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Startup favourite against the developer extension that requires HTTPS. .dev is cheaper in the first year, and over three years (A$66.57 against A$239.07).
From our current price list, in AUD. +VAT 5% where applicable. The order form always shows the price before you pay.
| Price | .io | .dev |
|---|---|---|
| First year | A$50.83 | A$22.59Lower |
| Renews at (per year) | A$94.12 | A$21.99Lower |
| Transfer inUsually adds a year to the registration. | A$94.12 | A$21.10Lower |
| 3 years in totalFirst year plus two renewals. | A$239.07 | A$66.57Lower |
| Price rise after year one | +85% | None |
Type a name without an extension and pick .io or .dev; we check availability live. First-year prices in AUD.
A country code adopted worldwide by tech startups, developer tools and SaaS.
A 2019 extension for developers, engineering teams and documentation.
What applies before and after you register. We confirm anything special before you pay.
.dev is HTTPS-only: browsers refuse plain http:// for every name in the extension. Every GlobalHostia hosting plan includes free SSL, or add a certificate.
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.
A country code that Google treats as generic, like .com: it is not tied to one country in search results and gives no ranking boost on its own.
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.
Based on what each extension signals to visitors and its three-year cost at today’s prices.
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