Following Verisign’s nearly $1 increase in annual .COM registry fees, NiceNIC is offering promotional first-year .COM registration rates from $12.99 for VIP resellers, while keeping standard Market registration pricing at $14.99.
Available from November 1 through December 31, 2026 (UTC), the promotion includes applicable ICANN fees. Resellers can combine account-level pricing with 0% NiceNIC cryptocurrency processing fees, free eligible WHOIS privacy, Domain API v2, an API Sandbox, the official WHMCS module, and MCP integration.
For hosting providers, agencies, domain investors, and teams building domain services, this creates a practical opportunity to evaluate a new supplier, connect existing workflows, and reduce new-registration spending.
Start with the NiceNIC Reseller Program to compare account levels, or check .COM availability for your next batch.
1. .COM Registration Pricing: From $12.99 for VIP Resellers
Verisign’s .COM registry price increase took effect on November 1, 2026. During the year-end promotion, NiceNIC’s first-year registration prices are:
- Market Account: $14.99 first-year registration; current renewal price $17.99 per year.
- Basic Reseller: $13.79 first-year registration; current renewal price $17.39 per year.
- Super Reseller: $13.39 first-year registration; current renewal price $17.19 per year.
- VIP Reseller: $12.99 first-year registration; current renewal price $16.99 per year.
All prices above are in USD per domain-year and include applicable ICANN fees. Promotional registration prices apply from November 1 through December 31, 2026 (UTC). Renewal and transfer pricing are separate.
At the VIP promotional rate, each new .COM registration costs $2 less than NiceNIC’s $14.99 Market registration price. Across 100 new registrations, that is $200 less in registration charges. Across 1,000 registrations, the difference reaches $2,000.
For a hosting business or agency, those savings can contribute to customer acquisition, support, or the margin on a broader hosting and domain package.
Review the current .COM prices before placing an order.
2. Choose Your Reseller Tier or Request an Account Review
NiceNIC offers reseller levels with no setup fee and no annual reseller membership fee. There are two ways to explore the account terms that fit your business.
Activate a Tier with Usable Account Credit
The published prepaid-credit requirements are:
- Basic: $200 in usable account credit.
- Super: $600 in usable account credit.
- VIP: $1,500 in usable account credit.
Your credited balance can be used for eligible purchases, including domain registrations, renewals, and transfers. It is prepaid spending credit rather than a separate membership charge.
Choose a level based on your expected purchase volume and the pricing available to that account.
Already Managing an Established Portfolio or Hosting Business?
Before selecting a tier, contact NiceNIC with a brief overview of your existing business. Your current portfolio size, monthly registration and renewal volume, and integration requirements can provide useful context for an account review.
Open a support ticket or contact Official Telegram Support to discuss the reseller options available to you. Ask the team to confirm the applicable tier, pricing, and any funding requirements before you proceed.
If you already have a NiceNIC account, include your account username so the team can review your existing setup.
3. Fund Your Account with Crypto, Then Use Your Preferred Workflow
NiceNIC supports cryptocurrency funding for businesses that prefer to pay with digital assets.
Available options include USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, and other supported methods. Supported coins, networks, and payment routes are listed on the Payment Options page.
NiceNIC charges 0% additional cryptocurrency processing fees. Payment-provider, wallet, exchange, or blockchain network charges may still apply, depending on the selected route. Review the payment total and expected account credit before confirming a transaction.
Once funds have been confirmed and credited, you can use your available balance for eligible purchases through the control panel or supported API and WHMCS workflows. This can simplify billing for teams that place domain orders throughout the month.
PayPal, supported credit and debit card payments through PayPal checkout, and international bank transfers are also available.
4. Free Extras for Resellers, Hosting Providers, and Developers
Registration pricing is one part of running a domain business. Access to testing, integration, and management tools also affects the time and expense of getting started.
NiceNIC combines reseller pricing with the following free extras.
Free Lifetime WHOIS Privacy for Eligible Domains
Eligible domains include WHOIS privacy protection at no additional charge during registration and renewal. Coverage and the registration-data fields displayed publicly depend on the extension and applicable requirements.
See WHOIS Privacy Protection for details.
Free Domain API v2 Access
NiceNIC Domain API v2 is available to both active Market and Reseller accounts.
You can explore the documentation and begin integrating with your current account. A reseller upgrade is not required simply to access the API; account-level pricing determines the charges for supported domain transactions.
This gives developers a way to assess the integration before choosing a reseller tier.
Free API Sandbox
The NiceNIC API Sandbox provides a separate environment for testing authentication, request formatting, response handling, and supported workflows without creating live domain orders or incurring registration charges.
Use it to prepare your integration before moving to production. Sandbox responses and behavior should not be treated as a guarantee of live registry outcomes or production performance.
Free Official WHMCS Registrar Module
Hosting providers using WHMCS can connect NiceNIC through the official WHMCS Registrar Module.
The module supports domain availability checks, registrations, renewals, transfers, and management functions, subject to the extension and operation involved. It provides an integration route for an existing WHMCS business without requiring a custom registrar connector.
The NiceNIC module is free; a WHMCS software license is separate.
Free MCP Integration
The NiceNIC MCP Server connects compatible AI clients, including ChatGPT and Claude, with supported NiceNIC tools for domain searches, pricing checks, portfolio queries, and management tasks.
Available functions depend on the connected account, client, and supported tool set. Any third-party AI-client subscription is separate.
5. Evaluate NiceNIC with Your Next Batch of Domains
You can begin with new registrations while keeping your existing portfolio arrangements in place.
For hosting providers, start by reviewing the WHMCS module and confirming your account pricing. For teams with a custom platform, explore API v2 and test supported workflows in the Sandbox. For domain investors and agencies, compare the available tiers against your expected registration and renewal volume.
NiceNIC is an ICANN-accredited registrar, IANA ID 3765, with operations dating back to 2006.
To get started:
- Compare reseller tiers and choose the pricing level that fits your business.
- Request an account review or contact Official Telegram Support if you already manage an established portfolio or hosting customer base.
- Search .COM domains or use Bulk Domain Search to prepare your next registration batch.
The $12.99 VIP first-year .COM registration promotion runs through December 31, 2026 (UTC). Confirm your account tier and available pricing before placing your orders.
Pricing checked: November 4, 2026.
