.org domain availability checker
Type a name to see whether its .org is registered, read live from Public Interest Registry's RDAP server. If it is taken, the same name is checked in 17 other extensions below it. A free .org costs from $7.98 the first year and $11.64 to renew, and anyone can register one, not only nonprofits. Two in three .org names people checked here (67%) were already registered.
Free, no sign-in. Free names show the price and a Register button; checkout confirms the name with the registrar again before you pay. Every extension at once: domain availability checker; mixed extensions in one list: bulk domain checker.
Six .org checks, 4 November 2026
Three names we know are registered and three random strings, sent through this checker on the live site. 3 of 3 known names answered taken and 3 of 3 random strings free.
| Domain | What it is | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| wikipedia.org | Known site | taken | 89 ms |
| mozilla.org | Known site | taken | 89 ms |
| archive.org | Known site | taken | 254 ms |
| k31vf1ss1en.org | Random string | free | 210 ms |
| yg26ta0fgp6.org | Random string | free | 210 ms |
| pd8geq79o7l.org | Random string | free | 210 ms |
Time is from sending the check to the answer arriving, all six in one run. A taken answer can come from our record of names found registered in the past 7 days, which is why some known names answer fastest; a free answer is always asked of the registry.
.org at a glance
- Registry
- Public Interest Registry (PIR); technical operator Identity Digital Limited
- This checker asks
- Public Interest Registry's RDAP server (rdap.publicinterestregistry.org), the .org registry itself
- DNSSEC
- Signed
- First year
- $7.98 at Porkbun, $7.99 at Dynadot
- Renews at
- $11.84 at Porkbun, $11.64 at Dynadot
- Five years
- $54.55 at Dynadot
- Taken on domhaul
- 67% of 39 names checked since 4 August 2026
- Who can register
- Anyone; no nonprofit status needed
- Name length
- Up to 63 characters: letters, digits and hyphens, not first or last.
- Minimum term
- 1 year minimum, up to 10
Registry: IANA root zone database. Prices: the lowest standard (non-premium) quote, USD, as of 24 October 2026. Taken: the share of distinct names people checked on domhaul that were already registered. Transfer prices and every registrar quote are on the .org price page.
.org availability questions
Do I need to be a nonprofit to register a .org?
No. .org has no eligibility rule: companies, clubs, open-source projects and individuals all register them, and no one checks what the site is for. The association with nonprofits is a convention, which is why many charities like it and some shoppers trust it.
Who runs .org?
Public Interest Registry, a nonprofit set up by the Internet Society, with Identity Digital as its technical operator. In 2020 ICANN refused to approve its sale to a private equity firm, so it is still run as a nonprofit. Its RDAP server is what this checker reads.
What does a .org cost after the first year?
$11.64 a year at Dynadot and $11.84 at Porkbun, after a first year of $7.99 and $7.98 (24 October 2026). Five years come to $54.55 at Dynadot, within a few cents of a .com ($54.40), so the cheaper first year is a discount, not a cheaper extension.
Is a .org name easier to get than a .com?
Somewhat. 67% of the .org names people checked on domhaul were registered (26 of 39, a small sample), against 75% for .com. Common words and causes are long gone in both; a name built for your project is often free in .org even when the .com is taken.
Check another extension
.com .ai .io .co .app .dev .net .xyz .gg. Taken everywhere? The AI domain name generator suggests names and checks each one live. Look up a taken name's registrar with the WHOIS lookup, when it runs out with the domain expiration checker, or what it is worth in the domain value calculator.