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Standard drops and Identity Digital early-access inventory

Pending deleteRegistry window Pre-Backorder on 285 listed zones
Price & fees Quoted per domain
Auction rules Check competing-order rules
Coverage 285 pre-backorder extensions & zones
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.aaa.pro .ac .aca.pro .academy .accountants .acct.pro .actor .agency .ai .apartments .archi .army .associates .attorney .auction .avocat.pro .band .bar.pro .bargains .bet .bike .bingo .bio .black .blue .boutique .broker .builders .business .cab .camera .capital .cards .care .careers .cash .casino .catering .center .chat .cheap .church .city .claims .cleaning .clinic .clothing .coach .codes .coffee .com.ai .community .company .computer .condos .construction .consulting .contact .contractors .cool .coupons .cpa.pro .credit .creditcard .cruises .dance .dating .deals .delivery .democrat .dental .dentist .diamonds .digital .direct .directory .discount .doctor .dog .domains .education .email .energy .eng.pro .engineer .engineering .enterprises .equipment .estate .events .expert .exposed .express .fail .family .fan .farm .finance .financial .fish .fitness .flights .florist .football .forex .forsale .fund .furniture .futbol .fyi .gallery .games .gifts .glass .global .gmbh .golf .graphics .gratis .green .gripe .group .guide .guru .haus .healthcare .hockey .holdings .holiday .hospital .house .immo .immobilien .industries .info .institute .insure .international .investments .io .irish .jetzt .jewelry .jur.pro .kaufen .kim .kitchen .land .law.pro .lawyer .lease .legal .life .lighting .limited .limo .live .loans .lotto .ltd .maison .management .market .marketing .markets .me .med.pro .media .memorial .mobi .moda .money .mortgage .movie .navy .network .news .ninja .organic .partners .parts .pet .photography .photos .pictures .pizza .place .plumbing .plus .poker .pro .productions .promo .properties .pub .recht.pro .recipes .red .rehab .reise .reisen .rentals .repair .report .republican .restaurant .reviews .rip .rocks .run .sale .salon .sarl .school .schule .services .sh .shiksha .shoes .shopping .show .singles .ski .soccer .social .software .solar .solutions .studio .style .supplies .supply .support .surgery .systems .tax .taxi .team .technology .tennis .theater .tienda .tips .tires .today .tools .tours .town .toys .trading .training .travel .university .vacations .ventures .vet .viajes .video .villas .vin .vision .vote .voto .voyage .watch .watches .wine .works .wtf .zone .网站 .商店 .娱乐 .游戏 .企业
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How this service works

Standard drop attempts through multiple registrar APIs, plus Pre-Backorder on 285 published extensions and zones for customers choosing an earlier acquisition date.

Price & fees
Choose a standard drop attempt or an earlier Pre-Backorder date. The domain's quote reflects the selected timing and priority; early access is optional, not a surcharge on every standard order.
Auction rules
The public FAQ does not establish an auction or allocation rule for competing requests. Confirm the order terms before paying.
Coverage
Standard-priced domains only: registry-premium domains are not supported. All 285 zones from the published Pre-Backorder list are shown below; additional ordinary-drop coverage must be checked in the order flow.
View service details Visit AutoBackorder

Specialist ccTLD drops and selected early-access tiers

Pending deleteRegistry window Early access on 7 listed ccTLDs
Price & fees From £49.00
Auction rules Closed auction on a tie
Coverage 26 exact TLDs
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.io .je .lc .me .me.uk .mn .mu .nl .org.uk .pr .sc .sh .si .st .uk .vc
How this service works

A specialist drop-catcher with direct registry routes and a published early-access mechanism for selected registry inventory.

Price & fees
Standard backorders use the published base fee: from £49.00 for a UK route, with .ai at $299.00. Eligible names also offer optional, higher-priced early-access tiers. The base option remains available without the early-access surcharge; payment is due only on success.
Auction rules
One order receives the name directly. Multiple orders at the winning tier enter a closed auction among those customers.
Coverage
The public pricing table currently exposes 26 supported country-code and second-level zones.
View service details Visit Backorder.com

NameSilo users and selected early-catch listings

Pending deleteRegistry window Operator-announced early catch · selected TLDs
Price & fees Live order price
Auction rules Private auction for prior orders
Coverage Live eligibility only
How this service works

NameSilo's distributed catch network, combining ordinary drop catching with selected early-catch inventory announced by its operator.

