# TLD List > Compare domain registration, renewal and transfer prices across registrars to find the cheapest place to buy an extension — backed by verified IANA TLD data, official sources and practical guides. Published by FreeOnlineBox. English only. No login, no account connection, no analytics or tracking of our own. Ads are served by Google AdSense, which uses third-party cookies. TLD List is a directory of top-level domains and a registrar price comparison. The TLD catalogue is built from the IANA Root Zone Database; price offers carry a per-offer provenance label (First-party, Snapshot or Stale) and an evidence date. The dataset is rebuilt and republished daily, and the published price index exposes its exact generation timestamp. ## Data - [Price index (JSON)](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/prices-index.json): totals, per-source coverage and the dataset generation timestamp for the current build. - [TLD index (JSON)](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/tlds-index.json): the synced TLD catalogue. - [Data sources and provenance](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/data-sources/): what each provenance label means, which sources are first-party, and which are dated snapshots. ## Tools and reference - [Price comparison](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/#compare): cheapest registration and renewal price per extension, with evidence dates. - [All TLDs](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/tlds/): browse every delegated TLD by name, category or first letter. - [Compare extensions](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/tools/compare/): compare two or more TLDs side by side. - [Domain guides](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/guides/): longer explainers on registration, DNS, ICANN and IANA. ## Blog (11 articles) - [Do Domain Extensions Affect SEO?](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/do-domain-extensions-affect-seo/): Choosing a .com over a newer generic TLD does not give you a ranking boost by itself: Google treats any TLD that resolves through the IANA DNS root zone as a generic TLD unless IANA lists it as a country code. The exception is geographic targeting — a ccTLD such as .de or .cn is a strong signal that a site is intended for one country, and Google explicitly says some vanity ccTLDs (.io, .ai, .co, .tv, .me) are treated as generic instead. - [How to Read a Registrar Price Table Without Being Misled](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/how-to-read-a-registrar-price-table/): Read the renewal column, not the first-year promo. A registration price is often discounted for year one, while the renewal price is what you pay every year afterwards; transfer, redemption and privacy add-ons are separate line items. A comparison table should also tell you when each quote was collected and whether it came from a registrar’s own price list or from an older snapshot. - [What Is the IANA Root Zone Database?](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/what-is-the-iana-root-zone-database/): The IANA Root Zone Database is the authoritative public record of top-level domains delegated in the DNS root zone, maintained by IANA. It tells you that a TLD exists, who manages it and which name servers serve it — but it does not contain retail prices, registration rules for individual registrars, or domain availability. - [How Can You Tell Whether a TLD Is Real?](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/how-to-verify-a-tld-is-real/): Check the extension against the IANA delegated TLD list. If the string is not in the public root zone, it is not a normally registrable public TLD — it may be an internal name, a special-use name such as .onion, or a made-up marketing term. For anything that is delegated, also check the registry’s eligibility rules before assuming you can register it. - [TLD vs Domain vs Subdomain: What Actually Differs](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/tld-vs-domain-vs-subdomain/): A TLD is the rightmost label of the DNS hierarchy, such as .com or .de. A domain is a name registered under a TLD, such as example.com. A subdomain is a label you create underneath a domain you already control, such as tools.example.com — it needs no separate registration and does not appear in the IANA root zone. - [What Actually Happens When a Domain Expires](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/what-happens-when-a-domain-expires/): Expiry is a staged process, not an instant deletion: the name normally passes through an auto-renew grace period, a redemption or restore stage, and then a pending-delete stage before it can be registered by someone else. The exact number of days at each stage depends on the registry and your registrar’s terms, so the only reliable source for your own deadline is your registrar’s expiry policy. - [RDAP vs WHOIS: Where Domain Ownership Lookups Went](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/rdap-vs-whois/): The Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) replaced the older WHOIS protocol for generic TLD registration data. It returns structured JSON over HTTPS instead of free-form port-43 text, and ICANN’s Lookup service is a public entry point. Many registrant details are still redacted because of privacy law and registrar policy, so a lookup often confirms dates, status and registrar rather than a person’s name. - [Why Can’t I Transfer My Domain? The 60-Day Lock Explained](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/domain-transfer-60-day-lock/): ICANN’s Transfer Policy allows a registrar to deny a transfer requested within 60 days of the domain’s creation date, and a 60-day lock also applies after a registrar transfer and after a change of registrant. Other common blockers are an active transfer lock, an unverified registrant email and an outstanding balance. Unlock the name, obtain the authorisation code and confirm the dates before starting. - [ccTLD or gTLD for a Global Brand? A Decision Framework](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/cctld-vs-gtld-for-a-global-brand/): Use a ccTLD when the business is intentionally tied to one country and you can satisfy that registry’s eligibility rules; use a gTLD when you expect to serve several markets. Google treats ccTLDs as a strong country-targeting signal and generic TLDs as location-neutral, so the choice is really about where you want to be geographically anchored. - [DNSSEC in Plain English (and Whether You Need It)](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/dnssec-in-plain-english/): DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records so a resolver can verify that an answer was not forged or altered in transit. It does not encrypt DNS traffic and it does not hide your browsing — that is a different set of protocols. Whether to enable it depends on whether your registrar and DNS provider support it and whether you can manage key rollovers safely. - [Why Domain Price Data Goes Stale — and How We Label It](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/why-domain-price-data-goes-stale/): Retail prices change, promotions expire, some registrars block automated reading, and a few publishers only release dated datasets. A comparison site cannot honestly claim every quote is live, so it should publish each offer’s provenance and evidence date, mark older quotes as stale, and state when the whole dataset was last refreshed instead of implying real-time pricing. ## Feeds - [RSS](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/blog/rss.xml) - [Full text for language models](https://freeonlinebox.com/tools/tldlist/llms-full.txt) ## Principles - No login and no account connection: only public data is used. - No fabricated numbers: the site does not display invented user counts, ratings or success rates. - Dated, attributed data: price figures carry a provenance label and an evidence date; stale evidence is labelled as such rather than presented as a live quote. - Independent: the site is not affiliated with ICANN, IANA, any registry or any registrar, and rankings are never influenced by commission. ## Publisher - FreeOnlineBox — https://freeonlinebox.com/ - Contact: loemmaai@gmail.com