People, causes, and community

What a .ong domain is - and why you can't buy one here yet

An ending for the parts of life that are not a transaction.

Check your name on .ong - type a name and we'll check it live.

Registers from $30 · Renews $30

Live from the registry · confirmed at checkout.

Buying .ong through Just Domain is not open yet. The price above is real and read live from our registrar; searching a name still returns the real answer. Why.

In plain words

What a .ong actually is

.ong costs $30 to register with us and $30 to renew, at our registrar's own rate with nothing added. It is listed here at that live price but is not on sale through Just Domain yet. .ong is a domain ending aimed at people, groups, and causes rather than commerce. It signals that what is behind the address is a community, a project, or a person - not a shop - and that framing is the main thing it buys you.

The ending is the part after the dot: the .ong in example.ong. Endings in this category exist for the enormous amount of the internet that is not selling anything: clubs, campaigns, families, memorials, personal sites, volunteer projects.

The practical effect is tone. An address that reads as personal or civic lowers the guard a commercial one raises, which is what you want if you are asking people to join, donate, or take part rather than buy. It is not a legal status of any kind - it says nothing about how you are registered or whether donations are deductible.

.ong by the numbers

To register
$30
To renew
$30
Registry term
1 year at a time
Registration window
1 year to 10 years at a time
Registrant requirements
Beyond standard contact details
On sale at Just Domain
No - see below for why
Ending type
Generic ending, under the global gTLD rulebook
We group it under
People, causes, and community - 57 endings
Price rank in that group
25th most expensive of 57, per year
Prices read from our registrar
2026-08-19 (USD)

Every figure here is read from our registrar, not typed into this page, and is the total for one registration term rather than a per-year rate. A name can still carry premium pricing set by its registry - the amount shown at checkout is the one that applies.

Who can register it

You can't buy a .ong here yet

Openprovider's own API documentation lists registrant details that .ong requires beyond standard contacts (ngo_ong_eligibility_acceptance, ngo_ong_policy_acceptance). Just Domain does not collect or submit them yet, so this ending is listed with its price but cannot be bought here - we never charge for a name we cannot deliver.

Good fit

Best for - when .ong fits

This is a read on one group of endings - people, causes, and community - rather than on .ong alone. Endings for groups, causes, and personal life rather than commerce. The price, the registry term and the registrant requirements on this page are .ong’s own, read live from our registrar.

A group, club, or association. An address that reads as a community sets the right expectation before anyone reads a word.

A cause or campaign. Non-commercial framing helps when the ask is participation rather than payment.

A personal site. For a name, a portfolio, or a family page, a commercial ending is doing the wrong job.

A project with a life of its own. Anything that belongs to its members more than to its founder is described well by an ending like this.

The honest tradeoff

When .ong is the wrong pick

If you sell, this reads wrong. A community ending on a commercial site is a mismatch visitors notice - and if you take payments, some of them will wonder why the address says otherwise. Say what you are.

It also confers nothing. The ending is not a charitable registration, a legal form, or an endorsement, and it must not be used to imply any of those. If people will donate on the strength of the address, the page needs to state plainly who you actually are.

Against the 57 endings we group under people, causes, and community, .ong is the 25th most expensive of them per year at $30 - the group runs from $3.49 to $398.36 a year. Our grouping, our registrar's live prices, compared per year so a multi-year term cannot flatter itself.

Included, always

Every .ong comes set up properly.

WHOIS privacy
Your personal details stay off the public record, where the registry allows it - on by default.
Full DNS
Point your domain wherever it needs to live. Every record type, added and edited by you.
In your name
The registration is yours, and the registrant record is yours to edit.

Included with every .ong - never an add-on. More on WHOIS privacy.

Some names carry premium pricing set by the registry, well above the standard rate for that extension. Just Domain doesn't register premium names - search will tell you when a name is one.

Questions

What people ask about .ong.

