What is my domain worth?
Get an estimated value for any domain — and, unlike every other appraisal tool, see exactly which signals produced it.
How the estimate is built
Measured demand, not opinion
We check whether the exact string is already registered across twelve extensions, and how many registered domains start with the same word. Both come from zone-file data covering 227 million domains.
Length and scarcity
Four-letter .com domains are effectively all gone, which is why they carry the resale market. Longer names are plentiful, so buyers always have an alternative.
Can you say it?
A name has to survive being read down a phone line. Consonant pileups and awkward vowel ratios cost real money at resale.
The extension matters
The same string is worth a fraction on .xyz that it is on .com. Our multipliers reflect where resale demand actually concentrates.
What each kind of name is actually worth
The single biggest factor is what the name IS. These are median prices from the 7,484 recorded .com sales the estimate is calibrated on.
| Kind of name | Recorded sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| A single real word | 1,837 | $75,000 |
| Invented | 1,682 | $28,125 |
| Two real words | 2,736 | $13,000 |
| Built on a real word | 902 | $12,165 |
| Three or more words | 327 | $10,000 |
Reading your signals
Real word / Two real words / Built on a real word / Invented — which of the four markets your name is in. This selects the band everything else adjusts. A dictionary word and an invented string are not the same asset.
Businesses using this word — how many registered domains begin with the same word, counted from zone-file data. It separates a commercial term from a distinctive but unproven one.
Owned elsewhere — how many of twelve extensions already have this exact string registered. People paying to hold a name on other endings is demand you can measure rather than infer.
Nobody has taken it — if the .com itself is unregistered, the estimate drops to what a brandable fetches. A phrase nobody has claimed in thirty years is not worth what one sells for when a buyer wants it.
Pronounceable, Length, Hyphen, Digits — structural penalties. Each one narrows the pool of buyers who would build a brand on it.
Questions
How is the domain value estimated?
Mostly from what the name means. A single dictionary word, two real words joined, a brandable built on a root like cash to cashly, or an invented string are four different markets, and the first is worth orders of magnitude more than the last. Length, extension and trademark standing adjust it from there, and demand is measured against zone-file data covering 227 million registered domains rather than guessed.
How accurate is it?
It is calibrated against 8,586 recorded sales and backtested against the same set. Overall it lands within 10x of the real sale price 82% of the time: two-word domains 90%, single dictionary words 85%. It is most reliable below $25,000, where it is right 95% of the time, and least reliable at the very top of the market, where a handful of strategic sales go for far more than any model would predict. That is an estimate to reason with, not a precise figure — what a domain actually sells for depends on who wants it and when, and two near-identical names can differ by an order of magnitude.
Is this a formal valuation?
No. It is an estimate to reason with, not an appraisal you could take to a bank or use as the sole basis for a purchase. For a high-value purchase, get comparable sales for that specific market.
Why is my domain worth so little?
Usually length, a hyphen, a digit, or an extension outside .com. The zone files hold 173 million .com against 13 million .net, and resale demand concentrates where the traffic is. The signals list will tell you which factor is pulling your number down.
How is this different from GoDaddy or Estibot?
Those return a number and keep the reasoning to themselves. Namilio lists every signal that produced the figure — what kind of name it is, how long, how many businesses already use the word, whether the exact string is registered elsewhere, whether it is pronounceable — so you can disagree with a specific input rather than with a black box. The calibration set is published too, at /how-much-do-domains-sell-for.
Does checking cost anything?
No. 10 appraisals a day are free with no account required. Premium removes the limit and shows an estimated value on every name the generator produces.
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