.com vs .tech: Price, Renewal and Availability
Pick .com. .tech's $6.99 first year renews at $50.98, 7.3x the promo and 4.7x .com's flat $10.88. Five years of .tech cost $210.91 against $54.40 for .com.
Standard (non-premium) names, USD per year, quoted October 24, 2026.
| Measure | .com | .tech |
|---|---|---|
| First year (lowest) | $10.88 | $6.99 |
| Renewal (lowest) | $10.88 | $50.98 |
| Renewal vs first year | same | 7.3x |
| 5 years, cheapest registrar | $54.40 (Dynadot) | $210.91 (Porkbun) |
| Minimum term | 1 year | 1 year |
| Porkbun first year | $11.08 | $6.99 |
| Porkbun renewal | $11.08 | $50.98 |
| Porkbun transfer | $11.08 | $50.98 |
| 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 | Radix Technologies Inc. |
| Rules | Open to anyone | Open to anyone |
| DNSSEC | Signed | Signed |
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Pick .com if
- You will keep the domain past year one.
- You want a renewal you can predict.
- The .com is free or affordable.
Pick .tech if
- The name only works as name + .tech.
- You have budgeted the renewal, not the promo.
- The .com is taken and the alternatives are worse.
.com vs .tech questions
Why does .tech renew so much higher than it registers?
.com costs $10.88 for the first year and $10.88 to renew; .tech costs $6.99 and $50.98. Over five years (first year plus four renewals at the cheaper registrar) that is $54.40 for .com and $210.91 for .tech, so .com is the cheaper one to keep by 3.9x. Standard names at Dynadot and Porkbun, quoted October 24, 2026. The registry prices the first year as a promotion; the renewal is the real price.
Who runs .tech?
Radix, which runs several new extensions (.online, .store, .site among them), with Tucows.com, Co. as the back end. .tech has been in the root zone since 2015 and is open to anyone.
Can I lock in the .tech promo price for several years?
Usually not. At most registrars only the first year is discounted; extra years in a multi-year purchase are billed at the renewal price. Check the cart total for the full term before you pay.
Is .tech good for a tech startup?
It reads as tech, but so do .dev and .app, which cost far less to keep over five years, and .io and .ai, which cost more. 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.
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