.com vs .me: Price, Renewal and Availability
Pick .com for a business. .me works for a personal site, a portfolio or a brand built on the word "me". .me renews flat at $17.27 against .com's $10.88, so five years cost $86.35 vs $54.40.
Standard (non-premium) names, USD per year, quoted October 24, 2026.
| Measure | .com | .me |
|---|---|---|
| First year (lowest) | $10.88 | $17.27 |
| Renewal (lowest) | $10.88 | $17.27 |
| Renewal vs first year | same | same |
| 5 years, cheapest registrar | $54.40 (Dynadot) | $86.35 (Porkbun) |
| Minimum term | 1 year | 1 year |
| Porkbun first year | $11.08 | $17.27 |
| Porkbun renewal | $11.08 | $17.27 |
| Porkbun transfer | $11.08 | $17.27 |
| 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 | Country code (Montenegro) |
| Registry | VeriSign Global Registry Services | Government of Montenegro |
| Rules | Open to anyone | Open to anyone |
| DNSSEC | Signed | Signed |
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Pick .com if
- You are naming a company or product.
- You want the lowest renewal.
- The .com of your name is free.
Pick .me if
- It is your personal site, CV or portfolio (yourname.me).
- The phrase reads with "me" at the end (contact.me, hire.me style).
- The .com of your name is taken by someone else with the same name.
.com vs .me questions
Is .me a country domain?
.me is the country code of Montenegro, run by the Government of Montenegro. It is open to anyone anywhere, and most .me sites have nothing to do with Montenegro.
Does Google treat a .me site as Montenegrin?
No. .me is on Google's list of country codes it treats like generic extensions, so a .me site is not geotargeted to Montenegro. 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.
Is .me more expensive than .com?
.com costs $10.88 for the first year and $10.88 to renew; .me costs $17.27 and $17.27. Over five years (first year plus four renewals at the cheaper registrar) that is $54.40 for .com and $86.35 for .me, so .com is the cheaper one to keep by 1.6x. Standard names at Dynadot and Porkbun, quoted October 24, 2026.
Is .me good for a personal website?
It is one of the best fits: yourname.me is short, reads naturally and is often free when yourname.com is taken. For anything you may turn into a business, try for the .com first.
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