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Standard drops and Identity Digital early-access inventory

Pending deleteRegistry window Pre-Backorder on 284 listed zones
Price & fees Quoted per domain 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 Check competing-order rules The public FAQ does not establish an auction or allocation rule for competing requests. Confirm the order terms before paying.
Supported extensions 284 pre-backorder extensions & zones Standard-priced domains only: registry-premium domains are not supported. All 284 zones from the published Pre-Backorder list are shown below; additional ordinary-drop coverage must be checked in the order flow.
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.dental.place.rip.tennis.travel.show.diamonds.vote.pictures.services.zone.camera.band.navy.voto.fish.wine.creditcard.financial.fitness.memorial.clothing.republican.training.deals.fund.hockey.dog.ski.contact.jetzt.tires.watch.solar.studio.agency.consulting.solutions.dentist.lease.photography.clinic.football.accountants.shiksha.doctor.market.gifts.life.farm.broker.news.plus.cash.florist.sarl.domains.institute.red.fan.coach.immobilien.exposed.church.army.legal.reise.social.auction.poker.mortgage.sh.movie.energy.ventures.viajes.wtf.cheap.catering.coffee.software.boutique.trading.rocks.rentals.company.business.builders.expert.plumbing.academy.jewelry.delivery.digital.finance.sale.capital.cool.cards.futbol.reisen.casino.discount.partners.rehab.center.engineering.parts.healthcare.gmbh.pro.supply.guru.university.surgery.marketing.vet.style.supplies.fail.claims.tax.careers.chat.cab.systems.productions.run.family.graphics.credit.organic.shoes.shopping.computer.school.industries.associates.tools.apartments.promo.haus.tips.today.limo.works.kaufen.bingo.video.support.events.attorney.mobi.moda.pet.media.taxi.direct.lawyer.golf.loans.salon.live.global.management.black.restaurant.house.kim.money.dating.tienda.glass.vin.villas.schule.construction.care.dance.equipment.estate.coupons.investments.repair.team.tours.cleaning.lighting.gripe.cruises.maison.holiday.furniture.land.vision.community.technology.green.forex.international.codes.engineer.ninja.ltd.games.pub.kitchen.singles.flights.actor.education.voyage.archi.directory.city.email.hospital.contractors.fyi.blue.group.guide.immo.properties.holdings.express.town.bio.gallery.report.reviews.pizza.forsale.enterprises.gratis.soccer.vacations.recipes.insure.bargains.bike.democrat.markets.condos.irish.企业.游戏.acct.pro.商店.娱乐.网站.lotto.law.pro.me.aca.pro.bar.pro.aaa.pro.photos.theater.eng.pro.watches.med.pro.jur.pro.cpa.pro.avocat.pro.recht.pro.limited.toys.info.io.network.bet.ac.ai
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How this service works

Standard drop attempts through multiple registrar APIs, plus Pre-Backorder on 284 published extensions and zones for customers choosing an earlier acquisition date.

Specialist ccTLD drops and selected early-access tiers

Registry windowPending delete Early access on 7 listed ccTLDs
Price & fees From £49 Standard backorders use the published base fee: from £49 for a UK route, with .ai at $299. 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 Closed auction on a tie One order receives the name directly. Multiple orders at the winning tier enter a closed auction among those customers.
Supported extensions 26 exact TLDs The public pricing table currently exposes 26 supported country-code and second-level zones.
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How this service works

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

NameSilo users and selected early-catch listings

Registry windowPending delete Operator-announced early catch · selected TLDs
Price & fees Live order price Funds must be available for the selected catch. Registration cost and the published marketplace commission are separate where an auction occurs.
Auction rules Private auction for prior orders When more than one user ordered the name, the auction is limited to those backorder customers; NameSilo publishes a 20% commission plus registration cost.
Supported extensions Live eligibility only 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.
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How this service works

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

.ca TBR names with transparent CAD pricing

Registry window CIRA TBR route—not pre-release
Price & fees CA$18.88 Published successful-catch fee per domain, plus applicable tax. The public FAQ separately lists the ongoing .ca registration cost.
Auction rules Seven-day public auction on a tie 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.
Supported extensions 1 exact TLD 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.
.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.