Price & fees
Funds must be available for the selected catch. Registration cost and the published marketplace commission are separate where an auction occurs.
Auction rules
When more than one user ordered the name, the auction is limited to those backorder customers; NameSilo publishes a 20% commission plus registration cost.
Coverage
Named examples from the public service pages, plus .ai early catches identified by the operator. The operator describes hundreds of extensions without publishing a complete list here; confirm other extensions in the live catalogue.
View service details Visit Catch.club

.ca TBR names with transparent CAD pricing

Registry window CIRA TBR route—not pre-release
Price & fees CA$18.88
Auction rules Seven-day public auction on a tie
Coverage 1 exact TLD
.ca
How this service works

A Canada-focused catcher for the weekly CIRA To Be Released session, with a public base fee, a precise order deadline and a documented collision auction.

Price & fees
Published successful-catch fee per domain, plus applicable tax. The public FAQ separately lists the ongoing .ca registration cost.
Auction rules
A sole successful order receives the name. If two or more customers ordered it, CatchDrop places the catch in a live seven-day public auction.
Coverage
CatchDrop's current FAQ says the service is dedicated to .ca. Orders are accepted only for names present in one of the next two official CIRA TBR sessions.
View service details Visit CatchDrop

The widest publicly enumerated gTLD and ccTLD catalogue

Pending delete Early inventory not publicly mapped
Price & fees From $25.00
Auction rules Public auction when orders collide
Coverage 518 exact TLDs
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.abogado .academy .accountants .actor .adult .ae.org .agency .airforce .apartments .archi .army .art .asia .associates .attorney .auction .audio .auto .baby .band .bar .bargains .beauty .beer .best .bh .bike .bingo .bio .biz .biz.bh .black .blackfriday .blog .blue .bond .boston .boutique .br.com .broker .build .builders .business .cab .cafe .cam .camera .camp .capital .car .cards .care .careers .casa .case .cash .casino .catering .cc.bh .center .ceo .cfd .ch .charity .chat .cheap .christmas .church .city .cl .claims .cleaning .click .clinic .clothing .cloud .club .cn.com .co .co.com .co.mu .co.nl .co.no .co.nz .co.uk .co.za .coach .codes .coffee .college .com .com.ai .com.bh .com.co .com.de .com.es .com.mu .com.mx .com.pe .com.se .community .company .computer .condos .construction .consulting .contact .contractors .cooking .cool .coop .country .coupons .credit .creditcard .creditunion .cruises .cx .cyou .dance .dating .de .de.com .deals .degree .delivery .democrat .dental .dentist .desi .design .diamonds .diet .digital .direct .directory .discount .diy .dm .doctor .dog .domains .edu.bh .edu.mu .education .email .energy .engineer .engineering .enterprises .equipment .es .estate .eu .eu.com .events .exchange .expert .exposed .express .fail .family .fan .fans .farm .fashion .fi .finance .financial .fish .fishing .fit .fitness .flights .florist .flowers .fm .fo .food .football .forex .forsale .forum .foundation .fr .frl .fun .fund .furniture .futbol .fyi .gallery .game .games .garden .gay .gb.net .gd .gift .gifts .gives .gl .glass .global .gmbh .gold .golf .gr.com .graphics .gratis .green .gripe .group .guide .guitars .guru .hair .haus .healthcare .help .hiphop .hk .hockey .holdings .holiday .homes .horse .hospital .host .hosting .house .hu.net .icu .id .immo .immobilien .in.net .industries .info .info.bh .ink .institute .insure .international .investments .io .iq .irish .it .jetzt .jewelry .jp .jp.net .jpn.com .juegos .kaufen .kim .kitchen .kw .ky .land .lat .law .lawyer .lc .lease .legal .lgbt .li .life .lifestyle .lighting .limited .limo .link .live .living .llc .loans .locker .lol .london .love .ltd .luxe .luxury .maison .makeup .management .market .marketing .markets .mba .me .me.bh .me.uk .med.bh .media .melbourne .memorial .mex.com .miami .mn .mobi .moda .mom .money .monster .mortgage .movie .mu .music .mw .mx .my .name.bh .navy .net .net.ai .net.bh .net.co .net.mu .net.nz .network .news .ninja .nl .nom.co .nom.mu .nu .nz .observer .off.ai .online .ooo .or.mu .org .org.ai .org.bh .org.es .org.mx .org.nz .org.uk .organic .partners .parts .pe .pet .ph .photo .photography .photos .pics .pictures .pid .pink .pizza .place .plumbing .plus .pm .poker .porn .pr .press .pro .productions .promo .properties .property .pt .pub .pw .qpon .quest .radio.am .radio.fm .re .realty .recipes .red .rehab .reise .reisen .rent .rentals .repair .report .republican .rest .restaurant .reviews .rip .ro .rocks .rodeo .ru.com .run .sa.com .saarland .sale .salon .sarl .sbs .sc .school .schule .se .se.net .services .sex .sexy .sh .shiksha .shoes .shop .shopping .show .singles .site .sk .ski .skin .soccer .social .software .solar .solutions .space .store .studio .style .supplies .supply .support .surf .surgery .sydney .systems .tattoo .tax .taxi .team .tech .technology .tennis .tf .theater .tienda .tips .tires .to .today .tools .top .tours .town .toys .trading .training .travel .trust .tube .tv .uk .uk.com .uk.net .university .uno .us .us.com .us.org .vacations .vana .vc .ventures .vet .vg .viajes .video .villas .vin .vip .vision .vodka .vote .voto .voyage .vu .watch .website .wedding .wf .wiki .wine .work .works .world .wtf .xxx .xyz .yoga .yt .za.com .zone .网站 .移动 .البحرين
How this service works

Broad international backorder coverage with public per-TLD pages and no charge when the catch fails.

