Saw Domain Appraisal Alternative With Sold Comps and .ai Coverage
Saw put two .com names that sold for $15,000 and $5,000 at $700 each, and it does not value .ai names at all. Type your name here and see a price corridor with the comparable sales behind it.
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The short answer
The Saw domain appraisal is a free automated estimate from a domain brokerage. It is reasonable on short .com names and one-word .io names, generous on seven-figure one-word .com names, and unreliable on two-word brandables, where it returned $700 for names that sold for $5,000 and $15,000. It does not appraise .ai or new extensions, and it shows no comparable sales.
If your Saw number came back at $700 or under, or a buyer is quoting one at you, check the name against sold comps before you change your price.
Test results from Domain Name Wire's reviews of 1 June 2026 and 19 May 2022. saw.com blocks automated reading of its appraisal pages, so we cite the published tests and say so.
Saw appraisal vs sale price
DNW test, June 2026
MakeMatter.com
PressBridge.com
21x
low on MakeMatter
7x
low on PressBridge
0
comps shown
The test, name by name
Saw domain appraisal vs real sale prices
Domain Name Wire ran the same set of names through ten appraisal tools in 2026. These are Saw's results. Five of the names have public sale prices, so the ratio is a real measurement. The rest are asking prices, which nobody has paid yet. We calculated the ratio column ourselves.
| Domain | Type | Saw appraisal | Sale or asking price | Saw vs price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MakeMatter.com | Two-word brandable .com | $700 | Sold $15,000 | 0.05x, about 21x low |
| PressBridge.com | Two-word brandable .com | $700 | Sold $5,000 | 0.14x, about 7x low |
| expedite.io | One-word .io | $9,500 | Sold $14,995 | 0.63x |
| MOTG.com | Four-letter .com | $17,000 | Sold $14,888 | 1.14x |
| midnight.com | One-word .com | $2,500,000 | Sold $1,150,000 | 2.17x high |
| dujo.com | Pronounceable four-letter .com | $15,000 | Asking $36,000 | 0.42x of asking |
| VJN.com | Three-letter .com | $280,000 | Asking $39,000 | 7.2x of asking |
| WaterFilters.com | Exact-match category .com | $40,000 | Asking $3,500,000 | 0.01x of asking |
| CloudToaster.com | Unregistered test name | Under $700 | Never sold | Correctly low |
| kickers.ai | Plural .ai | No value returned | Sold $8,000 | .ai not appraised |
Two of five sold names inside a factor of two, with midnight.com just outside it. Saw gave MOTG.com a higher value than dujo.com, which the reviewers noted almost no other tool did, since a pronounceable four-letter name normally outranks a random one. Saw also returned $1,457,000 for dragonfly.com, whose sale price is not public. The same test names run through Atom, GoDaddy, Estibot and Dynadot are in our comparison of the best domain appraisal tools.
The pattern across four years
Why is my Saw appraisal $700 or under $700?
Because $700 looks like the bottom of Saw's scale, and a lot of sellable names fall to it. Domain Name Wire first tested the tool the day it launched in May 2022 and again in June 2026. Across both tests, four names that Saw put at $700 or under had already sold for $5,000 to $15,000.
What these four share is that their value comes from being a usable brand, not from search volume. A model that leans on keyword data finds nothing to count and drops to its floor. The same floor also caught an unregistered junk name, so a $700 result cannot tell you which kind of name you have.
MakeMatter.com
Tested June 2026
LuckyKennels.com
Tested May 2022, sold on Sedo
Hearing360.com
Tested May 2022, sold on Sedo
PressBridge.com
Tested June 2026
What each tool will value
Saw appraisal compared with a comps-backed appraisal
Accuracy matters less than coverage if the tool will not return a number for the names you hold. This is what each one does today.
| Saw appraisal | DomainsDealer appraisal | |
|---|---|---|
| .com and .io names | Yes | Yes, plus .co |
| .ai names | Not appraised | Yes, priced from .ai sales |
| New extensions such as .app | Not appraised | Returns a corridor, with fewer comps to lean on |
| What you see | One figure with written reasons | A price corridor and the sold comps behind it |
| Comparable sales shown | No | Yes, by keyword family, extension and length |
| A list of names at once | One name per search, six a day at launch | 1,000 per run on Investor, 10,000 on Pro Broker |
| Cost for one name | $0 | $0 |
| What it leads to | A lead form for Saw's brokers | A marketplace listing with the appraisal attached |
Saw column from Domain Name Wire's 2022 and 2026 reviews; the six-a-day limit is the figure reported at launch and may have changed. Holding a list? Our bulk domain appraisal page shows what a run returns, and .ai domain appraisal covers how .ai names are priced.
