.vip Domain Names
40 registrars compared — cheapest from $3.82 at Spaceship
A binary word that promises status, delegated in the 2012 new gTLD round — but under the hood lies an extreme pricing spread that says more about speculation than prestige.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spaceship Cheapest | $3.82 | $4.90 | $4.90 | $23.42 | $47.92 | Visit |
| 2 | Sav | $3.84 | $15.80 | $15.80 | $67.04 | $146.04 | Visit |
| 3 | Alibaba Cloud | $3.88 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $23.88 | $48.88 | Visit |
| 4 | NameSilo | $3.99 | $19.49 | $15.50 | $81.95 | $179.40 | Visit |
| 5 | Cosmotown | $4.11 | $13.37 | $13.37 | $57.59 | $124.44 | Visit |
| 6 | Porkbun | $4.12 | $5.15 | $5.15 | $24.72 | $50.47 | Visit |
| 7 | Hostinger | $4.19 | $25.19 | $4.19 | $104.95 | $230.90 | Visit |
| 8 | Dynadot | $4.49 | $5.03 | $5.03 | $24.61 | $49.76 | Visit |
| 9 | Namecheap | $4.98 | $10.98 | $5.98 | $48.90 | $103.80 | Visit |
| 10 | Truehost | $5.49 | $24.56 | $19.76 | $103.73 | $226.53 | Visit |
| 11 | Regery | $6.69 | $16.69 | $16.69 | $73.45 | $156.90 | Visit |
| 12 | GoDaddy | $7.19 | $24.19 | $24.19 | $103.95 | $224.90 | Visit |
| 13 | Gname | $7.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | $59.95 | $124.90 | Visit |
| 14 | Cloudflare | $15.20 | $15.20 | $15.20 | $76.00 | $152.00 | Visit |
| 15 | OVHcloud | $15.39 | $17.99 | $17.99 | $87.35 | $177.30 | Visit |
| 16 | Blacknight | $16.08 | $16.08 | $16.08 | $80.40 | $160.80 | Visit |
| 17 | Crazy Domains | $16.39 | $18.99 | $16.39 | $92.35 | $187.30 | Visit |
| 18 | Above.com | $16.72 | $16.72 | $16.72 | $83.60 | $167.20 | Visit |
| 19 | eDomains | $16.73 | $16.73 | $16.73 | $83.65 | $167.30 | Visit |
| 20 | Epik | $18.95 | $18.95 | $18.95 | $94.75 | $189.50 | Visit |
| 21 | Hello.co | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $99.95 | $199.90 | Visit |
| 22 | MrDomain | $21.03 | $21.03 | $21.03 | $105.15 | $210.30 | Visit |
| 23 | Directnic | $21.99 | $21.99 | $21.99 | $109.95 | $219.90 | Visit |
| 24 | Gandi | $23.15 | $47.98 | $19.62 | $215.07 | $454.97 | Visit |
| 25 | All Domains | $23.31 | $27.75 | $27.75 | $134.31 | $273.06 | Visit |
| 26 | IONOS | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $120.00 | $240.00 | Visit |
| 27 | DreamHost | $24.95 | $24.95 | $24.95 | $124.75 | $249.50 | Visit |
| 28 | Name.com | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $124.95 | $249.90 | Visit |
| 29 | Regtons | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $125.00 | $250.00 | Visit |
| 30 | Hover | $25.19 | $25.19 | $25.19 | $125.95 | $251.90 | Visit |
| 31 | Marcaria | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $135.00 | $270.00 | Visit |
| 32 | Netim | $30.00 | $30.00 | $18.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 33 | 101domain | $32.17 | $39.67 | $32.17 | $190.85 | $389.20 | Visit |
| 34 | 123 Reg | $32.98 | $32.98 | $32.98 | $164.90 | $329.80 | Visit |
| 35 | INWX | $37.20 | $37.20 | $37.20 | $186.00 | $372.00 | Visit |
| 36 | OnlyDomains | $37.49 | $38.49 | $38.49 | $191.45 | $383.90 | Visit |
| 37 | EuroDNS | $38.78 | $38.78 | $38.78 | $193.90 | $387.80 | Visit |
| 38 | Squarespace | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $225.00 | $450.00 | Visit |
| 39 | Internet.bs | $45.99 | $50.95 | $50.95 | $249.79 | $504.54 | Visit |
| 40 | Moniker | $45.99 | $50.95 | $50.95 | $249.79 | $504.54 | Visit |
Prices updated daily. Some registrars show promotional first-year prices. Always verify the final price on the registrar's website before purchasing.
A Status Symbol in the 2012 Land Rush
Delegated on 2015-07-30, .vip arrived as part of ICANN's ambitious 2012 new gTLD program, which threw open the door for hundreds of generic top-level domains. The IANA record lists Registry Services, LLC as the sponsor, a vehicle that also operates a family of aspirational suffixes. The name itself is a universal shorthand for exclusivity — three letters that in any language spell 'very important person.' That semantic clarity gave it immediate branding potential, but also made it a magnet for early speculators betting that status-sellers, nightclubs, and membership services would pay a premium for the privilege.
The Odd Couple: Same Registry, Different Tones
Look at .vip alongside its stablemates — .biz, .club, .design, .ink, and .wiki — and you'll notice they share one registry but target vastly different audiences. .vip sits in the lifestyle-and-status corner, next to .club's social spaces and .ink's creative leanings. What they share is a common back-end infrastructure and identical registry policies, yet each name carries its own cultural weight. For registrants, this means the technical reliability is uniform — expect the same WHOIS server (whois.nic.vip) and similar operational treatment — while the marketing story is entirely your own. The registry's strategy is to let the word itself do the selling, not the suffix's reputation.
The Pricing Spread Tells the Real Story
The most revealing fact about .vip isn't in the delegation paperwork — it's in the price gap. Across the 40 registrars selling .vip, the spread is extreme: the cheapest registrar charges roughly a tenth of what the most expensive charges. That kind of divergence usually signals one of two things: either some registrars are using .vip as a loss-leader to win customers, or others are pricing it as a luxury good. The budget entry point at [Spaceship]($3.82) suggests real availability for anyone who wants it, while the upper end trades on the aspirational label. The renewal price at $4.90 keeps it in the casual-purchase territory, but the average $19.66 hints that most people aren't paying the rock-bottom rate.
Who's Actually Buying the Status?
The facts only go so far — no one has published a demand study for .vip — but the economics are logical. A word that screams prestige is tailor-made for exclusive membership clubs, VIP event promoters, concierge services, and brands that want a micro-site for their highest-tier customers. The domain hack potential is obvious: getvip.com, join.vip, or even a simple 'vip.vip' if you can afford it. But the same aspirational pull attracts investors, which explains why the price floor hasn't collapsed entirely. The registry Registry Services, LLC clearly bet on that dual demand when it applied in the 2012 round, and the steady if unspectacular activity suggests the bet didn't fail — it just didn't rewrite the internet's geography.