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? Odpoveď nie je jednoznačná; závisí od typu domény, registrátora a tiež od podmienok obnovenia. Ceny sa líšia od registrátora k registrátorovi, je však rozumné zvoliť si spoľahlivého registrátora, napríklad 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?
Stačí zadať názov domény a my overíme, či je voľná a za akú cenu.

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. A práve to je kľúčové.

A real-world example:

– Registrácia domény .online za CZK 20 v rámci akcie
– Cena obnovenia: CZK 1 200 / rok

Pri väčšine domén je registrácia lacnejšia než následné obnovenie. Preto by ste mali always find out, how much the domain will cost even in subsequent years. Niekedy sa oplatí zaplatiť rovno vyššiu cenu výmenou za istotu férového predĺženia.

Doména sa nekupuje – iba registruje

Jedna vec, ktorú si mnohí neuvedomujú: a domain is never bought permanently. Vždy ide len o 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:

– Ak prestanete za doménu platiť, you can lose it.
– Doména potom môže byť blocked, alebo someone else may buy it.

Securing a domain with DNSSEC

Ďalším dôležitým prvkom, ktorý by ste pri registrácii nemali prehliadnuť, je securing the domain with DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions). Táto technológia chráni návštevníkov vášho webu pred podvrhnutím DNS záznamov, t. j. pred situáciou, keď by mohli skončiť na falošnej stránke, hoci zadali správnu adresu.

DNSSEC zaručuje, že odpovede na dotazy DNS neboli cestou zmenené. Ak DNSSEC nie je aktívny a útočníkovi sa podarí sfalšovať odpoveď servera DNS, návštevníci môžu byť presmerovaní inam, napríklad na phishingovú stránku.
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 tu.