Price information

Setup $0.00
Registration $36.90
Extension (until Dec 5, 2024) $30.90
Extension (from Dec 5, 2024) $36.90
Transfer (including annual fee) $36.90
Change of the owner $0.00
Modification of domain data $0.00
Recovery after deletion $150.00

Useful information about .pro domains

Trends & General Information

The .pro domain is a really special domain, because it was introduced only for specific professional groups, the so-called "professionals". These include for example lawyers, medicals, tax advisers or engineers. Freelancer belonging to the respective Chambers could also buy and register a .pro domain very easily. The .pro domain is one of the unsponsored top-level-domain, as known as uTLD.

Registry for .pro domains is "RegistryPro", a subsidiary of "Afilias", whose task is the administration of different country code top-level-domains, the .info domain and the .mobi domain.

General Information

Domain transfer .pro domain transfer is possible
Transfer auth-code An auth-code is required for the transfer of a .pro domain
Domain security You can set a transfer lock for your .pro domain
Change of ownership Change of ownership is possible for .pro domains
Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) Your .pro domain cannot contain special characters
Numeric domains A .pro domain cannot consist only of numbers

Periods

New registration 1 year up to max. 10 years
Renewal 1 year up to max. 9 years
Duration of registration It takes a few seconds to register the .pro domain.
Notice period The notice period for termination is 4 days before the domain expires.

Special provisions

Domain length A .pro domain may be between 4 - 63 characters long. Hyphens may be used, but not at the beginning or at the end of the domain, and not 2 consecutive (for example, aa -bb.pro).

additional Information

Benefits

.pro domains were originally reserved for certified professionals, distinguished by competence and quality. In principle the .pro domains have a very high reputation developed by formerly strict public requirements. Professionals of nearly all sectors use the enormous potential of .pro domains and buy or register their own domain.

A benefit of a .pro domain is the controlled assignment which offers security to your customers.

Because the .pro domain is an unsponsored domain, a relatively large group of related domains exists: In addition to the ccTLD .eu for the European Union .pro domains are directly related to the .org domain for organisations, the .info domain for information providers and the .biz domain for companies. Your desired domain isn't available anymore? No problem, we offer a great supply of different domains: Check out our portfolio and choose another top-level-domain.

Statistics

The .pro domains are now not so popular like .de domain or .com domain, but however, some administrator and webmasters recognize the enormous potential that the .pro domain has to offer. So far the domain extension is more used in the United Kingdom and the United States: Therefore numerous second level domains exist like law.pro or avocat.pro for lawyers.

The chance to find an appropriate .pro domain for your business is currently large. Especially the relatively small spread of .pro domains increases your chances to buy and register your desired domain. We highly recommend acting as soon as possible: Your competitors are not asleep.