.website Domain Names
42 registrars compared — cheapest from $0.98 at Namecheap
What do you call a domain that states the obvious? .website says it straight: this is my website, nothing fancy, just a clear signal in a namespace crowded with metaphor.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namecheap Cheapest | $0.98 | $24.48 | $22.98 | $98.90 | $221.30 | Visit |
| 2 | IONOS | $1.00 | $40.00 | $36.00 | $161.00 | $361.00 | Visit |
| 3 | OVHcloud | $1.15 | $26.79 | $23.49 | $108.31 | $242.26 | Visit |
| 4 | Spaceship | $1.18 | $20.84 | $20.84 | $84.54 | $188.74 | Visit |
| 5 | GoDaddy | $1.19 | $40.19 | $40.19 | $161.95 | $362.90 | Visit |
| 6 | Hostinger | $1.19 | $26.19 | $1.19 | $105.95 | $236.90 | Visit |
| 7 | 123 Reg | $1.30 | $30.34 | $30.34 | $122.66 | $274.36 | Visit |
| 8 | All Domains | $1.66 | $27.75 | $27.75 | $112.66 | $251.41 | Visit |
| 9 | Porkbun | $1.96 | $21.11 | $21.11 | $86.40 | $191.95 | Visit |
| 10 | Bluehost | $1.99 | $29.99 | $1.99 | $121.95 | $271.90 | Visit |
| 11 | Above.com | $2.20 | $22.22 | $22.22 | $91.08 | $202.18 | Visit |
| 12 | Sav | $2.28 | $21.00 | $21.00 | $86.28 | $191.28 | Visit |
| 13 | Dynadot | $2.50 | $21.62 | $21.62 | $88.98 | $197.08 | Visit |
| 14 | Truehost | $2.63 | $29.11 | $28.59 | $119.07 | $264.62 | Visit |
| 15 | Gandi | $2.99 | $39.94 | $20.14 | $162.75 | $362.45 | Visit |
| 16 | NameSilo | $2.99 | $22.99 | $20.99 | $94.95 | $209.90 | Visit |
| 17 | Infomaniak | $3.31 | $25.69 | $25.69 | $106.07 | $234.52 | Visit |
| 18 | UK2 | $3.94 | $26.38 | $3.94 | $109.46 | $241.36 | Visit |
| 19 | Name.com | $4.99 | $37.99 | $33.99 | $156.95 | $346.90 | Visit |
| 20 | DreamHost | $7.99 | $24.95 | $24.95 | $107.79 | $232.54 | Visit |
| 21 | Gname | $8.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | $132.95 | $287.90 | Visit |
| 22 | Squarespace | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $100.00 | $200.00 | Visit |
| 23 | Cloudflare | $20.20 | $20.20 | $20.20 | $101.00 | $202.00 | Visit |
| 24 | Regery | $20.99 | $21.99 | $21.99 | $108.95 | $218.90 | Visit |
| 25 | Cosmotown | $22.13 | $22.13 | $22.13 | $110.65 | $221.30 | Visit |
| 26 | eDomains | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $120.00 | $240.00 | Visit |
| 27 | Epik | $24.95 | $24.95 | $24.95 | $124.75 | $249.50 | Visit |
| 28 | MrDomain | $25.47 | $25.47 | $25.47 | $127.35 | $254.70 | Visit |
| 29 | Moniker | $26.99 | $30.89 | $29.99 | $150.55 | $305.00 | Visit |
| 30 | OnlyDomains | $26.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $146.95 | $296.90 | Visit |
| 31 | Internet.bs | $27.69 | $27.69 | $23.99 | $138.45 | $276.90 | Visit |
| 32 | Blacknight | $28.84 | $28.84 | $28.84 | $144.20 | $288.40 | Visit |
| 33 | Hello.co | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $149.95 | $299.90 | Visit |
| 34 | Marcaria | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 35 | Hover | $30.19 | $30.19 | $30.19 | $150.95 | $301.90 | Visit |
| 36 | Crazy Domains | $31.99 | $32.99 | $31.99 | $163.95 | $328.90 | Visit |
| 37 | Regtons | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $160.00 | $320.00 | Visit |
| 38 | Netim | $33.50 | $33.50 | $23.00 | $167.50 | $335.00 | Visit |
| 39 | INWX | $33.72 | $33.72 | $33.72 | $168.60 | $337.20 | Visit |
| 40 | 101domain | $35.67 | $43.17 | $35.67 | $208.35 | $424.20 | Visit |
| 41 | Directnic | $38.99 | $38.99 | $38.99 | $194.95 | $389.90 | Visit |
| 42 | EuroDNS | $39.86 | $39.86 | $39.86 | $199.30 | $398.60 | Visit |
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A Name That Does What It Says
Most new gTLDs chase an idea — .app for utility, .blog for writing, .design for aesthetics. .website settles on the most literal label imaginable. Delegated on 2014-05-22 as part of ICANN's 2012 new gTLD program, it was a bet that clarity beats cleverness. When you register a .website, visitors don't have to guess what they'll find; the name tells them. That straightforwardness has made it a workhorse for portfolios, side projects, and anyone who wants a domain that describes itself without requiring an explanatory sentence.
Radix's Budget Corridor
Sponsored by Radix Technologies Inc., .website sits in the budget tier of new gTLDs. The pricing spread is extreme — the cheapest registrar charges roughly a tenth of what the most expensive asks — which tells you the extension competes on volume, not exclusivity. With 42 registrars carrying it, and Namecheap often leading on price, the average cost hovers at $15.78 and renewals stay near $24.48. That affordability is the point: a name that says “website” should never cost like a status symbol, or it defeats its own premise.
The Anti-Metaphor Choice
In a realm where .com has become shorthand for commercial ambition and .org signals institutional trust, .website is brutally functional. It sits alongside .info and .biz as a generic alternative, but it lacks their baggage — .info still smells like a 1990s dump site, .biz still sounds like a typo. .website avoids that by being self-explanatory. It's the domain you register when you want a web address that will be understood in any language, without a marketing degree. Compared to .com, .net, or .org, it's younger and less proven, but it also costs less and never pretends to be something it isn't.