How much does a domain cost?

Price sells, but the terms decide.

When choosing a domain for a website, the first question that usually comes up is: How much does a domain actually cost? La respuesta no es sencilla; depende del tipo de dominio, del registrador y también de las condiciones de renovación. Los precios varían de un registrador a otro, pero conviene elegir un registrador fiable, por ejemplo VEDOS.

Registration price: from a few crowns to thousands

Domain prices vary depending on the extension (e.g. .cz, .com, .shop, .online, etc.) and on where you register it. Some domains can be obtained for as little as a few dozen crowns per year, while others can cost hundreds to thousands of crowns.

For example:

.CZ Domain

The price of a .CZ domain usually ranges from CZK 150 to CZK 250 for the 1st year. Some registrars offer a promotional discounted price for the .CZ domain, but the subsequent renewal is then charged at a substantially higher price. At VEDOS, you buy it for CZK 160 per year. The subsequent renewal then costs you the same amount.

.COM Domain

You can register this popular generic domain for CZK 250 to CZK 400 per year. VEDOS offers it for CZK 342 per year.

New domains such as .TECH, .STORE, .SITE

Registration of these domains starts at CZK 20. With VEDOS, you can register a domain from CZK 14 for the 1st year.
Renewal of these domains can cost up to thousands of crowns per year.

Do you want to register your domain right away?
Solo tienes que introducir el nombre de dominio y comprobaremos si está disponible y a qué precio.

First year vs. renewal: the key difference

One of the most common mistakes beginners make is watching only the registration price and forgetting to check the renewal price. Y eso es justamente lo clave.

A real-world example:

– Registro de un dominio .online por CZK 20 como promoción
– Precio de renovación: CZK 1.200 / año

En la mayoría de los dominios, el registro es más barato que la renovación posterior. Por eso deberías always find out, how much the domain will cost even in subsequent years. A veces merece la pena pagar un precio más alto desde el principio, a cambio de la seguridad de una renovación justa.

Un dominio no se compra: solo se registra

Algo de lo que mucha gente no se da cuenta: a domain is never bought permanently. Siempre es solo un rental for a certain period, usually for 1 year. However, it can be renewed for several years in advance if the registrar allows it. With VEDOS, you can register a domain for up to 10 years.

This means:

– Si dejas de pagar el dominio, you can lose it.
– El dominio puede entonces ser blocked, o someone else may buy it.

Securing a domain with DNSSEC

Otro elemento importante que no deberías pasar por alto al registrar es securing the domain with DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions). Esta tecnología protege a los visitantes de tu web frente a la falsificación de registros DNS, es decir, frente a una situación en la que podrían acabar en una página falsa aunque hayan introducido la dirección correcta.

DNSSEC garantiza que las respuestas a las consultas DNS no se hayan alterado por el camino. Si DNSSEC no está activo y un atacante logra falsificar la respuesta del servidor DNS, los visitantes pueden ser redirigidos a otro lugar, por ejemplo a una página de phishing.
With most quality registrars, DNSSEC is either free or very simple to activate. For .cz domains, DNSSEC is highly recommended and supported across the Czech internet.

At VEDOS, DNSSEC is a given, but there are certain rules involved; you can read more aquí.