.com vs .biz: Price, Renewal and Availability
Pick .com. .biz renews at $19.05 after a $6.69 first year, 1.8x .com's flat $10.88, so five years cost $82.89 vs $54.40. .biz is also meant for business or commercial use only, and years of spam on it make some readers wary.
Standard (non-premium) names, USD per year, quoted October 24, 2026.
| Measure | .com | .biz |
|---|---|---|
| First year (lowest) | $10.88 | $6.69 |
| Renewal (lowest) | $10.88 | $19.05 |
| Renewal vs first year | same | 2.8x |
| 5 years, cheapest registrar | $54.40 (Dynadot) | $82.89 (Porkbun) |
| Minimum term | 1 year | 1 year |
| Porkbun first year | $11.08 | $6.69 |
| Porkbun renewal | $11.08 | $19.05 |
| Porkbun transfer | $11.08 | $19.05 |
| Dynadot first year | $10.88 | Not sold |
| Dynadot renewal | $10.88 | Not sold |
| Taken when checked on domhaul | 75% of 4,260 | Too few checks |
| Type | Generic | Generic |
| Registry | VeriSign Global Registry Services | Registry Services, LLC |
| Rules | Open to anyone | Meant for business or commercial use |
| DNSSEC | Signed | Signed |
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Pick .com if
- You want the extension customers trust and type by default.
- You want the lower renewal.
- The .com is free or affordable.
Pick .biz if
- The .com and the obvious alternatives are all taken.
- Your brand plays on "biz" (showbiz, bizdev).
- The domain is a redirect or campaign, not your main address.
.com vs .biz questions
Who can register a .biz domain?
Anyone can buy one, but the .biz registry agreement restricts it to bona fide business or commercial use, so personal sites and pure name speculation are outside the rules. Enforcement is rare and complaint-driven.
Is .biz cheaper than .com?
.com costs $10.88 for the first year and $10.88 to renew; .biz costs $6.69 and $19.05. Over five years (first year plus four renewals at the cheaper registrar) that is $54.40 for .com and $82.89 for .biz, so .com is the cheaper one to keep by 1.5x. Standard names at Dynadot and Porkbun, quoted October 24, 2026.
Who runs .biz?
GoDaddy Registry (registered as Registry Services, LLC). .biz was one of the first generic extensions added after the originals, launching in 2001.
Is .biz bad for SEO?
Google ranks pages, not extensions: neither one gives a ranking boost or penalty, and links, content and how people respond to the result decide where a site ranks. The risk is people: .biz has a long history of spam, and some readers and mail filters treat it with suspicion.
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