Domain investing is like the California Gold Rush. We are hard-working miners, and those domain brokers become wealthy by providing the miners with supplies and services. According to recent research, the average domain broker commission on a domain sale will be 15% in 2023. Domain sales commission, also known as “domain broker fees,” is deducted from the agreed-upon sale price if your domains are sold through a domain name marketplace. Yes, those domain brokers act like digital real estate agents on the internet.
You don’t need domain brokers if you can directly contact the buyer. Once a buyer has made an offer on a domain name via email and we have agreed to the price and terms and conditions, a fee is placed into a domain name escrow account. It is known as “domain escrow fees,” sometimes called external escrow fees or leads, and they are extremely low.
2023 updated. Now Dan.com is a Godaddy company with the same commission.
Domain Sales Commission Comparison (Domain Broker Commission):
Company Name | Commission rate | Requirements | |
 | GoDaddy/Afternic/Dan | 15% | Lander with GD DNS |
| | GoDaddy/Afternic/Dan | 25% | Lander without GD DNS |
| | Afternic Fast transer | 20% | |
 | SEDO | 10% | fixed price with SD DNS |
| | SEDO | 15% | |
| | SEDO MLS | 20% | |
 | Namecheap | 10% | |
 | Dynadot | 5% | plus 5% payout fees |
 | EPIK | 10% | EPIK's Marketplace |
 | Squadhelp | 12.5%-30% | Premium Listings $2500 to $5000: 30% $5000 to $50K: 25% $50K to $75K: 20% $75K to $125K: 15% Above $125K: 12.5% |
| | Squadhelp | 7.5% | Standard Listings |
 | SAV | 4% | Fixed Price with Sav's Marketplace |
 | Escrow | 3.25% | $0-$5,000 |
| | Escrow | $162.50 + 0.26% of amount over $5000 | $5,000.01-$25,000 |
| | Escrow | 0.89% | $25,000.01 + |
