.dev Domain Price: Register, Renew and Transfer Cost
A .dev domain costs $8.75 at Porkbun for the first year, then $12.87 at Porkbun a year to renew: 47% more than the lowest first-year price. Transferring an existing .dev domain to Porkbun costs $12.87 and adds a year to the registration. Five years of .dev (first year plus four renewals) comes to about $60.23 at Porkbun.
Standard (non-premium) names, USD, quoted October 24, 2026.
| Registrar | First year | Renewal | Transfer | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkbun | $8.75 | $12.87 | $12.87 | $60.23 |
.dev is on the HSTS preload list: browsers only load .dev sites over HTTPS, so the site needs a TLS certificate before it works at all.
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The .dev registry
.dev is a generic top-level domain, run by Charleston Road Registry Inc. with Google Inc. operating the registry back end. It has been in the root zone since December 2014.
- Type
- Generic
- Registry
- Charleston Road Registry Inc.
- Back end
- Google Inc.
- In the root since
- 2014-12-18
- Registry site
- www.registry.google
- RDAP
- https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap/
- DNSSEC
- Signed
Source: IANA root zone database.
.dev names checked on domhaul
Since August 2026, people have checked 56 .dev names on domhaul. 30 of the 55 with a known status (55%) were already registered. 96% came through AI assistants checking names with domhaul's MCP server; the rest were typed into the calculator.
.dev price questions
How much does a .dev domain cost?
A .dev domain costs $8.75 at Porkbun for the first year, then $12.87 at Porkbun a year to renew: 47% more than the lowest first-year price. These are standard prices; premium .dev 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 .dev domain?
Renewing a .dev domain costs $12.87 a year at Porkbun (October 24, 2026). Over five years that is about $60.23 at Porkbun, counting the first year. Renewal costs more than the first year, so compare renewals, not intro offers.
How much does it cost to transfer a .dev domain?
Porkbun charges $12.87 to transfer a .dev 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.