Domain zone

Register a .tech domain

The .tech ending places a company in the technology industry at a glance, whether it builds hardware, software or IT services.

About .tech

.tech is a generic top-level domain from the 2015 wave of new industry zones. Its theme is technology in the broad sense — from electronics and robotics to IT outsourcing and engineering consultancies.

It is used by hardware and deep-tech startups, IT service providers, technical universities' labs, hackathons and tech conferences, tech media and engineers' personal pages. One of the best-known adopters is CES, the large consumer electronics show, which moved its website to a .tech address.

Names that fit .tech are the company or product name, or a field plus a qualifier — “drone”, “agro”, “med” or “fin” combined with a brand. It is a good option when the .com is taken and you want an ending that still tells investors and clients what you do. Keep in mind it is less familiar to a general consumer audience than to the industry itself.

Good for

Technology startups

Hardware, robotics and deep-tech teams get an ending that describes their field without extra words in the name.

IT service companies

Outsourcing firms, integrators and support providers can show their focus to clients right in the address.

Tech events and media

Hackathons, meetups, conferences and tech news sites use .tech for a name that the community reads immediately.

Registering a .tech domain

  • Open to anyone, with no requirement to work in the technology sector.
  • Names follow the standard pattern: letters, digits and hyphens, with no hyphen at either edge of the name.

With every domain at Rivervo

  • DNS management in the Rivervo panel
  • WHOIS privacy free where the zone allows it
  • Point it at Rivervo hosting or any other server
  • Renewal reminders before it expires

Questions about .tech

No. Nobody checks your industry. But the ending creates an expectation, so it makes most sense when technology is at the core of what you offer.
.io is mainly associated with software and developer tools, while .tech covers technology in general, including hardware and IT services. Pick the one whose associations match your product and where the name is free.
Yes. Add MX records and the mail authentication records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) in the DNS zone, and addresses on your .tech work like on any other domain.