.gratis Domain Registration India

.gratis Domain Registration — What You Get

.gratis is a generic top-level domain from the 2012 ICANN program. Donuts applied for it, signed its registry agreement on 20 March 2014, and the string entered the DNS root on 23 April 2014; the IANA record today lists Binky Moon, LLC — an Identity Digital company — as operator.

Gratis is the word for "free" in Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch and several other languages, so the string advertises its own price point: something given without charge.

Registration is open with no eligibility test, terms run 1 to 10 years, the delegation is DNSSEC-signed, and the registry's IDN tables cover internationalised labels.

Who Can Register a .gratis Domain Name

Anyone can register a .gratis name: a company, a shop, a freelancer or a student, with no documents and no local presence anywhere in the world. Donuts' published policy for the string relied on abuse controls rather than pre-registration verification, and that open approach continues.

• Allowed characters: letters, digits and hyphens; a hyphen cannot start or end the name.
• Internationalised names are supported through the registry's IDN tables.
• Premium names — short or common words — carry registry premium pricing, quoted before you pay.
• First completed order wins: a name is not held while you decide.

What a .gratis Domain Is Used For

The obvious users are free-offering sites: freemium apps, free trials, giveaways, free guides and open-source projects — sample.gratis or ebook.gratis says the price before the click.

Because gratis is instantly understood across Spanish, Italian, German and Dutch markets, exporters and content publishers use .gratis names as landing pages for free lead magnets in those languages.

For an Indian buyer targeting Spanish-speaking or European customers with a free offer — a template, a course module, a trial — a .gratis landing page is a clean, honest address.

.gratis Domain Registration Plans & Pricing (INR)

WebJi lists .gratis at ₹2,861 a year for registration and ₹2,977 for renewal, read on 4 November 2026, before 18% GST. Premium names cost more and are quoted before payment.

WebJi billing prices, read on 4 November 2026 — the renewal column is what the second and later years cost, before 18% GST.

.gratis Renewal, Transfer and Expiry Rules

A .gratis term runs 1 to 10 years and renews in the same blocks, at the renewal band rather than the first-year rate. Renewal reminders go to the registrant email, so keep that address reachable and turn auto-renew on.

After expiry the name follows the standard gTLD sequence: roughly 45 days of auto-renew grace, then 30 days of redemption where the registrar charges a recovery fee, then a five-day pending-delete window before it returns to the open market. A dropped .gratis is not held for the previous owner.

To transfer, unlock the name and take its EPP authorisation code from the current registrar, then approve the email sent to the registrant address. WebJi bills a .gratis transfer at ₹2,861, a completed transfer adds a year to the term, and a name is locked for 60 days after registration or transfer under ICANN rules.

.gratis vs .com and .in for an Indian Business

The extension is not a ranking factor: content and links decide placement. Choose .gratis when the free offer is the whole pitch of the page; keep .com for a global brand and .in or .co.in when Indian identity is the point.

One caution: a .gratis name promises something free, so match the promise — using it for a paid product confuses visitors.

• .gratis — open "free" gTLD, ₹2,861 a year, renewal ₹2,977.
• .com — global default, ₹1,380/year, renewal ₹1,480.
• .in — Indian identity, ₹1,000/year.
• .co.in — Indian commercial second level, ₹809/year.

How to Register a .gratis Domain with WebJi

Registration is one order: check the name, pick a term, pay in INR, and the registry entry is created with the contacts you supply. There is no approval stage and no document upload.

Steps:

• Search the name with the domain search box on this page; a .gratis result shows free, taken or premium.
• Enter registrant details exactly as they should appear in WHOIS, and decide whether to apply privacy.
• Choose a term from 1 to 10 years and pay in INR. The GST invoice is issued at once.
• Point the nameservers at your host, then allow for DNS propagation, usually a few hours.
• Turn on auto-renew and check the registrant email, because renewal notices go there.

Why WebJi for .gratis Domain Registration

WebJi has sold and managed domains since 2005, and the same team handles registry rules, transfers and renewals today.

• Selling domains since 2005, with gTLD procedures handled in-house.
• 12,000+ clients across India and overseas keep their domains at WebJi®.
• 24/7 email support in Hindi and English at support@webji.services, average first reply under 60 minutes.
• INR pricing with an 18% GST invoice on every order, payable by UPI, card or net-banking.
• Free migration of an existing site or DNS, subject to terms and approval.