Availability

Names, a list, or one word: which can be registered today, what each really costs to hold, and whether it deserves the money.

One free check a day. It resets at 00:00 UTC.
Today, 12 Oct 2026, among the names we track
  • Free to register28,290,443Names we track that a registrar confirmed free.
  • Held3,068,213Names we track with a registry record.
  • Listed for sale425,592Names we track listed for sale on 12 Oct 2026.

891 priced endings; on 37% of them the renewal costs much more than the first year.

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How do I know if a domain is available?

Type the name: the checker asks the registry, then one registrarRegistrarThe company you buy and renew a domain through, such as Namecheap or GoDaddy. It does not own the name, it only registers it for you.Learn more for the price. As of 12 October 2026, among the names we track, 28,290,443 are free to register and 3,068,213 are held; 425,592 were listed for sale by their holder on 12 October 2026.

Why can a cheap first year cost more later?

Some endings sell the first year far below the renewalRenewalThe yearly fee that keeps a domain yours. You pay it for as long as you hold the name, and on some endings it costs far more than the first year did.Learn more price. On 37% of the 891 endings we price, the cheapest renewalCheapest renewalThe lowest yearly fee among the registrars we compare for an ending. Over several years it matters more than the first year.Learn more is a trap. The checker prints the renewal and the five-year cost beside the price.

What can I do when the name is held?

Check whether its holder lists it for sale, or watch it: an expired name goes through grace, redemptionRedemptionAbout 30 days after the grace period, when the name is deleted but only its last owner can still restore it, for a fee. If nobody does, it moves to pending delete.Learn more and pending deletePending deleteThe last stage before an expired name is released. Nobody can renew or restore it any more; once the registry releases it, anyone can register it.Learn more before it drops. The WHOISWHOISThe public record of who registered a domain and when. Most owner contact detail is hidden by privacy rules, but the dates are not.Learn more lookup shows the stage it is in. It gives an exact drop dayDropThe day an expired name leaves the registry and anyone can register it again. We give an exact day only on endings whose pending delete period we have measured, and only when we saw the name move from redemption into that stage.Learn more only on endings whose pending delete period we have verified, and only when we saw the name enter that stage from redemption; otherwise it shows the stage and no day.

Can I check a list of names?

Visitors check one name at a time. A free account checks 5 names a run, 250 for $19 a month.

Can I check one word on every ending?

Type the word: visitors see it on 5 endings, then counts for the rest. A free account checks it on every ending that sold in the last 12 months.

How many free checks do I get?

One live check a day, reset at 00:00 UTC. A name already in our records shows its stored answer with its date and costs nothing. A free account reads 100 names live a day.

Definitions

Free
Nobody holds the name: any registrar can register it today at its list price.
Held
Someone holds the name. It may be for sale by its holder, or come free when it expires.
Premium
Free to register, but the registry sets a higher price than the usual one.
Renewal trap
A first year sold far below the renewal price, so the second year costs much more.
Cost to hold
The first year plus four renewals: what the name costs over five years.
Rating band
Prime, strong, niche or thin: a coarse grade of the name. The score behind it is for members.

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This page checks whether one domain name, or one word, is free to register, free: the registry's answer and when it was read, the price today at one registrar, the renewal and the five-year cost, a coarse rating band, and the same word on 5 other endings with counts for the rest. The hub states the day's counts of names free, held and listed for sale among the names Unique Domains tracks, and the share of priced endings with a renewal trap.

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