What's the Cheapest TLD?
I am a domain/microsites junkie. I have an idea, I get a domain, and often I build a mmicrosite for it.
What are the cheapest TLD in the long run (registration + renewals), not interested in the first year deal?
If that matters NameCheap is my registrar, but willing to register somewhere else if I need to.
Thanks in advance.
Some great deals on .ru these days! Interestingly, .eu, .de and .uk also very cheap, however if you prefer to avoid implying your microsites relate to a specific geography, I guess .top, .cc, .one, .xyz may be better.
I use porkbun and namesilo. The low cost solution plus trustworthy TLDs are likely (to name some) .cc , .us , .work , .link , .top. FYI, I graduated from namecheap after dozens of domains, and then realizing the base cost + multi-year renewals were slightly higher than alternatives.
Freenom has free TLDs (.tk, .cf, ….)
The cheapest over time will be .de with as less as 4€ a year depending on the registrar. The cheapest first year domain used to be .xyz with 0.99$ at Namecheap
Also .cyou
Be advised: You will be in a pool of spam domains. Feel free to download the Zone File from ICANN CZDS, it's insanity. Almost all domains are random strings, there is basically no signal, only noise.
Cloudflare sells TLDs at cost and offer quite a few.
.ml, .tk, .ga. All free. (With a catch, I remember some reporting their TLD getting taken over once they crossed a certain traffic treshold).
initial cheapest monthly price would be .xyz with namecheap
Some TLDs like .tk (Tokelau) are offered for free.