What does a domain name cost? Every extension and its price

The price of a domain name depends entirely on the extension. A .be is usually among the cheapest; newer or specialist extensions can cost several times as much. Below is the current rate per extension — straight from our price list, so what you see is what you pay.

All amounts are per year and exclude 21% VAT. You do not buy a domain name: you rent it for a period and renew it afterwards.

Price per extension

Sorted from cheapest to most expensive. If a promotion is running, the old rate appears struck through next to the promotional price.

Extension Description Price per year
.be .be domein € 18.00 /year
.com .com domein € 20.00 /year
.es .es domein € 20.00 /year
.eu .eu domein € 20.00 /year
.net .net domein € 20.00 /year
.nl .nl domein € 20.00 /year
.org .org domein € 20.00 /year
.gent .gent domein € 25.00 /year
.info .info domein € 25.00 /year
.brussels .brussels domein € 40.00 /year
.vlaanderen .vlaanderen domein € 40.00 /year
.events .events domein € 49.00 /year

All prices are in euros and exclude 21% VAT. Rates are per year and renewable annually. Price changes imposed by the registry of an extension are reserved.

Which extension should you choose?

The cheapest is not automatically the best. Where your visitors are and what they type matters more than a few euros of difference per year.

.be — for Belgium

If you are aiming at Belgian customers, this is the obvious choice. It is what people expect and what they type out of habit, and it makes clear straight away that you are based here.

.com — international

The safest choice as soon as you work across borders. It is also the extension people try automatically when they do not know your name exactly — which is why many companies register it alongside their .be.

.eu — European

Sensible if you are active in several EU countries and do not want to favour any single one. Note: the registrant details must sit within the European Union.

Torn between two extensions? Register both and have one redirect to the other. It costs little, and it stops somebody else taking your name on a different extension later.

What comes with every domain name

You manage your full DNS yourself in the customer portal — A records, CNAME, MX, TXT and the rest — or you leave it to us. The domain names run on our own Belgian DNS servers. Automatic renewal stops a name from expiring by accident, and you can attach a domain to a hosting plan or to email on your own domain at any time.

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Frequently asked questions about domain name pricing

That depends entirely on the extension. A .be is usually among the cheapest, while newer or specialist extensions can cost several times as much. The current price per extension is in the table on this page; it comes straight from our product catalogue, so it is always the amount you actually pay.
Yearly. You do not buy a domain name, you rent it for a period — usually a year. If that period lapses without renewal, the name becomes available to others again after a grace period. Switch on automatic renewal if you would rather not run that risk.
If you are aiming at Belgium, take .be — that is what Belgian visitors expect and type. If you work internationally, .com is the safest choice. Active in several EU countries? Then .eu is an option. Torn between two? Register both and have one redirect; that costs little and stops somebody else taking it.
Every extension has its own registry — the organisation that runs it — and that registry sets the wholesale price. A .be is run by DNS Belgium, a .com by Verisign, and newer extensions by commercial parties that pick their own rate. We add our margin on top; the difference between extensions comes from the registry.
For most extensions it is. Do watch out for providers that use a heavily discounted first year followed by a much higher rate — so always compare the renewal price, not just the first year.
The rates shown are exclusive of 21% VAT. If you are a private customer, that VAT is added; as a VAT-registered business you reclaim it.
Yes. Domain name and hosting are separate. You can secure a name without doing anything with it yet — often sensible if you have an idea to develop later — and attach hosting to it afterwards.
First try the same name on a different extension; that is usually the simplest route. If that yields nothing you can approach the current holder, but expect a substantial figure if the name is commercially interesting. A slightly longer name that is actually free is often the better investment.
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