Price & fees
Examples currently published include .com/.net/.org at $25.00, .io at $129.00 and .ai at $199.00 for two years.
Auction rules
A sole successful order is delivered at the backorder fee. Catched's terms say competing interest in the same caught name moves it into a public auction.
Coverage
Combined and deduplicated from Catched's public country-code and general-TLD coverage tabs.
View service details Visit Catched

Straightforward private-auction catching

Pending delete No public early-access documentation
Price & fees From $25.00
Auction rules Private auction if contested
Coverage Live eligibility only
How this service works

A simple no-upfront specialist with private auctions and a live eligibility check instead of a public static TLD list.

Price & fees
No upfront charge; pay only after a successful catch or auction win.
Auction rules
Only users who placed the backorder enter the auction, typically for three to five days.
Coverage
No complete stable extension list is published; the service resolves eligibility in its live search.
View service details Visit Catches.io

.it catches with a clear flat fee and domainer-facing release list

Pending delete Official .it drop-time route
Price & fees €49.00 VAT included
Auction rules Auction among reservers
Coverage 1 exact TLD
.it
How this service works

A NIC.it-accredited specialist that targets the two daily .it release windows through a direct registrar path.

Price & fees
The first registration year is included. If the catch fails, the amount remains available as account balance for another order.
Auction rules
If several customers reserve the same caught name, they enter an auction starting from €49.00.
Coverage
CatchMe.it is a dedicated .it service; the public site lists the daily release inventory and exact release time.
View service details Visit CatchMe.it

Low-cost standard drops and selected Dropzone extensions

Operated by GrepApps
Pending deleteRegistry window Dropzone on 5 listed extensions
Price & fees Standard drops from $15.00
Auction rules Public auction when orders collide
Coverage 63 exact TLDs
How this service works

A drop-catching service with a published 63-extension price list, payment after a successful acquisition and public auctions for competing orders.

Price & fees
Standard .us, .at and .xyz are listed at $15.00; .com, .net and .org at $19.00. Registration is included and payment is due only after acquisition. Selected listings also offer Dropzone access: check the quoted tier rather than treating an early-access amount as the standard drop price. Premium names and auctions are priced separately.
Auction rules
Multiple orders on a successfully caught domain trigger an auction open to other bidders, not only the original customers. Equal maximum bids favor the earlier bid. Late bids normally extend the closing time.
Coverage
All 63 distinct extensions in the public pricing table. The live domain list shows a smaller subset; an extension's presence does not guarantee that a particular name can be ordered.
View service details Visit Docky

Identity Digital pre-release and ordinary drop registration

Pre-releasePending deleteRegistry window Identity Digital pre-release route
Price & fees Shown per release
Auction rules Live release terms
Coverage Identity Digital portfolio
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.auction .band .bargains .bet .bike .bingo .bio .black .blue .boutique .broker .builders .business .cab .cafe .camera .camp .capital .cards .care .careers .cash .casino .catering .center .chat .cheap .church .city .claims .cleaning .clinic .clothing .coach .codes .coffee .community .company .computer .condos .construction .consulting .contact .contractors .cool .coupons .credit .creditcard .cruises .dance .dating .deals .degree .delivery .democrat .dental .dentist .diamonds .digital .direct .directory .discount .doctor .dog .domains .education .email .energy .engineer .engineering .enterprises .equipment .estate .events .exchange .expert .exposed .express .fail .family .fan .farm .finance .financial .fish .fitness .flights .florist .football .forex .forsale .fund .furniture .futbol .fyi .gallery .games .gifts .glass .global .gmbh .gold .golf .graphics .gratis .green .gripe .group .guide .guru .haus .healthcare .hockey .holdings .holiday .hospital .house .immo .immobilien .industries .info .institute .insure .international .investments .irish .jetzt .jewelry .juegos .kaufen .kim .kitchen .land .lawyer .lease .legal .lgbt .life .lighting .limited .limo .live .llc .loans .lotto .ltd .maison .management .market .marketing .markets .mba .media .memorial .mobi .moda .money .mortgage .movie .navy .network .news .ninja .onl .organic .partners .parts .pet .photography .photos .pictures .pink .pizza .place .plumbing .plus .poker .pro .productions .promo .properties .pub .recipes .red .rehab .reise .reisen .rentals .repair .report .republican .restaurant .reviews .rip .rocks .run .sale .salon .sarl .school .schule .services .shiksha .shoes .shopping .show .singles .ski .soccer .social .software .solar .solutions .studio .style .supplies .supply .support .surgery .systems .tax .taxi .team .technology .tennis .theater .tienda .tips .tires .today .tools .tours .town .toys .trading .training .travel .university .vacations .ventures .vet .viajes .video .villas .vin .vision .vote .voto .voyage .watch .watches .wine .works .world .wtf .zone .网站 .移动 .商店 .娱乐 .游戏 .企业
How this service works

