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Classic generic extensionSince 2002

.pro domain registration

The extension of professionals: three letters saying you work with expertise and offer your service in your own name, for the engineer, accountant, doctor, consultant and freelancer who want an address worthy of their profession.

Score card

.pro in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
4 out of 5
Easy to remember
5 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
2 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .pro

.pro entered the internet’s root in 2002, and its name is short for professional. Its meaning speaks to people with professions and expertise: an engineering or accounting office, a clinic, a consultant, a freelance designer; anyone who offers their expertise and wants an address that says so clearly.

Its manager in the IANA record is Identity Digital Limited, and it supports DNSSEC signing and names in Arabic. Its first year with us is an offer, and the price rises at renewal; it is three letters, said as “dot pro,” that people understand with no explaining at all.

But it is less widespread than .com, and many of your customers will type .com out of habit if they forget your extension. So it serves you better when you find a short name for your profession in it that you couldn’t find in .com, or as a personal professional address beside your company’s site.

Type
Classic generic extension (gTLD)
In the root since
8 May 2002
Name’s origin
professional
Responsible body
Identity Digital Limited
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .pro the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .pro says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A consultant or freelancer

    Excellent · The first choice

    Whoever sells their expertise wants an address that says it, and .pro says “professional” in three letters next to your name.

    Register it with.pro.com

  • An engineering or accounting office

    Good · A good fit

    It says you are an office of expertise, not a store; add .engineering or .tax if you want to name your field outright.

    Register it with.pro.engineering

  • A clinic or health practitioner

    Good · A good fit

    A serious professional address for a doctor or therapist, though .clinic says “clinic” more clearly.

    Register it with.pro.clinic

  • A designer or photographer

    Good · A good fit

    Present your work with a professional’s seriousness, and add .art for your portfolio.

    Register it with.pro.art

  • A company or brand

    Consider another · Consider .com

    A company selling products needs an address everyone knows; .pro says “expert,” not “brand.”

    Register it with.com.co

  • An online store

    Consider another · Consider .store

    .pro says “professional service,” while buyers look for a store they can trust.

    Register it with.store.com

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Says “professional” before your name

    Three letters that place you among people of expertise from the first read.

  • Email worthy of your profession

    info@handasa-dubai.pro tells your client they are writing to a serious office, not a passing free address.

  • Short names available

    A name for your profession or your city is easier to find in it than in .com.

  • An old, settled extension

    In the internet’s root since 2002, so it isn’t a passing fad.

And where its value shows

On the office sign

Three letters read with your name from afar.

In your email signature

A professional address that comes before your words.

On your freelance platform profile

A link leading the client to your work and expertise.

On the business card

States your profession before your title is read.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Three letters that clearly say “professional”
  • 02In the internet’s root since 2002
  • 03Profession and city names are easier to find free than in .com
  • 04Its first year with us is an offer
  • 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Less widespread than .com, and whoever forgets your extension types .com
  • 02Renewal costs more with us than the first year
  • 03Doesn’t suit a store or a brand selling products

Rules

Registration terms for .pro

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1.pro for your expertise, .com for your companyA professional address in your name beside the company’s site, each with its own visitors.
  2. 2Register the same name in .com if it’s freeWhoever forgets your extension types .com, so make sure it reaches you, not someone else.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .pro

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .pro

Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.

Contact support

  • $10 for the first year with an offer, then $33 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .pro has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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