.net Domain Registration
A .net domain is an original 1985 generic extension, run by Verisign on the same name servers as .com, and anyone can register it without documents. WebJi® charges ₹1,650 for the first year and ₹1,950 for each renewal, before 18% GST. It suits ISPs, network installers, IT service firms and companies separating infrastructure from their .com.
For ISPs, IT service companies and product teams deciding whether .net fits their brand or works best beside a .com.
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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 .net domain?
.net is one of the original generic top-level domains from January 1985, intended for network providers and now open to anyone, with VeriSign Global Registry Services as its registry. It shares Verisign’s thirteen gtld-servers.net name servers with .com, so resolution speed and reliability are identical between the two.
The zone carries a secure DNSSEC delegation, WHOIS answers at whois.verisign-grs.com and RDAP at rdap.verisign.com/net/v1/. There has never been a rule that a .net holder must actually run a network; the original intent survives only as the impression the name gives.
Which Indian businesses choose .net?
.net still reads as “infrastructure”, so it fits companies that move data, connect buildings or keep systems running. For a consumer brand it is mainly a fallback when the .com is gone.
| Business | Example name | Why .net |
|---|---|---|
| Local broadband ISP or cable operator | citylinkfiber.net | Subscribers expect a network-style address for bill pay and support |
| CCTV, Wi-Fi and LAN installer | securewire.net | States the trade without extra words |
| IT support and AMC company | officedesk.net | Signals managed services to SME buyers |
| Hosting or VPS reseller | yourcloud.net | Matches the infrastructure customers rent |
| SaaS company’s technical domain | brandcdn.net | Keeps status pages, APIs and assets apart from the marketing .com |
What does a .net domain cost in India?
At WebJi® a .net name costs ₹1,650 for the first year and ₹1,950 for every renewal year, before 18% GST. The renewal is ₹300 higher, so three years add up to ₹5,550 (₹1,650 + 2 × ₹1,950) and five years to ₹9,450 (₹1,650 + 4 × ₹1,950), before tax.
| Extension | Year 1 | Renewal | 3-year cost | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .net | ₹1,650 | ₹1,950 | ₹5,550 | Register → |
| .com | ₹1,380 | ₹1,480 | ₹4,340 | Register → |
| .net.in | ₹809 | ₹877 | ₹2,563 | Register → |
| .tech | ₹4,400 | ₹4,400 | ₹13,200 | Register → |
Read from WebJi® billing on 4 November 2026. Renewal figures apply from year two.
Are there any conditions for registering .net?
No eligibility conditions apply: any person or company in any country can register a .net for 1 to 10 years without documents. The usual string rules apply — 2 to 63 letters, digits or hyphens, no hyphen at either end — and the first paid order wins. Internationalised names in Devanagari and other scripts are accepted in their xn-- form.
How companies use .net next to their .com
A common pattern is to keep the public website on .com and move machine-facing services to the matching .net. That separation protects the brand domain’s email reputation and makes outages easier to isolate.
- Status page: status.brand.net stays reachable even if the main site’s DNS is misconfigured.
- Static assets and CDN: a separate cookie-free domain for images and scripts.
- Transactional mail: a sending domain for OTPs and alerts, with its own SPF and DKIM records.
- Internal tools: VPN, monitoring and staging hosts kept off the customer-facing name.
Those workloads usually sit on cloud hosting or a VPS rather than shared plans.
.net or .com — and when is .net.in better?
If the .com is free, take it first; it is ₹270 cheaper in year one and the address customers will guess. Choose .net when it describes the business or when the .com belongs to someone else in an unrelated trade. An ISP licensed in India that wants an Indian identity at the lowest cost should look at .net.in, which is NIXI-managed and costs ₹809.
Setting up a .net after registration
Add nameservers and records in the WebJi® panel, then switch on auto-renew so a service domain never lapses silently. Mailboxes on the name run on business email. Other extensions are listed on domain registration in India, and an existing .net can move in through domain transfer.
Frequently asked questions
Is .net run by the same registry as .com?
Yes. VeriSign Global Registry Services operates both, and IANA lists the same thirteen gtld-servers.net name servers for each zone. Each has its own DNSSEC key and its own registry agreement with ICANN, and prices differ.
Why does a .net renew at ₹1,950 when it registers at ₹1,650?
WebJi® publishes a lower opening figure and a separate renewal rate, both before 18% GST. Paying for several years at once fixes the cost: five years total ₹9,450 before tax, or about ₹11,151 with GST.
Should a broadband ISP in India use .net or .net.in?
.net.in is cheaper at ₹809 and signals an Indian operator; .net is shorter and neutral if you also serve customers abroad. Holding both and redirecting one costs ₹2,459 in the first year before GST.
Does .net support DNSSEC?
The .net zone has a secure delegation in the root, so names under it can be signed. Signing your own .net requires a DNS host that manages keys and a DS record submitted through the registrar.
Registry details checked against IANA on 14 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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