.com Domain Price: Register, Renew and Transfer Cost
A .com domain costs $10.88 at Dynadot and $11.08 at Porkbun for the first year, and renews at the same price, so the first-year price is what you pay every year. Transferring an existing .com domain to Porkbun costs $11.08 and adds a year to the registration. Five years of .com (first year plus four renewals) comes to about $54.40 at Dynadot, the cheaper of the two here.
Standard (non-premium) names, USD, quoted October 24, 2026.
| Registrar | First year | Renewal | Transfer | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynadot | $10.88 | $10.88 | n/a | $54.40 |
| Porkbun | $11.08 | $11.08 | $11.08 | $55.40 |
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The .com registry
.com is a generic top-level domain, run by VeriSign Global Registry Services.
- Type
- Generic
- Registry
- VeriSign Global Registry Services
- Registry site
- www.verisigninc.com
- WHOIS server
- whois.verisign-grs.com
- RDAP
- https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/
- DNSSEC
- Signed
Source: IANA root zone database.
.com names checked on domhaul
Since August 2026, people have checked 4,284 .com names on domhaul. 3,186 of the 4,260 with a known status (75%) were already registered. The median domhaul estimate across 1,141 valued .com names is $301. 73% came through AI assistants checking names with domhaul's MCP server; the rest were typed into the calculator.
Valued .com names
.com price questions
How much does a .com domain cost?
A .com domain costs $10.88 at Dynadot and $11.08 at Porkbun for the first year, and renews at the same price, so the first-year price is what you pay every year. These are standard prices; premium .com names priced by the registry cost more, and many renew at the premium rate. Prices quoted October 24, 2026.
How much does it cost to renew a .com domain?
Renewing a .com domain costs $10.88 a year at Dynadot and $11.08 a year at Porkbun (October 24, 2026). Over five years that is about $54.40 at Dynadot, counting the first year. The renewal matches the first-year price, so the first year is a fair guide.
How much does it cost to transfer a .com domain?
Porkbun charges $11.08 to transfer a .com domain in (October 24, 2026); the transfer adds a year to the registration. Unlock the domain and get the authorization (EPP) code from your current registrar first.