TLD Comparison — compare domain extensions

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How to use this tool

1

List the extensions

Enter the extensions you’re weighing up — for example com, io and ai — separated by commas.

2

Compare side by side

ns6 lays out each extension’s registration and renewal price, WHOIS privacy, grace period and any registration restrictions.

3

Weigh the trade-offs

A cheaper first-year price can hide a higher renewal, or a restriction on who may register — the table makes those obvious.

4

Register your pick

Once you’ve chosen, search your name on that extension and register it — every ns6 domain includes free privacy and DNS.

The extension you choose shapes how a domain is priced, who’s allowed to register it, and what happens if you let it lapse. A headline first-year price can hide a much higher renewal, and some extensions restrict registration to a country, profession or organization type. Comparing extensions side by side makes those differences obvious before you commit.

This tool draws on ns6’s own live pricing catalogue, so the register and renewal prices are the real prices you’d pay — no teaser rates. Every ns6 domain, whatever the extension, includes free WHOIS privacy, free DNS and honest renewals with no surprise increases.

Frequently asked questions

For each extension you enter it shows the real registration and renewal price, whether free WHOIS privacy is available, the grace period, and any restrictions on who can register.

Many registrars advertise a cheap first year and then renew at a much higher rate. ns6 shows both so there are no surprises — and our renewals stay honest with no spikes.

Some extensions limit who may register — by country, profession or organization type. If an extension is restricted, the comparison notes it so you can check you qualify before buying.

Use .com if you can get it for the broadest recognition. Otherwise match the extension to your audience — .io or .dev for tech, a country code for local, or a descriptive new extension like .shop or .studio.

Yes — they come from ns6’s live pricing catalogue, not teaser rates. Every domain also includes free WHOIS privacy, free DNS and email forwarding.