Gandi review

Gandi's strength is breadth: its catalog lists more than 800 domain extensions, it sells custom email, web hosting, WordPress hosting and Nextcloud, and its information security system is certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 22301. Changing the owner of a domain is free and does not change the expiration date, and heavy buyers can move to discounted rate grids from $600 of purchases a year. The .com page, priced in USD with taxes excluded, shows registration at $11.71 a year, but renewal at $38.38, or $34.54 per year on a promotional multi-year renewal. That is the highest .com renewal we found, more than three times Porkbun's flat price, and restoring an expired .com costs $56.00. The SSL certificate is free only for the first year. Gandi earns a place for buyers who need an unusual extension or want a European provider, but for an ordinary .com it is the most expensive renewal on this list.

Who it is for

Buyers who need rare extensions or European hosting and email

Price

.com from $11.71 per year for registration, renews at $38.38 per year (taxes excluded).

Registration $11.71 per year For 1 to 10 years
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Catalog of more than 800 domain extensions
• TLS/SSL certificate free for the first year with a domain
• Volume rate grids from $600, $2,000, $6,000 and $12,000 of yearly purchases
• Information Security Management System certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 22301
• Custom email addresses, web hosting, WordPress hosting and Nextcloud

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: One of the widest extension catalogs on this list
• Strength: Free owner change that does not alter the expiration date
• Strength: Discounted B to E rate tiers for high-volume buyers
• Weakness: .com renews at $38.38 a year, more than three times the registration price
• Weakness: Restoring an expired .com costs $56.00
• Weakness: SSL is free only for the first year

Key facts

• .com registration: $11.71 per year
• .com renewal: $38.38 per year
• Extensions: More than 800

Where it ranks

Gandi is No. 9 in our Best Domain Registrars verdict.