97 | $28.49 | $28.49 | $119.93 | $262.38 | Visit |
| 10 | Namecheap | $5.98 | $9.98 | $5.98 | $45.90 | $95.80 | Visit |
| 11 | GoDaddy | $8.19 | $40.19 | $8.19 | $168.95 | $369.90 | Visit |
| 12 | INWX | $8.64 | $39.36 | $39.36 | $166.08 | $362.88 | Visit |
| 13 | Gname | $9.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $129.95 | $279.90 | Visit |
| 14 | Regery | $10.99 | $11.69 | $11.69 | $57.75 | $116.20 | Visit |
| 15 | OnlyDomains | $16.99 | $18.99 | $2.99 | $92.95 | $187.90 | Visit |
| 16 | Marcaria | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | $90.00 | $180.00 | Visit |
| 17 | Sav | $20.98 | $20.98 | $20.98 | $104.90 | $209.80 | Visit |
| 18 | DreamHost | $24.95 | $24.95 | $24.95 | $124.75 | $249.50 | Visit |
| 19 | MrDomain | $26.58 | $26.58 | $26.58 | $132.90 | $265.80 | Visit |
| 20 | Crazy Domains | $26.99 | $29.89 | $26.99 | $146.55 | $296.00 | Visit |
| 21 | Regtons | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $135.00 | $270.00 | Visit |
| 22 | Internet.bs | $28.99 | $32.95 | $31.99 | $160.79 | $325.54 | Visit |
| 23 | Blacknight | $29.40 | $44.40 | $29.40 | $207.00 | $429.00 | Visit |
| 24 | Epik | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $149.75 | $299.50 | Visit |
| 25 | Directnic | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $149.95 | $299.90 | Visit |
| 26 | Hover | $30.19 | $30.19 | $30.19 | $150.95 | $301.90 | Visit |
| 27 | 101domain | $30.67 | $37.17 | $30.67 | $179.35 | $365.20 | Visit |
| 28 | Moniker | $31.99 | $40.19 | $38.99 | $192.75 | $393.70 | Visit |
| 29 | Netim | $33.50 | $33.50 | $23.00 | $167.50 | $335.00 | Visit |
| 30 | Infomaniak | $34.53 | $34.53 | $34.53 | $172.65 | $345.30 | Visit |
| 31 | Name.com | $34.99 | $37.99 | $34.99 | $186.95 | $376.90 | Visit |
| 32 | EuroDNS | $35.55 | $35.55 | $35.55 | $177.75 | $355.50 | Visit |
| 33 | Gandi | $38.31 | $87.98 | $32.46 | $390.23 | $830.13 | Visit |
| 34 | Hello.co | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 35 | IONOS | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $200.00 | $400.00 | Visit |
| 36 | Squarespace | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $250.00 | $500.00 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
2016's Grab for the Livestreaming Word
When dot Stream Limited secured .stream in February 2016, livestreaming was already reshaping internet culture, but no single domain owned the vocabulary of continuous broadcast. The 2012 new gTLD round let companies and entrepreneurs apply for dictionary words, and .stream was among the most visually evocative picks. It was never a brand TLD—no company was locking it down for internal use—so the string was thrown open to anyone who wanted a URL that said "watch me now" without the baggage of a legacy extension. The registry's homepage at nic.stream still emphasizes its purpose as a home for streaming-related content, though the real-world adoption has been scattered across torrent trackers, podcasters, and camera-toting creators who grabbed the name early.
The Price Spread Tells the Story
Check the registrar market for .stream and you'll find one of the wildest price gaps in the domain industry. The cheapest registrar, Cloudflare, sells it at a rate that makes it look like a throwaway domain, while the most expensive registrar charges roughly ten times as much. That kind of spread—categorized as extreme in pricing analysis—usually means the TLD is treated as a budget play by some and a premium curiosity by others. With 36 registrars offering it, the buyer's experience depends entirely on where they shop. A $4.18 initial registration at Cloudflare might sound tempting, but the $21.30 asking price elsewhere suggests a market still figuring out what .stream is worth.
What .stream Actually Signals to Visitors
Unlike a geographically bound TLD or a tightly regulated professional one, .stream carries a purely functional connotation: content that flows continuously. The WHOIS server at whois.nic.stream is standard, but the domain itself is a semantic gamble. It works best for a site that lives up to its name—a live event page, a radio relay, a round-the-clock webcam. For a static business site, the suffix can feel mismatched, which may explain why demand has swung toward niche uses rather than mass adoption. It competes in a cluster with .band, .cafe, and .coach for cultural relevance, but .stream has the advantage of a verb-like noun that tells visitors exactly what to expect.
Budget Housing for Pirate Sites and Startups Alike
The low-end pricing at Cloudflare has made .stream a favorite for operations that want to avoid scrutiny—illicit streaming portals, file-sharing forums, and one-off event pages. That reputation is a double-edged sword. The same accessibility that lets a student launch a dorm-room radio station also lets a pirate site open up shop for pennies. And when a TLD becomes associated with infringement, search engines and browsers can start eyeing it with suspicion. For legitimate users, the challenge is standing out from that shadow. The delegation round was never about policing content, only about opening the namespace. dot Stream Limited doesn't impose any special restrictions beyond standard ICANN policies, so the signal a .stream address sends is purely self-selected.