What is Dynadot's payment plan and how does it work?

Dynadot's Payment Plan lets buyers purchase eligible aftermarket domains in monthly installments instead of paying the full price upfront. Buyers can choose full payment or installments. If they choose installments, the plan starts with a 15% down payment plus the first monthly payment. Eligible listings show a "Pay in Installments" option on the domain listing page. To learn more about our payment plans, https://www.dynadot.com/help/question/pay-in-installments .

Which domains are eligible for the payment plan?

Installments are available on select buy now and make offer listings, priced at $100 or more. Look for the "Pay in Installments" option on individual listings.

How many installments can I choose?

The minimum is 2 months for every plan. The maximum depends on the limit the seller sets. You can choose up to 60 months on buy now and make offer listings.

Is there a fee for paying in installments?

Buy now and make offer plans add a $1 installment management fee for each month of the plan. If the domain expires before your plan ends, a renewal fee based on the TLD's renewal rate is also added to your first payment.

What happens if I miss a payment?

You have 3 days after the due date to pay that installment. Missing this deadline disables the domain and places it on hold in your account. If the payment is still outstanding 14 days after the original due date, the domain is returned to the seller. All payments made are non-refundable, and the seller keeps all proceeds up to that point. Here's how a missed payment plays out on a 5-month plan for a $100 buy now domain. This example assumes the domain doesn't expire during the plan, so no renewal fee applies. April 1, 2027: Buyer purchases a domain for $100 and chooses a 5-month plan. They pay the 15% down payment ($15), the first installment ($17) and the $1 management fee, for $33 total. May 1, 2027: Second installment due. Buyer pays $18. June 1, 2027: Third installment due. Buyer misses the payment. June 4, 2027: 3 days after the missed due date, the domain is disabled and placed on hold. June 8, 2027: Buyer pays the third installment ($18). The domain is re-enabled and the hold is removed. June 15, 2027: If the buyer had not paid, the domain would have returned to the seller on this date, 14 days after the missed due date. July 1, 2027: Fourth installment due. Buyer pays $18. August 1, 2027: Fifth and final installment due. Buyer pays $18. August 31, 2027: 15 days after the final payment, the buy lock is removed and the buyer takes full ownership. To make sure you don't miss a payment, you can turn on auto-pay for upcoming installments.

When do I get full ownership of the domain?

The domain sits in your account under a buy lock from your first payment, so you can manage DNS but can't transfer it. The lock is removed 15 days after your final installment payment.

Why can't I choose a 60-month plan on some listings?

Some TLDs have registry rules that limit how far in advance a domain can be renewed, how many years can be renewed in a single transaction, or which years renewal is allowed. A long installment plan depends on Dynadot being able to renew the domain for the full term, so these TLDs can't support plans of up to 60 months.

Payment Plan

Your affordability tool for domain portfolio expansion.

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Your Flexible Payment Solution

Spread the cost of acquiring domain names, or make your own listings easier to buy, with our monthly installment payment plans. They give you flexibility whether you're assembling a domain portfolio or selling one.

How It Works

Buyers or sellers rejoice! Our payment plan is easy to follow and simple to use.
Our payment plan runs from 2 up to 60 months.

Sellers

Turn a high-value listing into an easy yes. Add our payment plan to any buy-it-now user listing and make offer listing priced at $100 or more, so buyers can pay in monthly installments. To set it up, tick the payment plan checkbox when listing a domain for sale, then choose the maximum number of installment months you'd like buyers to be able to select.

Buyers

Secure the domain now, pay for it over time. Aftermarket domains that include a payment plan can be paid in full at purchase or in monthly installments. If you choose installments, you'll pick the number of months you want to pay over, up to the maximum set by the seller.

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Payment Plan Overview

Learn about the general guidelines of our payment plan.

Payment Plans Specifics

Longer terms for bigger acquisitions.
This payment plan covers marketplace listings sold via buy now or make offer.

At a glance

Installment period: between 2 and 60 months

Down payment: 15% at purchase

Installment management fee: $1 per month

Renewal fee: based on the domain's TLD renewal rate

Minimum purchase price: $100

Applicable for: buy now and make offer listings

Plan Details

Installment period

Plans run between 2 and 60 months. The seller sets the maximum number of months available, and the buyer chooses any term from 2 up to that maximum.

Installment management fee

A $1 installment management fee is charged to the buyer for each month of the plan.

Domain renewal rules

Because these plans can run for up to 5 years, the domain may expire before the plan ends. If it does, the renewal fee is charged with the buyer's initial payment. The renewal fee is based on the domain's TLD renewal rate.

See the plan in action

Here's how a plan plays out when a buyer purchases a domain for $1,000 and chooses a 18-month installment plan.

In this example, the plan runs more than a year past the domain's current expiration date, so one year of renewal fee is added to the first payment (at a renewal rate of $10 per year).

Fee breakdown:

Down payment (15% of $1,000)

$150

First monthly installment ($850 balance ÷ 18 months)

$47.22

Monthly management fee

Two-year renewal fee

$10

Initial payment

$150 + $47.22 + $1 + $10 = $208.22

Each remaining monthly payment

$47.22 + $1 = $48.22

Date

Activity

April 1, 2027

Buyer purchases a domain for $1,000 and chooses an 18-month plan. They pay $208.22 (down payment, first installment, renewal fee and management fee).

May 1, 2027 to August 1, 2028

Monthly installments due. Buyer pays $48.22 each month.

September 1, 2028

Final installment due. Buyer pays $48.26. Balance paid in full.

September 16, 2028

15 days after the final payment, the buy lock is removed and the buyer takes full ownership of the domain.

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