Vercel Adds a Free First-Year Domain to New Pro Subscriptions.

Vercel is adding a free domain to new Pro subscriptions, removing one of the smaller but unavoidable costs teams face when putting a new project into production. The domain is included for the first year, although the offer is limited to six eligible top-level domains and must be claimed shortly after subscribing.

The company announced the change in its changelog on August 7. Previously, Pro subscribers needed to purchase a domain separately or connect one registered through another provider. The new bundle brings registration into the initial Vercel setup and reduces the number of services a team needs to configure before launch.

Each team starting a new Pro subscription can claim one domain without paying for its first year of registration. It can be selected during checkout or claimed later through Vercel's domain search inside the dashboard.

The offer applies to these six TLDs:

• .online
• .site
• .space
• .store
• .tech
• .website

That selection is useful for product launches, online stores, portfolio sites and technical projects, but it does not include more established extensions such as .com, .org or country-specific domains. Teams with a particular brand name in mind will still need to check whether that name is available under one of the supported extensions.

There is also a firm deadline. Vercel gives each eligible team 30 days after subscribing to claim its domain. The company does not say that an unused offer can be recovered after that window, so teams planning to use the benefit should choose and register a name early in their onboarding process.

For small businesses and independent builders, domain registration is rarely the largest project expense. It is, however, another account, payment and DNS configuration step that can slow down a launch. Registering through the same platform that hosts the application can make setup more direct, particularly for teams without a dedicated infrastructure specialist.

The benefit is more operational than transformational. Vercel already provides deployment, previews, content delivery and domain management; the update now packages the first year of an eligible domain with the Pro plan. A team can move from a deployment URL to a branded public address without first visiting a separate registrar, buying the domain and then connecting its DNS records to Vercel.

Builders should still treat the offer as a one-year discount, not a permanently free domain. After the initial year, the registration renews automatically at the regular price displayed when the domain is claimed. Vercel has not published a single renewal price for all six extensions in the announcement, so subscribers should review the checkout figure for the specific domain and account for that recurring cost.

The eligibility language matters as well. Vercel describes the benefit as available with new Pro subscriptions, rather than as a credit for every existing Pro customer. Its free domain FAQ contains the full terms, making it the relevant reference for teams with questions about account or subscription eligibility.

What is Vercel's free domain offer?

Vercel's offer gives a team starting a new Pro subscription one eligible domain free for its first year. The domain can use .online, .site, .space, .store, .tech or .website.

How long does a new Pro subscriber have to claim the domain?

An eligible team has 30 days after starting its Pro subscription. The domain can be claimed during checkout or later through the domain search in Vercel's dashboard.

What happens after the free first year?

The domain renews automatically at the regular price. That price is shown at checkout when the team claims the domain, so subscribers should review it before completing registration.