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.email — should you use it?
Generic TLD · introduced 2014
Meta-problem: an .email domain is mostly used… in email, where exotic TLDs get the worst treatment.
Typical price
~$3 first yr, ~$25 renewal
Our rating
2/5
Since
2014
Why it works
- Self-describing for email tools
Why it might not
- Deliverability irony
- Narrow
The longer take
Fine for a docs site or tool page about email. Don't send your actual mail from a TLD spam filters barely know.
Where to buy .email
Renewal trap: .email costs $5.66 in year one but $25.23/yr to renew — 4.5× the intro price. Budget for the renewal, not the promo. Full Renewal-Trap Index
| Registrar | First year | Renews | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namecheap Sponsored | Live price unavailable — confirm at the registrar. | Go → | |
| Dynadot Sponsored | Live price unavailable — confirm at the registrar. | Go → | |
| Porkbun Trust pick cheapest | $5.66 promo | $25.23 | Go → |
| Cloudflare Trust pick at-cost | $24.20 | $24.20 | Go → |
Porkbun & Cloudflare prices in USD, pulled from their daily feeds (checked 2026-08-30). Cloudflare sells at wholesale cost but requires using Cloudflare’s nameservers. Full comparison: where to buy .email.
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