Plan your domain budget with clear cost inputs. Include renewals, privacy, email, and hosting fees. See totals instantly and export results for records easily.
| Scenario | Domains | Years | First-year total | Grand total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter domain only | 1 | 1 | $13.17 | $13.17 |
| Business bundle | 1 | 3 | $118.74 | $365.70 |
| Portfolio with upkeep | 10 | 5 | $705.60 | $3,829.30 |
Year 1 subtotal includes registration, selected add-ons, and one-time charges.
Years 2+ use the renewal fee instead of registration.
Annual increase applies from year 2 onward: Adjusted Cost = Base Cost × (1 + Increase)^(Year − 2).
Discount is applied to each year’s subtotal before tax: After Discount = Subtotal − (Subtotal × Discount%).
Tax is applied after discount: Total = After Discount + (After Discount × Tax%).
Grand total is the sum of yearly totals across your chosen horizon.
A domain budget is more than a registration fee. Renewal pricing, privacy protection, registry surcharges, and service bundles can raise total ownership costs materially. For many small sites, the domain line item is modest, but add-ons often become the dominant driver when scaled across multiple domains or longer horizons. For a portfolio, per-domain charges multiply quickly, and even small registry fees add up. Tracking each input separately also helps compare registrars that advertise low first-year pricing but recover margin on renewals and add-ons.
Multi-year planning matters because the first year typically uses a registration rate while future years rely on a renewal rate. If your renewal cost is higher than registration, the average annual spend increases after year one. This calculator projects a year-by-year total so you can compare a one-year purchase versus three, five, or longer ownership periods.
Privacy protection is commonly billed per domain per year, and business email is usually priced per mailbox per year. SSL can be annual or one-time depending on your arrangement. Hosting and maintenance are often the largest recurring items, especially when you include monitoring, backups, and support. Entering each component separately helps you isolate what is essential versus optional.
Discounts are applied before tax, which mirrors many invoices. Taxes vary by location and vendor; setting tax to zero is useful when comparing providers on a pre-tax basis. The annual increase rate models price changes that begin after the second year, allowing you to test scenarios such as a 3% rise in renewal fees and add-ons over time.
The CSV export captures yearly subtotals, discounts, taxes, and totals for reporting. The PDF summary is convenient for approvals, procurement tickets, or client proposals. Use the monthly equivalent to translate multi-year commitments into a simple budget line and identify the largest cost driver to focus negotiation and optimization efforts. For large portfolios, group domains by purpose to model best and worst renewal cases.
Enter registration and renewal fees, then add privacy, email, SSL, hosting, and maintenance if they apply. Include taxes, discounts, and any one-time transfers so the projection matches your expected invoices.
Year one uses the registration cost, while years two and beyond use the renewal cost. This mirrors common pricing where introductory rates are lower than ongoing renewals.
It applies a percentage growth factor to renewal-related costs starting after year two. Use it to test scenarios where providers raise renewal or add-on prices over time.
The calculator subtracts the discount from each year’s subtotal first, then applies tax to the discounted amount. Set either value to zero when you want a pre-tax or no-discount comparison.
Transfers and other one-time fees are counted only in the first year because they are not recurring. If a fee repeats annually, place it under recurring costs instead.
Use the CSV for spreadsheets, budgeting, and comparisons across providers. Use the PDF summary for approvals, purchase requests, or client documentation, while keeping the yearly breakdown available on-screen.