Backorders across the Identity Digital portfolio, with paid pre-release access for eligible names or a registration attempt when the name becomes publicly available.

Price & fees
Paid pre-release access and an ordinary registration attempt are different options. Check the selected option and total in your account; there is no single published backorder fee for the whole portfolio.
Auction rules
DomainCostClub does not publish a public customer-collision rule for this route. Read the name-level order terms before committing funds.
Coverage
Extensions from Identity Digital's published portfolio. Check the individual domain in DomainCostClub: portfolio coverage does not mean every expiring name is available for pre-release.
View service details Visit DomainCostClub

Resellers who value a fixed order slot without post-catch bidding

Pending delete Pending-delete registration attempt
Price & fees Fixed price shown in account
Auction rules One accepted customer · no auction
Coverage 300+ stated TLDs
How this service works

A reseller-oriented backorder platform with more than 300 stated TLDs, including .it, and one accepted customer per domain.

Price & fees
The platform holds the order amount in advance and charges it only after a successful catch; subsequent renewals use the normal renewal tariff.
Auction rules
Only one customer can hold a backorder for a specific name at a time.
Coverage
The provider states 300+ eligible TLDs and explicitly publishes .it among its ccTLD routes; exact per-name eligibility is checked in its search.
View service details Visit DomainNameAPI

.nl, .be and nearby European ccTLDs

Pending delete No Identity Digital tier
Price & fees From €50.00 ex VAT
Auction rules Scheduled highest-bid auction
Coverage 7 exact TLDs
How this service works

A Dutch and European ccTLD pre-order service with a published weekly auction timetable.

Price & fees
No catch, no charge. The published minimum bid is €50.00 excluding VAT; no separate registration or auction fee is added after a successful catch.
Auction rules
The next week's quarantine names are auctioned Monday 09:00 to Tuesday 14:00. DomainOrder attempts the catch for the winning bidder; the public FAQ does not frame this as a private backorder-holder auction.
Coverage
Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
View service details Visit DomainOrder

Broad ccTLD coverage without auction escalation

Pending delete No general Dropzone tier published
Price & fees From £49.00
Auction rules No auction · first order owns the slot
Coverage 1080+ stated TLDs
How this service works

A first-come backorder system with unusually broad live coverage and no auction when one order has already claimed a name.

Price & fees
Monitoring is free and the service charges only for a successful recovery; the amount depends on the TLD.
Auction rules
Only one backorder is accepted per domain, so a successful catch is not sent to a bidding contest.
Coverage
The public selector states 1,080+ domain types. Its official .it deletion page exposes a direct Back Order action, while the complete list remains too dynamic to freeze as exact coverage.
View service details Visit DomainRecover

.it professionals who want a first-order slot with no auction

Pending delete Official .it drop-time route
Price & fees €50.00 + VAT
Auction rules First accepted order · no auction
Coverage 1 exact TLD
.it
How this service works

A direct .it backorder route that accepts one customer per name and handles each order through a support ticket.

Price & fees
€2.50 + VAT is a non-refundable setup fee. If the catch fails, the remaining €47.50 + VAT becomes credit or can be refunded on request.
Auction rules
DominiOK stops accepting orders for a name after the first customer has reserved it.
Coverage
The public product is explicitly limited to .it backorders.
View service details Visit DominiOK

.au, .com.au and .net.au

Pending delete auDA drop schedule
Price & fees Live order price
Auction rules Platform bid rules
Coverage 3 exact TLDs
How this service works

An auDA-accredited drop platform for the Australian namespace.

Price & fees
No successful catch means no acquisition charge; current fees and bids are shown in the platform.
Auction rules
The live listing determines whether a name is a sole order or competitive bid.
Coverage
Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
View service details Visit Drop.com.au

Competitive gTLD pending-delete names

Pre-releasePending delete No public Dropzone tier map
Price & fees No catch, no charge
Auction rules Daily public auctions
Coverage 100+ stated TLDs
How this service works

A high-volume pending-delete platform backed by a large registrar network and daily auctions.

