status: launch prep — search works today
Find your domain. Register it here when we launch.
CheapDomains.ai is a registrar storefront opening soon: transparent pricing, free WHOIS privacy, no renewal ambush. The availability search below is real — it checks live public RDAP records right from your browser.
Availability is checked against public RDAP records (rdap.org) as you search; queries go straight from your browser to that public service. RDAP is authoritative but not a reservation — final confirmation happens at checkout when we launch. Some TLDs don't publish RDAP; those show as "couldn't check."
// pricing
Target prices, published before we open.
These are the registration prices we're building the storefront around. They're targets, not quotes: launch pricing is subject to registry wholesale costs, which registries adjust from time to time. Whatever the final number is, the renewal price will be printed next to it.
| TLD | Target price / yr | Typical use | Target renewal / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | $9–11 | the default for almost everything | $10–12 |
| .net | $11–13 | infrastructure, networks | $12–14 |
| .org | $9–12 | nonprofits, communities | $11–13 |
| .ai | $65–75 | AI products and startups | $65–75 |
| .io | $32–38 | developer tools, SaaS | $34–40 |
| .app | $13–16 | apps (HTTPS required by the registry) | $14–17 |
| .dev | $12–15 | developer and project sites | $13–16 |
| .co | $24–28 | short brand names | $26–30 |
Why .ai costs more: every TLD has a registry that sets the wholesale price registrars pay. The .ai registry (Anguilla's) charges far more at wholesale than Verisign charges for .com — and .ai registrations run in two-year terms at the registry level. No registrar sells .ai for .com money; anyone who appears to is making it up on renewals.
// why register here
Three policies we're committing to before day one.
We have no track record yet — we haven't opened. What we can do is publish the policies now, so you can hold us to them later.
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Pricing transparency
The renewal price is printed next to the registration price, everywhere a price appears. No $0.99 first year that turns into $24 on autopilot.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Registration-data privacy is included on every eligible domain, forever, at no charge. Your home address is not an upsell.
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No renewal ambush
Renewal reminders at 60, 30, and 7 days, with the exact amount in the subject line. Auto-renew is a setting you choose, not a trap you find.
// included with every domain
The basics come bundled, not itemized.
- dns hostingManaged DNS with the standard record types (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, CAA) and fast propagation. No separate line item.
- forwardingDomain and URL forwarding, including path forwarding and 301/302 choice, from the same control panel.
- sslFree certificates via Let's Encrypt on anything you host through us, renewed automatically.
- email forwardsAlias forwarding (hello@yourname → your inbox) included; full mailboxes stay optional.
// bonus tool — runs in your browser
Not sure the name is any good? Score it first.
Before you register, run the name through our structural scorer: length, hyphens, digits, pronounceability, TLD fit. It's opinionated, inspectable, and free.
This demo runs entirely in your browser on simple structural heuristics. It uses no market data and is not an appraisal. Nothing you type here leaves this page.
// waitlist — no checkout yet, on purpose
Registrations open at launch. The waitlist opens the door.
We won't take a card number before we can register a domain for you. Join the waitlist and you'll get one email when checkout goes live, with the published prices above honored for waitlist members at launch.
// straight answers
Questions we'd ask too.
Are you an ICANN-accredited registrar?
Not directly — we're launching as a reseller storefront built on an ICANN-accredited registrar platform. Your registrations are real registrations with full ICANN protections (transfer rights, data policies); we're the storefront, pricing, and support layer on top. Registrations open at launch.
Is the availability search real?
Yes. It queries public RDAP records — the successor to WHOIS — live from your browser via rdap.org. A "looks available" result means no registration record exists right now, but it's not a reservation: someone could register the name before you, and final confirmation happens at checkout when we launch.
Why can't I buy a domain right now?
Because we can't deliver one yet. We'd rather show you a working search and a waitlist than a checkout that takes your money into a queue. When registrations work end to end, checkout opens.
Are the prices in the table final?
They're targets. Registry wholesale costs move (Verisign, for instance, adjusts .com pricing on a published schedule), so the table shows the range we're building around. Final launch prices will be posted with renewal prices beside them before anyone pays anything.
Can I transfer an existing domain in?
That's planned for launch alongside new registrations, at the same transparent pricing — a transfer typically adds a year to your registration. Details will be published with the launch pricing.