| Namecheap | Hover | Porkbun | Godaddy | Gandi | NameSilo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18.98 | $21.99 | $14.91 | N/A | $26.96 | $15.99 |
The average price of a .gratis domain is $19.77.
The cheapest place to buy a .gratis domain is Porkbun for $14.91.
.gratis is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) that was successfully delegated to the Root Zone of the Domain Name System (DNS) on April 23, 2014, by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The domain was won by Donuts Registry, a US-based registry operator, following a private auction with Uniregistry. The .gratis gTLD falls under the commerce category and had over 3,900 registrations as of 2014. The domain was delegated after passing all the necessary processes required to become a Registry Operator for the string.
The acquisition of the .gratis domain by Donuts from Uniregistry in a private deal in February 2014 came with some controversy. The European Commission had flagged the application outside of ICANN's defined remediation processes, expressing concerns over potential issues with existing legislation and policy positions of the European Union. However, the Commission's objection was not part of the GAC Early Warning process and did not legally bind ICANN. There are no known restrictions on owning or registering a .gratis domain at this time.