.com vs .de

German businesses frequently debate between .de for local credibility and .com for international reach. The .de extension is Europe's most popular ccTLD and signals strong German market commitment.

Choose .com if you target international markets beyond Germany. Choose .de if your primary audience is German-speaking and you want strong local market trust.

Feature .com .de
Full Name Commercial Germany
Type Generic Country Code
Registry VeriSign, Inc. DENIC eG
Registered Domains 160000000 17400000
Year Introduced 1985 1986
DNSSEC
.com
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.de
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