Compare first-year, renewal and total domain costs across popular TLDs before you register.
Pick a domain extension and the number of years you plan to keep the domain, and the calculator breaks the cost down into three numbers that actually matter: what you pay in the first year, what each renewal year costs, and the total over your chosen period. All figures come from the live WHMCS pricing table as verified on 27 October 2026 — nothing here is estimated or rounded up from a marketing page.
The single most important number is the renewal price. Many extensions look cheap in year one and then jump sharply: a .online domain costs just $4.99 in its first year but renews at $37.99 per year, and .info goes from $6.49 to $29.99. Over five years that .online domain costs $156.95 in total, not $24.95 — so a "cheap" first year can be the most expensive choice in the long run. By contrast, .com is steadier at $11.99 first year and $17.99 on renewal, and .org at $9.99 then $15.99, which is why both stay popular for projects meant to last.
Pakistani extensions work differently: .pk, .com.pk, .org.pk and .net.pk are priced biennially at $18.99 per 2 years, not per year. That means you register in 2-year blocks — a 3-year plan is rounded up to two blocks (4 years of cover) at $37.98, because a single year cannot be bought on its own. The calculator handles this automatically and labels every .pk result as biennial so there is no confusion.
For some extensions the WHMCS table lists a first-year price but no renewal price. In that case the calculator shows the first-year price, tells you plainly that the renewal price is not listed here, and only totals the years it can actually price — it never guesses a renewal figure. Check the live WHMCS pricing table for those extensions before committing, and remember that renewal prices can change over time; the table on the day you renew is the one that governs.
Registrars discount the first year as a promotion and charge the standard wholesale-plus-margin rate on renewal. The first-year price is a one-time offer; the renewal price is the long-term cost of keeping the domain, so it is the figure to budget around.
Biennial means the price covers two years at once. A .pk domain costs $18.99 per 2-year block, so you pay $18.99 for years 1–2, $37.98 for years 1–4, and so on. You cannot register a .pk domain for a single year.
The WHMCS pricing table lists a first-year price for those extensions but no renewal price. Rather than inventing a figure, this calculator says so explicitly and totals only the years it can price. See the live WHMCS pricing table for the renewal figure before you buy.
It is an estimate from the pricing table as of 27 Oct 2026. Taxes, payment fees, or later price changes by the registry can change the final checkout amount, and the live WHMCS pricing table governs at the time of purchase or renewal.
Registering for several years locks in today's renewal rate for that period and removes the risk of forgetting a renewal — losing a domain to expiry is far more expensive than renewing it. Just weigh that against the chance you abandon the project; a domain you no longer want cannot be refunded.
A transfer usually costs about one year's renewal and, for most generic extensions, adds one year to the expiry date. It is often a way to move to a cheaper renewal rate — use our transfer eligibility checker to see whether your domain can move yet.
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