Two commercial extensions, one far more familiar than the other. .biz is cheaper in the first year, but .com costs less over three years once renewals are counted.
.com and .biz prices
From our current price list, in SAR. +VAT 5% where applicable. The order form always shows the price before you pay.
.com and .biz prices in SAR; the lower price in each row is marked.
What applies before and after you register. We confirm anything special before you pay.
.com
Anyone, anywhere, for any purpose.
No HTTPS requirement from the registry, but every site should still use SSL.
.biz
Anyone; the registry intends it for bona fide business or commercial use.
The registry’s policy says .biz names should be used for business or commercial purposes.
No HTTPS requirement from the registry, but every site should still use SSL.
SEO: does the extension matter?
Short answer: not for rankings. Content, links and site speed decide where you rank; the extension mostly affects trust, memorability and which country search engines assume you serve.
.com
A generic extension: no ranking advantage or penalty on its own. Search engines rank the content and the links, and let you target any country.
.biz
A generic extension: no ranking advantage or penalty on its own. Search engines rank the content and the links, and let you target any country.
Myth check: no extension gets a hidden ranking bonus, and keyword extensions (like .shop or .tech) do not rank better for that keyword. Switching an established site to a new extension costs time while search engines re-learn it, so choose well up front.
Our verdict, by kind of site
Based on what each extension signals to visitors and its three-year cost at today’s prices.
Startup or SaaS product.com.com reads as a product brand to investors and users; .biz is a weaker match for a startup name.
Local business.com.com is what local customers expect; .biz reads as less local.
Tech or developer project.com.com signals a technical product or team at a glance; .biz is less specific.
Online shop.com.com tells shoppers they can buy here or is the address they trust most; .biz fits a shop less naturally.
Non-profit or community.com.com is the better fit for an organisation or community; .biz reads as more commercial or technical.
Personal brand or portfolio.com.com reads naturally as a personal name or portfolio; .biz is less personal.
.com vs .biz: questions and answers
.biz is cheaper in the first year (.com SAR 52.28, .biz SAR 29.93). Renewals are SAR 52.28 and SAR 85.20 a year, so three years cost SAR 156.84 for .com and SAR 200.33 for .biz, in SAR before VAT where it applies.
No extension ranks better on its own. Pick the one your visitors will remember and trust.
.com: Anyone, anywhere, for any purpose. .biz: Anyone; the registry intends it for bona fide business or commercial use.
If the name is your brand, yes: register your main extension and point the other to it. It stops look-alike sites and catches visitors who type the other one. Both together cost SAR 82.21 for the first year.
Yes. A transfer costs SAR 52.28 for .com and SAR 85.20 for .biz, and usually adds a year to the registration. Unlock the domain, get the transfer code from your current registrar and start from our domain transfer page.