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Classic generic extensionSince 1985

.net domain registration

.com’s closest sibling, and like it one of the internet’s first extensions: three letters everyone knows and links with networks and tech, and a trusted alternative when your name is taken in .com.

Score card

.net in six cells

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

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

Overview

What is .net

.net entered the internet’s root in 1985 alongside .com and .org, among its first extensions, and its name comes from network. That is why people link it with networks, internet providers and tech services, though today it suits anyone who wants a trusted general name.

It is the closest alternative to .com: just as easy to say and almost as trusted. But watch one thing: whoever forgets your extension types .com by themselves, so if the name there belongs to someone else, some of your visitors and some of your email reach them.

Its manager in the IANA record is VeriSign Global Registry Services, and it supports DNSSEC signing and names in Arabic. Because it is one of the oldest extensions, its short words were taken long ago, though finding a good name in it is still easier than in .com.

Type
Classic generic extension (gTLD)
In the root since
January 1, 1985
Name’s origin
network
Responsible body
VeriSign Global Registry Services
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .net the best fit?

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

  • An internet or network provider

    Excellent · The first choice

    Its name comes from network, so it says what you offer before your page opens; add .cloud if you offer hosting or cloud services.

    Register it with.net.cloud

  • A software or tech company

    Good · A good fit

    Familiar in the tech world and read with trust; add .io if you’re a startup building a product.

    Register it with.net.io

  • A company or brand

    Good · A good fit with .com

    A strong alternative when your name is taken in .com, as long as its owner isn’t a competitor your customers might reach.

    Register it with.net.com

  • A local business in Oman

    Good · A good fit with .com

    A familiar global address your customer in Oman reads with trust; register the same name in .com too, the first thing typed by anyone who forgets your extension.

    Register it with.com.net

  • An online store

    Consider another · Consider .com

    Buyers type .com out of habit, and .net says nothing about selling; .com or .store is closer to them.

    Register it with.com.store

  • An association or initiative

    Consider another · Consider .org

    .net says network and tech, while donors and volunteers trust .org at first sight.

    Register it with.org.community

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • A name that says “network”

    For an internet provider or a tech service, the extension explains your work before the visitor reads a line.

  • First-generation trust

    One of the internet’s first extensions, so no one hesitates at its link or its email address.

  • Email that is read and believed

    support@nabd-salalah.net is an address your subscriber trusts, and it raises no suspicion with mail filters.

  • Guard your name’s flank

    If you have your name in .com, register it in .net too, so no one else takes it and stands beside your brand.

And where its value shows

In the subscription contract and invoice

A trusted name for a service your customer pays monthly.

In your subscribers’ device settings

Your server and mail addresses, written once and kept.

On the phone and the radio

Said as “dot net,” with no spelling needed.

In search results

A link familiar since the early internet, clicked without hesitation.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

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

Pros

  • 01One of the internet’s first extensions in 1985, trusted almost like .com
  • 02Three letters said as “dot net” with no explaining
  • 03Says “network” for an internet provider or a tech service
  • 04One price with us, the first year and every renewal
  • 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Short and common words were taken years ago
  • 02Whoever forgets your extension types .com, which may be someone else’s
  • 03Says nothing about your country or your language
  • 04Says nothing about selling or about non-tech work

Rules

Registration terms for .net

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. 1Find out who owns your name in .comIf it’s a competitor, everyone who forgets your extension goes to them.
  2. 2All your servers under one namemail, portal and vpn as subdomains of your .net name, so everything your subscriber types into their devices stays in your own name.
  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 .net

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .net

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

Contact support

  • $20 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • 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 .net 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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