naymoCheapest .net domain — registrar & renewal (2026)
The lowest 3-year total cost to own a .net domain is
$36.54 at Cloudflare
($12.18 first year, then $12.18/yr). Median renewal across
registrars is $12.99/yr — deal score 53/100.
Cloudflare lists .net at-cost ($36.54/3yr) but you register from its
dashboard (account required). The cheapest one-click registration is Spaceship at $37.44.
| Registrar | 1st year | Renews/yr | Transfer | 3-yr total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | $12.18 | $12.18 | — | $36.54 ◀ | At-cost — registration equals renewal, no markup. Register from your Cloudflare dashboard (account required). |
| Spaceship | $11.48 | $12.98 | — | $37.44 | Namecheap's sister brand; among the lowest renewals. |
| Porkbun | $12.52 | $12.52 | $12.52 | $37.56 | Low, consistent pricing across many TLDs; free WHOIS privacy. |
| Dynadot | $12.99 | $12.99 | — | $38.97 | Single-tier pricing on many TLDs (reg == renewal == transfer). |
| NameSilo | $13.79 | $13.79 | — | $41.37 | Flat pricing, free privacy; no aggressive renewal hikes. |
| Namecheap | $11.98 | $15.98 | — | $43.94 | First-term promo — renews higher. |
| IONOS | $1.00 | $22.00 | — | $45.00 | First-term promo — renews higher. |
⚠ Watch the first-year promo: IONOS starts at $1.00 but renews at $22.00/yr — over three years that's $45.00, not the cheapest.
Porkbun's price is live; competitors are curated and verified periodically (USD). .net availability is checked in real time against authoritative sources.
.net domain — straight answers
How much does a .net domain cost?
The lowest first-year price is $12.18 at Cloudflare, then $12.18 to renew/yr. Over 3 years the cheapest total cost of ownership is $36.54. The median renewal across the 7 registrars we compare is $12.99/yr, so picking the cheapest scores 53/100 on value.
Where is the cheapest place to renew a .net domain?
Cloudflare has the lowest ongoing renewal at $12.18/yr. Renewal — not the first-year promo — is what you pay every year, so it's the number that matters most for a domain you keep. Across all 7 registrars the annual renewal ranges from $12.18 to $22.00.
Is the first-year price a trap?
For .net the cheapest first year ($12.18) is in line with its renewal ($12.18/yr), so there's no bait-and-switch here. We still rank by 3-year total cost rather than the headline first-year price, because a cheap first year elsewhere can hide a steep renewal.