Price & fees
The current minimum, bid or pre-release amount is printed on the name; there is no safe universal fee for all inventory.
Auction rules
Contested catches move to auction. Pre-release names are separate partner inventory and should not be mistaken for registry early access.
Coverage
The official site states 100+ TLDs but does not publish a stable complete extension file; use the live name search for exact eligibility.
View service details Visit DropCatch

.eu, .be, .nl, .uk and .pt

Pending delete Country-registry drop paths
Price & fees Generally from €50.00
Auction rules Auction if contested
Coverage 5 exact TLDs
How this service works

A European ccTLD catcher unrelated to DropCatch.com despite the similar name.

Price & fees
The FAQ lists a general €50.00 start and separate examples such as .me €100.00 and .io €120.00 when available.
Auction rules
Multiple backorders for a caught domain enter the platform auction.
Coverage
Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
View service details Visit DropCatch.ai

A single registrar account plus selected registry-priority tiers

Pending deleteRegistry window Verified high-priority tier on eligible inventory
Price & fees Price shown per name
Auction rules Backorder auction on a tie
Coverage 228 exact TLDs
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.ac .accountants .actor .ag .agency .app .archi .army .art .asia .associates .attorney .autos .baby .band .bargains .bet .bingo .bio .biz .black .blue .bond .boutique .business .ca .cab .camera .camp .cards .care .cash .casino .catering .cc .chat .church .city .cleaning .clinic .club .cn .coach .codes .college .com.cn .community .company .condos .construction .consulting .cool .coupons .credit .creditcard .dating .degree .delivery .dentist .digital .direct .discount .doctor .dog .education .email .engineering .enterprises .estate .events .expert .exposed .fail .family .fan .fans .farm .financial .fitness .flights .fo .football .forsale .fund .furniture .fyi .gallery .gd .gg .gifts .glass .global .golf .graphics .green .gripe .group .guide .guru .healthcare .hockey .holiday .homes .hospital .icu .immo .immobilien .inc .institute .insure .investments .io .irish .je .jetzt .kaufen .kim .kitchen .lat .lawyer .lease .lgbt .life .lighting .limited .llc .loans .lol .maison .management .marketing .mba .me .media .memorial .money .monster .mortgage .motorcycles .mx .net .network .news .onl .ooo .organic .partners .parts .pet .photos .pictures .pink .plumbing .plus .poker .promo .properties .pub .red .rehab .reisen .rent .repair .report .restaurant .reviews .rocks .run .salon .sarl .school .services .sh .shiksha .shoes .show .singles .ski .social .software .solutions .studio .supply .support .surgery .tax .taxi .technology .tennis .tickets .tienda .tips .tires .tours .town .training .travel .tv .university .us .vegas .ventures .vg .viajes .video .villas .vision .vote .voto .voyage .wiki .wine .works .world .移动 .商店 .娱乐 .游戏
How this service works

Registrar-integrated backorders with a large live TLD selector, standard and high-priority paths, and delivery into a Dynadot account.

Price & fees
Choose the standard backorder amount or, for eligible inventory, the optional higher-priced priority tier. The exact amount is displayed per domain before ordering; an early-access surcharge is not required for a standard drop attempt.
Auction rules
A successful sole order receives the domain. Multiple backorders enter an auction restricted to eligible participants.
Coverage
Read from the live extension selector; availability still depends on the individual name appearing in the backorder list.
View service details Visit Dynadot

.com/.net/.org plus .cn/.top/.vip alternatives

Pending delete No verified registry-early map
Price & fees Channel price shown live
Auction rules Channel rules vary
Coverage 8 exact TLDs
How this service works

A compact multi-channel catch page for major legacy and high-volume Asian-market extensions.

Price & fees
The order page exposes the current channel and price rather than a safe universal fee.
Auction rules
Collision and delivery terms depend on the selected drop-catching channel.
Coverage
Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
View service details Visit ERANET

Channel choice across global and Asian TLDs

Pending delete No public Identity Digital early-tier map
Price & fees Channel 1 from $65.00
Auction rules Auction on equal-price collision
Coverage 48 exact TLDs
How this service works

A multi-channel backorder system where stronger, more expensive channels support broader TLD coverage.

Price & fees
The strongest channel currently starts at $65.00 for many TLDs and $180.00 for .ai; cheaper channels trade coverage and published success rate for price.
Auction rules
A sole successful order receives the name. GNAME confirms an auction when competing orders use the same price, but does not publish a stable participant-scope rule for every channel.
Coverage
Exact strongest-channel coverage from the current order interface; lower-priced channels support smaller subsets.
View service details Visit GNAME

.fr only

Pending delete AFNIC drop path
Price & fees €30.00 ex VAT
Auction rules Auction if contested
Coverage 1 exact TLD
.fr
How this service works

An AFNIC-accredited specialist built specifically for French .fr drops.

