About purchasing and leasing IPv4 address blocks

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• Andreix Host Rep, Veteran

  August 2025

  @skygm said:
  I would like to ask those who are knowledgeable about purchasing and leasing IPv4 addresses.
  How much does it cost to purchase the cheapest IPv4 /24 IP segment?
  How much does it cost to lease /26 /27 for one year?
  Please advise me. Thank you.

  You can't lease blocks smaller than /24 without a service bundle. They are useless (non-routable in DFZ).

  Last time I checked they were ~ 50$ per IP for "buy-to-own".

  Thanked by 1skygm
• Jack_SBE Member, Patron Provider

  August 2025

  ipv4 global auctions are currently at $30/IP for RIPE /24
• skygm Member

  August 2025

  @Andreix said:

  @skygm said:
  I would like to ask those who are knowledgeable about purchasing and leasing IPv4 addresses.
  How much does it cost to purchase the cheapest IPv4 /24 IP segment?
  How much does it cost to lease /26 /27 for one year?
  Please advise me. Thank you.

  You can't lease blocks smaller than /24 without a service bundle. They are useless (non-routable in DFZ).

  Last time I checked they were ~ 50$ per IP for "buy-to-own".

  How much does it cost to rent /24 for a year?
• kenjing789 Member

  August 2025

  @skygm said:

  @Andreix said:

  @skygm said:
  I would like to ask those who are knowledgeable about purchasing and leasing IPv4 addresses.
  How much does it cost to purchase the cheapest IPv4 /24 IP segment?
  How much does it cost to lease /26 /27 for one year?
  Please advise me. Thank you.

  You can't lease blocks smaller than /24 without a service bundle. They are useless (non-routable in DFZ).

  Last time I checked they were ~ 50$ per IP for "buy-to-own".

  How much does it cost to rent /24 for a year?

  Not much, around ~1k2$

  Thanked by 1skygm