The .management Domain: An Ending for Running Things
.management entered the root zone on 12 December 2013, the first of this group to do so, under an ICANN registry agreement dated 7 November 2013, with Binky Moon, LLC as the contracting party today. The word names a function rather than a sector: running an asset or a process that belongs to someone else. The nTLDstats page accessed on 12 August 2026 shows 15,338 registrations, of which 12,131 sit in the zone file.
Property and facilities firms, asset and portfolio managers, artist and athlete representation, event and project offices and human resources consultancies all use the zone. No eligibility condition applies. Try candidates through a .management domain search, and compare the .consulting page.
This ending announces a function on its own, but it never says what is being managed. Property management, asset management, artist representation and facilities operation are entirely different businesses, yet one word covers them all. Visitors do not tolerate that ambiguity, because they want to identify the service at a glance. A simple rule follows: name the managed asset in the stem. Adding a word such as portfolio, facility, event, letting or talent sharpens the address in search results and on a business card alike. If you are combining only your brand with this ending, state plainly on the first screen what it is you run.
.MANAGEMENT Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation Binky Moon, LLC
- Infrastructure provider Identity Digital Inc.
- ICANN registry agreement 7 November 2013
- Root zone record 12 December 2013
- Registered domains 15,338 (nTLDstats, 12 August 2026)
- Present in the zone file 12,131 names, about 79%
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .management domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
Related Domain Extensions
Registering the same name on more than one extension keeps someone else from taking your brand.
.management Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$12.90 /year -
Transfer
$25.99 /year -
Renewal
$27.99 /year -
Restore
$109.90 -
Late Renewal
$4.39
Included With Every .management Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.management Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .management domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .management address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .management domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $4.39 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .management returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.management Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.management Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .management domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.management Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .management Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No. The agreement carries an open registration commitment and asks for no documents.
Because the operator treats the string as a dictionary term, it cannot draw a line based on identity. Property, asset and portfolio management are nonetheless authorised activities in many countries, and that authority arises from regulation rather than from a domain. Showing your licence on the page is the right move.
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The word naming the asset you manage serves you best.
The ending states the function but never what is being managed; a word such as portfolio, facility, event, letting or talent closes that gap. If you intend to use only your brand name, state the service plainly on the first screen. Test the patterns side by side through the bulk domain name search.
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One means running the work for you, the other means advising on it.
If you take on responsibility and operate the process yourself, this ending sets the expectation correctly; if you produce reports and recommendations and leave the decision with the client, an advisory ending fits better. Compare through the .consulting page.
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Of 15,338 registrations, 12,131 sit in the zone file, about 79 percent.
That share shows a zone filled with working company sites and a low proportion of parked names. The rule that follows: if the single-word stem you want is taken it is in real use, so add the asset name to widen the stem rather than waiting. Confirm the status through whois search.
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Yes. Any form carrying rent, title or identity details must be encrypted.
In management work the client portal, payment tracking and document upload steps all involve sensitive data. A browser warning damages trust with a corporate client exactly before a contract is signed. The operator enforces no mandatory HTTPS regime in this zone. Review the options on the SSL certificate page.
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