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.info

the legacy 'information' gTLD, often discounted heavily.

Type
Legacy gTLD
Registry
Identity Digital
Introduced
2001
Registered
3 million+

.info launched in 2001 as one of the first non-com gTLDs. It never reached .com or .net status and is now mostly used either for content-heavy sites where the meaning fits or as a defensive registration around a primary brand.

First-year prices are often heavily discounted (sometimes under $2) but renewals normalise to $15–$30. Spam reputation is mixed — Gmail and most filters don't auto-suspect .info but some corporate firewalls remain skeptical.

Best for

content sites, documentation hubs, defensive registrations.

Renewal price across registrars $15–$30 per year. First-year promotional pricing may differ.

Best registrars for .info

Three registrars we’d use ourselves for a .info registration today, ranked by renewal cost transparency, support quality, and namespace availability.

  • Namecheap
    20% on domains, 35% on hosting plans, large catalogue
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  • NameSilo
    1-year cookie, low renewal price, generous affiliate payout
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  • Porkbun
    Cheap renewals, no upsells, free WHOIS privacy + URL forwarding
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