Price & fees
A sole successful catch is €30.00 excluding VAT; KifDom also publishes a €5.00 coverage/pre-order amount.
Auction rules
Multiple customers for the caught .fr name enter the service auction.
Coverage
Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
View service details Visit KifDom

.it and .es release lists with a public post-catch auction mechanism

Pending delete Registry drop-time inventory
Price & fees Price shown at booking
Auction rules Auction when reservations collide
Coverage Live eligibility only
How this service works

An Italian drop-time desk and auction platform where the booking price is fixed for a sole order and contested catches become marketplace auctions.

Price & fees
A sole successful reservation is assigned at its confirmed booking price. A contested catch moves to auction.
Auction rules
If two or more customers reserve the same caught name, Match.it sends it to its online auction. Its public FAQ does not establish that non-reservers can join a backorder auction, so no public/private claim is made here.
Coverage
The public product names .it and .es; current individual inventory is resolved in the live release lists rather than a frozen complete TLD file.
View service details Visit Match.it

.com/.net/.org pre-release inventory

Pre-releasePending delete Verified registrar pre-release inventory
Price & fees Minimum bid shown per name
Auction rules Private 3-day auction if contested
Coverage 3 exact TLDs
How this service works

A long-running auction platform for registrar pre-release inventory and pending-delete catches, sharing parts of its network with SnapNames.

Price & fees
Placing a backorder is free; the listing shows the minimum acquisition bid and any auction exposure.
Auction rules
For a caught backorder with multiple order holders, NameJet documents a private three-day auction restricted to those customers.
Coverage
The FAQ explicitly documents the core .com/.net/.org pending-delete path. Current inventory can contain other partner extensions and must be searched live.
View service details Visit NameJet

Assisted .it requests where a tailored quote is acceptable

Quote-based assistance Pending delete No release path documented
Price & fees Quote required
Auction rules No public collision rule
Coverage Live eligibility only
How this service works

A quote-based Italian acquisition route that publicly supports .it and selected international extensions but leaves most operating rules unpublished.

Price & fees
NeoWeb states that cost varies by extension and domain popularity and asks the customer to request a detailed quote.
Auction rules
The public page does not say whether competing customers enter an auction, follow a queue or use an external platform.
Coverage
The public page explicitly names .it, .com, .net and .org and says further extensions are available by live request.
View service details Visit NeoWeb

.de and European ccTLD drops

Pending delete Registry-specific timing only
Price & fees From €10.00
Auction rules Auction marketplace
Coverage 17 exact TLDs
Show 7 more extensions Show fewer extensions
.ai .be .es .fr .it .nl .uk
How this service works

A European drop-catching auction house covering a defined set of ccTLD markets; CatchTiger has migrated here.

Price & fees
The published starting bid is €10.00; no catch means no payment.
Auction rules
Caught names with demand are resolved through the Nicsell auction flow.
Coverage
Current country filters on the public marketplace.
View service details Visit Nicsell

.it and .es drops

Pending delete No Identity Digital tier
Price & fees €29.00
Auction rules 2-day private auction
Coverage 2 exact TLDs
How this service works

A focused Italian and Spanish backorder service with a clear private-auction rule.

Price & fees
A €29.00 account credit/order amount is published; payment is due only after a successful catch.
Auction rules
Multiple orders enter a two-day auction with a three-minute anti-sniping extension.
Coverage
Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
View service details Visit Nidoma

.io, .co and specialist ccTLD drops

Operated by humbly, LLC
Pending delete No general Dropzone tier published
Price & fees From $99.00
Auction rules Auction if contested
Coverage 19 exact TLDs
Show 9 more extensions Show fewer extensions
.ac .ag .info .je .lc .mn .pro .red .sc
How this service works

A compact specialist for .io and a defined group of technology and country-code extensions.

Price & fees
The standard backorder starts at $99.00; premium or decreasing-reserve inventory can use a different amount.
Auction rules
A sole backorder is awarded at the order price. Park.io confirms that multiple orders create an auction, but its public FAQ does not define that backorder auction's admission rule.
Coverage
The exact set is taken from Park.io's current public navigation.
View service details Visit Park.io

.it first-come reservations after confirming the current quote and account terms

Pending delete Official .it drop-time route
Price & fees €12.00–€100.00 + VAT bands
Auction rules First accepted order · no auction stated
Coverage 1 exact TLD
.it
How this service works

A long-running .it reservation service using a first-order allocation model, with public pricing pages that require careful reconciliation before ordering.

