First year
$28.12
.io domain price
What it costs
A .io domain costs $28.12 for the first year and $51.80/yr to renew at Porkbun, the cheapest we found (checked 2026-10-21). Owning it for five years costs $235.32 in total; the wholesale floor is about $32.00 a year via Cloudflare's at-cost pricing.True cost of a .io domain
What you pay to keep a .io domain, not what it costs on day one: year one plus every renewal, at each registrar’s price today.
| Registrar | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynadot$28.89 then $53.50/yr | $28.89 | $135.89 | $242.89 | $510.39 |
| Porkbun$28.12 then $51.80/yr | $28.12 lowest | $131.72 lowest | $235.32 lowest | $494.32 lowest |
| Cloudflare at cost$32.00 then $50.00/yr | $32.00 | $132.00 | $232.00 | $482.00 |
Cheapest way to own .io for 5 years: Porkbun, $235.32 in total.
.io is a country-code TLD with its own transfer rules, so we only price staying at one registrar. Cloudflare sells at cost but needs its own nameservers, so it is never our pick. Totals use today’s prices and do not predict future increases. Prices in USD from each registrar’s feed: Dynadot (checked 2026-10-21), Porkbun (checked 2026-10-21), Cloudflare (checked 2026-10-13).
What drives the price
Every registrar pays the same registry wholesale fee for .io — Cloudflare's at-cost price of $32.00 is a good proxy for it. Everything above that is registrar margin and promo strategy: first-year discounts, bundled privacy, and renewal markups. That’s why the same domain can cost 5× more at one registrar than another — and why the renewal price matters more than the sticker price.
Renewal trap: .io is $28.12 in year one but $51.80/yr after — 1.8× the intro price. See the Renewal-Trap Index for the worst offenders.
.io price history
No renewal price change of 5% or more at any registrar we track since Aug 6, 2026. Small daily moves on registries that bill in euros or pounds are exchange-rate noise, not price changes.
Where to buy .io
Renewal trap: .io costs $28.12 in year one but $51.80/yr to renew — 1.8× the intro price. Budget for the renewal, not the promo. Full Renewal-Trap Index
| Registrar | First year | Renews | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynadot Sponsored | $28.89 promo | $53.50 | Go → |
| Porkbun Trust pick cheapest | $28.12 promo | $51.80 | Go → |
| Cloudflare Trust pick at-cost | $32.00 | $50.00 | Go → |
| Namecheap Sponsored | Live price unavailable — confirm at the registrar. | Go → | |
Porkbun & Cloudflare prices in USD, pulled from their daily feeds (checked 2026-10-21). Cloudflare sells at wholesale cost but requires using Cloudflare’s nameservers. Full comparison: where to buy .io.
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Full buying guide: where to buy .io · Is it the right extension at all? Read the .io review.