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.org — read as public-interest, open to everyone

Charities, foundations, standards bodies and open-source projects made .org mean something. The registry does not enforce that meaning — which is worth knowing in both directions before you register one.

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Who it suits

When .org is the right answer.

Not a list of everyone. The cases where this extension is genuinely doing work for you.

Non-profits and associations
The expectation is already there. A charity on a .org does not have to explain its extension to a donor.
Open-source projects
Long convention: the project on .org, the company behind it somewhere else. It signals that the code is not the product being sold.
Standards, documentation and reference sites
Anything whose value is being neutral and citable borrows credibility from the extension.
Community and member organisations
Clubs, societies and member bodies, where the audience expects an institution rather than a shop.

.org pricing

$9.99first year

Then $15.49 a year. The second number is the one to budget on.

Registration term
1 year
Register
$9.99/yr
Renew
$15.49/yr
Transfer in
$15.49
WHOIS privacy
Free

A transfer costs the same as a renewal and adds a full year to whatever time is already on the domain, so nothing is lost by moving in.

Registrar prices last checked 2026-09-02. Search re-confirms before you pay.

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Before you register

Three things about .org worth knowing first.

The parts that are easy to find out afterwards and irritating to find out afterwards.

Nothing is verified

There is no non-profit status check. Anyone can register a .org for any lawful purpose — which also means a .org is not evidence that an organisation is a charity.

The renewal is higher than the first year

Registration is one of the cheaper entries on our list and the renewal is noticeably above it. Budget on the second number, as always.

Commercial use invites questions

Not prohibited, but a shop on a .org occasionally has to explain itself. If you are selling, that friction is real even though the rule is not.

Questions

About .org specifically.

Do I have to be a registered charity?
No. .org is unrestricted and has been for its whole existence. The public association with non-profits is a convention that grew up around it, not a policy anyone checks at registration.
Is .org a good choice for a business?
It can be, particularly for membership bodies, industry groups and anything whose selling point is neutrality. For a straightforward commercial product it works against you slightly, because visitors arrive with an expectation the site then contradicts.
Can I use .org alongside a .com?
Yes, and many organisations do — the .org for the public-facing mission and the .com held defensively or pointed at the same site. Both get free WHOIS privacy and the same DNS here.

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