Price & fees
The public price page currently classifies names from €12.00 for its lowest band to €100.00 for super-premium names; confirm the actual quote before relying on it.
Auction rules
The public site describes a first-come reservation model and does not publish a post-catch auction rule.
Coverage
The product and public deletion list are dedicated to .it names.
View service details Visit Puntuale.it

.ca TBR with a published flat success fee

Registry window Official CIRA TBR window
Price & fees CA$50.00
Auction rules Provider allocation rules
Coverage 1 exact TLD
.ca
How this service works

Another CIRA-listed route for pre-booking names in the weekly .ca TBR session.

Price & fees
The public pre-book page lists CA$50.00 including taxes, charged on success.
Auction rules
Check the current pre-book terms if multiple customers submit the same domain.
Coverage
Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
View service details Visit Register.ca

Companies that want a managed acquisition and auction mandate

Managed acquisition Pending delete Platform route depends on the name
Price & fees Managed quote · attempt fee due
Auction rules External auction by consent
Coverage 497+ stated TLDs
How this service works

A managed brand-protection acquisition service that coordinates attempts across several platforms instead of exposing a self-service catch queue.

Price & fees
The published fee covers the acquisition attempt and remains due regardless of whether the domain is obtained.
Auction rules
If several buyers trigger an auction, Register.it participates only with the customer's consent and within a supplied maximum bid.
Coverage
Register.it states 497 extensions and explicitly names .it and .com; the exact current route is handled through consultation.
View service details Visit Register.it

Sav

Broad gTLD coverage and low-friction order placement

Pending delete No published registry-early programme
Price & fees Free to place
Auction rules Public auction if contested
Coverage 350+ stated TLDs
How this service works

A broad registrar-integrated catch service with unlimited free orders and public auctions for contested names.

Price & fees
Pay only after a successful catch; the current amount is shown before the backorder is submitted.
Auction rules
More than one backorder sends the name to an auction that Sav's terms allow other users to join.
Coverage
Sav states 350+ TLDs; exact eligibility is resolved by its live domain search rather than a stable public list.
View service details Visit Sav

Long-running monitoring of lower-competition names

Monitor + auto-register Pending delete No drop-time route documented
Price & fees From €49.00 + VAT/year
Auction rules No public collision rule
Coverage Live eligibility only
How this service works

A paid availability monitor that automatically tries ordinary registration when a name becomes free; useful, but not documented as a precision NIC drop-time catcher.

Price & fees
The annual monitoring fee is separate from the prepaid credit needed to cover registration if the name becomes available.
Auction rules
The page warns that other backorders or faster buyers can win, but it does not publish an internal auction or queue-allocation rule.
Coverage
Shellrent says the annual monitor is compatible with all extensions and explicitly names .it, .com and .net in its public domain catalogue.
View service details Visit Shellrent

Partner pre-release plus major legacy TLD drops

Pre-releasePending delete Verified registrar pre-release inventory
Price & fees Minimum bid shown per name
Auction rules Usually 3-day auction if contested
Coverage 8 exact TLDs
How this service works

A partner-expiry and pending-delete marketplace closely linked to NameJet's fulfilment network.

Price & fees
Backorder placement is free; payment is due only if the name is acquired or an auction is won.
Auction rules
A sole order can be fulfilled directly. Multiple orders generally enter a three-day auction; the terms permit some inventory to be made public.
Coverage
The public storefront explicitly exposes these pending-delete categories; live partner inventory can be broader.
View service details Visit SnapNames

.uk, .co.uk, .org.uk and .me.uk

Pending delete Nominet drop path
Price & fees £55.00
Auction rules 5–7 day auction if contested
Coverage 4 exact TLDs
How this service works

A dedicated Nominet-namespace catcher with a published randomised auction close designed to reduce last-second sniping.

Price & fees
A sole successfully caught name costs £55.00.
Auction rules
The close is randomised within a 30-minute window to discourage sniping.
Coverage
Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
View service details Visit UKBackorder

.ca TBR

Registry window Official CIRA TBR window
Price & fees Standard .ca registration price
Auction rules Provider resolution can vary
Coverage 1 exact TLD
.ca
How this service works

A CIRA-listed registrar route into Canada's weekly To Be Released session.

Price & fees
Webnames states that it charges only when the TBR registration succeeds.
Auction rules
The registrar's order allocation rules apply if several customers target the same name.
Coverage
Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
View service details Visit Webnames.ca
How backorders and expiry windows work
Domain expiry timeline

The same domain can have several acquisition windows.

  1. 01Registrar expiry The owner may still renew. Partner inventory can appear in pre-release before registry deletion.
  2. 02Redemption The former holder can often restore at a fee. A normal catcher cannot simply register it.
  3. 03Pending delete Five-day registry state for many gTLDs. Traditional catch networks race at release.
  4. 04Registry release window Some registries use a timed route such as Dropzone or TBR instead of an ordinary public drop.
  5. 05General availability If no service catches it first, the name returns to ordinary first-come registration.

