.com vs .co: Price, Renewal and Availability
Pick .com unless it is taken. .co is the closest-looking alternative, but it costs more and people mistype it as .com. .co costs $15.50 for the first year and $31.20 to renew, 2.9x .com's flat $10.88, so five years come to $140.30 vs $54.40. .co is Colombia's country code, open to anyone worldwide. 75% of .com names checked on domhaul were already registered, against 54% of .co.
Standard (non-premium) names, USD per year, quoted October 24, 2026.
| Measure | .com | .co |
|---|---|---|
| First year (lowest) | $10.88 | $15.50 |
| Renewal (lowest) | $10.88 | $31.20 |
| Renewal vs first year | same | 2.0x |
| 5 years, cheapest registrar | $54.40 (Dynadot) | $140.30 (Dynadot) |
| Minimum term | 1 year | 1 year |
| Porkbun first year | $11.08 | $15.76 |
| Porkbun renewal | $11.08 | $31.20 |
| Porkbun transfer | $11.08 | $31.20 |
| Dynadot first year | $10.88 | $15.50 |
| Dynadot renewal | $10.88 | $31.20 |
| Taken when checked on domhaul | 75% of 4,260 | 54% of 202 |
| Type | Generic | Country code (Colombia) |
| Registry | VeriSign Global Registry Services | Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (MinTIC) |
| Rules | Open to anyone | Open to anyone |
| DNSSEC | Signed | Signed |
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Pick .com if
- The .com is free or affordable on the aftermarket.
- Your address will be spoken aloud or typed from memory.
- You want the cheapest renewal of the two.
Pick .co if
- The .com is taken and .co is the short form of your brand.
- You can also own the .com later, or know who owns it and that it is harmless.
- Your audience is in Colombia.
.com vs .co questions
Is .co the same as .com?
No. .co is Colombia's country-code extension, run by Colombia's Ministry of ICT with CentralNic operating the registry. example.co and example.com are separate domains with separate owners. .co has been open to registrants anywhere since 2010 and is marketed as short for "company".
Does Google treat .co as a Colombian site?
No. .co is on Google's list of country codes it treats like generic extensions (with .io and .me, among others), so a .co site is not tied to Colombia in search. 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.
Why does .co renew so much higher than .com?
.com costs $10.88 for the first year and $10.88 to renew; .co costs $15.50 and $31.20. Over five years (first year plus four renewals at the cheaper registrar) that is $54.40 for .com and $140.30 for .co, so .com is the cheaper one to keep by 2.6x. Standard names at Dynadot and Porkbun, quoted October 24, 2026.
Do people mistype .co as .com?
Often. Fingers and autocomplete add the m out of habit, so some visitors and some email go to whoever owns the .com. If you build on a .co, check who owns the .com first, and buy it too if you can.
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