Domain Appraisal Estimator
Score a domain's brandability from transparent heuristics — length, TLD, hyphens, numbers and pronounceability. A quality guide, not a market price. Free.
Estimate domain quality
Enter a domain. We score its brandability characteristics from transparent heuristics.
What this domain appraisal estimator does
Common use cases
- 1Comparing two domains you own
- 2Sanity-checking a purchase
- 3Assessing a brand name candidate
- 4Screening expired-domain lists
- 5Explaining domain quality to a client
- 6Prioritising a portfolio
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About domain appraisal
What makes a domain valuable is well understood in principle: it is short, on a trusted TLD (above all .com), easy to say and spell, free of hyphens and numbers, and ideally a real or brandable word. This estimator scores those characteristics transparently so you can compare candidates on a like-for-like basis.
Crucially, this is not a market valuation. A domain is ultimately worth what a buyer will pay, which depends on comparable sales, existing traffic, keyword demand and timing — none of which a character-based formula can know. Use the score to judge quality, and a broker or comparable-sales data to judge price.
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What does the estimator score?
The characteristics that make a domain brandable: length, the TLD (with .com weighted highest), the absence of hyphens and numbers, and pronounceability — each shown transparently.
Is this a market valuation?
No, and it says so clearly. A domain is worth what a buyer will pay, which depends on comparable sales, traffic and demand that no character-based formula can know.
Why are hyphens and numbers penalised?
They make a domain harder to say, spell and remember, and are easy to mistype — all of which reduce real-world value.
Does it run in my browser?
Yes. The scoring is pure client-side heuristics.