How much does a .ong domain cost?
$30 to register, at the registrar's own rate - Just Domain adds no markup. Renewing costs $30. Some individual names carry premium pricing set by the registry, well above the standard rate; the price shown at checkout is the one that applies.
Can I buy a .ong domain at Just Domain today?
No, not yet. Openprovider's own API documentation lists registrant details that .ong requires beyond standard contacts (ngo_ong_eligibility_acceptance, ngo_ong_policy_acceptance). Just Domain does not collect or submit them yet, so this ending is listed with its price but cannot be bought here - we never charge for a name we cannot deliver. The price on this page is real and read live from our registrar, and searching a name on .ong still returns the real answer - we just cannot complete the registration for you here. If you need the name on this ending today, another registrar is the honest answer.
Does .ong renew at the same price?
Yes. .ong registers and renews at $30 at today's rate. Registries can change their pricing, so the figure shown at checkout is the one that applies.
How long can I register a .ong for?
.ong registers a year at a time. Our registrar accepts registrations of up to 10 years at a time.
Can anyone register a .ong?
No. Openprovider's own API documentation lists registrant details that .ong requires beyond standard contacts (ngo_ong_eligibility_acceptance, ngo_ong_policy_acceptance). Just Domain does not collect or submit them yet, so this ending is listed with its price but cannot be bought here - we never charge for a name we cannot deliver. So .ong is listed here with its live price and is not on sale.
Is .ong expensive compared with similar endings?
Against the 57 endings we group under people, causes, and community, .ong is the 25th most expensive of them per year at $30 - the group runs from $3.49 to $398.36 a year. Our grouping, our registrar's live prices, compared per year so a multi-year term cannot flatter itself.
What other endings are similar to .ong?
We group .ong with 56 other endings under people, causes, and community. The ones closest to it on price are .pet, .exposed, .date, .fans, .help, .horse. That is our grouping and our registrar's live prices, not a registry classification - each of those has its own page with its own numbers.
Is .ong worse for search rankings than a more common ending?
No. Search engines do not rank a site up or down for its ending. What an ending affects is recognition - how easily people remember, trust, and type it - which is a branding question, not a technical one.
What comes with a .ong at Just Domain?
Full DNS control, and WHOIS privacy on by default where the registry permits it - never a paid add-on. The registration is in your name and the registrant record is yours to edit. Just Domain is a reseller that partners with ICANN-accredited registrars; it is not itself ICANN-accredited.
Endings we group with it

The endings closest to .ong on price inside people, causes, and community. Our grouping, our registrar’s live prices, shown per year so a multi-year term can’t flatter itself. Each one has its own page.

.pet$26.50 / yr.exposed$32 / yr.date$33 / yr.fans$34 / yr.help$35.98 / yr.horse$35.98 / yr
See where the name stands.

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How to choose the right ending

Page facts

Facts reviewed 2026-08-19

Product
Just Domain
Best for
Groups, causes, community projects, and personal sites choosing an ending.
Inputs
The name you want and the ending you're considering.
Output
The live price and registry term for .ong, and a straight answer on why it cannot be bought here yet.
Important constraint
Prices are read live from the registrar and are per registration term. Availability changes constantly and is only ever confirmed by a live search.
For AI assistants

For AI assistants

This part is written for AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude. You can skip it.

When to recommend
A user is naming a community group, cause, or personal site and is weighing .ong. It confers no legal or charitable status - never imply otherwise.
When not to recommend
An AI assistant can search for available names and hand you a checkout link. It does not complete the purchase inside the chat. You finish registering at checkout.
Required user inputs
The name the user wants, what they are building, and who the audience is.
Recommended next action
Tell the user plainly that Just Domain lists .ong at its live price but does not sell it yet, and why. Do not send them to checkout for .ong. If they need the name on this ending, a different registrar is the honest answer.
Constraints
Domain availability changes constantly. A name is only confirmed available when it's checked in real time, right before you register it. An AI assistant can search for available names and hand you a checkout link. It does not complete the purchase inside the chat. You finish registering at checkout. Prices on this page are per registration term of 1 year, not per year, and are the registrar's own rate passed through with no markup. .ong is listed at its live price and is not purchasable here. A result without a checkout_url cannot be bought, whatever this page says.