The widest publicly enumerated gTLD and ccTLD catalogue

Pending delete Early inventory not publicly mapped
Price & fees From $25 Examples currently published include .com/.net/.org at $25, .io at $129 and .ai at $199 for two years.
Auction rules Public auction when orders collide 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.
Supported extensions 518 exact TLDs Combined and deduplicated from Catched's public country-code and general-TLD coverage tabs.
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.ch.cl.co.co.mu.co.nz.co.uk.co.za.com.com.ai.com.co.com.es.com.mu.com.mx.com.pe.cx.edu.mu.es.eu.fi.fm.fo.fr.gd.hk.id.io.it.jp.lc.li.me.me.uk.mn.mu.mw.mx.net.net.ai.net.co.net.mu.net.nz.nl.nom.co.nom.mu.nu.nz.off.ai.or.mu.org.ai.org.es.org.mx.org.nz.org.uk.pe.ph.pm.pr.pt.pw.re.ro.sc.se.sh.sk.tf.uk.us.vc.vg.wf.yt.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.charity.chat.cheap.christmas.church.city.claims.cleaning.click.clinic.clothing.cloud.club.cn.com.co.com.co.nl.co.no.coach.codes.coffee.college.com.bh.com.de.com.se.community.company.computer.condos.construction.consulting.contact.contractors.cooking.cool.coop.country.coupons.credit.creditcard.creditunion.cruises.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.education.email.energy.engineer.engineering.enterprises.equipment.estate.eu.com.events.exchange.expert.exposed.express.fail.family.fan.fans.farm.fashion.finance.financial.fish.fishing.fit.fitness.flights.florist.flowers.food.football.forex.forsale.forum.foundation.frl.fun.fund.furniture.futbol.fyi.gallery.game.games.garden.gay.gb.net.gift.gifts.gives.gl.glass.global.gmbh.gold.golf.gr.com.graphics.gratis.green.gripe.group.guide.guitars.guru.hair.haus.healthcare.help.hiphop.hockey.holdings.holiday.homes.horse.hospital.host.hosting.house.hu.net.icu.immo.immobilien.in.net.industries.info.info.bh.ink.institute.insure.international.investments.iq.irish.jetzt.jewelry.jp.net.jpn.com.juegos.kaufen.kim.kitchen.kw.ky.land.lat.law.lawyer.lease.legal.lgbt.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.bh.med.bh.media.melbourne.memorial.mex.com.miami.mobi.moda.mom.money.monster.mortgage.movie.music.my.name.bh.navy.net.bh.network.news.ninja.observer.online.ooo.org.org.bh.organic.partners.parts.pet.photo.photography.photos.pics.pictures.pid.pink.pizza.place.plumbing.plus.poker.porn.press.pro.productions.promo.properties.property.pub.qpon.quest.radio.am.radio.fm.realty.recipes.red.rehab.reise.reisen.rent.rentals.repair.report.republican.rest.restaurant.reviews.rip.rocks.rodeo.ru.com.run.sa.com.saarland.sale.salon.sarl.sbs.school.schule.se.net.services.sex.sexy.shiksha.shoes.shop.shopping.show.singles.site.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.theater.tienda.tips.tires.to.today.tools.top.tours.town.toys.trading.training.travel.trust.tube.tv.uk.com.uk.net.university.uno.us.com.us.org.vacations.vana.ventures.vet.viajes.video.villas.vin.vip.vision.vodka.vote.voto.voyage.vu.watch.website.wedding.wiki.wine.work.works.world.wtf.网站.移动.البحرين.xxx.xyz.yoga.za.com.zone
How this service works

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

Straightforward private-auction catching

Pending delete No public early-access documentation
Price & fees From $25 No upfront charge; pay only after a successful catch or auction win.
Auction rules Private auction if contested Only users who placed the backorder enter the auction, typically for three to five days.
Supported extensions Live eligibility only No complete stable extension list is published; the service resolves eligibility in its live search.
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How this service works

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

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

Pending delete Official .it drop-time route
Price & fees €49 VAT included The first registration year is included. If the catch fails, the amount remains available as account balance for another order.
Auction rules Auction among reservers If several customers reserve the same caught name, they enter an auction starting from €49.
Supported extensions 1 exact TLD CatchMe.it is a dedicated .it service; the public site lists the daily release inventory and exact release time.
.it
How this service works

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

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 Standard .us, .at and .xyz are listed at $15; .com, .net and .org at $19. 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 Public auction when orders collide 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.
Supported extensions 63 exact TLDs 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.
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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.

Identity Digital pre-release and ordinary drop registration

Pre-releaseRegistry windowPending delete Identity Digital pre-release route
Price & fees Shown per release 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 Live release terms DomainCostClub does not publish a public customer-collision rule for this route. Read the name-level order terms before committing funds.
Supported extensions Identity Digital portfolio 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.
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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.企业.商店.娱乐.游戏.移动.网站
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.