When the number is used against you
A buyer sent me a Saw appraisal that is lower than my price. What should I do?
This happens to experienced sellers too. Domain Name Wire's publisher wrote that a potential buyer used a Saw appraisal against him during a negotiation on Saw's own platform.
- 01
Do not answer one automated figure with another. Two opinions cancel out. - 02
Send three to five recent sales of similar names in the same extension. Run your name at the top of this page to pull them. - 03
State your price once and stop. Our note on what to do when someone wants to buy your domain covers the reply.
From a Saw number to a listed price
How to check a Saw appraisal before you price the name
Step 1 of 4
Run the same name here
Type it into the appraisal at the top of this page and read the corridor, not a single figure.
Step 2 of 4
Read every comp
Same extension, similar length, same keyword family. Strike any comparison that is not a fair match.
Step 3 of 4
Compare the two results
If Saw sits inside the corridor, price with confidence. If Saw says $700 and the comps say four figures, trust the sales.
Step 4 of 4
List it with the evidence
A price shown next to its comps draws fewer lowball offers. Start from the Investor plan and list the name.
Investor is $49 billed monthly or $24 a month billed annually, covers 100 listed names and bulk runs of 1,000, and charges 12 percent on a completed sale. Full terms are on our pricing page.
Our interest, stated plainly
When the Saw appraisal is the better choice
We sell listings and appraisals, so read this with that in mind. Saw is a real brokerage run by people with long records, and its tool has real strengths.
Stay with Saw if
- You hold a one-word .com in the six or seven figures. Saw read dragonfly.com and midnight.com as seven-figure names, which is the right order of magnitude.
- You want a human broker to run the sale. That is Saw's business, and the appraisal is the front door to it.
- You only need a quick second opinion on one short .com and do not need to see the sales behind it.
Use a comps-backed appraisal if
- Your names are two-word brandables in the $2,000 to $15,000 range, the band where Saw returned its $700 floor.
- You hold .ai names, which Saw does not value.
- You have a portfolio to sort before renewals and cannot type names one at a time.
- You need evidence to send a buyer, not just a figure.
Choosing a broker is a separate decision from choosing an appraisal. We compare commission terms across firms in domain broker reviews, and the neighboring tools in Dynadot appraisal alternative and Sedo appraisal alternative.
Questions people ask
Saw domain appraisal questions, answered
Is the Saw domain appraisal accurate?
It depends on the kind of name. In Domain Name Wire's June 2026 test, Saw landed within a factor of two on two of five names with public sale prices, a one-word .io and a four-letter .com. It valued two two-word .com names that sold for $15,000 and $5,000 at $700 each, and ran about twice the sale price on a seven-figure one-word .com.
Why is my Saw appraisal $700 or under $700?
Because $700 appears to be the bottom of the Saw scale, and many two-word and brandable .com names land there. In two Domain Name Wire tests four years apart, four names Saw put at $700 or under had sold for $5,000 to $15,000. A floor value tells you the model found little keyword data, not that the name is worth $700.
Does Saw appraise .ai domains?
No. Domain Name Wire reported in June 2026 that Saw does not currently appraise .ai domains or new top level domains such as .app. It does return values for .com and .io names. If you hold .ai names, you need a tool that prices them from .ai sales, which is what the appraisal on this page does.
Is the Saw domain appraisal free?
Yes, the automated Saw appraisal costs nothing to run. When it launched in May 2022 Domain Name Wire reported a limit of six searches a day and a lead form on each result for people who want to buy or sell the name. Saw is a brokerage, so the tool is also how it meets prospective clients.
A buyer sent me a Saw appraisal that is lower than my price. What should I do?
Answer with sold comps, not with another automated figure. Domain Name Wire's publisher has said a buyer used a Saw appraisal against him in a negotiation. Reply with three to five recent sales of similar names in the same extension, state your price once, and let the buyer respond. A figure with no comps behind it is an opinion.
What is a good alternative to the Saw domain appraisal?
Use a tool that shows the comparable sales behind its number and covers the extensions you hold. The appraisal on this page returns a price corridor with the sold comps attached for .com, .io, .ai and .co names, and runs up to 1,000 names at once on the Investor plan. Atom and Estibot are the other tools Domain Name Wire rated on the same test names.
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Sell your domain
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