Simple, Transparent .biz Pricing
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First-year registration price
- ✔ Free WHOIS privacy
- ✔ Free DNS management
- ✔ Instant activation
Renewal
Standard annual renewal rate
- ✔ Auto-renew available
- ✔ Renewal reminder emails
- ✔ No hidden fees
Transfer
Move an existing .biz domain to us
- ✔ Adds 1 year on transfer
- ✔ Free transfer assistance
- ✔ No downtime
What Is A .biz Domain, And Who Is It For?
.biz is a generic top-level domain that ICANN introduced in 2001 as one of the first unrestricted alternatives to .com, created specifically to give commercial ventures a straightforward extension that announces their purpose without any ambiguity. Where a .com or .net leaves visitors guessing at what a site is for, .biz answers the question before anyone even clicks: this is a business.
That directness makes .biz a natural fit for small and mid-sized businesses, local service providers, e-commerce shops, and professional practices that want their domain to read as commercial intent from the first glance. It's also a practical fallback when a company's exact name is already taken on .com — rather than padding the name with extra words or hyphens, .biz lets a business keep its real name intact while the extension itself does the work of signaling that it's open for business.
In terms of trust, .biz doesn't carry the decades of default recognition that .com built up, and a small number of visitors may still type ".com" out of habit when guessing at a URL from memory. Search engines, however, don't rank .biz any differently than .com or any other extension — rankings are driven by content, links, and site quality, not by which TLD sits after the dot. Early on, .biz picked up a mild association with low-quality registrations, but that reputation has faded substantially as the extension matured and legitimate businesses adopted it widely.
The practical rule: choose .biz when you want a domain that plainly states commercial intent, when your ideal name is unavailable on .com, or when you're registering a secondary domain for a business-focused campaign or subsidiary brand. For a primary, long-term flagship domain where maximum default trust matters most, .com is still worth securing if it's available — but .biz is a perfectly credible, purpose-built choice on its own.
- ✔ Minimum length: 2 characters
- ✔ Category: Business
- ✔ WHOIS privacy: Included, free
- ✔ Typical renewal: $17.99/yr
.biz Domain Requirements & Specs
.biz is open to anyone — individuals, sole proprietors, and organizations worldwide can register one with no eligibility restrictions or ownership verification beyond standard registrant contact details, and it comes with the same free WHOIS privacy and DNS management every DomainHost domain includes.
.biz Domain Questions, Answered
Yes, every .biz domain registered through DomainHost includes free WHOIS privacy protection by default, hiding your personal contact details from the public WHOIS database at no extra charge.
Most .biz domains become active within minutes of completing checkout. Full DNS propagation across every server worldwide can occasionally take a little longer, typically no more than a few hours.
Yes. You can transfer a .biz domain to or away from DomainHost at any time, subject to the standard 60-day post-registration transfer lock. Transfers to us cost $9.99 and add a year to your registration.
Yes. .biz is purpose-built to signal commercial intent, which makes it a natural fit for small businesses, local service providers, and shops — especially when your exact business name is already taken on .com.