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

Pending delete Pending-delete registration attempt
Price & fees Fixed price shown in account 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 One accepted customer · no auction Only one customer can hold a backorder for a specific name at a time.
Supported extensions 300+ stated TLDs The provider states 300+ eligible TLDs and explicitly publishes .it among its ccTLD routes; exact per-name eligibility is checked in its search.
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How this service works

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

.nl, .be and nearby European ccTLDs

Pending delete No Identity Digital tier
Price & fees From €50 ex VAT No catch, no charge. The published minimum bid is €50 excluding VAT; no separate registration or auction fee is added after a successful catch.
Auction rules Scheduled highest-bid auction 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.
Supported extensions 7 exact TLDs Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
How this service works

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

Broad ccTLD coverage without auction escalation

Pending delete No general Dropzone tier published
Price & fees From £49 Monitoring is free and the service charges only for a successful recovery; the amount depends on the TLD.
Auction rules No auction · first order owns the slot Only one backorder is accepted per domain, so a successful catch is not sent to a bidding contest.
Supported extensions 1080+ stated TLDs 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.
.it
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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.

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

Pending delete Official .it drop-time route
Price & fees €50 + VAT €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 First accepted order · no auction DominiOK stops accepting orders for a name after the first customer has reserved it.
Supported extensions 1 exact TLD The public product is explicitly limited to .it backorders.
.it
How this service works

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

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

Pending delete auDA drop schedule
Price & fees Live order price No successful catch means no acquisition charge; current fees and bids are shown in the platform.
Auction rules Platform bid rules The live listing determines whether a name is a sole order or competitive bid.
Supported extensions 3 exact TLDs Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
How this service works

An auDA-accredited drop platform for the Australian namespace.

Competitive gTLD pending-delete names

Pending deletePre-release No public Dropzone tier map
Price & fees No catch, no charge The current minimum, bid or pre-release amount is printed on the name; there is no safe universal fee for all inventory.
Auction rules Daily public auctions Contested catches move to auction. Pre-release names are separate partner inventory and should not be mistaken for registry early access.
Supported extensions 100+ stated TLDs The official site states 100+ TLDs but does not publish a stable complete extension file; use the live name search for exact eligibility.
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How this service works

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

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

Pending delete Country-registry drop paths
Price & fees Generally from €50 The FAQ lists a general €50 start and separate examples such as .me €100 and .io €120 when available.
Auction rules Auction if contested Multiple backorders for a caught domain enter the platform auction.
Supported extensions 5 exact TLDs Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
How this service works

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

A single registrar account plus selected registry-priority tiers

Registry windowPending delete Verified high-priority tier on eligible inventory
Price & fees Price shown per name 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 Backorder auction on a tie A successful sole order receives the domain. Multiple backorders enter an auction restricted to eligible participants.
Supported extensions 228 exact TLDs Read from the live extension selector; availability still depends on the individual name appearing in the backorder list.
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How this service works

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

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

Pending delete No verified registry-early map
Price & fees Channel price shown live The order page exposes the current channel and price rather than a safe universal fee.
Auction rules Channel rules vary Collision and delivery terms depend on the selected drop-catching channel.
Supported extensions 8 exact TLDs Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
How this service works

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

Channel choice across global and Asian TLDs

Pending delete No public Identity Digital early-tier map
Price & fees Channel 1 from $65 The strongest channel currently starts at $65 for many TLDs and $180 for .ai; cheaper channels trade coverage and published success rate for price.
Auction rules Auction on equal-price collision 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.
Supported extensions 48 exact TLDs Exact strongest-channel coverage from the current order interface; lower-priced channels support smaller subsets.
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How this service works

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

.fr only

Pending delete AFNIC drop path
Price & fees €30 ex VAT A sole successful catch is €30 excluding VAT; KifDom also publishes a €5 coverage/pre-order amount.
Auction rules Auction if contested Multiple customers for the caught .fr name enter the service auction.
Supported extensions 1 exact TLD Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
.fr
How this service works

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

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

Pending delete Registry drop-time inventory
Price & fees Price shown at booking A sole successful reservation is assigned at its confirmed booking price. A contested catch moves to auction.
Auction rules Auction when reservations collide 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.
Supported extensions Live eligibility only The public product names .it and .es; current individual inventory is resolved in the live release lists rather than a frozen complete TLD file.
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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.

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

Pre-releasePending delete Verified registrar pre-release inventory
Price & fees Minimum bid shown per name Placing a backorder is free; the listing shows the minimum acquisition bid and any auction exposure.
Auction rules Private 3-day auction if contested For a caught backorder with multiple order holders, NameJet documents a private three-day auction restricted to those customers.
Supported extensions 3 exact TLDs The FAQ explicitly documents the core .com/.net/.org pending-delete path. Current inventory can contain other partner extensions and must be searched live.
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.