Registry windows worth knowing

Registro .it Drop Time

.it

daily · 09:00 and 16:00 CET/CEST

Registro .it creates the pendingDelete/pendingDelete release lists at 01:00 and publishes the exact deletion time. Deleted names become available immediately and, for seven days, registrars must submit the create command through the dedicated epp-deleted.nic.it endpoint.

What to do Place the order before the catcher's own cut-off and favour a route that explains its .it registrar path, collision rule and failed-catch treatment.

Identity Digital Dropzone

Dropzone

daily · standardized one-hour release window eligible Identity Digital portfolio names

Identity Digital's proprietary expiry-release system gives registrar partners equal bandwidth during a one-hour window. Exact names and tiers are inventory-driven; there is no safe permanent public list of every eligible TLD/name pair.

What to do Use a registrar/service that explicitly labels the individual name as Dropzone or early-access eligible. Do not infer eligibility from ordinary TLD support.

.ai auction → Dropzone

.ai

up to 14 days · Dutch release window

Identity Digital states that eligible .ai names not sold in the preceding auction can move into Dropzone, using a descending-price process across a 14-day expiration window and a daily one-hour window.

What to do Check the exact .ai listing and tier at a participating service; an ordinary .ai backorder alone does not prove access to this release route.

CIRA To Be Released (TBR)

.ca

Wednesday · 19:00 UTC

CIRA publishes the weekly list and runs a registrar-only release session. Consumers place orders through participating registrars and still have to satisfy Canadian Presence Requirements.

What to do Compare several official TBR providers before their cut-offs; their customer collision and auction rules can differ even though the registry window is the same.

.pl registry option

.pl plus eligible functional/regional zones

three-year priority right

NASK's option is not a millisecond backorder. One option holder receives priority to register the name if it is released during the option term.

What to do Buy the option before release through a participating registrar; an option cannot be added when another valid option already exists or the registry rules exclude the name.

.au official drop list

.au, .com.au, .net.au

registry-published daily release data

auDA publishes the authoritative deleted-domain list and documents the namespace rules. Catchers compete against that schedule; the list itself is not a retail backorder service.

What to do Confirm eligibility and use an auDA-accredited catching provider before its cut-off.

Discontinued & changed services

Retired, migrated or no longer conventional
HEXONET Backorder Migrated; legacy service not counted active

HEXONET's own site now says it has moved to CentralNic Reseller: its services were transferred after a January 2025 announcement and the final migration was completed in June 2025. Individual domain buyers are sent to OnlyDomains, and the site no longer offers a backorder service to order.

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GoDaddy Backorders Retired 7 October 2025

Monitoring/backorders were retired. GoDaddy Auctions can still carry expired or partner inventory, but it is not the former backorder product.

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CatchTiger Migrated to Nicsell

The former service now directs customers to Nicsell; it is not counted as a second active catch network.

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Pool.com Pivoted away from conventional drop catching

Legacy help pages remain searchable, but the current product is not treated as an active conventional domain backorder service.

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Youdot Closed

The former French catcher is retained only to prevent old comparison lists from being mistaken for current availability.

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FAQ

Backorder questions
Do I have to pay for early access?
No. Services offering both paths let you choose an ordinary drop attempt instead of a higher-priced early-access tier. The ordinary option uses that service's standard catch or registration fee, not necessarily the lowest retail registration price. It only has a chance if the domain reaches public availability; another buyer can acquire it earlier. Auctions and premium names can change the final amount.
Which service can reach Identity Digital pre-release inventory?
Use the Early access filter to find services with a documented or operator-confirmed route, then check the individual domain with the provider. Identity Digital describes Dropzone as covering expiring names from its portfolio, but inventory is decided name by name; ordinary support for a TLD does not guarantee that every expiring domain enters the release window.
What is the difference between a backorder and a pre-release auction?
A pending-delete backorder tries to register a name when the registry releases it. A pre-release platform receives expiring inventory from a registrar before pending delete, so the name may never reach the public drop. Domain.Guru labels those routes separately.
Why is exact TLD coverage missing for some services?
Some providers publish only a count or require sign-in to check a domain. Expand a card to see every extension we have mapped. DomainCostClub uses Identity Digital's published portfolio; individual names still need an eligibility check. For services without a complete public list, additional coverage must be checked with the provider.
Should I place the same backorder at several services?
Usually yes when the services use genuinely independent catching paths and charge only on success. But NameJet and SnapNames share parts of their inventory and fulfilment network, and registry-early tiers can be binding. Read the service page before duplicating an order.
Does a backorder guarantee the domain?
No. Another catcher can be faster, the current owner can renew, the registry can withhold the name, eligibility rules can block registration, or a contested catch can become an auction. A backorder is an acquisition attempt, not a reservation at the registry.