Head-to-head / .me vs .com
.me vs .com
For a personal site, .me beats a hyphenated or initial-stuffed .com every time — yourname.me is cleaner than yourname-dev.com. For anything that might become a company, start with .com thinking. The test: if the site is about you, .me; if it's about a thing you're building, .com logic applies.
For a personal site, .me beats a hyphenated or initial-stuffed .com every time — yourname.me is cleaner than yourname-dev.com. For anything that might become a company, start with .com thinking. The test: if the site's about you, .me; if it's about a thing you're building, .com logic applies.
When to pick which
Choose .me — Pick .me for personal sites, portfolios, and profiles — it's usually available for your actual name, cheap, and reads as designed for exactly this. about.me built the association.
Choose .com — Pick .com when the property might become a business or product. A company on .me looks personal; the moment there's a team or revenue, .com thinking wins.
Side by side
| .me | .com | |
|---|---|---|
| Our rating | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| Typical price | ~$10–20/yr | ~$10–15/yr |
| Around since | 2008 | 1985 |
| Type | ccTLD (Montenegro) | generic |
| One-liner | The personal TLD that actually works in a sentence. Best-in-class for personal brands and portfolio sites. | Still the king. If the .com is available and affordable, stop reading and buy it. |
Common questions
Is .me good for a personal website?
Yes — .me is the best personal-site TLD. yourname.me is usually available, inexpensive, and reads cleaner than a hyphenated .com workaround. Use .com instead only if the site might grow into a company.
Deeper dives: the full .me review and the full .com review. Not sure a name is even free? Here’s how to check a domain the honest way.