Assisted .it requests where a tailored quote is acceptable

Quote-based assistance Pending delete No release path documented
Price & fees Quote required NeoWeb states that cost varies by extension and domain popularity and asks the customer to request a detailed quote.
Auction rules No public collision rule The public page does not say whether competing customers enter an auction, follow a queue or use an external platform.
Supported extensions Live eligibility only The public page explicitly names .it, .com, .net and .org and says further extensions are available by live request.
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How this service works

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

.de and European ccTLD drops

Pending delete Registry-specific timing only
Price & fees From €10 The published starting bid is €10; no catch means no payment.
Auction rules Auction marketplace Caught names with demand are resolved through the Nicsell auction flow.
Supported extensions 17 exact TLDs Current country filters on the public marketplace.
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How this service works

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

.it and .es drops

Pending delete No Identity Digital tier
Price & fees €29 A €29 account credit/order amount is published; payment is due only after a successful catch.
Auction rules 2-day private auction Multiple orders enter a two-day auction with a three-minute anti-sniping extension.
Supported extensions 2 exact TLDs Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
How this service works

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

.io, .co and specialist ccTLD drops

Operated by humbly, LLC
Pending delete No general Dropzone tier published
Price & fees From $99 The standard backorder starts at $99; premium or decreasing-reserve inventory can use a different amount.
Auction rules Auction if contested 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.
Supported extensions 19 exact TLDs The exact set is taken from Park.io's current public navigation.
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How this service works

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

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

Pending delete Official .it drop-time route
Price & fees €12–€100 + VAT bands The public price page currently classifies names from €12 for its lowest band to €100 for super-premium names; confirm the actual quote before relying on it.
Auction rules First accepted order · no auction stated The public site describes a first-come reservation model and does not publish a post-catch auction rule.
Supported extensions 1 exact TLD The product and public deletion list are dedicated to .it names.
.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.

.ca TBR with a published flat success fee

Registry window Official CIRA TBR window
Price & fees CAD 50 The public pre-book page lists CAD 50 including taxes, charged on success.
Auction rules Provider allocation rules Check the current pre-book terms if multiple customers submit the same domain.
Supported extensions 1 exact TLD Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
.ca
How this service works

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

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 The published fee covers the acquisition attempt and remains due regardless of whether the domain is obtained.
Auction rules External auction by consent If several buyers trigger an auction, Register.it participates only with the customer's consent and within a supplied maximum bid.
Supported extensions 497+ stated TLDs Register.it states 497 extensions and explicitly names .it and .com; the exact current route is handled through consultation.
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How this service works

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

Sav

Broad gTLD coverage and low-friction order placement

Pending delete No published registry-early programme
Price & fees Free to place Pay only after a successful catch; the current amount is shown before the backorder is submitted.
Auction rules Public auction if contested More than one backorder sends the name to an auction that Sav's terms allow other users to join.
Supported extensions 350+ stated TLDs Sav states 350+ TLDs; exact eligibility is resolved by its live domain search rather than a stable public list.
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How this service works

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

Long-running monitoring of lower-competition names

Monitor + auto-register Pending delete No drop-time route documented
Price & fees From €49 + VAT/year The annual monitoring fee is separate from the prepaid credit needed to cover registration if the name becomes available.
Auction rules No public collision rule The page warns that other backorders or faster buyers can win, but it does not publish an internal auction or queue-allocation rule.
Supported extensions Live eligibility only Shellrent says the annual monitor is compatible with all extensions and explicitly names .it, .com and .net in its public domain catalogue.
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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.

Partner pre-release plus major legacy TLD drops

Pre-releasePending delete Verified registrar pre-release inventory
Price & fees Minimum bid shown per name Backorder placement is free; payment is due only if the name is acquired or an auction is won.
Auction rules Usually 3-day auction if contested A sole order can be fulfilled directly. Multiple orders generally enter a three-day auction; the terms permit some inventory to be made public.
Supported extensions 8 exact TLDs The public storefront explicitly exposes these pending-delete categories; live partner inventory can be broader.
How this service works

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

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

Pending delete Nominet drop path
Price & fees £55 A sole successfully caught name costs £55.
Auction rules 5–7 day auction if contested The close is randomised within a 30-minute window to discourage sniping.
Supported extensions 4 exact TLDs Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
How this service works

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

.ca TBR

Registry window Official CIRA TBR window
Price & fees Standard .ca registration price Webnames states that it charges only when the TBR registration succeeds.
Auction rules Provider resolution can vary The registrar's order allocation rules apply if several customers target the same name.
Supported extensions 1 exact TLD Check the live catalogue for current eligibility.
.ca
How this service works

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

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.

5 named provider routes
Official Registro .it Drop Time procedure ↗

Identity Digital Dropzone

eligible Identity Digital portfolio names

daily · standardized one-hour release window

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.

1 named provider routes
Identity Digital registrar platform ↗

.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.

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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.

15 named provider routes
Official CIRA TBR directory ↗

.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.

1 named provider routes
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.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.

1 named provider routes
Official auDA drop-list service ↗

Discontinued & changed services

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

HEXONET announced that customer portfolios would move to Moniker and that its systems would begin decommissioning from the end of June 2025. Its own comparison says Moniker does not provide drop catching. Older HEXONET backorder pages remain online, but they are not evidence of a currently orderable service.

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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.