.directory Domain Registration India
.directory is an open generic top-level domain for listing sites, run by Binky Moon, LLC (Identity Digital) and delegated in November 2013. WebJi® charges ₹1,815 for the first year and ₹2,205 a year to renew, before 18% GST. It suits community member lists, industrial supplier directories, wedding vendor guides and alumni networks.
For Indian associations, samajs, industrial estates and platform builders planning a listing site that stays useful and compliant.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹1,815/yr
- Renewal
- ₹2,205/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What is a .directory domain?
.directory is an open generic top-level domain for listing sites — business directories, member rolls, supplier lists and vendor guides — managed by Binky Moon, LLC as part of Identity Digital. It was in the first wave of new gTLDs, delegated on 19 November 2013 to Extra Madison, LLC, and has been with Binky Moon since the 2018 transfer of 196 extensions.
The name tells visitors what to expect: a searchable list of people, firms or places, not a single company’s website. That makes it a clear fit for platforms and an odd fit for anything else.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Generic top-level domain, open registration |
| Registry manager | Binky Moon, LLC, c/o Identity Digital Inc. |
| Delegated | 19 November 2013, to Extra Madison, LLC |
| DNSSEC | Secure delegation |
| Term | 1–10 years per registration |
What kind of Indian directory runs well on .directory?
The strongest .directory sites in India serve a defined group: a community samaj’s member list, an industrial area’s supplier list, a city’s wedding vendors or an alumni network. Narrow, verified directories are useful to their members; broad “all businesses in India” lists compete with giants and rarely get traction.
- Community or samaj directory: agrawalsamaj.directory with families, occupations and event notices for members.
- Industrial supplier list: mansarovarindustries.directory for an industrial estate’s units, products and contacts.
- Wedding vendor guide: udaipurweddings.directory listing caterers, decorators, venues and photographers.
- Alumni network: batch1998.directory for a school or college’s former students.
- Professional register: a city’s chartered accountants or architects, maintained by their association.
- Housing society: a residents’ and service-provider list for an RWA, behind a member login.
How much does a .directory domain cost?
.directory is one of the lower-priced specialist extensions: ₹1,815 for the first year and ₹2,205 per renewal year at WebJi®, before 18% GST. Three years total ₹6,225 before tax (₹1,815 + ₹2,205 + ₹2,205), which is less than most listing-type alternatives.
| Extension | Register (₹) | Renew (₹/yr) | 3 years (₹) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .directory | ₹1,815 | ₹2,205 | ₹6,225 | Searchable lists of members or businesses |
| .guide | ₹4,562 | ₹4,846 | ₹14,254 | Curated recommendations and how-tos |
| .place | ₹2,700 | ₹3,263 | ₹9,226 | Venues and locations |
| .reviews | ₹6,115 | ₹6,493 | ₹19,101 | Ratings and customer reviews |
WebJi® billing, read 14 November 2026.
What rules apply to a .directory site?
The registry imposes no eligibility test on .directory, but a directory holds other people’s data, and that brings duties the domain itself does not. Under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, listing an individual’s phone number or address generally needs their consent and a way to correct or remove it.
- Collect listings through a form where each person or firm agrees to be listed.
- Publish a privacy notice and a clear removal-request route.
- Keep personal details such as home addresses behind a member login.
- Do not copy listings from other directories; scraped data is a legal and search-quality risk.
Our DPDP compliance service can review the consent flow before launch.
.directory vs .guide or a .in name
Use .directory when the site is a list that people search and filter; use .guide when it is a curated selection with editorial advice; use .in when the directory belongs to an organisation better known by its own name. A samaj or association often keeps its main site on .org or .in and adds members.directory for the listing section.
For search visibility, directory sites succeed on listing quality: unique descriptions, real photos, verified contacts and genuine reviews. Thin pages with only a name and phone number tend to be ignored by Google whatever the extension.
Building and hosting a .directory platform
Most Indian directories start on WordPress with a listings plugin and move to larger hosting as entries and searches grow. A few hundred listings run well on WordPress hosting; tens of thousands of entries with filters and maps need a cloud VPS. If you would rather have the platform built, our custom web development team handles listing search and member logins. To move a name already registered elsewhere, see domain transfer; the full list of extensions is on domain registration in India.
Frequently asked questions
Who operates the .directory registry?
Binky Moon, LLC holds .directory, with Identity Digital Inc. in Bellevue, Washington, running registry operations. IANA delegated the extension to Extra Madison, LLC in November 2013, one of the earliest new gTLD launches, before its 2018 move to Binky Moon.
Can a samaj or community association use .directory for its member list?
Yes, and it is one of the most practical uses. Keep members’ phone numbers and addresses behind a login, take each family’s consent before listing them, and let members update their own entries. The public part can show office-bearers, events and notices.
What does a .directory domain cost for three years with GST?
₹6,225 before tax at current WebJi® prices — ₹1,815 for the first year plus two renewals at ₹2,205 — and ₹7,345.50 including 18% GST.
Will Google index a new .directory listing site?
Google indexes .directory like any other domain, but it is selective with directory pages. Listings with original descriptions, photos and reviews get indexed and ranked; near-empty or copied listings often do not. Submit a sitemap and grow listings steadily rather than importing thousands at once.
Is .directory DNSSEC-enabled?
Yes. IANA lists a secure delegation for the .directory zone, so you can enable DNSSEC for your name with a DNS host that supports it.
Registry facts checked against IANA on 14 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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