Worth watching · Pending delete
5 chars·.dev·Pending deleteVerified· 10h ago·likely available ~Apr 29, 2026
Final delete window. Dropping ~Apr 29, 2026.
genuinely brandable; crisp; natural cadence
Moderate scoring — fine as a portfolio filler if the aftermarket covers cost, not a chase on its own.
Synthesized from the DQS, aftermarket estimate, registration cost, lifecycle stage, and trademark check on this page. Not financial advice — your portfolio strategy overrides.
Rough aftermarket estimate
$80 — $211
DQS 50 · .dev · 5ch · brandable
Directional only — a gut-check range, not an appraisal. Uses DQS + TLD + length; doesn’t know about comps, trademarks, or brand context. Treat as “worth looking at” vs “skip,” not a bid price.
| Length | 5 |
| TLD | .dev |
| Keyword category | none |
| Commercial intent | none |
| Wayback snapshots | 0 |
| Brandable combo | yes |
| Spam pattern | no |
| Saturated suffix | none |
zanko.dev is keyword-driven: the SLD "zanko" does the positioning work that a brandable would need marketing dollars for. Short names like this (5 chars) tend to be the sweet spot for SaaS brandability — memorable without hitting the premium-tax of 3-4 letter names. The phonetics are balanced between vowels and consonants — typical for a pronounceable English-style name. .dev has established itself as a commercial TLD — SaaS and dev-tool brands in particular accept it as first-choice rather than a fallback. With zero Wayback coverage, the domain's prior history is effectively a clean slate from a content perspective. DQS 50/100 is the mid-band: the domain has real signals behind it but isn't an obvious standout. Mid-band names reward buyers who understand a specific niche. Redemption-period status means the owner has about 30 days left to reclaim the name. Any outside party can only wait and watch. The keyword component is the honest hook here.
Web-presence signal
None observed
No meaningful Wayback record. Backlink research rarely pays off here.
Deep-link into backlink checkers
Real backlink counts come from dedicated crawlers (Ahrefs, Moz, Majestic). Each button opens zanko.dev pre-loaded in that tool — zero keystrokes to cross-check.
1
drop recorded so far
Apr 24, 2026
first observed
Apr 24, 2026
last observed
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Same TLD, similar length, similar DQS. Useful if you're scoping a portfolio of related shapes.
Social handle availability
A 404 on the profile page means the handle is free to claim. Grabbing matching handles at registration time is cheap insurance against impersonation + easier brand rollout later.
Other domains that dropped at the same registrar on 2026-04-24. Registrars often drop batches of expired portfolios together — worth a scan if you like this shape.
Act now — drop-catchers are already queuing
Retail registration will lose the race for premium names. Drop-catchers are the only reliable path during this window.
via RDAP · fetched just now
Pending delete. Final delete window. Will hit drop-catcher pools within days.
pending deleteredemption period
| Status | Pending delete |
| Registrar | Key-Systems LLC |
| Created | Mar 11, 2023 |
| Expires | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Last updated | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Nameservers | ns3.expirationwarning.net, ns7.expirationwarning.net |
| DNSSEC | unsigned |
| Registration cost | $12.98 / yr (Porkbun retail) |
No Wayback Machine snapshots found for zanko.dev.